Who says the relationship between the ruler and the people is one of contract and agency
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Question:
The questioner, may Allah preserve you, says that some people claim that the relationship between the ruler and the people is one of contract and agency, and that if the ruler breaches this contract, it is permissible to rebel against him and depose him. Is this in accordance with the Sunnah?
Answer:
This is a false statement. They did not say that the one in authority is merely an agent. No one has said this. And if he does not act in accordance with the agency, his authority is dissolved. This is not the statement of the people of knowledge, and there is no evidence for it from the Book of Allah or the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is an innovation or, more accurately, an imported idea. Yes.
The questioner, may Allah preserve you, says that some people claim that the relationship between the ruler and the people is one of contract and agency, and that if the ruler breaches this contract, it is permissible to rebel against him and depose him. Is this in accordance with the Sunnah?
Answer:
This is a false statement. They did not say that the one in authority is merely an agent. No one has said this. And if he does not act in accordance with the agency, his authority is dissolved. This is not the statement of the people of knowledge, and there is no evidence for it from the Book of Allah or the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is an innovation or, more accurately, an imported idea. Yes.
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