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There shall be rulers in charge of you, and you will approve and disapprove. So anyone who approves (their good deeds) shall be absolved, and anyone who forbids (their bad deeds) shall be safe, except for those who are content and comply

عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ أُمِّ المُؤمنين رضي الله عنها: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: «سَتَكُونُ أُمَرَاءُ فَتَعْرِفُونَ وَتُنْكِرُونَ، فَمَنْ عَرَفَ بَرِئَ، وَمَنْ أَنْكَرَ سَلِمَ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ رَضِيَ وَتَابَعَ» قَالُوا: أَفَلَا نُقَاتِلُهُمْ؟ قَالَ: «لَا، مَا صَلَّوْا».

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs us that rulers will be appointed to be in charge of us. We will approve some of their deeds for conforming with Shariah, and we will disapprove other deeds for contradicting Shariah. Whoever hates such evil deeds in his heart and is unable to forbid them is absolved of sin and hypocrisy. Whoever is able to forbid evil with his hand or tongue and does so is safe from bearing sin and from participating in it.

However, those who are content with their evil deeds and follow them will be doomed just like them. Then, they asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): Shall we not fight against such rulers? He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade them from that and said: No, as long as they establish the prayer amongst you.

Source

صحيح مسلم (3/ 1480) (1854). المفهم لما أشكل من تلخيص كتاب مسلم (4/ 64). البحر المحيط الثجاج في شرح صحيح الإمام مسلم بن الحجاج (32/ 206). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (1/ 279). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل بن عبد العزيز المبارك (ص150). الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع، لابن عثيمين (11/ 323). شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (2/ 435). نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، مجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 211).
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