Even if they act unjustly, and we do not invoke curses upon them:

Tyranny here means injustice. Should the rulers overstep the limits—wronging the people by confiscating their wealth, lashing their backs, or even killing a Muslim—the scholars still hold that one must not rise up against them, in view of the Prophet’s saying: “Listen and obey, even if he seizes your wealth and flogs your back.”⦗1⦘ Patience with them is therefore better than rebellion, for rebellion brings about grave calamities. This falls under the legal maxim embraced by Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamāʿah: when faced with two harms, one commits the lesser in order to repel the greater. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded us to endure the tyranny of rulers, even when they oppress, act unjustly, or openly sin.

It is likewise impermissible to pray against them, for doing so constitutes a moral form of rebellion, akin to taking up arms against them in practice. One who supplicates against the rulers does so because he no longer recognizes their authority. The duty is to pray for their guidance and uprightness, not to pray against them. This is a foundational principle of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamāʿah. Hence, when you see someone invoking curses upon the authorities, know that his creed is misguided and that he is not upon the path of the early generations. Some people may do this out of a sense of zeal or anger for Allah’s sake, yet such zeal and anger are misplaced, for removing the rulers would unleash even greater disorders.

Imam al-Fudayl ibn ʿIyāḍ—may Allah have mercy on him—said, and this is also reported from