Obedience to the ruler who took office through elections
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Question:
This questioner says: Is it obligatory to obey a ruler who took office through elections? And is it permissible to backbite him and speak ill of him on the grounds that his rule is not Islamic?
Answer:
If he has seized the authority, whether he seized it through the election of the people of authority and decision, or through fighting, his rule is established. If he is a Muslim, his rule is established, or if he is appointed as a successor by the one before him, then obedience to him is obligatory. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: Is it obligatory to obey a ruler who took office through elections? And is it permissible to backbite him and speak ill of him on the grounds that his rule is not Islamic?
Answer:
If he has seized the authority, whether he seized it through the election of the people of authority and decision, or through fighting, his rule is established. If he is a Muslim, his rule is established, or if he is appointed as a successor by the one before him, then obedience to him is obligatory. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-22-النصيحة وأثرها في وحدة الكلمة|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:56)
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