What is the meaning of the statement: “And when you see from your rulers something you dislike, then dislike their action”?
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The questioner : What is the meaning of His saying: Sahih Muslim 1855a?
The Shaykh : It means that you should dislike the action he performs, but you must listen and obey. For example, suppose this caliph drinks intoxicants, or commits unlawful sexual intercourse, or does something from among the obscene acts. We dislike his action and do not approve of it, as mentioned in the hadiths, but we do not oppose him in obedience.
If you then find anything detestable in them. You should hate their administration
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمْ مِنْ وُلَاتِكُمْ شَيْئًا تَكْرَهُونَهُ، فَاكْرَهُوا عَمَلَهُThe Shaykh : It means that you should dislike the action he performs, but you must listen and obey. For example, suppose this caliph drinks intoxicants, or commits unlawful sexual intercourse, or does something from among the obscene acts. We dislike his action and do not approve of it, as mentioned in the hadiths, but we do not oppose him in obedience.