State, Rebellion & Karbala
Once a rule is established by any means, and the order is restored, it is unnecessary to change it with force or armed struggle. It will result in chaos, which is a greater evil. The masses can launch an armed resistance against a cruel regime only when they or their majority agree upon a single leadership. Otherwise, common people are not obliged to stand against it in their individual capacity. The Holy Prophet did not challenge the status quo. If Quresh had accepted the message of God, that they had to worship only one God, the power would have remained with the same chiefs of Makkah. Harat Husain’s movement against Yazid was not a legitimate one. Therefore, all the companions of the Prophet tried to stop him from creating a rift between the Muslims. Yazid was not labelled bad then.