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The Meaning of the Hadith: Whoever Removes a Hand from Obedience Will Meet Allah on the Day of Resurrection

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Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
One who withdraws his band from obedience (to the Amir) will find no argument (in his defence) when he stands before Allah on the Day of Judgment, and one who dies without having bound himself by an oath of allegiance (to an Amir) will die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahillyya.من خلع يدا من طاعة لقي الله يوم القيامة لا حجة له، ومن مات وليس في عنقه بيعة مات ميتة جاهلية
Sahih Muslim 1851a
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Answer:
This is part of the adherence of the people of the Sunnah and the community to the Sunnah, that the Muslim is with the Sunnah of the Muslims, and with the obedience of the Muslims, and that he obeys the Muslim ruler. Allah the Exalted said: "And obey"
obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among youاللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ
[An-Nisa 4:59]
. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith of al-'Abd ibn Sariyyah (may Allah be pleased with him): "I advise you to fear Allah, and to listen and obey, even if a slave is appointed over you. Indeed, whoever lives among you will see differences." He gave a powerful sermon that touched the hearts and caused the eyes to weep. We said: "O Messenger of Allah, it is as if it is a farewell sermon."
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I advise you to fear Allah, and to listen and obey, even if a slave is appointed over you. Indeed, whoever lives among you will see differences.أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللَّهِ وَالسَّمْعِ وَالطَّاعَةِ وَإِنْ تَأَمَّرَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ وَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَعِشْ مِنْكُمْ فَسَيَرَى اخْتِلافًا
Sunan al-Bayhaqi 17:1232
will see great disagreement. You must therefore follow my sunna and that of the rightly guided Caliphs. Hold to it and stick fast to it. 1 Avoid novelties, for every novelty is an innovation, and every innovation is error.كثيرا، فعليكم بسنتي وسنة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديين من بعدي تمسكوا بها، وعضوا عليها بالنوازل، وإياكم ومحدثات الأمور، فإن كل محدثة بدعة، كل بدعة ضلالة.
Mishkat al-Masabih 165Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i)

And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever obeys the ruler has obeyed me, and whoever disobeys the ruler has disobeyed me.من يطع الأمير فقد أطاعني، ومن عصى الأمير فقد عصاني.
Sahih Ibn Hibban 23:85
The intended meaning is obedience in what is right. Obedience to the rulers is an obligatory matter, by the command of Allah the Exalted and the command of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Disobeying them is a forbidden matter, and it is disobedience to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) if it is in what is right. Rising against them is a false path; it is not permissible to rise against them. Upon this is the severe warning mentioned by the questioner in the third hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), that one dies the death of ignorance, refuge with Allah. This is only known from the Khawarij, who are from the people of misguidance, or they are the most severe of the people of misguidance who rose against the obedience of the ruler of the Muslims. The ruler of the Muslims is from them, the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah. As for the people of the Sunnah and the community, one of their principles is obedience to the ruler of the Muslims in what is right, and they consider rising against him to be a great evil due to the public and private benefits that result from obedience to him, such as the unity of the Muslims' word, the deterrence of the enemy, the establishment of security, the enforcement of hudud, enjoining good and forbidding evil. And due to the certainty that rising against them leads to the shedding of blood, the dominance of enemies, the division of the word, and other great dangers that threaten the existence of the Islamic community. And this is the Sunnah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in creation. So it is obligatory upon the Muslims to follow the Sunnah and obey their rulers as long as they do not see clear disbelief, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said when he informed about a group that will come in the end times who delay the prayer from its time. They said: "Shall we fight them, O Messenger of Allah?"
He said: "No, as long as they establish the prayer among you." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Listen and obey, even ifاسمعوا وأطيعوا، وإن
"Listen and obey, even if a slave is appointed over you, as long as you do not see clear disbelief from them for which you have proof from Allah," or as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said.
This is a great principle from the principles of the peopleفهذا رفض عظيم من أصول أهل
And whoever opposes it will be upon the creed of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and will be among the groups of misguidance, the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قول النبي ﷺ من خلع يداً من طاعة لقي الله يوم القيامة...؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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