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Is it permissible to cooperate with international human rights organizations that advocate for justice, equality, and the prevention of injustice and aggression against people based on gender, race, color, and other lofty principles?

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A Muslim should be wary of Western human rights organizations, which seek to destroy the family, challenge Islam and its Sharia rulings, oppose the Hadd punishments of stoning, killing, and amputation, and fight against rulings concerning women, such as the necessity of a guardian's consent and the hijab. These organizations call for moral and religious deviance, and allow individuals to act freely without Sharia restrictions.

They rely on articles such as: 1. Article 2: Speaks of equality in rights and freedoms without discrimination, which makes a monotheist and a polytheist equal, something rejected by Sharia. 2. Article 18: Allows freedom of thought and religion and changing one's religion, which nullifies the ruling on apostasy and permits the display of rituals of disbelief. 3. Article 19: Guarantees freedom of opinion and expression, even when it involves criticizing prophets, which contradicts the principles of Islam. 4. Article 3: Grants every individual the right to life, liberty, and security, which has led to calls for protecting criminals from execution, and this contradicts Sharia and human nature. 5. Article 16: Gives men and women the right to marry and establish a family without religious, ethnic, or gender restrictions, which nullifies the role of the guardian in marriage, equates men and women in divorce, and leads to the corruption of families.

The reports of these organizations are politically exploited to pressure Islamic countries that implement Sharia rulings.

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