The Ruling on Rising Against an Unjust Ruler
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Question:
He says: May Allah prolong your life in His obedience. If a ruler takes wealth and oppresses the people, is it permissible to rebel against him and shed blood to change his rule?
Answer:
There are authentic hadiths stating that one must listen and obey as long as he is a Muslim and has not left Islam. One does not rebel against him because of his oppression, even if he beats your back and takes your wealth. This is undoubtedly harm, but the harm resulting from rebelling against him is greater than this. This falls under the category of committing the lesser of two harms to avert the greater. Therefore, it is not permissible to rebel against a ruling authority who is unjust as long as he is a Muslim; because adhering to obedience to him unites the word, preserves blood, and averts fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from the Muslims.
He says: May Allah prolong your life in His obedience. If a ruler takes wealth and oppresses the people, is it permissible to rebel against him and shed blood to change his rule?
Answer:
There are authentic hadiths stating that one must listen and obey as long as he is a Muslim and has not left Islam. One does not rebel against him because of his oppression, even if he beats your back and takes your wealth. This is undoubtedly harm, but the harm resulting from rebelling against him is greater than this. This falls under the category of committing the lesser of two harms to avert the greater. Therefore, it is not permissible to rebel against a ruling authority who is unjust as long as he is a Muslim; because adhering to obedience to him unites the word, preserves blood, and averts fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from the Muslims.
Source
حقوق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم — alfawzan.live (1:17:18)
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