Is there a hadith that it is permissible for a slave to be a ruler over the people?
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The questioner : His statement: Is there evidence for the permissibility of slaves assuming authority?
The Shaykh : Or is it said that this is for exaggeration, like His saying:[Az-Zalzalah 99:7-8].
It has been previously stated that the condition is that the caliphate must be in Quraysh, but if someone seizes power and assumes authority and the matter is established for him, then it is obligatory for us to listen and obey.
a Habashite slave
عبداً حبشيّاًThe Shaykh : Or is it said that this is for exaggeration, like His saying:
(7) So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, (8) And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
ومن يعمل مثقال ذرة خيراً يره، ومن يعمل مثقال ذرة شراً يرهIt has been previously stated that the condition is that the caliphate must be in Quraysh, but if someone seizes power and assumes authority and the matter is established for him, then it is obligatory for us to listen and obey.