Imâm Sâlih bin Fawzân al-Fawzân
Question: There are those who prove the permissibility of rebellion against the ruler by the rebellion of `Abdullâh bin az-Zubayr against al-Hajjâj and the rebellion of al-Husayn against Yazeed. Is this conclusion correct?
Answer: `Abdullâh bin az-Zubayr did not rebel against the ruler, because after Yazeed’s death the matter remained unresolved. `Abdullâh bin az-Zubayr went out at this time when the Muslims did not have a general leader.
He was an eminent Companion and a Mujtahid, may Allâh be pleased with him, and therefore did not rebel against the general leader of the Muslims.
As for al-Husayn, he was deceived when he was summoned and betrayed by the Shee`ah. They called him to come to them, and when he fell into the trap they left him and he was killed – may Allâh be pleased with him. So he was deceived by them.