Siasa ni kusimamia mambo ya Ummah ndani ya nchi na kimataifa. Hufanywa na Dola na pia na Ummah. Dola hutekeleza jukumu hili kivitendo kupitia serikali, na Ummah huihesabu Dola kwa kulitekeleza.

Politics is taking care of the affairs of the Ummah domestically and internationally. It is performed by the State and the Ummah. The State takes on this task practically through government, and the Ummah accounts the State upon it.

Makala hii inaeleza ufafanuzi wa siasa, na ufafanuzi huu ni wa jumla unaokubaliwa na kila mtu kwa kuwa unaeleza uhalisia wa siasa kama ulivyo hasa. Hivyo unafanana na ufafanuzi wa akili, ufafanuzi wa ukweli, ufafanuzi wa mamlaka na ufafanuzi mwingine wa dhana zenye uhalisia mmoja kwa watu wote, ambao hawatofautiani juu yake kwa kuwa ni uhalisia unaoonekana, bali wanatofautiana tu juu ya kanuni zake. Zaidi ya hayo, maana ya kiisimu ya siasa (Saasa, Yasuso, Siyasah) ni kusimamia mambo; imetajwa katika kamusi ya Al-Muhit: “Nilisimamia raia siyasatan – yaani niliwaamuru na nikawakataza”, na hii ni kusimamia mambo kwa amri na makatazo. Pia kuna riwaya zinazohusiana na matendo ya mtawala, kumhesabu mtawala na kujali mambo ya Waislamu; na ufafanuzi umetokana na yote haya. Kadhalika maneno ya Mtume ﷺ katika hadithi iliyokubaliwa na wanazuoni, na maneno haya hapa ni ya Al-Bukhari kutoka kwa Ma'qal b. Yasar: «Hakuna mja yeyote ambaye Mwenyezi Mungu humpa jukumu la kuwachunga raia, kisha asiwatendee kwa nasaha zake, isipokuwa hatapata harufu ya Pepo.»

This article is the definition of politics and this is a general definition held by everyone since it characterises the reality of politics as what it actually is. So it is similar to the definition of the mind, the definition of the truth, the definition of authority and other definitions from the meanings which have a single reality for all people which they do not differ over since it is a perceptible reality, and so rather they only differ over its rules. In addition to that, the linguistic meaning of politics (Saasa, Yasuso, Siyasah) is governing of the affairs; it is mentioned in the Al-Muhit dictionary: “I governed the citizens siyasatan – meaning I commanded them and I forbade them”, and this is the governing of affairs through commandments and prohibitions. Additionally there are narrations related regarding the actions of the ruler, accounting the ruler and concern for the Muslim affairs, and the definition has been derived from all of these; so the words of the Prophet in an agreed upon narration, the wording here from Al-Bukhari from Ma’qal b. Yasar: .» مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يَسْتَ رْعِيهِ اللهُ رَعِيَّةً فَ لَمْ يُحِطْهَا بِنُصْحِهِ إِلاَّ لِمْ يَجِدْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ «.

“Mtumwa yeyote ambaye Allah (SWT) amemfanya kuwa msimamizi wa raia, na asiwe mwaminifu kwao, Allah (SWT) atamharamishia Pepo.” Na maneno yake:

“Any slave whom Allah (swt) makes him in charge of subjects and he is not sincer to them, Allah (swt) will make Jannah unlawful for him”, and his words:

. مَا مِنْ وَالٍ يَلِي رَعِيَّةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ غَاشٌ لَهُمْ إِلاَّ حَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ « » الجَّنَّة.

. مَا مِنْ وَالٍ يَلِي رَعِيَّةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَ يَمُوتُ وَهُوَ غَاشٌ لَهُمْ إِلاَّ حَرَّمَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ « » الجَّنَّة.

“Mtawala yeyote mwenye mamlaka ya kutawala raia Waislamu akifa wakati anawadanganya, Allah (SWT) atamkatazia Pepo.” Na maneno yake:

“If any ruler having the authority to rule Muslim subjects dies while he is deceiving them, Allah (swt) will forbid Paradise for him.”, and his words:

. سَتَكُونُ أُمَرَاءُ فَ تَ عْرِفُونَ وَتُ نْكِرُونَ، فَمَنْ عَرَفَ بَرِئَ، وَمَنْ أَنْكَرَ سَلِمَ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ « » رَضِيَ وَتَابَعَ، قَالُوا: أَفَلاَ ن قَُاتِلُهُمْ؟ قَالَ: لا مَا صَلَّوْا .

. سَتَكُونُ أُمَرَاءُ فَ تَ عْرِفُونَ وَتُ نْكِرُونَ، فَمَنْ عَرَفَ بَرِئَ، وَمَنْ أَنْكَرَ سَلِمَ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ « » رَضِيَ وَتَابَعَ، قَالُوا: أَفَلاَ ن قَُاتِلُهُمْ؟ قَالَ: لا مَا صَلَّوْا .

