The Ruling on Appointing a Leader in Travel and Obedience to the Leader
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This person asks and says: What is the ruling on appointing a leader in travel? And is the leader to be obeyed?
Answer:
The travelers. It is obligatory for them to appoint one person to settle their disputes, a temporary leadership, a temporary leadership for the duration of the travel, and in some matters as well, in some of the affairs of travel only, they obey him in the affairs of travel only, so this is a temporary leadership within limits, and appointing the leader is a recommended practice (sunnah) in this to settle their disputes if a dispute arises among them, he designates for them the lodging places and designates for them the time of departure, they adhere to it, and there is no more arguing. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This person asks and says: What is the ruling on appointing a leader in travel? And is the leader to be obeyed?
Answer:
The travelers. It is obligatory for them to appoint one person to settle their disputes, a temporary leadership, a temporary leadership for the duration of the travel, and in some matters as well, in some of the affairs of travel only, they obey him in the affairs of travel only, so this is a temporary leadership within limits, and appointing the leader is a recommended practice (sunnah) in this to settle their disputes if a dispute arises among them, he designates for them the lodging places and designates for them the time of departure, they adhere to it, and there is no more arguing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [159/186] حكم التأمير في السفر وطاعة الأمير - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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