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The imam’s duty to rule justly and the people’s duty to obey

suyuti:4-1470bʿAlī

[AI] It is incumbent upon the imam to judge by what Allah ﷻ has revealed and to fulfill the trust. If he does that, then it is incumbent upon the people to listen to him, obey him, and respond when they are called.

[AI] Al-Firyabi; [Ṣ] Sa‘id ibn Mansur; [Sh] Ibn Abi Shaybah and Ibn Zanjawayh in Al-Amwal; Ibn Jarir; Ibn al-Mundhir; and Ibn Abi Hatim.

السيوطي:٤-١٤٧٠بعَنْ عَلىٍّ قَالَ:

حَقٌّ عَلَى الإِمَامِ أنْ يحْكُمَ بِمَا أنْزلَ الله، وَأنْ يؤَدِّىَ الأمَانَةَ، فَإِذَا فَعَل ذَلِكَ فَحَقٌّ عَلَى النَّاسِ أنْ يَسْمَعُوا لَهُ وَأنْ يُطِيعُوا، وَأنْ يُجِيبُوا إِذَا دُعُوا.

الفريابى، [ص] سعيد بن منصور [ش] ابن أبى شيبة وابن زنجويه في الأموال، وابن جرير، وابن المنذر، وابن أبى حاتم

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