Evidence for Adhering to the Community and Not Rising Against the Ruler
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Question:
Peace be upon you. This is a question asking: Your Excellency the Shaykh, we hope you will mention some of the evidence that commands us to adhere to the community and not rise against the ruler?
Answer:
The clearest evidence is the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided"[Al-Ma'idah 5:7] until He said: [Ali 'Imran 3:105]. Allah has commanded us to unite.
In His Noble Book,[Ali 'Imran 3:103] that is, the Qur'an and Islam, and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), all of it. "And do not become divided"—this is a prohibition against it? It is a prohibition from Allah the Glorious and Exalted, because division causes evils and enmities, it leads to the shedding of blood, and it causes the disruption of security. Allah the Glorious and Exalted has raised us on the basis of unity.
In the five daily prayers. They are prayed in congregation five times a day and night behind a single imam. Jumu'ah is a greater gathering than the five daily prayers, and the two 'Eids are greater still, and the greatest gathering is at 'Arafah. The day of standing at 'Arafah. All Muslims gather to stand together. For the purpose of unifying the word, for Muslims to get to know one another and to bond with one another, and to display their strength. So Allah has raised us on the basis of unity.
And in the hadith: "And hold fast to the community, forMishkat al-Masabih 173Isnād Da'īf (Zubair `Aliza'i). And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (may Allah be pleased with him) about what would occur of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). He said (may Allah be pleased with him): Sahih Muslim 1847a, yes.
Peace be upon you. This is a question asking: Your Excellency the Shaykh, we hope you will mention some of the evidence that commands us to adhere to the community and not rise against the ruler?
Answer:
The clearest evidence is the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided"
And remember the favor of Allah upon you
وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْAnd do not be like the ones who became divided and differed after the clear proofs had come to them. And those will have a great punishment.
وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَاخْتَلَفُوا مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ وَأُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌIn His Noble Book,
And hold firmly to the rope of Allah
وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِIn the five daily prayers. They are prayed in congregation five times a day and night behind a single imam. Jumu'ah is a greater gathering than the five daily prayers, and the two 'Eids are greater still, and the greatest gathering is at 'Arafah. The day of standing at 'Arafah. All Muslims gather to stand together. For the purpose of unifying the word, for Muslims to get to know one another and to bond with one another, and to display their strength. So Allah has raised us on the basis of unity.
And in the hadith: "And hold fast to the community, for
God’s hand is over the community, and he who is separate from it will be separate in hell.
يد الله على الجماعة ومن شذ شذ في النارWhat do you command me to do if that befalls me? He said: "Stick to the community of the Muslims and their imam. Stick to the community of the Muslims and their imam." He said: "What do you think if they have no community and no imam?" He said: "Then withdraw from all those sects."
ما تأمرني إن أدركني ذلك؟ قال تلزم جماعة المسلمين وإمامهم تلزم جماعة المسلمين وإمامهم قال أرأيت إن لم يكن لهم جماعة ولا إمام؟ قال فاعتزل تلك الفرق كلهاthough you may have to eat the roots of trees (in a jungle) until death comes to you and you are in this state
ولو أن تعض على أصل شجرة حتى يأتيك الموت وأنت على ذلك
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 03----13-4-1432 — archive.org (33:08)
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