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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الخلافة والإمارة
The Book of Caliphate and Leadership
الْفَضْلُ الأَوَّلُ: فِي وُجُوبِ طَاعَةِ أُولِي الْأَمْرِ ، وَعَدْمِ الْخُرُوجِ عَلَيْهِمْ
The First Virtue: Regarding the Obligation to Obey Those in Authority and Not to Rebel Against Them
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 12106 — The First Virtue: Regarding the Obligation
عَنْ أُمِّ الْحُصَيْنِ الْأَحْمَسِيَّةِ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْطُبُ بِعَرَفَاتٍ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ ”وَلَوِ اسْتُعْمِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَبْدٌ يَقُودُكُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ فَاسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأَطِيعُوا“ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَسَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَرَى لَهُ السَّمْعَ وَالطَّاعَةَ فِي الْعُسْرِ وَالْيُسْرِ وَالْمَنْشَطِ وَالْمَكْرَهِ
It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Husayn Ahmasiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivering a sermon at Arafat: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If a slave is appointed as your ruler and he leads and guides you according to the Book of Allah, then listen to him and obey him. Abdullah bin Imam Ahmad says: My father said: I believe that whether it is difficult or easy, in happiness or compulsion, in every situation, one must listen to the ruler and obey him.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … If the ruler is governing the subjects in the light of the Qur’an and Hadith, then there will be no alternative except to obey him, even if he is physically defective and incomplete, deprived of wealth and property, and lacking in beauty and charm.
