The ruling on the people not obeying the ruler except by being strict with them
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Question:
May Allah send blessings upon you, O noble opponents of the wrongdoers, and may He bless you, increase your number, and make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you. A questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, may Allah reward you. If the people do not obey the ruler unless he is strict with them, does this ruler fall under the one mentioned? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The ruler must fear Allah the Exalted and take the proper measures with the people. I do not think that if he is good in his policy and his conduct, the people will differ with him. Rather, Allah will guide them, and just as they submitted to the righteous rulers before, they will submit, by the permission of Allah. But if the conduct of the one in authority is bad, the conduct of the people becomes bad. Yes.
May Allah send blessings upon you, O noble opponents of the wrongdoers, and may He bless you, increase your number, and make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you. A questioner says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, may Allah reward you. If the people do not obey the ruler unless he is strict with them, does this ruler fall under the one mentioned? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The ruler must fear Allah the Exalted and take the proper measures with the people. I do not think that if he is good in his policy and his conduct, the people will differ with him. Rather, Allah will guide them, and just as they submitted to the righteous rulers before, they will submit, by the permission of Allah. But if the conduct of the one in authority is bad, the conduct of the people becomes bad. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب ما جاء في غش الرعية — islamhouse.com (57:13)
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