Wa alaikum salaam
Political decisions are not a matter of belief. What occurred from Sayyidna Mu'awiya, 'Abdullah bin Zubair, and others was indeed from their ijtihad (legal judgments). This is represented in the Hadith of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), 'When a ruler judges and is right they have two rewards. When a ruler judges and is wrong they have one reward."
In the Islamic viewpoint, unjust leadership is better than anarchy and chaos. For this reason, it is impermissible for the Muslim, under Muslim Governance, to rebel against the leader unless the leader show clear and undisputed disbelief. Note that this does not apply to Non-Muslim countries/governments. Such countries are considered mu'ahidin (people with whom there is a covenant). In such countries, one must obey the laws of the land unless doing so entails clear disobedience of the laws of Allah.
Hope this helps
Yusuf Weltch
Political decisions are not a matter of belief. What occurred from Sayyidna Mu'awiya, 'Abdullah bin Zubair, and others was indeed from their ijtihad (legal judgments). This is represented in the Hadith of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace), 'When a ruler judges and is right they have two rewards. When a ruler judges and is wrong they have one reward."
In the Islamic viewpoint, unjust leadership is better than anarchy and chaos. For this reason, it is impermissible for the Muslim, under Muslim Governance, to rebel against the leader unless the leader show clear and undisputed disbelief. Note that this does not apply to Non-Muslim countries/governments. Such countries are considered mu'ahidin (people with whom there is a covenant). In such countries, one must obey the laws of the land unless doing so entails clear disobedience of the laws of Allah.
Hope this helps
Yusuf Weltch