Is violating traffic regulations considered disobedience to the ruler?
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The questioner : Is violating traffic regulations considered disobedience to the ruler?
The Shaykh : If we asked the heads of traffic, the senior officers, and said, "Is this for organization or for compulsion?" they would say it is for compulsion. Otherwise, in their minds, this matter means that if we found the road empty and were not waiting for anyone to come, for example, if we were speeding, would it be permissible to exceed the limit? They would say, "It is not permissible." And the truth is, if we said that this is merely organization, there would be harm in it, because every person thinks that no one is around him and that he can exceed the limit. One of the students told me that in Germany...
The Shaykh : If we asked the heads of traffic, the senior officers, and said, "Is this for organization or for compulsion?" they would say it is for compulsion. Otherwise, in their minds, this matter means that if we found the road empty and were not waiting for anyone to come, for example, if we were speeding, would it be permissible to exceed the limit? They would say, "It is not permissible." And the truth is, if we said that this is merely organization, there would be harm in it, because every person thinks that no one is around him and that he can exceed the limit. One of the students told me that in Germany...