Is it permissible to pledge allegiance to a ruler who does not judge by what Allah has revealed?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, is it permissible for us to pledge allegiance to one who does not judge by what Allah has revealed?
The Shaykh : Is it permissible to do what?
The questioner : The pledge of allegiance now, in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar: So how do we pledge allegiance now, for example, to rulers who do not judge by what Allah has revealed?
The Shaykh : What are you pledging allegiance to? I did not understand.
The questioner : A pledge of allegiance to the Imam or the ruler, for example. How do we pledge allegiance if he does not judge by what Allah has revealed?
The Shaykh : Who told you that there is a pledge of allegiance today? The pledge of allegiance is only for the Caliph whom all the Muslims choose.
The questioner : And is it permissible for there to be multiple rulers?
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : Shaykh, is it permissible for us to pledge allegiance to one who does not judge by what Allah has revealed?
The Shaykh : Is it permissible to do what?
The questioner : The pledge of allegiance now, in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar:
Whoever does not pledge allegiance dies the death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance
من لم يبايع مات ميتة جاهليةThe Shaykh : What are you pledging allegiance to? I did not understand.
The questioner : A pledge of allegiance to the Imam or the ruler, for example. How do we pledge allegiance if he does not judge by what Allah has revealed?
The Shaykh : Who told you that there is a pledge of allegiance today? The pledge of allegiance is only for the Caliph whom all the Muslims choose.
The questioner : And is it permissible for there to be multiple rulers?
The Shaykh: No, it is not permissible.
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