Is not obedience to the one in authority obligatory? So why did Zayd oppose it with this opposition?
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The Shaykh : And here we ask: Is not obedience to the one in authority obligatory? Yes, without a doubt. And Abu Bakr said, "Follow the Qur'an and gather it." So why did Zayd oppose it with this opposition and say, "You are doing something the Messenger of Allah did not do"?
The questioner : This is a matter of ... review ...
The Shaykh : There is no obedience to a created being
The questioner : in disobedience to Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Allah knows best ... and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order them beforehand ...
The Shaykh : Because he did not think it was disobedience, but he objected because the Messenger of Allah did not do it, so it would be a religious innovation if the Messenger of Allah did not do it, and since it is from the acts of worship, it would be.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Writing the Qur'an, gathering it, writing it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And in any case, all of this is open to interpretation, and it is possible that he said that so that his chest would be open to this action, because if he performed the action with an open heart, he would be more capable of it than if he performed it merely out of obedience to the one in authority.
The questioner : This is a matter of ... review ...
The Shaykh : There is no obedience to a created being
The questioner : in disobedience to Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Allah knows best ... and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order them beforehand ...
The Shaykh : Because he did not think it was disobedience, but he objected because the Messenger of Allah did not do it, so it would be a religious innovation if the Messenger of Allah did not do it, and since it is from the acts of worship, it would be.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Writing the Qur'an, gathering it, writing it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And in any case, all of this is open to interpretation, and it is possible that he said that so that his chest would be open to this action, because if he performed the action with an open heart, he would be more capable of it than if he performed it merely out of obedience to the one in authority.