Who gives the pledge of allegiance if he resides in a country other than his own?
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The honorable Shaykh! What is obligatory for a resident who lives in a specific town that has a specific ruler? Does he give the pledge of allegiance to the ruler of this town, or to the ruler of his home country?
He—may Allah bless you—now, for example, if we assume that a person is in Saudi Arabia, he cannot pledge allegiance to a prince in any of the cities, as long as the general ruler is present.
Likewise, in the rest of the Islamic lands, as long as there is a general ruler, there is no pledge of allegiance to anyone other than him. Even the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that we fight the first pledge of allegiance, then the next, and that whoever comes seeking to break the unity of the community, we kill him; because he is a corrupter.
He—may Allah bless you—now, for example, if we assume that a person is in Saudi Arabia, he cannot pledge allegiance to a prince in any of the cities, as long as the general ruler is present.
Likewise, in the rest of the Islamic lands, as long as there is a general ruler, there is no pledge of allegiance to anyone other than him. Even the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that we fight the first pledge of allegiance, then the next, and that whoever comes seeking to break the unity of the community, we kill him; because he is a corrupter.