Shaykh Muhammad Al Imaam: The right of the ruler and those being ruled
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
The right of the muslim ruler upon his subjects is that they devote themselves to Allah by listening and obeying him (the ruler) in everything that agrees with Allah's legislation. This is from the greatest means of becoming close to Allah and the greatest reasons of good (being obtained) for the ummah. They (the citizens) want good for the rulers, advise them sincerely, fulfil their allegiance to them, supplicate for their uprightness, be patient with their wrongs whenever they deviates along with being distant from participating in their oppression and deviance, warn from uprising against them as long as they're considered as muslims along with advising them, and to preserve the muslim's unity upon the clear truth and not upon detestable partisanship.
The right of the ruled upon the ruler is that he judge over them with Allah's legislation, protect and defend their religion and honor, to govern with Islamic policy that actualizes the protecting of their religion. Thus this is accomplished by establishing the islamic punishment upon the one who apostates from Islam. Also, to protect their lives and that is by establishing the islamic punishment of execution (upon the killer). Protection of their minds and intellects and thats by establishing the islamic punishment upon the intoxicated. In addition, protecting their lineage and thats by establishing the islamic punishment for fornication or adultery. And lastly, protecting their wealth by establishing the islamic penalty for thievery and staunchly struggling against these (previously mentioned) things.
Also to mobilize troops for defending the safety of the country and combatting (the onslaught) of the Jews, Christians, and whomever is with them (against Islam). Consequently, if the ruler establishes this for the citizens strictly for the sake of Allah alone then they're the best of Allah's servants in his earth.
مأخوذ من المؤامرة الكبرى على المرأة المسلمة
ترجمة: نجيب بن يوسف الأنجلسي
Translated by Najeeb Al Angelesi
The right of the muslim ruler upon his subjects is that they devote themselves to Allah by listening and obeying him (the ruler) in everything that agrees with Allah's legislation. This is from the greatest means of becoming close to Allah and the greatest reasons of good (being obtained) for the ummah. They (the citizens) want good for the rulers, advise them sincerely, fulfil their allegiance to them, supplicate for their uprightness, be patient with their wrongs whenever they deviates along with being distant from participating in their oppression and deviance, warn from uprising against them as long as they're considered as muslims along with advising them, and to preserve the muslim's unity upon the clear truth and not upon detestable partisanship.
The right of the ruled upon the ruler is that he judge over them with Allah's legislation, protect and defend their religion and honor, to govern with Islamic policy that actualizes the protecting of their religion. Thus this is accomplished by establishing the islamic punishment upon the one who apostates from Islam. Also, to protect their lives and that is by establishing the islamic punishment of execution (upon the killer). Protection of their minds and intellects and thats by establishing the islamic punishment upon the intoxicated. In addition, protecting their lineage and thats by establishing the islamic punishment for fornication or adultery. And lastly, protecting their wealth by establishing the islamic penalty for thievery and staunchly struggling against these (previously mentioned) things.
Also to mobilize troops for defending the safety of the country and combatting (the onslaught) of the Jews, Christians, and whomever is with them (against Islam). Consequently, if the ruler establishes this for the citizens strictly for the sake of Allah alone then they're the best of Allah's servants in his earth.
مأخوذ من المؤامرة الكبرى على المرأة المسلمة
ترجمة: نجيب بن يوسف الأنجلسي
Translated by Najeeb Al Angelesi
