Qadi Abd al Jabbar (d. 415 AH,1025AD) Sharh al-Usul al Khamsah Al-Mughni fi Abwab al-Tawhid Wa’l Adl Sharh al-Usul al-Khamsah p.749 Sharh al-Usul al-Khamsah p.750 Sharh al-Usul al-Khamsah p.751 Abd al Qahir baghdadi Al-Farq Bayn al-Firaq, p271 al-Sharastani Al-Milal wa’l Nihal, Vol 1, p.109 Ibn Taymiyyah(d. 728 AH) Minhaj al_sunnah al-Nabawiyyah fi Naqd Kalam al-Shi’ah wa’l Qadariyah Al-Siyasah al-Shari’yyah Al-Hisbah fi’l-Islam Ibn Qayyum also held the same opinion as Ibn Taymiyyah: al-Turuq al_Hukmiyyah Fil Siyasah al-Shariyyah I’lam al-Muwaqqin Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi(d. 790 AH) Kitab al-Din Abu Zayd Wali al-Din Abd al_rahman Ibn Khaldun (732-808 AH) Shah Wali Allah In Izaalat al-Khafa Shah Wali Allah quotes another hadith which he says in CLEAR TEXTUAL evidence(An-Nass) in proving that the establishment of the Khilafah is an obligation: “Whosoever dies without a bayah on his neck dies the death of Jahiliyyah” Hujjat Allah al-Balighah Vol 1 Hujjat Allah al-Balighah Vol 2 Izalat al-Khafa, Vol 1 Izalat al-Khafa, Vol 2
Yes, in the time of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) and the Sahaaba (Radhiallaahu Anhum), when Islam was in its initial stages in Makkah, Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) propagated Islam to the people. Thereafter, the stage was to teach the people about Islam and have them fully aware about Islam.
Today, we are at such a stage where the people are unaware of Islam. We have many different schools of thought. Hence, there is a greater need to educate the people and forward ourselves to establish a Khilaafat. If the people are not educated, we will have great opposition to the Khilaafat. We want to bring the people to Islam and not have people fighting in Islam.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai