This is a palindromic day for Egypt. Hosni Mubarak, President (dictator) for the past 30 years resigned after 18 long days of protests by the Egyptians. How wonderful this day is for the Egyptians and also for me.
Allahu Akbar. If I only was in Tahrir Square it would have been wonderful. Allah made their persistent protests a victory. I pray that Egypt will become better inshallah!
When I went for dinner I learned that Hosni Mubarak had resigned! (and also that I was the last one in the house to know this), I was speechless and ecstatic beyond words. The scene in Tahrir Square was really beautiful. When this news was broken to the protesters, they all did Shukran Sajdah. A truly marvelous vista to witness. To be amongst the crowds of hundreds of thousands and fighting for a legitimate cause, where else will such a uniformity in ourselves be found? To be among the millions and yet to be one in a million to take part in this protest would have been an experience to uphold. Let us be united and fight for the betterment of this world and for success in the Hereafter!
3 comments:
It ended up in a democracy(the madhab of the kuffars).Indeed when you go against the Shariah by rebelling the ruler,THIS IS WHAT U GET.
The scholars of Ahlul Sunnah wal Jamaah are (and have always been) in consensus *against* uprisings and protests against the ruler.
From the authentic texts, there is only one legitimate time to revolt and that is clear kaffir in the ruler ...which is determined by the scholars not the laymen. (A ruler can do wrong out of ignorance or from misguided people around him and still not become an apostate.)
There is only one thing which we are allowed to be disobedient to rulers regarding and that is if they command the haraam and we only ignore those haraam commands not all their commands.
This is not to say that many (read:most) rulers aren't corrupt and not to say that I or anyone who abhors revolting in all cases except the one which the Prophet (salallahu alaihi wasalaam) allowed it are fans of such rulers or their policies. It is simply that we prefer Allah's command over our own logic on what the best solution and course of action are.
Look at the life of Imam Ahmad. He was tortured and under an unjust rulership but he never called the ruler a kaffir and always condemned uprising.
Ibn Taymiyyah, Imam An-Nawawi, Imam Bukhari...from our era: Imam Ibn Baaz, Al-Fowzaan, Al-Albaani, Al-Uthaymeen... all these and countless others spoke against revolt/uprising/overthrowing and disobedience in general against a ruler (with the exception of clear kufr or a ruler commanding haraam).
There are numerous texts on the subject for anyone interested in knowing the reality. I can understand the desire to overthrow and I can understand people reaching that conclusion from their own logic or sense but if we believe in Allah and that He has the best and complete knowledge and power over all things then it would behoove us to check into such a matter and see what He has ordained through His Messenger (salallahu alaihi wasalaam).
Narrated Junada bin Abi Umaiya: We entered upon 'Ubada bin As-Samit while he was sick. We said, "May Allah make you healthy. Will you tell us a Hadith you heard from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and by which Allah may make you benefit?" He said, "The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called us and we gave him the Pledge of allegiance for Islam, and among the conditions on which he took the Pledge from us, was that we were to listen and obey (the orders) both at the time when we were active and at the time when we were tired, and at our difficult time and at our ease and to be obedient to the ruler and give him his right even if he did not give us our right, and not to fight against him unless we noticed him having open Kufr (disbelief) for which we would have a proof with us from Allah." [Sahih Bukhari Vol 9, Hadeeth 178]
Narrated Abdullah: Allah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم said to us, "You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Allah's Apostle (under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah." [Sahih Bukhari Vol 9, Hadeeth 175]
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Whoever notices something which he dislikes done by his ruler, then he should be patient, for whoever becomes separate from the company of the Muslims even for a span and then dies, he will die as those who died in the Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance (as rebellious sinners)." [Sahih Bukhari Vol 9, Hadeeth 177]
The main idea of the above posts was taken from Sister Stacey Zegers.May Allah reward her.
Jazakhallah khair for your comment Aysha. Their is also another hadith is this regard.
Abu Hurairah narrated that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him said),"When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour." The companions asked,"How will honesty be lost, Oh Messenger of Allah?" He said,"When authority is given to those who do not deserve it, then wait for the Hour." (Bukhari)
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