The ruling on rebelling against rulers who do not rule by the law of Allah
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The questioner:
Our elder brothers, and they did not rule by the law of Allah, is it permissible to rebel against them?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Some Islamic sects.
The Shaykh:
If a state rises against them for the sake of Islam, as for individuals, no, individuals are not the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); individuals engage in advice and guidance. But if there is an established legitimate state that rises against them and says to them, “Rule by the law of Allah, or we will fight you,” it is obligatory. This
The questioner:
I do not say you are under Islam.
The Shaykh:
The Islamic state rises against them, advises them, and does not fight them if they are ordered to. As for individuals who make mischief on earth, no, some scholars say they are with the people, but the correct view is that they are disbelievers; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said they shoot out of IslamAl-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 21:273, we ask Allah for safety. Major shirk (associating partners with Allah).
And likewise, the majority of the scholars say that, as Ali ibn al-Kufri said, they are apostates. But their evil deeds and beliefs necessitate disbelief; for this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih Muslim 1064a, they are disbelievers, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said Sahih al-Bukhari 6932. They deemed it permissible to kill Muslims without right.
Another questioner:
It was not for him to love.
The Shaykh:
Even if they have a doubt, they deemed it permissible to fight the Companions; they are less than the Companions, they deemed it permissible.
Our elder brothers, and they did not rule by the law of Allah, is it permissible to rebel against them?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Some Islamic sects.
The Shaykh:
If a state rises against them for the sake of Islam, as for individuals, no, individuals are not the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation); individuals engage in advice and guidance. But if there is an established legitimate state that rises against them and says to them, “Rule by the law of Allah, or we will fight you,” it is obligatory. This
The questioner:
I do not say you are under Islam.
The Shaykh:
The Islamic state rises against them, advises them, and does not fight them if they are ordered to. As for individuals who make mischief on earth, no, some scholars say they are with the people, but the correct view is that they are disbelievers; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said they shoot out of Islam
Then they do not return to it
ثم لا يعودون إليهAnd likewise, the majority of the scholars say that, as Ali ibn al-Kufri said, they are apostates. But their evil deeds and beliefs necessitate disbelief; for this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said
If I were to ever find them I would kill them like 'Ad.
لَئِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ لأَقْتُلَنَّهُمْ قَتْلَ عَادٍThey will go out of Islam as an arrow darts out of the game's body.
يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الإِسْلاَمِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِAnother questioner:
It was not for him to love.
The Shaykh:
Even if they have a doubt, they deemed it permissible to fight the Companions; they are less than the Companions, they deemed it permissible.
Source
التعليق على إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من فصل : القسم الخامس من الحيل — islamhouse.com (2:44)
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