The Legitimacy of Imposing acts of worship by the ruler from the perspective of Islamic Policy

This study attempts to research the legality of a Muslim leader obliging the Muslim community into performing certain rituals and acts of worship. The study lists the scholar’s opinions with their evidences regarding the matter. There are two different opinions between scholars, the first group of scholars support obliging the Muslim community into rituals and acts of worship, in where the second group considers that it is forbidden with an exception to zakat (Alms giving). This study is divided into an introduction, four chapters and a conclusion. The first chapter scrutinizes the definitions and terminologies used in this research. While the second chapter, discusses the roll of a Muslim leader in implementing the Islamic rulings in acts of worship. As for the third chapter, it lists the Muslim jurist’s opinions on the legality of obliging the ruled community into performing every obligatory ritual while mentioning the evidences that they depended on. The fourth chapter discusses both opinions and their evidences followed by the preponderant ruling. In the end, the study explains the most important conclusions this research has reached. Which can be generalized in the obligation of preserving the principals of Islamic law, and most importantly preserving the religiosity within the community. This can only be attained by supporting the means that maintain the ritual’s prerequisites and conditions that lead to reaching the goal that is relevant with the community’s benefit. The research is followed by a number of recommendations that relate to this subject.