The Duty of the People of the Sunnah and the Community Toward the Rulers
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Question:
What is the obligation of the people of the Sunnah and the community toward the rulers? I ask for details.
Answer:
The Sunnah is that the community holds that it is obligatory to obey and be loyal to the rulers, as He the Exalted and Majestic is He said:[An-Nisa 4:59] and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [At-Taghabun 64:16] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I tell you to drink alcohol, or to squander, or to eat this, [you say] no, no, there is no obedience to anyone in sin, for example, in what is right, obedience is obligatory in what is right, and in the thing that one does not know is a sin, obedience is obligatory, because by this affairs are organized, security is achieved, and affairs are stabilized, whereas in disobedience, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) occurs, so it is obligatory for the subjects to be loyal to the rulers in what is right, not in sins, and to pray for them for success and guidance, and for the rectification of their intention, and the rectification of their deeds, and to cooperate with them in what pleases Allah, in what Allah has made permissible, not in sins. May Allah have mercy on you.
The presenter:
To you,
What is the obligation of the people of the Sunnah and the community toward the rulers? I ask for details.
Answer:
The Sunnah is that the community holds that it is obligatory to obey and be loyal to the rulers, as He the Exalted and Majestic is He said:
O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْSo fear Allah as much as you are able and listen and obey
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ وَاسْمَعُوا وَأَطِيعُواA person is to follow the Sunnah and obedience in what he loves and hates, in times of ease and hardship, except if he is commanded to commit a sin against Allah. If he is commanded to commit a sin against Allah, there is no obedience.
المرء السنة والطاعة فيما أحب وكره في المنشط والأكثر إلا أن يؤمر بنصر الله فإن أمر بنصر الله فلا سمع ولا طاعة،The presenter:
To you,
Source
فتاوى مهمة لابن باز — archive.org (8:52)
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