The Difference Between Imamah, Wilayah, and Khilafah, and Obedience to the One in Authority
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The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you, what is the difference between imamah, wilayah, and khilafah?
The Shaykh:
They are the same, yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you, some people say that obedience is only obligatory to the imam who is a general caliph.
The Shaykh:
My brother, since ancient times, the people of every town have had an imam, or every region has had an imam, and the scholars are present, and they did not say that this is misguidance. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
So every one in authority in his region is to be listened to and obeyed. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you, what is the difference between imamah, wilayah, and khilafah?
The Shaykh:
They are the same, yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you, some people say that obedience is only obligatory to the imam who is a general caliph.
The Shaykh:
My brother, since ancient times, the people of every town have had an imam, or every region has had an imam, and the scholars are present, and they did not say that this is misguidance. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
So every one in authority in his region is to be listened to and obeyed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-107-وصية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (56:33)
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