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Obedience To Tyrannical
Muslim Rulers & Is
Obedience Only For The
Khalifah & Not Rulers Of
Different Muslim
Countries
A revolt is not just with the sword and fighting the ruler. A revolt can
take many forms such as nationwide protests and demonstrations,
sit-ins, military coups and secret assignations etc.
The Messenger of Allah said, "You must hear and obey (the
ruler) both in your hardship and your ease and with
regard to what pleases you and what you dislike and even
if you do not get your due". Recorded by Muslim
The Messenger of Allah said, "Hear and obey even if a,
Abyssinian slave with a head like a raisin is appointed
over you". Recorded by Bukhari
But some Muslims claim we only have to hear and obey the just
Muslim rulers, therefore revolting against tyrannical Muslim rulers is
halal. However there are hadeeths that indicate even if a tyrannical
(sinful) Muslim ruler was in power the Muslims still have to hear and
obey him, so they can not revolt against him.
The Prophet said “Listen and obey, even if the ruler seizes
you and beats your back.” Recorded by Muslim
Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet said, "A Muslim man
must hear and obey both in respect of what he likes and
dislikes, unless he is commanded to do a wrong action. If
he is commanded to do a wrong action, he should not hear
or obey". Recorded by Bukhari and Muslim
The Prophet said, ‘‘The person must obey in whatever he
loves, and in whatever he hates, in ease and in hardship, in
willingness and un-willingness; except if he is commanded
to disobey Allah. So if he is commanded to disobey Allah,
then he should not listen, not should he obey.’’ Recorded
by Bukhari
The first misconception is that some people think these hadeeth only
apply to a legitimately selected ruler. By the term legitimately selected
ruler they mean a ruler who the people selected or a ruler who a
group of representatives who represent the people of that land
selected or the least liked and accepted is someone who the previous
ruler selected.
But as for the ruler who sized power by force some Muslims believe
he is not a legitimately selected ruler so these hadeeth which
command obedience to the rulers do not apply to this type of ruler.
Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab said, "The imams from each
(of the four) madhab are unanimous (agreed upon) that whoever
overtakes a country or countries (seizes power) is entitled to assume
the same rulership as the imam (ruler) in all affairs. Were it not so,
the affairs of this worldly life would not be upright…” Ad-Durar As-
Saniyyah 7/239.