So whoever has ruled by other than the rules of Islaam is a Zhaalim (oppressor and wrongdoer) as the Qur’aanic text has guided to. The democratic secular republican system is Kufr because the Siyaadah (sovereignty) i.e. the right to legislate and put down a system by which people’s lives are regulated, belongs to the people and not to Allah as Islaam has obligated. This is because the constitution and the laws of the republican system are based on a foundation that opposes Islaam just as they contradict and oppose the rules of Allah. And the one who rules by the republican system and does not rule by that which Allah has revealed is a Faasiq and Zhaalim in the very least as has been explained in the Aayah. This applies to every ruler in the republican system and as such includes As-Sisi the current effective ruler of Egypt who is supported by the colonizer America.
Allah سبحانه وتعالى says:
وَاتَّقُوا فِتْنَةً لا تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْكُمْ خَاصَّةً وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
“And fear the Fitnah that does not specifically afflict those of you who have done Zhulm (wrong) alone. And know that Allah is severe in punishment.”
(Al-Anfaal, 8:25)
And He سبحانه وتعالى said:
وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَ
“And whosoever has not ruled by what Allah has revealed then they are the Zhaalimoon (oppressors)”
(Al-Maa’idah, 5:45)
So whoever has ruled by other than the rules of Islaam is a Zhaalim (oppressor and wrongdoer) as the Qur’aanic text has guided to. The democratic secular republican system is Kufr because the Siyaadah (sovereignty) i.e. the right to legislate and put down a system by which people’s lives are regulated, belongs to the people and not to Allah as Islaam has obligated. This is because the constitution and the laws of the republican system are based on a foundation that opposes Islaam just as they contradict and oppose the rules of Allah. And the one who rules by the republican system and does not rule by that which Allah has revealed is a Faasiq and Zhaalim in the very least as has been explained in the Aayah. This applies to every ruler in the republican system and as such includes As-Sisi the current effective ruler of Egypt who is supported by the colonizer America.
Abu Bakr As-Siddeeq (ra) said:
“O People you are reciting this Aayah:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْفُسَكُمْ لا يَضُرُّكُمْ مَنْ ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْ
“O You who believe! Take care of (and guard) your own selves, no harm can come to you from those who are misguided if you are guided”
(Al-Maa’idah, 5:105)
And I heard the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم saying:
إنَّ النَّاسَ إِذَا رَأَوُا الظَّالِمَ فَلَمْ يأخُذُوا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ أوشَكَ أنْ يَعُمَّهُمُ اللهُ بِعِقَابٍ مِنْهُ
“Indeed the people, if they see a Zhaalim (oppressor) and they do take him task then Allah will be about to cover them all with a punishment from him”
(Abu Dawood, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasaa’i)
And Hudhaifah (ra) related that the Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
وَالَّذِي نَفْسي بِيَدِهِ ، لَتَأْمُرُنَّ بِالمَعْرُوفِ ، وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنْ المُنْكَرِ أَوْ لَيُوشِكَنَّ اللهُ أنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عِقَاباً مِنْهُ ثُمَّ تَدْعُوْنَهُ فَلا يُسْتَجَابُ لَكُمْ
“By the one in whose hand is my soul, you must command the Ma’roof and forbid the Munkar or Allah will be about to send His punishment upon you. Then you will make Du’aa to Him and you will not be answered” (At-Tirmidhi).
And Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri (ra) related from the Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم that he said:
أفْضَلُ الجِهَادِ كَلِمَةُ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائرٍ
“The best Jihaad is the word of justice said in front of the tyrant ruler.” (Abu Dawood, At-Tirmidhi)
And Abu Abdullah Taariq Bin Shihaab Al-Bakhaliy Al-Ahmasiy (ra) related:
“That a man asked the Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم: Which Jihaad is the best and he صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
كَلِمَةُ حَقٍّ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائرٍ
The word of truth said to the tyrant ruler.” (An-Nasaa’i)
And Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood related that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
“The first defect that entered into Banu Isra’eel was that a man (of them) met another man and said: O so-and-so, fear Allah, and abandon what you are doing, for it is not lawful for you. He then met him the next day and that did not prevent him from eating with him, drinking with him and sitting with him. When they did so, Allah struck their hearts upon one other.
He then recited the verse:
لُعِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَىٰ لِسَانِ دَاوُودَ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ
كَانُوا لَا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ فَعَلُوهُ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ
تَرَىٰ كَثِيرًا مِنْهُمْ يَتَوَلَّوْنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ لَهُمْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ أَنْ سَخِطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَفِي الْعَذَابِ هُمْ خَالِدُونَ
وَلَوْ كَانُوا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالنَّبِيِّ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَا اتَّخَذُوهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ وَلَٰكِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ
“Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dawûd (David) and ‘Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). That was because they disobeyed (Allah and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds. They used not to forbid one another from the Munkar which they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to do. You see many of them taking the disbelievers as their Awliyaa’ (protectors and helpers). Evil indeed is that which their ownselves have sent forward before them, for that (reason) Allah’s Wrath fell upon them and in torment they will abide. And had they believed In Allah, and In the Prophet (Muhammad) and In what has been revealed to him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as Auwiaa’ (protectors and helpers), but many of them are the Faasiqoon (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).”
