Explanation of the Hadith: "Even if he beats your back and takes your wealth"
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Question:
He says: In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Mishkat al-Masabih 5396 he asks for an explanation of this hadith, and whether it is to be taken in its absolute sense?
Answer:
Yes, it is to be taken in its absolute sense, in its absolute sense. Because the Muslim ruler, even if he is oppressive, even if he is an open sinner who has not reached the level of disbelief, obedience to him is obligatory. For in obeying him lies the unification of the word, the preservation of blood, and the safety of the Muslim community. And in rebelling against him under the pretext of enjoining good and forbidding evil lie harms and the shedding of blood, and the matter will never be straightened out after that. This is a tested matter. What is tested?
It is obligatory. This is from choosing the lesser of two harms; patience with his oppression and injustice is lesser than rebelling against him. This is from choosing the lesser of two harms to repel the greater of the two. And this is the belief of the Muslims, and what our righteous predecessors practiced with the rulers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
He says: In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
who flays your back and takes your property
وإن جلد ظهرك وأخذ مالكAnswer:
Yes, it is to be taken in its absolute sense, in its absolute sense. Because the Muslim ruler, even if he is oppressive, even if he is an open sinner who has not reached the level of disbelief, obedience to him is obligatory. For in obeying him lies the unification of the word, the preservation of blood, and the safety of the Muslim community. And in rebelling against him under the pretext of enjoining good and forbidding evil lie harms and the shedding of blood, and the matter will never be straightened out after that. This is a tested matter. What is tested?
It is obligatory. This is from choosing the lesser of two harms; patience with his oppression and injustice is lesser than rebelling against him. This is from choosing the lesser of two harms to repel the greater of the two. And this is the belief of the Muslims, and what our righteous predecessors practiced with the rulers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-001-أثر الإيمان على الفرد والمجتمع|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:29)
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