Zakir Naik – In the present time who has the Qualities to be a Leader of the Muslim Ummah?

			The next question is from Elisa Fatima.
		

			She's studying MBBS from Pakistan.
		

			When a corrupt leader is elected, we are also responsible for the sins he commits as a leader, what
should be our priorities while electing a leader? In today's circumstances, when we cannot find a
loyal and honest leader, what should we do?
		

			Should we give a vote of waste our right to elect?
		

			A similar question is posed by magic Khan from Hyderabad, India. What are the qualities we should
look for in today's age for selecting a leader for the Muslims.
		

			According to me, Dr. Zakir Naik would be my best choice to lead the Muslim ummah today.
		

			Basically, the question posed here
		

			is that in today's world, most of the Muslim leaders are dishonest they are corrupt.
		

			So, who should we choose? Or should we let our fourth grade waste? And the second question is that
what are the qualities that a Muslim leader should have? And the brother suggested that I should be
the leader which we'll come to later on which I'll answer inshallah.
		

			As far as what should the qualities of a Muslim leader be is
		

			the best exemplary
		

			Muslim leader in the world is a beloved prophet muscle Salah that the reason Michael his heart he
places in number one in the list of 100 most influential human beings in the history of humankind.
Imagine he being a non Muslim places number Salah Salem as number one and he says that Prophet
Muhammad peace be upon him was not only successful as a religious leader, he was even successful as
a social and a political leader.
		

			Because of that, he placed him number one,
		

			that he was not only a successful religious leader, he was also a successful social and a political
leader. So the best example of a political leader in the world today we have is Prophet Muhammad
peace be upon him. After that. We have the example of the Hellfire Ashley has Abubakar Hava Omar are
the man of the valley. They are best examples for us after the Prophet and that Verizon Micayla
chart. He places Omar Al Khattab, Ravello and Mela, Buddhism as number 51
		

			Because he was a very successful leader. So if today, unfortunately, I don't know of any Muslim
leader who is anywhere close
		

			to the quality of leadership of Prophet Salah Salem, not even point 00 1% Lemo says that not even
close to her tomorrow 11
		

			We're going to Qatar Masha Allah. He was he was so successful that he expanded the Muslim empire.
Mashallah. And if you read his Sierra, you will find the example how a Muslim really should be.
Unfortunately, unfortunately, today, none of the Muslim leader we have about 56 to 57 countries in
which majority of the people are Muslims in some country 100% Some more than 95, some more than 90,
some more than 50%. There are about 57 countries in the world, out of a little bit more than 200
countries that we more than 27% of the countries in the world. They are countries in which Muslims
and majority. Unfortunately, none of these leaders are anywhere close to Omar Al Khattab RideLondon
		

			nowhere close. And if you read the Sierra
		

			of mela pleases Him. He told his family that if any of my family members break any of the rules,
they will get double punishment. Because the family of Tellus should be following the rules much
more than others. If they break any rule, they will get double punishment. And he has several
examples. Unfortunately, we find today that most of the Muslim leaders there are more as as a sister
likely as a question that most of them are corrupt.
		

			Most of them are dishonest, they are involved more in making money for themselves. Unfortunately,
just let me give you an example of admiralty law one that when you were the Khalifa, he had to have
his sons
		

			Abdullah and obey the law. Men live it pleases them both.
		

			When they went to the governor of Basra in the past Basara the governor called them and we're very
happy to meet them. He said what can I do for you?
		

			Then he said, Why don't you give this Amana to Ameerul Momineen to your father, the top 11 But I
give you permission that on your way you can utilize the money for business. And when you get the
principal amount back, keep the profit. And you can give the principal amount back to Omri Momineen.
		

			So both the sons of O'Meara Delevan, they take the money and on the visit of business and they get a
huge profit, and they go and give the principal amount to the Father Ameerul Momineen. And they
said, This is what the governor of Basara said, and this is the Amana. So, Omar was angry. And he
asked his sons that did the government to give this money to somebody else? They said no. So how
come they how come he had given it to you? So O'Meara lawan commanded two sons, that give the
principal amount, as well as the complete profit, give everything to buy tomorrow,
		

			then the people who will close to others tomorrow, the lawan, the other sabas they told that this is
the business deal, and the Permission was given by the governor. So what is the fault? And if it's a
business deal, we are allowed to do that. So finally, after a lot of discussion,
		

			when they said that, you know, he should change his ruling, then have a comma rather and said, Okay,
fine, give 50% of the profit to the vital man.
		

