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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Military System and Blind Obedience

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Question:
Another says: Is the civil and military system currently in force among us derived from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), especially regarding what is called blind obedience in the military system?

Answer:
I do not know of anything like that. What we know is that they adhere to the Shari'ah of Allah, but they have some deficiencies. No one names the deficiencies; perhaps they have some deficiencies where they imitated others. It is obligatory for the soldiers, the military personnel, and the security forces, the National Guard, to adhere to the command of Allah and not to obey except in what is right, not in sins. As for their adherence to this, and the fact that they do not commit sins, we cannot say that they do not commit sins. They may commit sins, just as others do. But it is obligatory that they know and be guided to the fact that it is obligatory for them to adhere to the command of Allah, follow the obedience of Allah, and not obey anyone in sin, whether a ruler or anyone else. As for the possibility that they may commit some sins, it is not impossible; they may commit sins, just as others do. Yes.
Source ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 57 — archive.org (1:21:38)

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