The Ruling on Obedience to the Ruler Who Claims to Apply the Shari'ah
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Question:
Take it from the Shaykh, I seek forgiveness from Allah. If the ruler claims that he applies the Shari'ah, but in reality he does not rule by what Allah has revealed, and instead he supports the people of the Sufi paths and the preachers of *al-Imaniyyah* by endorsing them, and the calculation is based on accepting the *awliya* (close friends of Allah), then you must obey him.
Answer:
This is a clear matter. I mean, the issue is not one of claim; the issue is not a claim, it is a matter of reality. If he actually applies the Shari'ah, establishes the *hudud* (fixed Qur'anic punishments), and rules between people by what Allah has revealed, then he is one who applies the Shari'ah. But if it is merely a claim, while the practice is contrary to this, then he is not one who applies the Shari'ah, even if he claims it. Yes.
Take it from the Shaykh, I seek forgiveness from Allah. If the ruler claims that he applies the Shari'ah, but in reality he does not rule by what Allah has revealed, and instead he supports the people of the Sufi paths and the preachers of *al-Imaniyyah* by endorsing them, and the calculation is based on accepting the *awliya* (close friends of Allah), then you must obey him.
Answer:
This is a clear matter. I mean, the issue is not one of claim; the issue is not a claim, it is a matter of reality. If he actually applies the Shari'ah, establishes the *hudud* (fixed Qur'anic punishments), and rules between people by what Allah has revealed, then he is one who applies the Shari'ah. But if it is merely a claim, while the practice is contrary to this, then he is not one who applies the Shari'ah, even if he claims it. Yes.
Source
القول في ولاة الأمور الذين لا يطبقون الشريعة — alfawzan.live
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