The Importance of Uniting Words and Maintaining Unity of Ranks

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, please tell us about the virtue of uniting words, unity of ranks, cohesion, and the effects that result from it?

Answer:
Yes, uniting words and the cohesion of ranks among Muslims result in great benefits. These benefits include the prestige of Muslims, the prestige of the Muslim ruler, the establishment of justice, the implementation of the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) which ensure the security of society, enjoining good and forbidding evil, and judging between people in a way that removes discord and restores rights to their owners. All of this results from uniting words and respecting the rulers of the Muslims. As for faults, few are without fault. There is no one protected from error except the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), whom Allah protected. Since man is human, we should not seek out the faults of our rulers or denounce them. Denouncing rulers publicly, along with demonstrations and the like, is a system that came from the disbelievers. This is a departure from obedience and a disobedience to the ruler, and it results in opposite harms. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.