You should listen to the ruler and obey him’.

You should listen to the ruler and obey him’.”[^16] Muslim also quotes from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Holy Prophet (S) said, “Anyone who witnesses something from his imam which is displeasing to him should exercise patience, because a person who separates himself from the community and then dies in that state has died the death of the Age of Ignorance [ ‘asr al-jahiliyyah ].”[^17] Muslim recounts another hadith from the Holy Prophet (S) saying, “Anyone who turns his back for just a span on his sultan and dies in that state has died the death of the Age of Ignorance [ ‘asr al-jahiliyyah ].”[^18] Muslim narrates yet another hadith from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar ibn Khattab.

He says that when the event of Harrah occurred, ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar ibn Khattab used to say, “I heard the Noble Prophet say, ‘Anyone who quits obeying his sultan will meet Allah without any plea or appeal for themselves. And anyone who dies in a state where he has not paid allegiance to the sultan has died the death of the Age of Ignorance [ ‘asr al-jahiliyyah ]’.”[^19] B.

Political and social structures of Muslim affairs In order to prove the illegality of rising up against a corrupt and perverted ruler, some Sunni scholars have resorted to reasoning that preserving the standing…