Guiding Ibn Taymiyyah’s words on supporting the just state and rebelling against rulers

Question:
The questioner says: May Allah bless you. How do we understand the words of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) when he said, “Allah supports the just state, even if it is a disbeliever’s state, and He does not support the unjust state, even if it is a believer’s state”? Because some preachers cite Ibn Taymiyyah’s statement as evidence for the permissibility of rising against unjust rulers.

Answer:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not permit rebellion against unjust rulers in this hadith; rather, he prohibited rebellion against the imams, even if they are unjust, even if they are oppressive, and even if they are open sinners, as long as they do not leave Islam, as long as they do not commit apostasy from Islam, as long as they remain Muslims, even if they are open sinners, even if they are oppressive. It is not permissible to rebel against them, because remaining in obedience to them, remaining in obedience to them,
is better for the Muslims than rebelling against them, because of the great harms that follow from rebellion: the shedding of blood, the loss of wealth, and the disruption of security. Repelling harms takes precedence over seeking benefits, and this is committing the lesser of two harms to avert the greater of them.
Allah supports the just state, even if it is a disbeliever’s state. This is recompense in this world. If a disbeliever does a good deed in this world, he is recompensed for it in this world. As for the Hereafter, no, he has no righteous deed. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,