Lord of the worlds, and may the prayer and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
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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:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted, in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the obligation of obeying the rulers in matters other than disobedience to Allah, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience: "Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3661 Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
And narrated by Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: It is a good hadith. "
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
These two hadiths are the remainder of the chapter on the obligation of obeying the rulers in matters other than disobedience to Allah: From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 3661 : In this hadith, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that obedience to him is part of obedience to Allah. Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nisa 4:80], and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does not command except by revelation, except by the Shari'ah that Allah the Exalted legislated for him and his Ummah. So if he commands something, it is the Shari'ah of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Whoever obeys him has obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys him has disobeyed Allah. If a person obeys the ruler, he has obeyed the Messenger, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) commanded in more than one hadith, commanding obedience to the ruler, and said: Sahih Muslim 1847b, and said: Sunan Ibn Majah 2860Sahih (Darussalam), and said: , and there are many hadiths in this regard. He commanded obedience to the ruler, so if you obey the ruler, you have obeyed the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and if you obey the Messenger, you have obeyed Allah. This hadith, and what preceded it, and what the author did not mention, all indicate the obligation of obeying the rulers except in disobedience to Allah, because in their obedience lies good, security, stability, the absence of chaos, and the absence of following desires.
As for if they disobey the rulers in a matter in which their obedience is obligatory, then chaos will occur, and every person will be pleased with his own opinion, security will be removed, affairs will be corrupted, and trials will increase. Therefore, it is obligatory for us to listen and obey our rulers, except if they command us with disobedience. If they command us with disobedience to Allah, our Lord and their Lord is Allah, and He has the judgment, and we do not obey them in this. We say: It is obligatory for you to avoid disobedience to Allah, so how do you command us with it? We do not listen to you and we do not obey you. And it has been mentioned to us previously that what the rulers command is divided into three categories: The first: That Allah has commanded it, such as commanding us to establish the congregation in the mosques, and commanding us to do good and leave what is wrong, and the like of that. This is obligatory, obligatory from two aspects: First: It is obligatory in itself, and second: The rulers have commanded it.
The second: That they command us with disobedience to Allah, so it is not permissible for us to obey them in it, no matter what. For example, if he says: Do not pray in congregation, shave your beards, let your garments hang down to your ankles, oppress the Muslims by taking money or beating them, or the like of that. This is a command that is not obeyed, and it is not permissible for us to obey them in it. But it is upon us to advise them and say: Fear Allah, this is a command that is not permissible, it is not permissible for you to command the servants of Allah with disobedience to Allah.
The third category: That they command us with a matter in which there is no command of Allah and His Messenger in itself, and no prohibition in itself, so it is obligatory for us to obey them in it: Such as the regulations they enact which do not contradict the Shari'ah, so it is obligatory for us to obey them in them and to follow these regulations. With this division, if people do so, they will find security, stability, comfort, and tranquility, and they will love their rulers, and their rulers will love them.
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:
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted, in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the obligation of obeying the rulers in matters other than disobedience to Allah, and the prohibition of obeying them in disobedience: "Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who obeys me has obeyed God and he who disobeys me has disobeyed God; he who obeys the commander has obeyed me and he who disobeys the commander has disobeyed me
مَن أطاعني فقد أطاع الله، ومن عصاني فقد عصى الله، ومن يطع الأمير فقد أطاعني، ومن يعص الأمير فقد عصانيAnd narrated by Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
Whoever humiliates the ruler, Allah will humiliate him.
من أهان السلطان أهانه اللهThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
These two hadiths are the remainder of the chapter on the obligation of obeying the rulers in matters other than disobedience to Allah: From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
He who obeys me has obeyed God and he who disobeys me has disobeyed God; he who obeys the commander has obeyed me and he who disobeys the commander has disobeyed me
من أطاعني فقد أطاع الله، ومن عصاني فقد عصى الله، ومن يطع الأمير فقد أطاعني، ومن يعص الأمير فقد عصانيHe who obeys the Messenger has obeyed Allah
من يطع الرّسول فقد أطاع اللهeven if your back is flogged and your wealth is snatched, you should listen and obey
اسمع وأطع وإن ضرب ظهرك وأخذ مالكListen and obey, even if the one appointed over you is an Ethiopian slave with a head like a raisin.
اسمعوا وأطيعوا وإن استُعمل عليكم عبد حبشي كأن رأسه زبيبةUpon the Muslim is listening and obeying in hardship and ease, in prosperity and adversity, and in what he dislikes and what he likes.
على المسلم السّمع والطاعة في عسره ويسره، ومنشطه ومكرهه، وفي ما كرهه ورضيهAs for if they disobey the rulers in a matter in which their obedience is obligatory, then chaos will occur, and every person will be pleased with his own opinion, security will be removed, affairs will be corrupted, and trials will increase. Therefore, it is obligatory for us to listen and obey our rulers, except if they command us with disobedience. If they command us with disobedience to Allah, our Lord and their Lord is Allah, and He has the judgment, and we do not obey them in this. We say: It is obligatory for you to avoid disobedience to Allah, so how do you command us with it? We do not listen to you and we do not obey you. And it has been mentioned to us previously that what the rulers command is divided into three categories: The first: That Allah has commanded it, such as commanding us to establish the congregation in the mosques, and commanding us to do good and leave what is wrong, and the like of that. This is obligatory, obligatory from two aspects: First: It is obligatory in itself, and second: The rulers have commanded it.
The second: That they command us with disobedience to Allah, so it is not permissible for us to obey them in it, no matter what. For example, if he says: Do not pray in congregation, shave your beards, let your garments hang down to your ankles, oppress the Muslims by taking money or beating them, or the like of that. This is a command that is not obeyed, and it is not permissible for us to obey them in it. But it is upon us to advise them and say: Fear Allah, this is a command that is not permissible, it is not permissible for you to command the servants of Allah with disobedience to Allah.
The third category: That they command us with a matter in which there is no command of Allah and His Messenger in itself, and no prohibition in itself, so it is obligatory for us to obey them in it: Such as the regulations they enact which do not contradict the Shari'ah, so it is obligatory for us to obey them in them and to follow these regulations. With this division, if people do so, they will find security, stability, comfort, and tranquility, and they will love their rulers, and their rulers will love them.