Is it permissible to appoint a person as an emir over a group in a house?
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The questioner : We are a group of young men living in a house, and one of us in the house is our leader. We refer to him in some matters, meaning we refer to him when we have an issue, or as our responsible party, or as a guardian, or as an emir. Is there any harm in that?
The Shaykh : There is no harm, provided that it is not accompanied by the so-called pledge of allegiance in this time to many emirs and rulers.
The questioner : No, it is not a pledge of allegiance.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We refer to him regarding our affairs.
The Shaykh : Ah, this is an organization that is commanded, like a scholar to whom you refer for your fatwas, or even a servant to whom you refer for your needs, let alone a wise man to whom you refer for managing your affairs. But there is no pledge of allegiance in Islam except to one person after the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and that is the Caliph of Islam.
The questioner : One person said: This cannot be done among us. We said: O Shaykh, we did not pledge allegiance to him, and there was no pledge of allegiance between us, and there was nothing between us. He said: There cannot be two emirs in one region. We did not pledge allegiance to him for a caliphate or anything of that sort, and we said: We only refer to him as our guardian in the house.
The Shaykh : This person denies a legal and realistic fact, namely that the husband is not an emir over the wife, because there cannot be two emirs in what? In one town.
The questioner : So I told them that. He said: And that person was appointed by the one in authority, and that emir was placed in his region. So I said to him: This young man was appointed by the one in authority to manage the affairs of the country, but we are in our house, we are a group of men who, by virtue of work, were placed in the house where we gather. So to organize our affairs, we appointed a person from whom we benefit and to whom we refer for advice on some matters, whether they are domestic or some religious matters that concern our hereafter, or of that nature. So he objected to me, O Shaykh. Is there validity in his objection?
The Shaykh : No, there is no validity.
The questioner : There is no validity in his objection.
The Shaykh : Yes, and know it and adhere to it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. The term "emir"?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : We said we refer to the emir using that term.
The Shaykh : No, that term is not to be used, because it will be taken as a pretext against you, and perhaps that is the reason for that objector's objection to you.
The questioner : Yes, with that term.
The Shaykh : Yes, do not use it.
The questioner : Okay, if Allah wills. Okay, in a week or two we are coming to Jordan. Can you give us your address?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In two weeks, if Allah wills, we are coming to Jordan.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : Can you give us your address, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : One of the brothers wants to speak with you.
Abu Layla : Peace be upon you, may Allah give you health.
The questioner : And upon you peace, and to you as well.
Abu Layla : My brother, I sent you tapes to Jubail, from the words of our Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. At the beginning of the tape, it is written "The Series of Guidance and Light." Did they reach you?
The questioner : To whom did you send them?
Abu Layla : To some shops that sell tapes in Jubail.
The questioner : Al-Sadiq or Ibn Taymiyyah?
Abu Layla : I do not know. We have a brother who was with you, his name is 'Atif Sa'id.
The questioner : I know nothing about this person, 'Atif Sa'id.
Abu Layla : In any case, if you want, I have a large collection of our Shaykh's tapes. Call me tomorrow or the day after on this phone in Zarqa, and I will give them to you. Start from the right in writing: 985317 Zarqa.
The questioner : Your name.
Abu Layla: MuhammadAbu Layla : .
The questioner : Give it to us, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : If you come...
The questioner : If Allah wills, we will come to you in two weeks.
The Shaykh : If you come, if Allah wills, my address is: Amman, South Market, near the girls' secondary school, and that is it.
The questioner : It is near Jabal Hamlan.
The Shaykh : Jabal Hamlan is close to us, but this address is closer to us, meaning between us and the school is one hundred and fifty meters, not kilometers.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, and if the matter is difficult for you, call us by phone, and our number will be with you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy, and your prayers, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace, and may Allah bless you.
Abu Layla : Forgive us, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Excuse us, nothing happened.
The Shaykh : ... There is no deity but Allah. Those who engage in figurative interpretation are the ones who possess the texts in creed, and those are the ones who possess the texts in jurisprudence and rulings.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace and Allah's mercy and blessings, yes.
