Supplication for the Ruler in the Friday Sermons
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is supplicating for the ruler in every Friday sermon a practice of the Salaf?
Answer:
Yes, yes, supplicating for the ruler is a practice of the Salaf. They would say that if you see the preacher not supplicating for the ruler, you should suspect him, because it is not a supplication specifically for him, but for the Muslims, since if the ruler is righteous, Allah will rectify the affairs of the Muslims through him. Yes. So one of the emblems of the people of the Sunnah and the community is supplicating for the rulers in the Friday sermon. And one of the signs of the Khawarij is not supplicating for them; they would identify a man as a Khariji if he did not supplicate for the ruler in the sermon.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is supplicating for the ruler in every Friday sermon a practice of the Salaf?
Answer:
Yes, yes, supplicating for the ruler is a practice of the Salaf. They would say that if you see the preacher not supplicating for the ruler, you should suspect him, because it is not a supplication specifically for him, but for the Muslims, since if the ruler is righteous, Allah will rectify the affairs of the Muslims through him. Yes. So one of the emblems of the people of the Sunnah and the community is supplicating for the rulers in the Friday sermon. And one of the signs of the Khawarij is not supplicating for them; they would identify a man as a Khariji if he did not supplicate for the ruler in the sermon.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الفصل الأول في النية في الطهارة والصلاة — islamhouse.com (53:40)
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