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We read in Minhaj al-Sunnah Vol 4 pg. 108 - 109:

قَالَ تَعَالَى: {وَجَعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَهْدُونَ بِأَمْرِنَا لَمَّا صَبَرُوا وَكَانُوا بِآيَاتِنَا يُوقِنُونَ} [سُورَةُ السَّجْدَةِ: 24] ، وَقَدْ قَالَ تَعَالَى لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ: {إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا} [سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ: 124] ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ بِأَنْ جَعَلَهُ ذَا سَيْفٍ يُقَاتِلُ بِهِ جَمِيعَ النَّاسِ، بَلْ جَعَلَهُ [بِحَيْثُ] (1) يَجِبُ عَلَى النَّاسِ اتِّبَاعُهُ، سَوَاءٌ أَطَاعُوهُ أَمْ عَصَوْهُ.

Allah Almighty says: "And We made of them Imams to guide by Our command when they were patient, and they were certain of Our communications." Holy Qur'an {32:24} and He Almighty says to Ibrahim (a.s): "Surely I will make you an Imam of men." Holy Qur'aan {2:124} and that was not that He made him a man of sword who fights with it with all people, He rather made it obligatory over people to follow him, whether they obey or disobey him.