Clarification of whether 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr had the right to rise up and claim the caliphate on the grounds that he was more deserving than the one in power at the time, namely 'Abd al-Malik, or whether he had no such right

The Shaykh : In order to understand the following statement by Ibn 'Umar at the end of this narration, it is necessary to point out that there was a disagreement during the time of the dispute, and this disagreement continued until today. What is this disagreement? Did 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr have the right to call for the caliphate for himself while the Muslim caliph was in place, safeguarding the vast Islamic lands from the attacks of disbelievers and enemies? Did 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr have the right to rise up and claim the caliphate on the grounds that he was more deserving than the one in power at the time, namely 'Abd al-Malik, or did he have no such right? There are certainly those who support 'Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr even today, considering that he was a Companion's son, that he was righteous, that he was pious, and that he was brave, unlike those who were in his time, even if they were Muslims, but they did not have this honor in the first place, and they were not known for righteousness and piety in the second place. So he saw that he should claim the caliphate for himself, but other people, including some of the Companions themselves, were not pleased with what Ibn al-Zubayr did in calling for the caliphate for himself, because that would stir up fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among the Muslims, and they were in most need of safeguarding this strength that had gathered around a single caliph. One of the proofs of these people is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , . If a caliph has been pledged allegiance to, and then one person rises up to claim the pledge for himself, it is not permissible, even if he is more deserving of it than the first one, as long as the Muslims have gathered behind this caliph and pledged allegiance to him, whether they were right or wrong. There is no room for discussing this matter; because if it is assumed that the one who was pledged allegiance to is not more deserving of the caliphate than the other one who was not pledged to, the gathering of people around him is a benefit, and their dispersal from him until they gather behind the other caliph is a harm, so this harm must be averted, especially since the benefit is present. Therefore, he (peace be upon him) said: . This is an explicit text that if Muslims disagree on two persons, and one of them is pledged allegiance to, it is obligatory for all Muslims to pledge allegiance to him and gather around him, and not to pay attention to the one who claims the caliphate for himself after the first one. From this, many of the Companions of the Messenger (peace be upon him) did not join the army of Ibn al-Zubayr and did not support him, including 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar, who was older than him, more knowledgeable than him, and more deserving of the caliphate than him. So some people said to his father, 'Umar: "Will you not recommend the caliphate for your son 'Abd Allah?" because of his knowledge, righteousness, asceticism, and the like in which people differ in excellence. So this Ibn 'Umar did not see the action of Ibn al-Zubayr as good, and he held this rising up against him, claiming that he only called for the caliphate for himself, not for the benefit of the Muslims, for the benefit of the Muslims was present with the caliph in power at that time, who was 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, and he only called for the caliphate out of love for leadership. This is what Ibn 'Umar said at the end of this story.