Post by Islamic Revival on Oct 5, 2004 2:38:14 GMT -5
The Time Limit Given for Muslims to Establish a
Khaleefah is 3 days
The time limit given for Muslims to establish a Khaleefah is two nights. This is ijma sahabah.
The Sahabah started to meet in the courtyard of Bani Sa‘ida, to discuss the appointment of a successor to the Messenger of Allah as soon as the news of the death of the Prophet reached them. They kept discussing in the courtyard, and on the second day they gathered the people in the mosque in order that they might give the bay‘ah. This took two nights and three days.
Later, when Umar was dying from a stab wound, the Muslims asked him to nominate a successor. At first he refused, but when they persisted he nominated six candidates from which a Khaleefah was to be elected. He set a deadline of three days for the six to reach an agreement and gave instructions to a party of 50 swordsmen of the Ansar, stating that in the case of the six not coming to an agreement within the three days, the one who opposed the decision should be killed despite the fact they were of the shura people and of the eminent Sahabah. This order was given in front of the Sahabah, and no one was reported to deny or disagree with it, so it becomes Ijma‘a of the Sahabah that Muslims are not permitted to stay without a Khaleefah for more than two nights and three days.
So no Muslim is allowed to stay for more than two nights without having a bay‘ah on his neck. Making the upper limit as two nights is due to the fact that appointment of a Khaleefah is fard from the moment the previous Khaleefah dies or is deposed. But it is allowed to delay the appointment while engaging in it for two nights. If the delay exceeded two nights and the Muslims did not establish a Khaleefah, the matter is examined. If the Muslims were busy in establishing a Khaleefah but could not complete it within two nights due to overwhelming matters they cannot resist, then the sin will drop from them because they are engaged in establishing the duty and they are forced to delay it by compelling power.
The Prophet (saw) said:
"The sin due to mistake, forgetfulness and compulsion is removed from my Ummah."
But if they were not engaged in performing the duty, then they would all be sinful until the Khaleefah is established and at that time the fard will drop from them. But the sin they committed in neglecting the establishment of a Khaleefah does not drop from them, it rather remains on them, and Allah (swt) will bring them to account for it the same way He (swt) brings any Muslim to account for any disobedience he commits when he neglects to perform a duty.
Khaleefah is 3 days
The time limit given for Muslims to establish a Khaleefah is two nights. This is ijma sahabah.
The Sahabah started to meet in the courtyard of Bani Sa‘ida, to discuss the appointment of a successor to the Messenger of Allah as soon as the news of the death of the Prophet reached them. They kept discussing in the courtyard, and on the second day they gathered the people in the mosque in order that they might give the bay‘ah. This took two nights and three days.
Later, when Umar was dying from a stab wound, the Muslims asked him to nominate a successor. At first he refused, but when they persisted he nominated six candidates from which a Khaleefah was to be elected. He set a deadline of three days for the six to reach an agreement and gave instructions to a party of 50 swordsmen of the Ansar, stating that in the case of the six not coming to an agreement within the three days, the one who opposed the decision should be killed despite the fact they were of the shura people and of the eminent Sahabah. This order was given in front of the Sahabah, and no one was reported to deny or disagree with it, so it becomes Ijma‘a of the Sahabah that Muslims are not permitted to stay without a Khaleefah for more than two nights and three days.
So no Muslim is allowed to stay for more than two nights without having a bay‘ah on his neck. Making the upper limit as two nights is due to the fact that appointment of a Khaleefah is fard from the moment the previous Khaleefah dies or is deposed. But it is allowed to delay the appointment while engaging in it for two nights. If the delay exceeded two nights and the Muslims did not establish a Khaleefah, the matter is examined. If the Muslims were busy in establishing a Khaleefah but could not complete it within two nights due to overwhelming matters they cannot resist, then the sin will drop from them because they are engaged in establishing the duty and they are forced to delay it by compelling power.
The Prophet (saw) said:
"The sin due to mistake, forgetfulness and compulsion is removed from my Ummah."
But if they were not engaged in performing the duty, then they would all be sinful until the Khaleefah is established and at that time the fard will drop from them. But the sin they committed in neglecting the establishment of a Khaleefah does not drop from them, it rather remains on them, and Allah (swt) will bring them to account for it the same way He (swt) brings any Muslim to account for any disobedience he commits when he neglects to perform a duty.