Rulers of Muslim countries aiding against the Muslims

Q: 

1. What is the status of a Muslim ruler who aids Kuffaar against Muslims... Is he still regarded as a Muslim? 

2. Is it permissible to kill him even if he is regarded as a Muslim? 

3. Are there any actions that nullify a person's Islam despite him claiming to be one?

A: How can a person who aids the kuffaar against the believers and works against Islam (e.g. by changing the laws of Islam) be a believer? Such a person is a kaafir and the law of a kaafir will apply to him.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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