Sheikh Raed Halihal on the Weight of Words and the Scholar's Duty to Defend the Vulnerable and the Detained

His Eminence Sheikh Raed Halihel affirmed that the authentic mission of the scholars is to uphold justice and bear witness for the sake of God Almighty—even at personal cost—and that silence in the face of prison injustices stands in direct contradiction to the sacred trust God has placed upon the bearers of knowledge.

"The Messenger of God, peace be upon him, said: 'Free the captive, feed the hungry, and visit the sick.' The liberation of those unjustly held in Lebanese prisons is both a communal obligation and, for those able to lift this oppression through word, stance, or legal and grassroots action, an individual duty as well."

Sheikh Halihel further urged mosque imams and Friday sermon preachers throughout the country's governorates to devote their sermons and lessons to articulating the suffering endured by prisoners and their families, and to remind society of its shared responsibilities toward those most in need.