Abu Hurairah (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah
(saws) said: “Whoever lives in the dessert
becomes rough; whoso follows the game becomes careless; and whoso comes
to the doors of the rulers falls into fitnah (trouble); and a slave does
not come nearer to the ruler, except that he becomes further from
Allah.” [Musnad Ahmad, Shk Ahmad Shakir said its chain of narration
is Sahih]
Ibn Abbas (ra) reported that the Prophet (saws) said: “Whoever lives in the desert,
becomes rough; whoso follows the game, becomes careless; and whoso
comes to the ruler falls into fitnah.” [an-Nisaee, at-Tirmidhi, and Abu Dawood – See Sahih al-Jam’i: 6296]
Abi al-‘Awar as-Silmi (ra) reported that the Messenger
of Allah (saws) said: “Beware of the doors of the
ruler for they have indeed become a source of trouble and humiliation.” [Sahih ad-Dailamee, Ibn Mundah, Ibn-‘Asaaki – See as-Sahihah: 1253]
In explaining the saying of (saws): “…and whoso
comes to the doors of the rulers falls into fitnah”, The writer of
Tuhfat ul-Ahwadhi said, with reference to the Qaadhi (judge): “…i.e. to
come to him without any necessity or need, he falls into Fitnah. So if
he complies with what he wants, and he leaves him (i.e. the ruler leaves
the judge), then he has placed his Deen in danger. And if he disagree
with him, then he has put his duniya (life of this world) in danger.” [Tuhfat ul-Ahwadhee: 6/533]
The Scholars of the Salaf were very cautious from going to the rulers
for fear of Fitnah, and they have spoken much about this issue.
Ibn
Mubaarak said: “In our opinion, it is not enjoining good and prohibiting
evil for one to go to them and order and prohibit them, rather
enjoining good and prohibiting evil is related to avoiding them.”
The reason for this is what is feared in regards to the fitnah by going
to them, for when he is far from them, the soul suggests to the man
that he should order and prohibit them, and be stern with him; when he
is near to them, the soul inclines to them since the love of nobility is
hidden in the soul, and therefore he flatters them, is friendly towards
them, he may even be biased towards them and love them – especially if
they act friendly towards him and are generous to him and he accepts
that from them.”
[Jaami’ Bayaan al-‘Ilm wa Fadhlah: 1/178 – 179]
Ayyub as-Sakhtiyani said: “Abu Qulaabah said to me: ‘O Abu Ayyub, take three characteristics from
me: Beware of the doors of the rulers, beware of the gatherings of the
people of desires, and stick with the market for affluence comes from
well-being.” [Jaami’ Bayaan al-‘Ilm wa Fadhlah: 1/164]
Abu
Haazim, one of the foremost Tabi’een (people who saw the companions but
not the Prophet) said that the Scholars used to flee from the ruler
whilst he sought after them, and today they come to the doors of the
ruler, whilst the ruler flees from them. [Jaami’ Bayaan al-‘Ilm wa
Fadhlah: 1/164]
May Allah have mercy upon the Scholars of the Salaf, every oppression was effaced through them, and every truthful one
followed their way. Then there was the ruler who used to warn them from
coming close to him, he used to hold fast to the Shari'ah, implement it,
and rule with it in the lives of the people. Then what if they were to
see the rulers of our times, those who have transgressed in the lands,
created much mischief therein, exchanged the Deen of the Lord of the
worshippers with their limited minds, dirtied their beliefs with
trivialities, and have brought the laws of the Europeans and the Romans
with which to govern the Muslims in this day and age?
And what
if the Scholars of the Salaf saw our scholars of today (except those
upon whom Allah has shown Mercy) – who have inclined to these tyrants,
beautified their actions to them, made fair their murders of the
Muslims, the Muwahideen, weakening their honor by
issuing Fataawa after Fataawa to make their thrones
firm, and safeguard their kingdoms, by labeling everyone opposed to
them as a rebel or Khaariji? And labeling the ruler of Saudi Arabia as Ameer
ul-Mu’mineen!
They covered the Deen for the
people until they turned a blind eye to the tyrants; the exchangers of
Allah’s law, those who govern the slaves of Allah with that which Allah
did not reveal – what if the Scholars of the Salaf saw this group which
has sold its Deen for worldly gains which will disappear, makes fair
seeming for them what they do, and permit the torture and murder of
every truthful Muslim?
How beautiful are the words of Ibn al-Qayyim in Al-Faou’ad when he said: “The scholars of evil sit at the doors of al-Jannah calling
the people to it with their speech, but calling to the fire with their
actions; every time they speak their words to the people they rush
forward whilst their actions suggest not to listen to them – for if what
they had been calling to was true, they would have been the first to
respond. Thus they are seemingly guides, but are in fact highway robbers.”
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