Friendship with oppressive rulers

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Mukhalattat al-Hukkaam az-Zalamah - You must know not to take tyrant rulers as friends. Allah says,

“And do not incline towards, nor rely upon, nor consent to those who are oppressors lest the fire [of the hereafter] should touch you: for [then] you would have none to protect you from Allah, nor would you ever be helped [by Him].” al-Qur’an, Surah Hud, 11: 113

The Prophet (saw) said:

"There will be rulers after me, whoever enters upon them and believes their lies and helps them with their oppression then he is not from me and I am not from him and will not join me at al-hawdh (A spring in Jannah) and whoever doesn't enter upon them nor help them with their oppression and doesn't believe their lies then he is from me and I am from him and he will join me at al-hood" Sunan al-Tirmidhi (he classed it Saheeh), and al-Nasaa’ee and al-Haakim (he classed it Saheeh)

Indeed this is for the oppressive Khalifah who rules by Islam, so what about if a ruler abandons the Shari’ah of Allah and rules by man-made law, making it the standard law for people to arbitrate to, and judge between the people and a reson for punishment for those that refuse to abide! Allah forbade us to befriend, obey or accept positions such as to be minister, or soldiers of the tyrant rulers who rule by man-made law,

“Unto Pharaoh and his ministers: but these followed [only] Pharaoh's bidding - and Pharaoh's bidding led by no means to what is right.” al-Qur’an, Surah Hud, 11: 97

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