Question: Is rebellion against the rulers forbidden per se or because of the great negative consequences? Shaykh al-Luhaydân: It is forbidden per se and because of the consequences. You will not find anything Allâh and His messenger (sallâ Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) have forbidden but that this prohibition also is for man’s own good. The soundest revolutionary movements that did not consist of any killings which occurred are those in Tunis and Egypt. What then proceeded ever since the revolution until today? The ignorant laypeople are the ones who become agitated in a lot of matters. They lay down deadlines for a change of government and all sorts of other things. This is a very great thing. I have several times mentioned that the first demonstration in Islâm took place during the orthodox Caliph ‘Uthmân bin ‘Affân’s (radhiya Allâhu ‘anh) Caliphate. Its outcome was the killing of ‘Uthmân (radhiya Allâhu ‘anh). Source: afatwa/what-happened-to-egypt-after-the-revolution-sh-al-luhaydan/
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