Obedience and compliance in the case of harm that is not disobedience
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Sometimes certain matters are not disobedience to Allah, but they involve great harm to the person himself. So, does he resolve this between himself and his own self? Does he leave some of his affairs if there is great harm in them, whether in his wealth or in his person?
Answer:
They are required to obey and comply, except if he knows and is certain that it is disobedience. Yes. What Allah willed for you. The harm is to him only, meaning if he obeys them, he harms himself. Allah says, "Say: [O Muhammad], 'I fear Allah, if I were to obey you in that which would harm you.'" When he pledged allegiance to them, he said, "within your ability." Yes.
May Allah reward you. Sometimes certain matters are not disobedience to Allah, but they involve great harm to the person himself. So, does he resolve this between himself and his own self? Does he leave some of his affairs if there is great harm in them, whether in his wealth or in his person?
Answer:
They are required to obey and comply, except if he knows and is certain that it is disobedience. Yes. What Allah willed for you. The harm is to him only, meaning if he obeys them, he harms himself. Allah says, "Say: [O Muhammad], 'I fear Allah, if I were to obey you in that which would harm you.'" When he pledged allegiance to them, he said, "within your ability." Yes.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب وجوب طاعة ولاة الأمر في غير معصية وتحريم طاعتهم في المعصية : الأحاديث : [ 664 - 667 ] — islamhouse.com (3:50)
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