			So we see he was so strict, and he made a law that any office governor, before they appointed, he
checks their wealth. And once they leave the post, he checks the well again, and he allows only a
small percentage of increase anything other than that. He said give it two by two months, not that
he accused them of corruption. No, he said that means even if you spend more time in the worldly
affairs, you're not fit to be a governor. If you want to be a governor in the mind. You have to give
your pure time to your duty. Even if you make money. Honestly, that is not your purpose.
Unfortunately we see today in the Muslim ummah, most of the Muslim leaders, they are far away from
		

			the deen
		

			if you just take the basic concept of Salah
		

			I believe more than 50% of the Muslim leaders they may not be verified in Salah.
		

			In congregation
		

			there may be a handful, just a small percentage who may be offering five times Allah that was when
the congregation so unfortunately, the state of the Muslim ummah today we have gone far away from
the Quran and Sunnah, that the reason we have today that the situation that the Ummah is in today,
because we have gone far away from the Quran and the Sunnah, we have gone far away from the
teachings of Allah subhanaw taala and the teaching of Beloved Prophet masala Salem. And I do agree
with the sister that today unfortunately, the choice that we have is so limited, and unfortunately
most of them would not fit the criteria of how a Muslim leader should be as per the Quran, sunnah.
		

			So what should we do in this situation?
		

			What we have to do
		

			is that we have to select the best of the worst.
		

			And if we analyze
		

			as I mentioned, that almost all the leaders, they don't have the qualities that a true Muslim leader
should have, like how the Tamara de Lama or even a small percentage, not even 2% of the quality of
others. Mara Delevan. So what do we have to do, we have to select the best of the worst. And I do
agree with the system, that almost all
		

			of the Muslim politician, they are corrupt, whether it be financially, whether it be with the man,
they are almost all there may be one or two or three exceptions to the rule.
		

			So what should we do in this situation? As I mentioned, we should select the best of the worst.
Number one, according to me is that select that Muslim leader
		

			who is becoming a leader on the Islamic card, that he is proud to be a Muslim. And he says that I
will. I'm proud to be a Muslim and I will upheld Islamic law when they were not a secondary
		

			because in today's world, the basic rule for a politician to the unfortunately is that he has to
maintain his chair by hook or by crook.
		

			It may go against his set of rules. It may go against his Deen it may go against the family, as long
as the sitting on the chair is happy, so he will do anything to maintain his chair.
		

			Because of this reason, my first advice is that if two two Muslim leaders are standing, select that
Muslim leader who openly says that he's proud to be a Muslim, and he is coming on the Islamic guard.
He may or may not be a practicing Muslim
		

			that is secondary.
		

			I will go to the extent of saying that if there is one Muslim leader who's practicing Islam 20%. But
if coming on the secular card, he's not saying that I will protect the Muslims, I will follow Islam.
And there is no Muslim leader who's following 10% of Islam. But it's coming to the Islamic card he
openly saying that I will, I will predict the religion of Islam, I will I will predict the Muslims
better select the person who's following 10% Islam is coming with Islamic god rather than the other
Muslim leaders falling 20% and is not coming on Islamic because the person who's not coming on
Islamic guard will not go out of his way
		

			to follow the Islamic principles because that is not that was not his tomcod to win the election.
Whereas the other Muslim leader who may not be following Islam as much as the other person, both are
below average. But at least because these combination omnicar He will see to it, that he'll make
more massages. He may not Priscilla but in C to D will make more masajid more mosque, He will
protect
		

			the law of Islam, he will help the Muslim because his Trumka to when the election was
		

			the Islamic card.
		

			This is a very key point, unfortunately. And we know as the sister rightly said, that majority,
almost all are corrupt. So but if you have a corrupt leader who's coming with Islamic card is better
than a corrupt leader who's coming without the Islamic car.
		

			There are maybe one two or three research in the Muslim ummah, who may be following majority of the
pharaohs in Islam.
		

			But they may not be having the acumen to be a good leader.
		

			We have on the other example some Muslim leader who have praised in my speech, they may be bold,
they may stand for justice, they may not be following Islam to the tee,
		

			they may not be offering five times Salah maybe offering maybe a few times in a week.
		

