Similarly, some other prayed behind Ibn Abi 'Ubaydah despite their awareness of his deviation in belief by explicitly calling on the people to misguidance. All of these constitute the arguments of the Wahhabis in favor of the incumbency of obeying the ruler irrespective of the ruler being just or unjust.[^4] This mindset actually paved the way for the rule of the debauchees, tyrants and drunkards and hinders the advancement of the righteous.
In the same token, this frame of mind is against the Qur'an, and as will be made clear later, allocation in the verses cited as evidence by the Wahhabis is stronger than lack of allocation because in understanding a verse it is necessary to take into account the entire Qur'an and other verses as well.
There are numerous verses in the Qur'an which proscribe obedience to squanderers, mischief-mongers and oppressors, and these verses are explicitly connected to the verse on “those vested with authority”. If we follow the mischief-mongers and oppressors, it means that we obey the sinful—an act which is repugnant to the Qur'an: ﴿وَلاَ تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ.﴾ But do not cooperate in sin and aggression .
[^5]163 Higher than this is the obedience to parents which is sanctioned by the Qur'an on the condition that they take a walk on the path of truth. This is while obedience to the ruler is not superior to obedience to the parents: ﴿وَوَصَّيْنَا الإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ حُسْنًا وَإِنْ جَاهَدَاكَ لِتُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلاَ تُطِعْهُمَا.﴾ We have enjoined man to be good to his parents.
But if they urge you to ascribe to Me as partner that of which you have no knowledge,) then do not obey them . [^6] The Sunnah and hadith s of the Prophet (s), also proscribe obedience to sinful people: لاَ طَاعَةَ لِمَخْلُوقٍ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ الْخَالِقِ.
There is no obedience to the creature { makhluq } in disobedience to the Creator { khaliq }.[^7] Basically, the essence of Islam is the movement of the society on the basis of God-wariness { taqwa }: ﴿وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى.﴾ Cooperate in piety and God-wariness . [^8] The Qur'an also regards the establishment of justice as the raison d'être of the prophets' mission: ﴿لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ بِالْقِسْطِ.﴾ …So that mankind may maintain justice .
[^9] Given all of this, how could Islam possibly approve an unjust Imam, draw the society toward corruption and injustice, and take as the criterion the practice of some of the ?