Understanding Obedience to Rulers in Islam

Sallallahu alayhi wasallam said, "Hear and obey the ruler,

whether it is bitter for you or whether it is easy for you.

Hear and obey him." They said, "Ya Rasulullah," in a narration, they

said, "O messenger of Allah,

what do we do when we come across rulers who demand all of

their rights,

but they don't give us any of our rights?"

He said, "Hear them and obey them.

Upon you is your burden, and upon them is their burden.

Hear them and obey them."

In a narration, he said, "Even if they beat you in your back,

hear them and obey

them."

So now that's the Sunnah of the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wasallam, whether it is

bitter for you or it is sweet for you.

Times are gonna be easy, times are going to be hard, but the Sunnah

remains

steady,

and it remains a constant that a Muslim always gravitates towards.

Always when something happens, I need to know what the Sunnah said.

I need to know what the Prophet Sallallahu alayhi wasallam did.

I need to know what he did when he was in the situation

that I find myself in.

What do I do when my uncle stops talking to me?

What do I do if my uncle is a non-Muslim? So the Muslim rulers today have treaties.

You may not like them,

but then who asked you anyway?

If you're a baker or a butcher or an engineer or a car mechanic,

then that's your

role. Their role is rulership