Those Who Claim to Correct the Ruler by Force – Sheikh Salim At-Taweel

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Translation text: هذا يقول ما قولك في من يدعي تقويم ولي الامر بحجة رواية نقومك بالسيف قيلت لعمر بن الخطاب The questioner says: what do you say about those who claim to forcefully set the ruler straight, under the pretext of a narration “we will correct you by our swords (i.e., by force)” That was said to Omar Ibn Al-Khattab?    سبحان الله يعني كيف ينتشر الباطل بهذه السرعة وبهذا الاتساع في واحد يقول لعمر أقومك بالسيف  Subhan Allah! (Far above imperfection is Allah), I mean, how can falsehood spread so quickly and with such vastness! Is there anyone who can say to Omar: “I will correct you with the sword!?” (i.e., by force)   تدرون من هو عمر عمر المبشر بالجنة ثاني رجل في الاسلام بعد أبي بكر الصديق  Do you know who Omar is?! Omar who is given the glad tidings of entering Paradise and the second (best) man in Islam after Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq.   يعني النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم رسول الله امة هذه الامة امة لا اله الا الله افضل ما فيها ابو بكر ثم عمر رضي الله عنهما Abu Bakir and Omar, may Allah be pleased with them, are the best of this Ummah (nation), the Ummah of la ilaha illa-Allah (i.e., after the Prophet ﷺ).    كان قويا في دينه كان مهابا اعز الله به الاسلام من يستطيع يقف لعمر يقول اقومك بالسيف هذي رواية باطلة سندا ورواية ومعنى غير معقولة He was firm in his religion, he was feared/respected, Allah honored Islam with him. Who can stand against Omar and say, “I will correct you with the sword!?” This narration is false in sanad (chain of narration) and meaning, and it is unreasonable.  ولي الامر يجب له الاحترام والسمع والطاعة بالمعروف ليس سمعا وطاعة مطلقة The ruler must be respected and be obeyed in that which is lawful (in accordance with the Sharee’ah) and not obeyed unconditionally.    السمع والطاعة المطلقة لله عز ولرسوله صلى الله عليه وسلم لان امر الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم من أمر الله The absolute obedience is to Allah and His Messenger ﷺ because the commands of the Prophet ﷺ are commands of Allah.    اما ولي الامر يطاع بالمعروف وقد قال الله عز وجل يا ايها الذين امنوا اطيعوا الله واطيعوا الرسول واولي الامر منكم As for the ruler, he should be obeyed in that which is lawful. Allah the exalted said: “O you who believe! Obey Allâh and obey the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority.” [An-Nisa:59]    ولم يقل واطيعوا أولي الامر منكم قال واولي الامر منكم لما قال يا ايها الذين امنوا اطيعوا الله اطيعوا الله يعني طاعة مطلقة  He did not say, “And obey those in authority among you.” He said, “And those in authority among you.” When he said “O you who believe, obey Allah,” it means absolute obedience.   ربنا خالقنا يأمرنا واجب علينا ان نقول سمعنا واطعنا ثم كرر الفعل وقال واطيعوا الرسول لان الله عز وجل يقول من يطع الرسول فقد اطاع الله Our Rab (Lord), our Creator, commands us, and we are obligated to say: We hear and we obey. Then he repeated the action and said, “Obey the Messenger”, Because Allah Almighty says: “He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ), has indeed obeyed Allâh.” [An-Nisa:80]  ثم قال واولي الأمر منكم ولم يقل واطيعوا اولي الامر منكم فدل هذا السياق على ان طاعة ولي الامر مقيدة ان تكون بالمعروف ما لم يأمر بالمعصية Then he said, “And those in authority among you.” He did not say, “Obey those in authority among you.” This context indicates that the obedience of the ruler is restricted. It should be in that which is lawful and as long as he does not command disobedience (to Allah).     فله احترامه وله طاعته بالمعروف والدين النصيحة ينصح اما تقويمه والتشهير به سبه تحريض الناس عليه كله من امور الجاهلية So, he is to be respected and obeyed in that which is lawful, and “the deen (religion) is an-naseeha (advice);” he can be given advice. As for forcefully correcting him, defaming and insulting him, and inciting people against him, all of these are from the manners of jahilliyah (pre-Islamic era).     الجاهلية كان في جاهليته ما يرضى ان ينصاع لولي امر كل واحد هو ولي امر كما يقال يعني رايه برأسه برأسه  In the Jahiliyyah, people didn’t want to submit to a ruler. Everyone is the ruler, as it is said, he follows hi