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Allah Most High said:

“I did not create jinn and mankind except to worship Me.”

Allah Most High also said:

“We sent no messenger except to be obeyed by Allah’s permission.”

“Whoever obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah.”

And He said:

“But no, by your Lord, they will not believe until they make you judge in their disputes, then find within themselves no resistance to your judgment and submit fully.”

And He said:

“Say, ‘If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins.’”

And He said:

“On the Day their faces are turned about in the Fire, they will say, ‘If only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!’”

“And they will say, ‘Our Lord, we obeyed our leaders and our great men, and they led us astray from the path.’”

“‘Our Lord, give them double the punishment and curse them with a mighty curse.’”

And He said:

“Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger will be with those whom Allah has blessed: the prophets, the truthful, the martyrs and the righteous. What excellent companions they are!”

Obedience to Allah and His Messenger is obligatory upon everyone. Obedience to those in authority is obligatory because Allah has commanded that they be obeyed. Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger by obeying those in authority for Allah’s sake will receive his reward from Allah. But whoever obeys them only for the office and wealth he receives—if they give to him, he obeys them; but if