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**Eujacwta** · 04-07-2012, 02:58 PM

Since the hadith talks about kingship, rule by force, etc coming after khilafah, then to me this means khilafah cannot be a rule by force or a rule by kingship. Definition by negation.

also if you look at the rightly guided Caliphs they were not afraid to use force if necessary, so for example Abu Bakr (raa) declared the nominally Muslim tribes who refused to pay the zakaat apostates and fought them until they repented on this etc..

yet the rightly guided Caliphs rule was not tyrannical and you find them consulting the people and even making statement that the ruler is not to be obeyed if he rules contrary to what Allah has ordained.

04-07-2012, 02:58 PM	#25
Eujacwta Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 439 Senior Member	Since the hadith talks about kingship, rule by force, etc coming after khilafah, then to me this means khilafah cannot be a rule by force or a rule by kingship. Definition by negation. also if you look at the rightly guided Caliphs they were not afraid to use force if necessary, so for example Abu Bakr (raa) declared the nominally Muslim tribes who refused to pay the zakaat apostates and fought them until they repented on this etc.. yet the rightly guided Caliphs rule was not tyrannical and you find them consulting the people and even making statement that the ruler is not to be obeyed if he rules contrary to what Allah has ordained.
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