The Meaning of a Pre-Islamic Death and the Rulings on the Pledge of Allegiance to the One in Authority
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The questioner:
This questioner says: May Allah reward you. We read in the books of creed that it is obligatory to pledge allegiance to the imam of the Muslims, and as it is reported that, so what does "pre-Islamic death" mean, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
It means that there is a trait of the traits of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance in him, because the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance are those who do not submit to an imam and do not obey an imam. So this is one of the characteristics of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Whoever dies with this characteristic in him, he dies with it. Yes.
The questioner:
Then, in his second question, he says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, we ask you to clarify for us some of the rulings on the pledge of allegiance (bay'ah) and its conditions, and how it is to be made to the one in authority?
The Shaykh:
There are specific books dedicated to this, my brother. There is not enough time now. However, if the Muslims pledge allegiance, the pledge is not generally required of everyone; it is not necessary for every Muslim to pledge. If the people of authority and responsibility (ahl al-hall wa al-'aqd) among the Muslims pledge, that suffices. The scholars, the rulers, the leaders, and the leaders of jihad suffice for the rest. It is not necessary for every Muslim to pledge. The Companions did not pledge except for the people of authority and responsibility among them, and the rest followed them. This is the obligatory (wajib) ruling. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good,
This questioner says: May Allah reward you. We read in the books of creed that it is obligatory to pledge allegiance to the imam of the Muslims, and as it is reported that
Whoever dies without a pledge of allegiance on his neck dies a pre-Islamic death
من مات وليس في رقبته بيعة مات ميتة جاهليةThe Shaykh:
It means that there is a trait of the traits of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance in him, because the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance are those who do not submit to an imam and do not obey an imam. So this is one of the characteristics of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Whoever dies with this characteristic in him, he dies with it. Yes.
The questioner:
Then, in his second question, he says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, we ask you to clarify for us some of the rulings on the pledge of allegiance (bay'ah) and its conditions, and how it is to be made to the one in authority?
The Shaykh:
There are specific books dedicated to this, my brother. There is not enough time now. However, if the Muslims pledge allegiance, the pledge is not generally required of everyone; it is not necessary for every Muslim to pledge. If the people of authority and responsibility (ahl al-hall wa al-'aqd) among the Muslims pledge, that suffices. The scholars, the rulers, the leaders, and the leaders of jihad suffice for the rest. It is not necessary for every Muslim to pledge. The Companions did not pledge except for the people of authority and responsibility among them, and the rest followed them. This is the obligatory (wajib) ruling. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good,
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