Is disobedience to the ruler absolute in any sin, or is it restricted to sins that reach the level of disbelief, such as casting oneself into the Fire?
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The prohibition of obeying a created being in disobedience to Allah encompasses sins, polytheism (), and whatever leads to them, due to the generality of the Muslim : "Upon a Muslim is to listen and obey in what he likes and dislikes, unless he is commanded to commit a sin. If he is commanded to commit a sin, then there is no listening and no obedience." This is what Ibn Hajar, Al-Nawawi, and Al-Manawi affirmed.
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