Definition of the Pledge of Allegiance and Its Ruling
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the pledge of allegiance (bay'ah)? And is it permissible to give it to someone other than the one in authority?
Answer:
The pledge of allegiance is the contract of authority, the contract of authority for the one in authority. This is done by the people of the right to bind and release from the subjects, the people of the right to bind and release from among the scholars and those of opinion. They are the ones who give the pledge, and the rest of the Muslims follow them. Following them is binding on every Muslim. If the people of the right to bind and release give the pledge to one of them, the pledge is established for everyone, because the responsibility of the Muslims is one, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said.
The questioner asks: What is the pledge of allegiance (bay'ah)? And is it permissible to give it to someone other than the one in authority?
Answer:
The pledge of allegiance is the contract of authority, the contract of authority for the one in authority. This is done by the people of the right to bind and release from the subjects, the people of the right to bind and release from among the scholars and those of opinion. They are the ones who give the pledge, and the rest of the Muslims follow them. Following them is binding on every Muslim. If the people of the right to bind and release give the pledge to one of them, the pledge is established for everyone, because the responsibility of the Muslims is one, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي البيعة؟ ولمن تكون؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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