Volume Thirty-Five
From the Book on Fighting Rebels to the End of the Book on Acknowledgment

In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

All praise is due to Allah. We seek His help and forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and from our evil deeds. Whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray, and whoever He leads astray, none can guide. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.

Chapter: The Caliphate, Kingship, and Fighting Rebels

Shaykh al-Islām Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah—may Allah sanctify his soul—said:

All praise is due to Allah. We seek His help and forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and from our evil deeds. Whoever Allah guides, none can lead astray, and whoever He leads astray, none can guide. We bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, with no partner, and we bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. May Allah send blessings and abundant peace upon him.

To proceed:

This is “A Brief Statement on the Obligation to Obey Allah and His Messenger” in every circumstance, incumbent upon everyone, and on the fact that what Allah and His Messenger have commanded, including obedience to Allah and to rulers