The Relationship Between the People and the Ruler, and Rising Against Him
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people assert that the relationship between the people and the ruler is one of agency, such that if the ruler violates the terms of the agency, it is permissible to rise against him and depose him, just as one would do with an agent. Is this correct?
Answer:
Rising against a Muslim ruler is not permissible under any circumstances, unless he commits disbelief. If he commits clear disbelief, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stated, this idle talk is not our concern; it is not from the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people assert that the relationship between the people and the ruler is one of agency, such that if the ruler violates the terms of the agency, it is permissible to rise against him and depose him, just as one would do with an agent. Is this correct?
Answer:
Rising against a Muslim ruler is not permissible under any circumstances, unless he commits disbelief. If he commits clear disbelief, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stated, this idle talk is not our concern; it is not from the words of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب هيئات السجود وكيف الهوي إليه — islamhouse.com (1:09:15)
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