http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/umar-on-obeying-the-muslim-ruler/ English translations of narrations from the Salaf - the earliest believers, our righteous predecessors, and true scholars of Islam. Selected and translated by Owais Al-Hashimi Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:34:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/umar-on-obeying-the-muslim-ruler/#comment-677 abu ibraheem Mon, 23 May 2011 07:54:53 +0000 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/?p=913#comment-677 May Allah reward you akhi, thats sufficient for me, baarakAllahu feekum for all your efforts. May Allah reward you akhi, thats sufficient for me, baarakAllahu feekum for all your efforts.

]]> http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/umar-on-obeying-the-muslim-ruler/#comment-676 Owais Al-Hashimi Sun, 22 May 2011 15:04:03 +0000 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/?p=913#comment-676 Wa alaykumus-salam,It would be good to have a more complete answer for you brother Abu Ibraheem, but all I can say at this point is Dr Abdullah Al-Bukhari graded this narration Sahih in his edition of Asl Al-Sunnah of Ibn Zamaneen pp279, 280.I intended to look into this further, and your question here has reminded me about this narration. Jazakallahu khayra. Wa alaykumus-salam,It would be good to have a more complete answer for you brother Abu Ibraheem, but all I can say at this point is Dr Abdullah Al-Bukhari graded this narration Sahih in his edition of Asl Al-Sunnah of Ibn Zamaneen pp279, 280.I intended to look into this further, and your question here has reminded me about this narration. Jazakallahu khayra.

]]> http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/umar-on-obeying-the-muslim-ruler/#comment-675 abu ibraheem Sun, 22 May 2011 11:04:54 +0000 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/?p=913#comment-675 Assalaamu alaykum akhi, is this narration verified to be authentic, id like to know before i pass it on, baarakAllahufeekum Assalaamu alaykum akhi, is this narration verified to be authentic, id like to know before i pass it on, baarakAllahufeekum

]]> http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/umar-on-obeying-the-muslim-ruler/#comment-433 owaisalhashimi Sat, 10 Jul 2010 07:44:21 +0000 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/?p=913#comment-433 Wa feekum baarak. That part of the quote means a person should <strong>not</strong> obey the ruler if told to do sin: 'my blood goes before my religion' means I would rather come to harm than compromise my religion. "I hear and obey' means I will still be obedient to the ruler in matters not involving sin. I hoped the '[but]' between the phrases would help. I hope this clarifies the meaning. Jazakumullahu khayran. Wa feekum baarak. That part of the quote means a person should not obey the ruler if told to do sin: 'my blood goes before my religion' means I would rather come to harm than compromise my religion. "I hear and obey' means I will still be obedient to the ruler in matters not involving sin. I hoped the '[but]' between the phrases would help.
I hope this clarifies the meaning.
Jazakumullahu khayran.

]]> http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/index.php/umar-on-obeying-the-muslim-ruler/#comment-432 Abu Kanaaz Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:03:30 +0000 http://www.sayingsofthesalaf.net/?p=913#comment-432 Barakallaahu Feekum my dear brother in Islaam, I thank Allaah and then you for bringing us to this well, Maashaa Allaah. The above hadith is clear to me except the end, it seems to be worded in a way that leads me believe that one should obey the ruler even if one is asked to commit a sin, can you please shed some light on this so that my misconception is removed? Barakallaahu Feekum. Barakallaahu Feekum my dear brother in Islaam, I thank Allaah and then you for bringing us to this well, Maashaa Allaah. The above hadith is clear to me except the end, it seems to be worded in a way that leads me believe that one should obey the ruler even if one is asked to commit a sin, can you please shed some light on this so that my misconception is removed? Barakallaahu Feekum.

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