Clarifying Ibn Qudamah’s statement: Jihad with every righteous and wicked person
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, I ask for clarification of Ibn Qudamah’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: “Jihad with every righteous and wicked person.”
The Shaykh:
Yes, with every righteous person, meaning the upright among the rulers who are righteous. If the ruler is righteous in himself, he is a righteous person. And with the wicked, meaning if the ruler is a Muslim but has open sinfulness, such as committing some of the major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah) and arrogance. Is he called an open sinner and a wicked person? Yes, but it is not permissible to disobey him or rebel against him, because his authority remains even if he is an open sinner, because his sinfulness is against himself, and the harm of disobeying him falls upon the Muslims. Therefore, it is not permissible to disobey him or rebel against him, even if he is an open sinner. And if he orders jihad, jihad is well known; they fight alongside him because jihad is among what is right. Likewise, if he leads them in prayer, they pray behind him because prayer is among what is right. And if he does good, they do good with him, because this is among the interests of the Muslims, even if he is an open sinner in himself. Yes. The meaning of “wicked” here is the open sinner who has not reached the level of kufr (disbelief). Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: Is this phrase found only in Ibn Qudamah’s work? Isn’t it present in all the books of creed?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, I ask for clarification of Ibn Qudamah’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: “Jihad with every righteous and wicked person.”
The Shaykh:
Yes, with every righteous person, meaning the upright among the rulers who are righteous. If the ruler is righteous in himself, he is a righteous person. And with the wicked, meaning if the ruler is a Muslim but has open sinfulness, such as committing some of the major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah) and arrogance. Is he called an open sinner and a wicked person? Yes, but it is not permissible to disobey him or rebel against him, because his authority remains even if he is an open sinner, because his sinfulness is against himself, and the harm of disobeying him falls upon the Muslims. Therefore, it is not permissible to disobey him or rebel against him, even if he is an open sinner. And if he orders jihad, jihad is well known; they fight alongside him because jihad is among what is right. Likewise, if he leads them in prayer, they pray behind him because prayer is among what is right. And if he does good, they do good with him, because this is among the interests of the Muslims, even if he is an open sinner in himself. Yes. The meaning of “wicked” here is the open sinner who has not reached the level of kufr (disbelief). Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner says: Is this phrase found only in Ibn Qudamah’s work? Isn’t it present in all the books of creed?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
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