His statement: (Whoever comes on the Day of Resurrection without a pledge of allegiance in his neck...) Does the pledge of allegiance apply to everyone?
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The questioner : His statement: Does the pledge of allegiance apply to everyone?
The Shaykh : Even the one who takes power by force becomes an imam... the imams.
The questioner : My intention, O Shaykh, is the hadith about the pledge of allegiance.
The Shaykh : For example, the pledge of allegiance now: if governance becomes stable for a person, by whatever means he attained governance and became a ruler, obedience to him is obligatory.
The questioner : Some people, when told to obey the prince...
The Shaykh : I mean, he has no prince. The issue that the pledge of allegiance is for every single person—no one says that. Did the Companions, when they pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr, go knocking on the doors of old women, children, and women? Absolutely not. This is left to the people of authority and decision. But if someone seizes power and rules, whether by kingship, leadership, or otherwise, that is it; obedience to him is obligatory. Because the wisdom is that the matter not become chaos. I mean, this man who did not pledge allegiance and did not acknowledge the pledge of allegiance means he does whatever he pleases: he steals money, kills people, gets drunk, commits zina, does whatever he wants. And this is very serious. This is a very important discussion.
Whoever dies on the Day of Resurrection without a pledge of allegiance in his neck
من مات يوم القيامة وليس في عنقه بيعةThe Shaykh : Even the one who takes power by force becomes an imam... the imams.
The questioner : My intention, O Shaykh, is the hadith about the pledge of allegiance.
The Shaykh : For example, the pledge of allegiance now: if governance becomes stable for a person, by whatever means he attained governance and became a ruler, obedience to him is obligatory.
The questioner : Some people, when told to obey the prince...
The Shaykh : I mean, he has no prince. The issue that the pledge of allegiance is for every single person—no one says that. Did the Companions, when they pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr, go knocking on the doors of old women, children, and women? Absolutely not. This is left to the people of authority and decision. But if someone seizes power and rules, whether by kingship, leadership, or otherwise, that is it; obedience to him is obligatory. Because the wisdom is that the matter not become chaos. I mean, this man who did not pledge allegiance and did not acknowledge the pledge of allegiance means he does whatever he pleases: he steals money, kills people, gets drunk, commits zina, does whatever he wants. And this is very serious. This is a very important discussion.