In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz (رحمه الله) stated: “Publicising the rulers’ faults and mentioning their errors on the pulpits is not from the methodology of the Salaf as it [only] leads to discord and revolutions.”
قال: "ليس من منهج السلف التشهير بعيوب الولاة، وذكر ذلك على المنابر؛ لأن ذلك يفضي إلى الانقلابات، وعدم السمع والطاعة في المعروف".
Source: Uṣūl Ahl-Sunnah Hidāyah wa Amān, pg. 64. Translated by: Musa Shaleem Mohammed
In the Name of Allāh, the Ever Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
Shaykh Sulaymān al-Ruḥaylī (حفظه الله) said: "Mankind will continue to be upon goodness as long as they revere the rulers and the scholars. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Glorifying Allāh involves respecting the aged Muslim, the just ruler, and the one who never forgets the Qurʾān after memorising it and is moderate when pronouncing its letters.' [Reported by Abū Dāwūd, and Shaykh al-Albānī authenticated it.] Therefore, respecting the rulers is legislated as there are numerous Aḥādīth to support this. Consequently, revering them is from the foundations of Ahl-Sunnah wa-al-Jamā‘ah."
Source: Uṣūl Ahl-Sunnah Hidāyah Wā Amān, pg. 61-62. Translated by: Musa Shaleem Mohammed
