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EPISODE 8️⃣: Protests Violate the Right of the Community to Safety of Life and Property
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade frightening people, causing fear, and acts of ruthlessness in the community. He (ﷺ) said, “It is not lawful for a Muslim to frighten another Muslim.”
[Sunan Abee Daawood (5004) and others. Graded Saheeh (authentic) by Imam al-Albaanee in Saheeh Sunan Abee Daawood (5004).
At ‘Arafah during his farewell pilgrimage, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) addressed the people saying, “Indeed, your blood, wealth and honor are sacred as the sacredness of this Day, in this Month and in this City of yours.”
[Al-Bukhaaree (1741) and Muslim (4383].
On the other hand, Protests disturb the peace of the community. It halts the peoples’ going about their normal businesses. When they are able to, it comes with added difficulties of different kinds depending on the form of “Civil” Disobedience employed by the protesters and demonstrators.
In many cases, it leads to general breakdown of law and order where the aggressive and sinful among the people seize the condition to loot and destroy property; violate the honor of the innocent—male, female, old and young.
[41 See also: Hukm al-Mudhaaharaat fi al-Islam by Ahmad bin Sulayman bin Ayyoob pg. 143 and ‘Asharat Awjuhi li Butlaan al-Mudhaaharaat by ‘Umar bin Abdir-Rahmaan Aal-Umar]
The situation is followed sometimes with bloodshed, and more so, if the leader is determined to “crush” or repress the uprising.
This is captured in the hadeeth of the Prophet (ﷺ) that, “Whosoever sees something in his leader he dislikes should be patient. For whoever rises up against the community by a hand’s length and dies, such has died as (the death of) the days of ignorance.”
[Its proof was earlier cited].
The deaths during uprisings are related to that of the days of ignorance because the community was lawless and without constituted authority during Ignorance.
[Fath al-Baaree (13/10)]
So, looting, oppression, arson and murder would go on with impunity!
To be continued… إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللّٰهُ
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