The Shaykh : There is no harm, provided that it is not accompanied by the so-called pledge of allegiance in this time to many emirs and rulers.
The questioner : No, it is not a pledge of allegiance.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We refer to him regarding our affairs.
The Shaykh : Ah, this is an organization that is commanded, like a scholar to whom you refer for your fatwas, or even a servant to whom you refer for your needs, let alone a wise man to whom you refer for managing your affairs. But there is no pledge of allegiance in Islam except to one person after the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and that is the Caliph of Islam.
The questioner : One person said: This cannot be done among us. We said: O Shaykh, we did not pledge allegiance to him, and there was no pledge of allegiance between us, and there was nothing between us. He said: There cannot be two emirs in one region. We did not pledge allegiance to him for a caliphate or anything of that sort, and we said: We only refer to him as our guardian in the house.
The Shaykh : This person denies a legal and realistic fact, namely that the husband is not an emir over the wife, because there cannot be two emirs in what? In one town.
The questioner : So I told them that. He said: And that person was appointed by the one in authority, and that emir was placed in his region. So I said to him: This young man was appointed by the one in authority to manage the affairs of the country, but we are in our house, we are a group of men who, by virtue of work, were placed in the house where we gather. So to organize our affairs, we appointed a person from whom we benefit and to whom we refer for advice on some matters, whether they are domestic or some religious matters that concern our hereafter, or of that nature. So he objected to me, O Shaykh. Is there validity in his objection?
The Shaykh : No, there is no validity.
The questioner : There is no validity in his objection.
The Shaykh : Yes, and know it and adhere to it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. The term "emir"?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : We said we refer to the emir using that term.
The Shaykh : No, that term is not to be used, because it will be taken as a pretext against you, and perhaps that is the reason for that objector's objection to you.
The questioner : Yes, with that term.
The Shaykh : Yes, do not use it.
The questioner : Okay, if Allah wills. Okay, in a week or two we are coming to Jordan. Can you give us your address?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In two weeks, if Allah wills, we are coming to Jordan.
The Shaykh : You are welcome.
The questioner : Can you give us your address, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : One of the brothers wants to speak with you.
Abu Layla : Peace be upon you, may Allah give you health.
The questioner : And upon you peace, and to you as well.
Abu Layla : My brother, I sent you tapes to Jubail, from the words of our Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. At the beginning of the tape, it is written "The Series of Guidance and Light." Did they reach you?
The questioner : To whom did you send them?
Abu Layla : To some shops that sell tapes in Jubail.
The questioner : Al-Sadiq or Ibn Taymiyyah?
Abu Layla : I do not know. We have a brother who was with you, his name is 'Atif Sa'id.
The questioner : I know nothing about this person, 'Atif Sa'id.
Abu Layla : In any case, if you want, I have a large collection of our Shaykh's tapes. Call me tomorrow or the day after on this phone in Zarqa, and I will give them to you. Start from the right in writing: 985317 Zarqa.
The questioner : Your name.
Abu Layla: MuhammadAbu Layla : .
The questioner : Give it to us, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : If you come...
The questioner : If Allah wills, we will come to you in two weeks.
The Shaykh : If you come, if Allah wills, my address is: Amman, South Market, near the girls' secondary school, and that is it.
The questioner : It is near Jabal Hamlan.
The Shaykh : Jabal Hamlan is close to us, but this address is closer to us, meaning between us and the school is one hundred and fifty meters, not kilometers.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Welcome, and if the matter is difficult for you, call us by phone, and our number will be with you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy, and your prayers, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace, and may Allah bless you.
Abu Layla : Forgive us, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Excuse us, nothing happened.
The Shaykh : ... There is no deity but Allah. Those who engage in figurative interpretation are the ones who possess the texts in creed, and those are the ones who possess the texts in jurisprudence and rulings.
The Shaykh : And upon you peace and Allah's mercy and blessings, yes.
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