Continuation of the discussion on opposing the rulers. And an explanation of the author's statement: "And they maintain the congregations"
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The Shaykh : Regarding following them and taking them as imams in these matters, for we have broken the staff of obedience, and breaking the staff of obedience is no light matter, because it leads to what? Great matters.
Now, as for matters that involve interpretation and disagreement among scholars, if the rulers commit them, if the rulers commit them, is it permissible for us to repel them and oppose them? No, it is not permissible for us to repel them or oppose them, but it is obligatory for us to advise them to the best of our ability regarding what they have opposed that does not allow for independent legal reasoning. As for repelling them and resisting their obedience, this is not the path of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Now, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author composed this chapter to clarify the character traits with which the people of the Sunnah and the community are characterized. He mentioned a group of them that have been discussed previously: enjoining good and forbidding evil, establishing the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments), jihad, and the festivals with the rulers, whether they are righteous or wicked. "Al-Abrar" is the plural of "birr" (righteousness), meaning one who is abundant in good and abundant in obedience. "Al-Fujjar" is the plural of "fajir" (wickedness), meaning one who is abundant in sin. However, the term "al-fujjar" here does not refer to the wicked ones mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Mutaffifin:[Al-Mutaffifin 83:7] Then He said: [Al-Mutaffifin 83:18] So, the "al-abrar" there are the believers, and the "al-fujjar" are the disbelievers. But here, the term "al-fujjar" refers to the sinners, the open sinners, who have not reached the level of disbelief. Whether they are righteous or wicked.
He said: "And they maintain the congregations".
"They maintain" means: the people of the Sunnah and the community maintain the congregations, meaning: they maintain the establishment of the congregation in the five daily prayers. They maintain it completely, such that when they hear the call, they respond and pray with the Muslims. Whoever does not maintain the five daily prayers has missed from the characteristics of the people of the Sunnah and the community what he has missed from these congregations. If you see a man lagging behind in the congregations, he is deficient in following the path of the people of the Sunnah and the community. So he must correct his course and strive to maintain the congregations.
Now, as for matters that involve interpretation and disagreement among scholars, if the rulers commit them, if the rulers commit them, is it permissible for us to repel them and oppose them? No, it is not permissible for us to repel them or oppose them, but it is obligatory for us to advise them to the best of our ability regarding what they have opposed that does not allow for independent legal reasoning. As for repelling them and resisting their obedience, this is not the path of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Now, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author composed this chapter to clarify the character traits with which the people of the Sunnah and the community are characterized. He mentioned a group of them that have been discussed previously: enjoining good and forbidding evil, establishing the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments), jihad, and the festivals with the rulers, whether they are righteous or wicked. "Al-Abrar" is the plural of "birr" (righteousness), meaning one who is abundant in good and abundant in obedience. "Al-Fujjar" is the plural of "fajir" (wickedness), meaning one who is abundant in sin. However, the term "al-fujjar" here does not refer to the wicked ones mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Mutaffifin:
No! Indeed, the record of the wicked is in sijjeen.
كَلاَّ إِنَّ كِتَابَ الْفُجَّارِ لَفِي سِجِّينٍNo! Indeed, the record of the righteous is in 'illiyyun.
كَلاَّ إِنَّ كِتَابَ الأَبْرَارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَHe said: "And they maintain the congregations".
"They maintain" means: the people of the Sunnah and the community maintain the congregations, meaning: they maintain the establishment of the congregation in the five daily prayers. They maintain it completely, such that when they hear the call, they respond and pray with the Muslims. Whoever does not maintain the five daily prayers has missed from the characteristics of the people of the Sunnah and the community what he has missed from these congregations. If you see a man lagging behind in the congregations, he is deficient in following the path of the people of the Sunnah and the community. So he must correct his course and strive to maintain the congregations.