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