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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A New Analysis of Wahhabi Doctrines Absolute Obedience to the Ruler The Wahhabis who regard themselves as followers of Ahmad ibn Hanbal consider it obligatory { wa jib} to obey one vested with authority { wali al-amr } for three reasons.

They believe that the two 'id prayers, Friday and other congregational prayers and leading the Hajj and jiha d are at the discretion of the leader and ruler, whether he is just, or a debauchee and oppressor, and that this theory is corroborated by the Qur'an and the Sunnah as well as the practice of the . Their first basis is the verse, ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِي الأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ.﴾ O you who have faith!

Obey Allah and obey the Apostle and those vested with authority among you . [^1]159 They say that this can be deduced from the universality and general applicability of “those vested with authority” { ulu'l-amr } that any ruler, whether he is good or bad, must be obeyed, and obeying those vested with authority does not specify whether the ruler is just or debauchee.

They believe that this statement does not distinguish between the two, and it cannot be said that it means the just ruler.[^2] The other basis the Wahhabis cite is a tradition allegedly from the Prophet (s). The book, Al-As'ilah wa'l-Ajwibah , has assumed its alleged authenticity. The tradition thus states: إنَّ اللهَ يُؤَيِّدُ هَذَا الدِّينَ بِالرَّجُلِ الفَاجِرِ. Verily, Allah affirms this religion through the debauchee (who shall rule).

It can be inferred from this tradition that any ruler who affirms the religion ought to be obeyed, but the Wahhabis have made use of it in a different way. In another narration on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, it is thus stated: الجِهَادُ وَاجِبٌ عَلَيْكُمْ مَعَ كُلِّ أمِيرٍ؛ بَرّاً كَانَ أوْ فَاجِراً. Jihad is incumbent upon you along with the one who rules over you, whether he is good or a debauchee.

The third basis the Wahhabis cite is the practice of the which is treated as a proof { hujjah }, such as 'Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud's standing in prayer behind Walid ibn 'Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'it notwithstanding the fact that Walid was a drunkard and a wicked person.[^3] Another example is the practice of a famous Companion, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Umar who stood in prayer behind Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in spite of the fact that Hajjaj was a tyrant and bloodthirsty man.

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