The ruling on supplicating against the one in authority that he be replaced by someone better than him
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Question:
What is the harm in what some people say, that it is permissible to supplicate against the one in authority, saying, “O Allah, send down a better ruler than this one”?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This means that you consider his authority to be invalid. However, you may say, “O Allah, appoint our best people as our rulers,” and you may supplicate for their reform and that the best of the Muslims be appointed over them; there is nothing wrong with that. But if you say, “O Allah, remove this ruler and replace him with someone better than him,” this is not permissible.
What is the harm in what some people say, that it is permissible to supplicate against the one in authority, saying, “O Allah, send down a better ruler than this one”?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This means that you consider his authority to be invalid. However, you may say, “O Allah, appoint our best people as our rulers,” and you may supplicate for their reform and that the best of the Muslims be appointed over them; there is nothing wrong with that. But if you say, “O Allah, remove this ruler and replace him with someone better than him,” this is not permissible.
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [8] — alfawzan.live (17:47)
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