Is it permissible for the Muslim community to rebel against a ruler who does not apply the law of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for the Muslim community to rebel against a ruler who does not apply the law of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
The Shaykh : My brother, where is the Muslim community? There are groups.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And it is not permissible for there to be groups. And when it becomes a Muslim community, I do not imagine that rebellion is obligatory, because the ruler will be among them and one of them. Do you know the common saying: "The worm of vinegar is in it and of it."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And conversely, when it is the people...
The questioner : The worm...
The Shaykh : Yes, hehehe.
The questioner : The groups that are active now.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, it is not permissible to rebel. What we see today is not permissible, absolutely not. Because first, there is no community that has been pledged allegiance to by all the Muslims.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, they are parties and blocs. And this partisanship and this bloc-building alone is sufficient to be a violation of His saying (Mighty and Majestic):[Ar-Rum 30:31-32]. So how can the matter be when a group from these groups rebels against the ruler, even if he rules by other than what Allah has revealed? The rebellion that is permissible, and agreed upon by the scholars, is when we see from the disbeliever or the ruler an open disbelief. But even then, those who rebel are the scholars of the Ummah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And its righteous people, and its bloc that gathers the Muslims around it. Not scattered groups here and there in all the countries. For example, in Algeria there are people, in Egypt there are people, in Saudi Arabia there are people. This is the reprehensible division in the Shari'ah.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The student : ... .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : , O Shaykh.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Please, thank you.
The student : We see you in good health.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : My Shaykh, our brother Abu al-Hasan who was standing with you just now in the mosque gave you... he came from Saudi Arabia for the Shari'ah. He wanted to sit with you before he travels to Saudi Arabia, but now he is not sure... he told me to speak with you. So what should I tell him?
The Shaykh : He is the one who gave me the book.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He said that he will transfer it to Ali.
The questioner : He wants to see you and said, "I want to see you."The Shaykh : and sit with him regarding some matters.
The Shaykh : It is fine. He can call Ali, and Ali can call me from his side.
The questioner : There is no objection. May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh. He does not call you directly, my Shaykh, immediately.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The brother does not call you directly, you...
The Shaykh : There is no objection, but perhaps his call through Ali would be more appropriate.
The questioner : It is the same situation. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : My brother, where is the Muslim community? There are groups.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And it is not permissible for there to be groups. And when it becomes a Muslim community, I do not imagine that rebellion is obligatory, because the ruler will be among them and one of them. Do you know the common saying: "The worm of vinegar is in it and of it."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And conversely, when it is the people...
The questioner : The worm...
The Shaykh : Yes, hehehe.
The questioner : The groups that are active now.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, it is not permissible to rebel. What we see today is not permissible, absolutely not. Because first, there is no community that has been pledged allegiance to by all the Muslims.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, they are parties and blocs. And this partisanship and this bloc-building alone is sufficient to be a violation of His saying (Mighty and Majestic):
and do not be of those who associate others with Allah (32) [Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has.
وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ " مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And its righteous people, and its bloc that gathers the Muslims around it. Not scattered groups here and there in all the countries. For example, in Algeria there are people, in Egypt there are people, in Saudi Arabia there are people. This is the reprehensible division in the Shari'ah.
The questioner: Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The student : ... .
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : , O Shaykh.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Please, thank you.
The student : We see you in good health.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : My Shaykh, our brother Abu al-Hasan who was standing with you just now in the mosque gave you... he came from Saudi Arabia for the Shari'ah. He wanted to sit with you before he travels to Saudi Arabia, but now he is not sure... he told me to speak with you. So what should I tell him?
The Shaykh : He is the one who gave me the book.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He said that he will transfer it to Ali.
The questioner : He wants to see you and said, "I want to see you."The Shaykh : and sit with him regarding some matters.
The Shaykh : It is fine. He can call Ali, and Ali can call me from his side.
The questioner : There is no objection. May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh. He does not call you directly, my Shaykh, immediately.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : The brother does not call you directly, you...
The Shaykh : There is no objection, but perhaps his call through Ali would be more appropriate.
The questioner : It is the same situation. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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