The Ruling on Rising Against the Rulers

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Do those who advocate rising against the rulers count among the people of the Sunnah and the community, or do they count among the people of the imams? He says, may Allah keep you safe: Do those who advocate rising against the rulers count among the people of the Sunnah and the community, or do they count among the people of religious innovation and misguidance?

Answer:
We consider them to be Khawarij, just as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) named them al-Mariqun (those who desert the community) and al-Khawarij, as stated in the hadiths. Why do we say they are not among the people of the Sunnah and the community? This is not the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. The methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community is obedience and submission to the one in authority over the Muslims, as long as he does not order disobedience to Allah. As for rising against him, that is not the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community.