Is it permissible to supplicate for the rectitude and success of a ruler who does not rule by what Allah has revealed?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to supplicate for the rectitude and success of a ruler who does not rule by what Allah has revealed, but rather rules by man-made laws? And does that encourage him to do so, or do we supplicate for him?
Answer:
A disbeliever is supplicated for with guidance; a disbeliever is supplicated for with guidance. So what about the disobedient Muslim? One supplicates for guidance for the disbeliever and the Muslim, and one supplicates for the success of the one in authority, that Allah may grant him success in repentance and in implementing the Shari'ah. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to supplicate for the rectitude and success of a ruler who does not rule by what Allah has revealed, but rather rules by man-made laws? And does that encourage him to do so, or do we supplicate for him?
Answer:
A disbeliever is supplicated for with guidance; a disbeliever is supplicated for with guidance. So what about the disobedient Muslim? One supplicates for guidance for the disbeliever and the Muslim, and one supplicates for the success of the one in authority, that Allah may grant him success in repentance and in implementing the Shari'ah. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [494 -2802] هل يجوز الدعاء بالصلاح والتوفيق للحاكم الذي لا يحكم بما أنزل الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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