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
Chapter: The obligation to denounce rulers for that in which they go against Shari'ah, but they should not be fought so long as they pray regularly, etc
Authentic
hadith of Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 1854a
’Umm Salamah, the Mother of the Believers, (may Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"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." They said: ''Shall we not fight them?'' He replied: "No, so long as they offer the prayer."
Reported by Muslim (No. 1854a, 1854b), Abu Dawud (No. 4760), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2265) and Ahmad (No. 25319, 25365, 25391, 25503).
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.
Lessons
Among the signs of the Prophet's prophethood is his foretelling about things of the Unseen that will take place in the same manner he foretold.
It is impermissible to approve of evil or participate in it and it must be forbidden.
If the rulers introduce something that contradicts Shariah, obeying them in this regard will be impermissible.
It is impermissible to rebel against the Muslim rulers given the harm, bloodshed, and loss of security that result therefrom; whereas, enduring the wrongdoing of sinful rulers and bearing their harm is the lesser of two evils.
The great significance of the prayer as it represents the difference between disbelief and Islam.
Explanation in Arabic
أَخْبَرَ عليه الصلاة والسلام أنه يُولَّى علينا أمراء، نَعرف بعضَ أعمالِهم؛ لموافقتِها ما عُرِف من الشرع، ونُنْكر بعضَها؛ لمخالفتِه ذلك،
فمَن كَرِهَ بقلبِه المنكر ولم يَقدر على الإنكار؛ فقد برىء من الإثم والنفاق،
ومن قدر على الإنكار باليد أو باللسان فأنكر عليهم ذلك فقد سَلِم مِن المعصية والمشاركة فيها،
ولكنْ مَن رضي فِعْلَهم وتابَعَهم عليه يهلك كما هلكوا.
ثم سألوا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: ألا نقاتل وُلاةَ الأمرِ الذين هذه صفتُهم؟ فنهاهم عن ذلك، وقال: لا، ما أقاموا فيكم الصلاة.
من دلالات نبوة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إخباره عما سيقع من المغيبات ووقوعه كما أخبر.
لا يجوز الرضا عن المنكر ولا المشاركة فيه، ويجب إنكاره.
إذا أَحدَثَ الأمراءُ ما يُخَالف الشريعة فلا تجوز طاعتُهم في ذلك.
عدم جواز الخروج على ولاة الأمر المسلمين؛ لما يَتَرَتَّب على ذلك مِن المَفسدةِ وسَفْكِ الدماء وذهابِ الأمن، فَتَحَمُّلُ مُنكرِ الولاةِ العصاة، والصبرُ على أذاهم أَهْوَنُ من ذلك.
الصلاةُ شأنُها عظيمٌ، فهي الفارقة بين الكفر والإسلام.
الخامس: عن أم المؤمنين أم سلمة هند بنت أبي أمية حذيفة رضي الله عنها، عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: " إنه يستعمل عليكم أمراءُ فتعرفون وتنكرون فمن كره فقد برئ، ومن أنكر فقد سلم، ولكن من رضي وتابع” قالوا: يا…