The Ruling on One Who Does Not Recognize the Pledge of Allegiance to the One in Authority
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What is the ruling on one who does not recognize the pledge of allegiance to the one in authority, if that leads to rebellion?
One who does not recognize the pledge of allegiance to the one in authority dies the death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance; because he has no imam, and it is well known that the pledge of allegiance establishes the authority of the imam if the people of decision and binding (ahl al-hall wa al-'aqd) pledge allegiance to him.And we cannot say: The pledge of allegiance is a right for every individual of the Muslim community,And the evidence for this is: The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) pledged allegiance to the first caliph, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and that was not from every individual of the Muslim community, but from the people of decision and binding. So if the people of decision and binding pledge allegiance to a man and make him their imam, he becomes the imam, and it becomes obligatory upon anyone who departs from this pledge to return to the pledge so that he does not die the death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, or he should refer his matter to the one in authority to look into what he sees; because such a principle is a dangerous, defective principle that leads to trials and evils.
So we say to this man, advising him: Fear Allah in yourself, and fear Allah in your community, and it is obligatory for you to pledge allegiance to the one in authority or to believe that he is a firm imam, whether you pledged allegiance or not, because the matter of the pledge of allegiance is not for every individual of the people, but for the people of decision and binding.
The questioner: And if his excuse is the multiplicity of Islamic states, and the pledge of allegiance is for one single imam?Answer: This is a false excuse that contradicts the scholarly consensus of the Muslims. The existence of multiple Islamic differences is established from the time of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), and they are numerous to this day. The imams of the people of the Sunnah and the community are all agreed that the pledge of allegiance is for the imam or the ruler under whose jurisdiction they are, and no one denies that. And what he said is a deception from Satan; otherwise, it is well known that the path of all Muslims to this day is to pledge allegiance to the one who has authority over their region, and they consider obedience to him obligatory.
So we ask this man: If you do not see the pledge of allegiance as being for a single imam for all Muslims,So that means: then people are now all without an imam, and this is an impossible and unfeasible thing! If we adopted this opinion, affairs would become chaos,Every person says: and no one has obedience over me, and it is not hidden what is in this statement of great evil.
One who does not recognize the pledge of allegiance to the one in authority dies the death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance; because he has no imam, and it is well known that the pledge of allegiance establishes the authority of the imam if the people of decision and binding (ahl al-hall wa al-'aqd) pledge allegiance to him.And we cannot say: The pledge of allegiance is a right for every individual of the Muslim community,And the evidence for this is: The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) pledged allegiance to the first caliph, Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and that was not from every individual of the Muslim community, but from the people of decision and binding. So if the people of decision and binding pledge allegiance to a man and make him their imam, he becomes the imam, and it becomes obligatory upon anyone who departs from this pledge to return to the pledge so that he does not die the death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, or he should refer his matter to the one in authority to look into what he sees; because such a principle is a dangerous, defective principle that leads to trials and evils.
So we say to this man, advising him: Fear Allah in yourself, and fear Allah in your community, and it is obligatory for you to pledge allegiance to the one in authority or to believe that he is a firm imam, whether you pledged allegiance or not, because the matter of the pledge of allegiance is not for every individual of the people, but for the people of decision and binding.
The questioner: And if his excuse is the multiplicity of Islamic states, and the pledge of allegiance is for one single imam?Answer: This is a false excuse that contradicts the scholarly consensus of the Muslims. The existence of multiple Islamic differences is established from the time of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), and they are numerous to this day. The imams of the people of the Sunnah and the community are all agreed that the pledge of allegiance is for the imam or the ruler under whose jurisdiction they are, and no one denies that. And what he said is a deception from Satan; otherwise, it is well known that the path of all Muslims to this day is to pledge allegiance to the one who has authority over their region, and they consider obedience to him obligatory.
So we ask this man: If you do not see the pledge of allegiance as being for a single imam for all Muslims,So that means: then people are now all without an imam, and this is an impossible and unfeasible thing! If we adopted this opinion, affairs would become chaos,Every person says: and no one has obedience over me, and it is not hidden what is in this statement of great evil.