(Al-Maa’idah, 5:78-81)
He صلى الله عليه وسلم then said:
كَلاَّ ، وَاللهِ لَتَأمُرُنَّ بالمَعْرُوفِ ، وَلَتَنْهَوُنَّ عَنِ المُنْكَرِ ، وَلَتَأخُذُنَّ عَلَى يَدِ الظَّالِمِ ، وَلَتَأطِرُنَّهُ عَلَى الحَقِّ أطْراً ، وَلَتَقْصُرُنَّه عَلَى الحَقِّ قَصْراً ، أَوْ لَيَضْرِبَنَّ اللهُ بقُلُوبِ بَعْضِكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ ، ثُمَّ ليَلْعَننكُمْ كَمَا لَعَنَهُمْ
“By no means, I swear by Allah, you must enjoin what is Ma’roof and forbid what is Munkar, and take hold of the hand of the oppressor, and make him conform to the truth, and keep him restricted to what the truth. Or Allah will strike the hearts of some of you against the others and then He will curse you as He has cursed them” (Abu Dawood and At-Tirmidhi)
The above is the wording of the Hadeeth recorded by Abu Dawood and the wording of At-Tirmidhi is as follows: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
“When the Banu Isra’eel fell into sinful behaviour their Ulamaa forbade them from this but they did not stop. Then they (the Ulamaa) sat with them in their company, ate and drank with them. So Allah struck their hearts against each other. They were cursed upon the tongue of Dawood and ‘Eisa Ibn Maryam for their disobedience and they were transgressing the bounds. Then the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم sat and then said: No, by the one in whose hand is my soul you must enforce them upon the truth.”
And the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
انْصُرْ أَخَاكَ ظَالِمًا أَوْ مَظْلُومًا فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْصُرُهُ إِذَا كَانَ مَظْلُومًا أَفَرَأَيْتَ إِذَا كَانَ ظَالِمًا كَيْفَ أَنْصُرُهُ قَالَ تَحْجُزُهُ أَوْ تَمْنَعُهُ مِنْ الظُّلْمِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ نَصْرُهُ
“Support your brother whether he is a Zhaalim (oppressor/wrongdoer) or is Mazhloom (oppressed). So a man asked: O Messenger of Allah. I will support him if he is oppressed but how do you see that I should support him if he is the wrongdoer? He صلى الله عليه وسلم said: You take him away or prevent from the oppression or wrongdoing for verily that is supporting him” (Al-Bukhaari)
O People of Al-Kinaanah (Egypt)!
You must order the Ma’roof and you must work for the application of Islaam via the establishment of the Khilafah! And you must forbid the Munkar and forbid the application of Kufr and for the secular democratic republic to remain in place and the participation within it! And you must take hold of the hands of the Zhaalimeen (oppressors and wrongdoers) from amongst the rulers of this republican system and who do not rule by that which Allah سبحانه وتعالى has revealed! And you must make them confirm to the Haqq (truth) and bind them upon it! Or Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى punishment will be about to descend upon you and you will make Du’aa to him but you will not be answered. All of your hearts will then become hardened so that you will not be able to accept the truth and what is good and then you will be cursed by Allah سبحانه وتعالى just like the Banu Isra’eel were cursed.
O People of Al-Kinaanah (Egypt)!
Do not support Fustaat (The old Islamic capital of Egypt) upon Kufr and hypocrisy by dividing yourselves upon the basis of the personality of the president of the republic who rules by Kufr and not Islaam. And do not struggle and dispute amongst each other over the democratic legitimacy that is built upon falsehood! And do not fight each other over the disbelieving secular ruling. Rather prevent the oppression of the oppressors and say to them the word of Haqq (truth) and command them with the Ma’roof and forbid them from the Munkar and work for the establishment of the Khilafah! For verily this is your State O Muslims! It is the Islamic State that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has made obligatory upon you, chosen for you and the state that Allah سبحانه وتعالى has promised you. It is the state that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم struggled for and suffered in its cause all that he suffered, in order to establish it and bring guidance to you and spread justice amongst you. And it is the system that he صلى الله عليه وسلم gave you glad tidings of its return when he صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
تَكُونُ النُّبُوَّةُ فِيكُمْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ خِلَافَةٌ عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ النُّبُوَّةِ فَتَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ مُلْكًا عَاضًّا فَيَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ مُلْكًا جَبْرِيَّةً فَتَكُونُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَكُونَ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُهَا إِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَهَا ثُمَّ تَكُونُ خِلَافَةً عَلَى مِنْهَاجِ النُّبُوَّةِ ، ثُمَّ سَكَتَ
“Prophethood will remain with you for as long as Allah wills it to remain, then Allah will raise it up whenever he wills to raise it up. Afterwards, there will be a Khilafah that follows the guidance of Prophethood remaining with you for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then, He will raise it up whenever He wills to raise it up. Afterwards, there will be a biting rule (Hukm ‘Aadd) and it will remain with you for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then, there will be a reign of tyrannical rule (Hukm Jabri) and it will remain for as long as Allah wills it to remain. Then, Allah will raise it up whenever He wills to raise it up. Then, there will be a Khilafah that follows the guidance of Prophethood. He صلى الله عليه وسلم was then silent.” (Ahmad)
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