Question: Bismillah Assalaamu Alaykum.
Dear Hajj Agha Hadavi,
This following question keeps coming up. I would like your guidance on the matter:
Should Muslims in America be encouraged to vote in the upcoming presidential elections or is it better to avoid it?
Answer: An answer given to the question by Ayatollah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani (may Allah grant him long life) is as under:
In the name of God.
It is better to encourage Muslims to vote and to choose the best.
Wassalaam