Ibn Abi al-izz (d. 792 AH) said: “Evil rulers dishonour the Shari‘ah by pursuing wrong policies and replacing its just laws with their own unjust regulations. They prefer them to the rule of Allah. Corrupt theologians are the ones who violate the Shari’ah with their opinions and false logic, allowing what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden, and vice versa, while neglecting what the Shari’ah accepts.

Credit: Abu Aishah al-Iraqi