The Interconnection Between Obedience and the Pledge of Allegiance
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you. I have heard some people say that obedience does not necessarily entail the pledge of allegiance. Is there an interconnection between obedience and the pledge of allegiance?
Answer:
If the people of authority and decision pledge allegiance to the one in authority, the rest are obligated to obey and be loyal. If they do not pledge, they follow as followers. Yes, and the Muslims are one handSunan an-Nasa'i 4745Sahih (Darussalam), as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said. It is not that everyone has to pledge; if the people of authority and decision pledge, that is sufficient. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you. I have heard some people say that obedience does not necessarily entail the pledge of allegiance. Is there an interconnection between obedience and the pledge of allegiance?
Answer:
If the people of authority and decision pledge allegiance to the one in authority, the rest are obligated to obey and be loyal. If they do not pledge, they follow as followers. Yes, and the Muslims are one hand
and they hasten to support the asylum granted by the least of them, and they are one against others
يسعى بذمتهم أدناهم، وهم يد على من سواهم
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-107-وصية النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:09)
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