Obedience to the Ruler in Evil and Compromise
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is obeying the ruler in an evil act considered to be among the forbidden compromise?
Answer:
Mishkat al-Masabih 3696, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So do not obey him in disobedience. But that does not mean that his obedience is severed in every matter. Rather, you do not commit that act of disobedience, and you do and comply with everything else, provided it is not an act of disobedience. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is obeying the ruler in an evil act considered to be among the forbidden compromise?
Answer:
A creature is not to be obeyed when it involves disobedience to the "Creator.”
لا طاعة لمخلوق في معصية الخالقObedience is only in what is right
إنما الطاعة بالمعروف
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب العاشر في علامات مرض القلب وصحته — islamhouse.com (53:41)
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