If a ruler seizes power by force, is obedience to him obligatory?
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Question:
The questioner asks, may Allah preserve you: If a ruler seizes power by force, is obedience to him obligatory, or must he be elected in order to have the right to the imamate?
Answer:
Answer: No, the issue is not election. If he took power by the sword and the people submitted to him, then obedience to him is obligatory as long as he is a Muslim. Obedience to him is obligatory to unite the word and to avoid evils and disagreements. This was the case with those of the Companions and the Successors who found themselves in the time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (may Allah have mercy on him). What benefits did the Muslims gain? Yes.
The questioner asks, may Allah preserve you: If a ruler seizes power by force, is obedience to him obligatory, or must he be elected in order to have the right to the imamate?
Answer:
Answer: No, the issue is not election. If he took power by the sword and the people submitted to him, then obedience to him is obligatory as long as he is a Muslim. Obedience to him is obligatory to unite the word and to avoid evils and disagreements. This was the case with those of the Companions and the Successors who found themselves in the time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (may Allah have mercy on him). What benefits did the Muslims gain? Yes.
Source
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