"Kutakuwa na watawala (Amiri), nanyi mtapenda matendo yao mema na kuchukia matendo yao maovu. Yule anayeyaona matendo yao maovu, na kujaribu kuzuia yasirudiwe kwa mkono wake au kwa maneno yake, huyo amesamehewa lawama. Lakini yule anayeridhia matendo yao maovu na kuyaiga, huyo ameangamia kiroho." Watu wakamuuliza (Mtume mtukufu ﷺ): "Je, hatupaswi kupigana nao?" Akasema: "Hapana, mradi wanasimamisha sala zao." (Imepokewa na Muslim kutoka kwa Umm Salamah), na maneno yake:

“There will be rulers (Amirs) and you will like their good deeds and dislike their bad deeds. One who sees through their bad deeds, and tries to prevent their repetition by his band or through his speech, is absolved from blame. But one who approves of their bad deeds and imitates them is spiritually ruined. People asked (the Holy Prophet): Shouldn't we fight against them? He replied: No, as long as they establish their prayers.” (reported by Muslim from Umm Salamah), and his words:

. وَ مَنْ أَصْبَحَ وَهَمُّهُ غَيْ رُ اللهِ فَ لَيْسَ مِنَ اللهِ فِي شَيْءٍ، وَمَنْ لَمْ ي هَْتَمَّ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ « » فَ لَيْسَ مِنْ هُمْ .

. وَ مَنْ أَصْبَحَ وَهَمُّهُ غَيْ رُ اللهِ فَ لَيْسَ مِنَ اللهِ فِي شَيْءٍ، وَمَنْ لَمْ ي هَْتَمَّ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ « » فَ لَيْسَ مِنْ هُمْ .

"Mtu yeyote anayeamka asubuhi na jambo analojali liwe jingine isipokuwa Allah (swt), basi huyo si miongoni mwa Allah (swt), na yeyote asiyejali mambo ya Waislamu, basi huyo si miongoni mwao" amepokea Al-Hakim katika Al-Mustadrak kutoka kwa Ibn Mas'ud. Na imepokelewa kutoka kwa Jarir b. 'Abd Allah (swt) aliyesema: "Nilimwapia utii Mtume wa Allah ﷺ juu ya kusimamisha Swala, kutoa Zakat, na kuwapa nasaha kila Muislamu."

“Whoever wakes up and his concern is other than Allah (swt), then he is not from Allah (swt), and whoever is not concerned with the Muslims then he is not from them” reported by Al-Hakim in Al- Mustadrak from Ibn Mas’ud, and it is reported from Jarir b. ‘Abd Allah (swt) who said: .» عَلَى: إِقَامِ الصَّلاةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَالنُّصْحِ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ بَايَ عْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ «.

"Nilimpa kiapo cha utii kwa Mjumbe wa Allah ﷺ juu ya kutekeleza Swala, kutoa Zakat, na kuwa mkweli na kuwatakia mema kila Muislamu." (Wamekubaliana juu yake), na imepokewa kutoka kwa Jarir bin ‘Abd Allah (SWT) ambaye alisema:

“I gave pledge of allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) on the observance of prayer, payment of Zakah, and sincerity and well-wishing for every Muslim.” (agreed upon), and it is reported from Jarir b. ‘Abd Allah (swt) who said:

. قُ لْتُ: أُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى الإِسْلامِ، فَشَرَطَ عَلَيَّ: وَالنُّصْحِ لِكُلِّ أَتَ يْتُ النَّبِيَّ « » مُسْلِمٍ .

. قُ لْتُ: أُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى الإِسْلامِ، فَشَرَطَ عَلَيَّ: وَالنُّصْحِ لِكُلِّ أَتَ يْتُ النَّبِيَّ « » مُسْلِمٍ .

"Nilimwendea Mtume ﷺ nikamwekea kiapo cha utii juu ya Uislamu, naye akaifanya kuwa sharti kutoa nasaha kwa kila Muislamu." (Imepokewa na Al-Bukhari).

“I went to the Prophet and gave him the pledge of allegiance upon Islam, and he made it a condition to give the advice to every Muslim.” (reported by Al-Bukhari).

Ufafanuzi wa siasa unaotokana na simulizi hizi zote, iwe zinahusu mtawala na kazi yake ya kutawala, au Ummah na kumhoji mtawala, au uhusiano wa Waislamu kati yao kwa kujali mambo yao na kushauriana, ni kwamba siasa ni kusimamia mambo ya Ummah. Kwa hiyo, ufafanuzi wa siasa uliotajwa katika makala hii ni ufafanuzi wa kishari'ah uliotokana na dalili za kishari'ah.

The definition of politics deduced from all of these narrations, whether related to the ruler and his undertaking of ruling, or to the Ummah and its accounting of the ruler, or to the relationship of the Muslims with each other in being concerned over their issues and advising each other, is that it is the governing of the affairs of the Ummah, and therefore the definition of politics, which this article mentioned, is a Shari’ah definition deduced from the Shari’ah evidences.