			But they may openly produce some because because that is the principle, but they are not doing it
for the sham because they are doing because that is what they feel is right. They are more for the
cause of humanity. But Islam is far above humanity. So because of that they may bring a voice in the
international media. But the practice may not be Islamic. So such leaders may benefit
		

			in one particular aspect of Islam to the Muslim ummah. But on the other hand, they may be a danger.
So that is the reason I personally prefer that you select though Muslim leaders who number one
approach to be Muslims. Unfortunately, when you look at the Muslim leaders, most of them they're not
following the Sunnah. And doing a small example of keeping a beard, it's not a big thing to keep a
beard doesn't take any effort. But our beloved prophet masala Salam said, as mentioned, say Buhari
in one, number seven, and the number 589, to the Prophet said, that do the opposite of what the
Muslims do.
		

			What the unbelievers do, grow your brain and Trivium status. According to all four schools of
thought, all the four m mass keeping a beer deferred. It's such a small effort. But yet
unfortunately, majority more than 75% of the Muslim leaders who are men, they don't have a beard.
Why?
		

			That means they're not taught to be Muslims that don't even need to keep a beard to fulfill all the
requirements. Now please don't get me wrong. In requirements, you have to follow the 70 major sin
then fee how good the person is. So what we have to realize my basic point here is that select those
Muslim leaders who are proud to be Muslims, even though they may be less in practice, a person was
taught to be a Muslim, and a practicing Muslim is the best who's practicing and keeping doing all
the fries?
		

			I don't think so if you said to me find one or two, but they may not be good leaders. But they may
be following the live. So your feet would that you'd like those who are coming with Islamic guard
and those who are proud to be muslims and present themselves that Muslims are not shy when they meet
the non Muslim leaders. They're not shy to present themselves and Muslims.
		

			Coming to the
		

			to the second part of the question that these criterias the best is read the Syrah of the Prophet
and fear of a little more of the law one or the other, this man have a family and you see the
examples in the life how how honest and none of these leaders they wanted to become leaders. These
are the for anyone who wants to be an Amir want to be a leader is not the right person. Here we find
that most of the leaders want to be leaders in the
		

			Islamic teachings. A person who himself wants to be a leader should not be made the leader, the
other people who make him and all the Khalifa. They were made by others. And you have these
examples. As far as the question posed by the brother, Majid that he feels that Dr. Zakir Naik is
the best choice. I'm sorry, I disagree with you totally.
		

			I don't have the qualities to be a leader at all. And I do consider myself and what I've seen in my
life in my personal life, I've seen that many religious people when they enter into politics, almost
all of them went away from the team. I know several schools of Muslim Oh, very good practicing
Muslims, who are very fight em Salah who are very honest and they give funds beautiful lectures. But
the moment they enter politics, they got corrupt. They got influenced because unfortunately the OMA
that we have today, they are not like the Saba the time of the Prophet nuchal financially
		

			of a Hoofer Asha Dean. First, they would take decision thinking, What would Allah want me to do?
They were more scared of disappointing Allah today. Our politicians are more interested how will
benefit them personally. They don't they don't want to disappoint the World Bank. The Coronavirus,
Dean, they did not want to disappoint Allah, they would take a decision which would be completely
against them. As long as he pleases Allah as Allah says in the Quran in surah Nisa, Chapter Four was
the 135 that year you live in Amman, who you believe stand up for justice as witness to Allah
subhanaw taala. Even if the against yourself against your parents against okay topkin Again, very
		

			Chapa Allah protect son, there were many times the question will ask to me in India that why don't
enter politics and I said that. I mean, why do you want to become enemy? I'm going to have to tell
them, because in today's world, if you enter politics, there are high chances that you will spoil
your very high chances, because the way the human society is made, that if you want to live and
remain in that seat, you will have to compromise on your principles.
		

			And the best example I can give you is about a ceramic.
		

			Not a ceramic, you know that Mashallah. He was a very good guy. And you have to fear of the Quran.
He was very knowledgeable, he was popular, and he stood for election and he won the election. After
he won the election Member of Parliament he was made, and you have given some post. And after a few
months, he resigned. He says asking me what should be the width of the road. That's not what I meet
for. When I'm giving them Islamic solution. They don't want to listen, he immediately resigned. So
good person with following the deen he will either have to give up his D or give up his position.
And whatever Dr. ceramah did was the best. There may be few people like Dr. SRM or who may be
		

			Islamic and may have gone into politics but I don't know anyone who the leader may have come on a
low position, not at the head of state and maybe following the dean. But the way the society is made
today, our Ummah you will either have to give up the post that you're in or give up the dean. So
first of all, I'm not fit to be in that position. Neither do I want to spoil my Akira. I would, I'm
very happy in being a die and I'm very satisfied with Allah subhanaw taala whatever nehama has given
me