On the authority of Ibn Umar [May Allaah be Pleased with him] that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “It is for the man to hear and obey in what he likes and what he dislikes except if the ruler commands one to do something sinful. If he commands something sinful then there is no hearing or obeying in this.” [Bukhaaree (7144) and Muslim (1839)]
And in the Hadeeth of Hudhayfah [May Allaah be Pleased with him] that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “Hear and obey even if he takes your wealth and beats your back, hear and obey.” [Muslim (1848)]
And in the Hadeeth of Hudhayfah [May Allaah be Pleased with him] that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “Hear and obey even if he takes your wealth and beats your back, hear and obey.” [Muslim (1848)]
And the Hadeeth of Aboo Hurayrah [May Allaah be Pleased with him] that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said,”Upon you is hearing and obeying in what is easy and what is difficult…” [Muslim (1836)]
And He [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him] said, “Hear and obey, verily they will be questioned for what they do and you for what you do.” [Muslim (1846)]
Hasan al-Basree [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said about the leaders:
“They are with us in five affairs; Jumu’ah, Jama’ah, ‘Eid, defence and in judicial punishments. By Allaah! The religion is not established except by them. Even if they transgress your rights or oppress you because even if they do this, then Allaah has caused them to be a means of causing betterment for the society, and this is far greater than the harm they may cause.This can only be attained by obeying them.” [Adaab Hasan al-Basree by Ibn Jawzee (Pg. 121) and Jaami’ ‘Uloom al-Hikam by Ibn Rajab (2/117)]
Al-Faqeeh Aboo ‘Abdullah al-Qal’ee ash-Shafi’ee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
"The religion is established and the affairs of the Dunya by having an Imaam. If there is no Imaam then people will differ and they would do as they like and this principle is applicable until the Day of Judegment. If the people fail to obey the ruler then the honour of Islaam will be lost. Added to this, if the Imaam doesn’t have power or ability then the pulpits and alters will be lost (i.e deviance will spread as the ruler has no control). If there is a generation without a ruler then the rulings of the religion will vanish, the orphans will be taken and no one will remain to Hajj. If there were no rulers, scholars or judges then the people will be in chaos and they will eat each other up.”
[Tatheeb al-Riyaasah (Pg. 94-95)]
Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said:
"To know who the rulers are and to obey them is from the greatest obligations of the religion. Rather, the religion and the Dunya cannot be established by obeyin them. This is because the fact Banee Aadam cannot have solitude and betterment in their affairs except through unity, as they are in need for one anothers assistance. For every affair there is a leader, to the extent that even if one is travelling then they should appoint a leader amongst them as it occurs in the Hadeeth, “If three of you set out on a journey then make one of them your leader.” [Narrated by Aboo Dawood]…Therefore if it is obligatory for us to obey someone appointed as a leader even whilst we are travelling then other affairs in our daily lives also need to have the same organization. This is because Allaah, the Most High, has commanded us to enjoin good and forbid evil and this can’t be established except with strength and having a leader. Likewise, Jihaad, justice, established of Hajj, ‘Eid festivals, repelling of the enemy, establishing the penal code etc. cannot be established except with strength, ability and a leader. Because of this, it has been narrated from the Salaf that they would say, ‘The leader is the shadow of Allah on the earth.’ And they would say, ‘Sixty years of a leader is better and more fruitful than sixty years without one.’ And facts are a witness to these statements.
It has also been narrated from some of the Salaf that they would supplicate for the ruler, like Ahmad bin Hanbal, Fudayl bin ‘Ayyaad and others. They would say, ‘If we had one supplication that would be answered then we would supplicate for the ruler.’"
[Majmoo al-Fataawa (28/390-391)]
Imaam Ahmad bin Hanbal [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
“The principle we have is that we hear and obey the ruler, whether he is pious or sinful. The ruler is one who creates unity in society and the people are in harmony because of this.”
[Risaalah as-Sunnah (1/166)]
Imaam al-Barbahaaree [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
“Whoever repels against the ruler then he is Khaarijee. This person is a sinner and has contradicted the narrations and if he dies in this state then he dies in the state of Jaahiliyyah. Therefore, it is not permissible to fight the Muslim ruler as this creates Fitnah in the religion and the Dunya.”
[Risaalah as-Sunnah (Pg. 78)]
Aboo Hasan al-‘Asharee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
“Their scholars have consensus that hearing and obeying the rulers of the Muslims is an obligation. If someone has been appointed as a leader then following him becomes obligatory, whether he is a pious person or a sinner and Khurooj is not permissible.”
[Risaalah ila Ahl ath-Thagar (Pg. 297)]
Imaam al-Aajooree [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
“It is not permissible to follow the way of the Khwaarij, to repel against the ruler, disunite the Jamaa’ah, pick up the sword against him and make permissible the blood of the Muslims. Therefore, we should follow all those who recite the Qur’aan or those who stand for long hours in prayer or those who are constantly fasting or those who are eloquent when talking to the masses if this person is upon the way of the Khwaarij.”
[Ash-Shar’eeah (Pg. 28)]
Imaam Ibn ‘Abdul-Barr [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
"Be patient with the tyrant ruler and this is better than Khurooj against him. This is because if one was to do Khurooj or repel against him then this would replace security with the state of fear, blood will be shed, the property of people will be eaten unjustly and there will be great corruption on the earth."
[Al-Istithkaar (14/41)] and Imaamal-Qurtoobee said something in his Tafseer (2/108-109)
Imaam an-Nawawee [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
The ‘Ulema are agreed that obeying the rulers is obligatory and repelling against them is a sin.
[Sharh Saheeh Muslim (12/237)]
Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
“As for the people of knowledge, the people of religion, the people of virtue, then they have not given anyone permission to disobey the ruler, to deceive them, to repel against them, dispite any aspect or argument they may bring. This is the view of Ahl as-Sunnah, from those who came before up until contemporary times.”
[Majmoo al-Fataawa (12/35)]
Haafidh Ibn Hajar [May Allaah have Mercy on him] said,
The scholars are in agreement that obeying the rulers, supporting them, fighting alongside them and obeying them is better then repelling or doing Khurooj against them, as Khurooj leads to blood shed and peoples wealth eaten unjustly.
[Fath al-Baaree (13/71)]
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