Explanation of the words of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "The chapter on the obligation of obeying those in authority in matters other than disobedience, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience:
Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:59].
Among the hadiths: From Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 4206Sahih (Darussalam) It is agreed upon.
And from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3667 It is agreed upon.
And from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:Mishkat al-Masabih 3674 Muslim narrated it.
And in a narration from him: " .
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said -may Allah have mercy on him- in the book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "The chapter on the obligation of obeying those in authority in matters other than disobedience, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience to Allah": Then he provided evidence for this by the statement of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:59] .
Those in authority: The scholars mentioned that they are of two types: the scholars and the rulers.
As for the scholars: They are the authorities of the Muslims in explaining the Shari'ah, teaching the Shari'ah, and guiding people to the truth. So they are authorities.
And as for the rulers: They are the authorities in maintaining security, protecting the Shari'ah, and compelling people to adhere to it. So these have a role and those have a role. The foundation is the scholars, because the scholars are the ones who explain the Shari'ah and say to the rulers, "This is the Shari'ah of Allah, so act upon it," and the rulers are bound by that. But if the rulers know the Shari'ah, and they have no way to know the Shari'ah except through the scholars, when they know the Shari'ah, they implement it upon the people.
The scholars have an influence on those who have faith and religion in their hearts, because the one who has faith and religion in his heart submits to the scholars and follows their guidance and commands. The rulers are obeyed by those who fear their power and have weak faith; they fear the ruler more than they fear the scholar, and some fear the ruler more than they fear Allah, may Allah protect us from that. Therefore, the Muslim community must have both scholars and rulers. It is obligatory upon the Muslim community to obey the scholars and to obey the rulers. But the obedience to these and those is subordinate to the obedience of Allah, by His statement the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:59] And on this basis, if those in authority command disobedience to Allah, then there is no listening to them and no obedience, because above those in authority is the highest authority, Mighty and Majestic, who is Allah. So if they command what contradicts Him, there is no listening to it and no obedience. Then the author, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioned hadiths in this meaning, and the discussion of them will come, if Allah wills, in the future.
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions:
He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "The chapter on the obligation of obeying those in authority in matters other than disobedience, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience:
Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:59].
And as for the hadiths:
From Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 4206Sahih (Darussalam) It is agreed upon.
And from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3667 It is agreed upon.
And from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:Mishkat al-Masabih 3674 Muslim narrated it.
And in a narration from him: " .
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions:
He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "The chapter on the obligation of obeying those in authority in matters other than disobedience, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience:
Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you
يا أيها اللذين آمنوا أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولي الأمر منكمAmong the hadiths: From Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:
The Muslim must hear and obey whether he likes it or not, unless he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience. If he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience, then he is not required to hear and obey.
على المرء المسلم السمع والطاعة فيما أحب وكره، إلا أن يؤمر بمعصية، فإذا أمر بمعصية فلا سمع ولا طاعةAnd from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:
when they swore allegiance to God’s Messenger to hear and obey he was saying to them, “In what you are able.”
كنا إذا بايعنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على السمع والطاعة يقول لنا: فيما استطعتمAnd from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
He who throws off obedience will meet God on the day of resurrection without possessing any plea, and he who dies without having taken an oath of allegiance will die like a pagan.
من خلع يدًا من طاعة لقي الله يوم القيامة ولا حجة له، ومن مات وليس في عنقه بيعة مات ميتةً جاهليةAnd in a narration from him:
And whoever dies while being separate from the community will die a death of ignorance
ومَن مات وهو مفارق للجماعة فإنه يموت ميتة جاهليةThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said -may Allah have mercy on him- in the book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "The chapter on the obligation of obeying those in authority in matters other than disobedience, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience to Allah": Then he provided evidence for this by the statement of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you
يا أيها الذين آمنوا أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولي الأمر منكمThose in authority: The scholars mentioned that they are of two types: the scholars and the rulers.
As for the scholars: They are the authorities of the Muslims in explaining the Shari'ah, teaching the Shari'ah, and guiding people to the truth. So they are authorities.
And as for the rulers: They are the authorities in maintaining security, protecting the Shari'ah, and compelling people to adhere to it. So these have a role and those have a role. The foundation is the scholars, because the scholars are the ones who explain the Shari'ah and say to the rulers, "This is the Shari'ah of Allah, so act upon it," and the rulers are bound by that. But if the rulers know the Shari'ah, and they have no way to know the Shari'ah except through the scholars, when they know the Shari'ah, they implement it upon the people.
The scholars have an influence on those who have faith and religion in their hearts, because the one who has faith and religion in his heart submits to the scholars and follows their guidance and commands. The rulers are obeyed by those who fear their power and have weak faith; they fear the ruler more than they fear the scholar, and some fear the ruler more than they fear Allah, may Allah protect us from that. Therefore, the Muslim community must have both scholars and rulers. It is obligatory upon the Muslim community to obey the scholars and to obey the rulers. But the obedience to these and those is subordinate to the obedience of Allah, by His statement the Exalted:
obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you
أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرّسول وأولي الأمر منكمThe reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions:
He said -may Allah have mercy on him-: "The chapter on the obligation of obeying those in authority in matters other than disobedience, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience:
Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you
يا أيها اللذين آمنوا أطيعوا الله وأطيعوا الرسول وأولي الأمر منكمAnd as for the hadiths:
From Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said:
The Muslim must hear and obey whether he likes it or not, unless he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience. If he is commanded to commit an act of disobedience, then he is not required to hear and obey.
على المرء المسلم السمع والطاعة فيما أحب وكره، إلا أن يؤمر بمعصية، فإذا أمر بمعصية فلا سمع ولا طاعةAnd from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:
when they swore allegiance to God’s Messenger to hear and obey he was saying to them, “In what you are able.”
كنا إذا بايَعْنَا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على السمع والطاعة يقول لنا: فيما استطعتمAnd from him (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
He who throws off obedience will meet God on the day of resurrection without possessing any plea, and he who dies without having taken an oath of allegiance will die like a pagan.
من خلع يدًا من طاعة لقي الله يوم القيامة ولا حجة له، ومن مات وليس في عنقه بيعة مات ميتة جاهليةAnd in a narration from him: