The Meaning of the Phrase: The Will of the People Is Above All Will
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Question:
The saying "The will of the people is above all will"—what is the scholar's guidance regarding this phrase?
Answer:
The will and the command belong to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The people follow what Allah has commanded and what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded, because he is a Muslim, because he is a believer.[Al-Ahzab 33:36] So whoever [Al-Ahzab 33:36] of his religion. This returns to the dispute. The will is for Allah and the command is for Allah: the national, destined command and the legal command. We are slaves who are commanded; we have not come to obey the commands of Allah and the commands of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The saying "The will of the people is above all will"—what is the scholar's guidance regarding this phrase?
Answer:
The will and the command belong to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The people follow what Allah has commanded and what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded, because he is a Muslim, because he is a believer.
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and His
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُdisobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into
يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-096-موقف المسلم من الفتن|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:19)
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