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Rebelling Against A Muslim Ruler
Assalamualaikum
I was reading the thread on political shariah and obedience towards rulers and I cam across this paragraph:
“However, even in these circumstances, no Muslim citizen has been given the permission to revolt against the government unless he has the backing of a clear majority behind him. The reason for this is that if the majority does not support him, then such a revolt would not be against the government; on the contrary, it would be against other Muslim citizens, which according to the shariah is فََسَاد ِفى الْاَرْض (spreading lawlessness and anarchy in the society) [10] – an offence regarded by the Quran to be punishable by death.”
How do we know that the rebellion against a ruler is allowed if the majority is on our side? Don’t we still have to obey him?
Also, what if the ruler of our country asks us to not boycott Israeli products or the products of companies allegedly supporting Israel , are we supposed to obey this directive ( assuming there’s no way the ruler can enforce it, since it’d be practically impossible for him to force people to buy coke or go to Starbucks.) I’ve read all the threads on boycott and watched all videos, but I don’t think they contain the answer to this specific question
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Rebelling Against A Muslim Ruler
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Rules are obeyed in the matters belong to them. These are mainly collective matters. They cannot force people about anything which comes in the personal choices. They cannot force people to boycott or to buy some products. If the government needs something it has to establish that why it is harmful to its people.
A ruler can only be a legitimate ruler if he earns majority vote. If the majority turns against him he has to step down. If he doesn’t then the other one who has the majority vote can oust him. But it must not involve bloodshed if the ruler is not going against islamic directives. However, ousting him is not an obligation.
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Thank you for your reply. I’d also like to read the sources. Please don’t mind, I’m asking for them just for the satisfaction of my heart
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