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EPISODE 2️⃣: Permissible or Not?
What is established from the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Messenger (ﷺ) and the explanations of the scholars of the Ummah—past and present—is that protests are basically prohibited on the grounds that:
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Protests Violate the Right of the Messenger (ﷺ) to be Obeyed
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Allāh the Mighty and Sublime has sent His Messenger, Muhammad (ﷺ), and conferred on him, the right that his instructions should be obeyed and followed.
He (ﷻ) said: “We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed by Allāh’s Leave.”
[An-Nisaa: 64]
He (ﷻ) said: “And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad) gives you, take it; and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain from it. And fear Allāh…”
[Hashr:7].
Therefore, in very strong terms, Allāh (ﷻ) warned against disobeying the Messenger (ﷺ) or violating his right to be obeyed.
He (ﷻ) says, “And let those who oppose the Messenger‟s commandment beware, lest some trials and afflictions should befall them or a painful torment be inflicted on them.”
[An-Noor: 63]
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Protests and demonstrations against constituted authority is a violation of this right!
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Abdullah bin Mas‟ood (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “After me, there shall be deprivation (of rights) and things that you will dislike.”
They asked, “O Messenger of Allah! What do you order us to do (then)?”
He (ﷺ) answered, “Fulfill the rights over you and ask Allah for that which is for you.”
[Collected by Al-Bukhaaree (3603) and Muslim (4803).
Explaining this hadeeth, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taimiyyah (رحمه الله) said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) has said that the leaders will be unfair and will do detestable things. Yet, he ordered us to give them their rights and ask Allah for our rights. He did not allow us to take the rights through fight, neither did he permit us not to give them their rights.”
[Minhaaj as-Sunnah (3/372)]
Hudhayfah bin al-Yaman (رضي الله عنه) said: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “After me, there will be leaders who will not rule according to my guidance and will not follow my path. There will be amongst them, men whose hearts are those of the devils in the body of humans.”
Hudhayfah asked, “What should I do—O Messenger of Allah—if I am alive then?”
He (ﷺ) answered, “Listen to and obey the leader. Even if your back is beaten and your wealth is taken; listen and obey.”
[Collected by Muslim (4813).
These narrations—if given due contemplation—also clearly refute the thinking by some that the ruler regarding whom the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered patience and supplication when he rules badly is the fair and good leader.]
To be continued… إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ
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