The Limits of Obedience to One's Employer and the Shaykh of the Tribe
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it obligatory to obey those under the ruler, such as your boss at work or the shaykh of your tribe, even if this shaykh’s opinion is not correct? Is it the same obedience as to the ruler?
Answer:
It is not correct to obey anyone in anything that is not correct. Obedience is only in what does not appear to be contrary to the truth or to be a sin. The ruler, the ruler’s deputy, the school principal, and the department head are all deputies of the one in authority. They are deputies of the one in authority, so they are obeyed in anything other than the disobedience of Allah the Exalted. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: Is it obligatory to obey those under the ruler, such as your boss at work or the shaykh of your tribe, even if this shaykh’s opinion is not correct? Is it the same obedience as to the ruler?
Answer:
It is not correct to obey anyone in anything that is not correct. Obedience is only in what does not appear to be contrary to the truth or to be a sin. The ruler, the ruler’s deputy, the school principal, and the department head are all deputies of the one in authority. They are deputies of the one in authority, so they are obeyed in anything other than the disobedience of Allah the Exalted. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء في السحر — islamhouse.com (52:24)
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