Explanation of the Book of Fitnahs and Rulings-05b

The reciter: Mas'ud narrated to us, Yahya ibn Sa'id narrated to us from Shu'bah from Abu al-Tiyah from Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .

The Shaykh : His statement (peace and blessings be upon him): The actor here is omitted, meaning it is a passive construction. So who is the one who appointed? Yes, the one who appointed is the Imam. If a slave of Abyssinian descent, one whose head is like a raisin, is appointed over us, it is obligatory for us to obey him, because obeying him is part of obeying the Imam. Does this indicate that it is permissible to appoint a slave of Abyssinian descent to general authority, such as the Imamate? We say it does not indicate that, because this is a commander for the Imam. But if it were assumed that this commander for the Imam overpowered, suppressed, and ruled with general authority, it would be obligatory for us to obey, to listen and obey, because there is no difference between this and that if the authority is general; otherwise, chaos and evil would occur. And his statement: This is absolute, restricted by what came before. What is it?
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