No, it is not because everyone is chilling out at a qat chew.
Firstly we need to consider Yemen as three different areas, North, South and Sana'a. Popular uprising is already happening in the south with almost daily events, but it doesn't make much difference to life in Sana'a. If a popular uprising is to force the President out, it has to happen in Sana'a and all the people need to be unified in the effort.
It may seem suprising to many, but however unhappy people are with the government, they don't necessarily hate the President. He actually still has quite a lot of support from the general population. Even those who agree he is corrupt and at times acts contrary to Islam, they won't support an uprising against the President for two main reasons.
Firstly, the common sentiment is that there is no one else who could possibly replace him and do the job of Ra'is al-Jumhooriya (President of the Republic).
Secondly and rather interestingly, many believe that uprising against him is haram (Islamically illegal) because he is a Muslim leader who establishes the prayer.
In the hadith narrated by Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i:
The Messenger of Allah (sas) said "The best of your leaders are those whom you love and who love you and for whom you pray and who pray for you, and the worst of your leaders are those whom you hate and who hate you and to whom you curse and who curse you."
Then the sahaba asked the Messenger of Allah, "should we not rid ourselves of them?" the Messenger of Allah replied, "No, not so long as they establish prayer amongst you." (Muslim)
So from this hadith, a large number of Yemenis (in Sana'a) would not uprise against the President. This is also the official stance of the country's main respected scholars, including Shaikh Abdul-Majid Zindani, the Rector of Al-Eman University.
May Allah strengthen and guide the Yemeni people along His path - Whether their stance is right or wrong, they are a people who think about Allah before acting against their ruler.
Firstly we need to consider Yemen as three different areas, North, South and Sana'a. Popular uprising is already happening in the south with almost daily events, but it doesn't make much difference to life in Sana'a. If a popular uprising is to force the President out, it has to happen in Sana'a and all the people need to be unified in the effort.
It may seem suprising to many, but however unhappy people are with the government, they don't necessarily hate the President. He actually still has quite a lot of support from the general population. Even those who agree he is corrupt and at times acts contrary to Islam, they won't support an uprising against the President for two main reasons.
Firstly, the common sentiment is that there is no one else who could possibly replace him and do the job of Ra'is al-Jumhooriya (President of the Republic).
Secondly and rather interestingly, many believe that uprising against him is haram (Islamically illegal) because he is a Muslim leader who establishes the prayer.
In the hadith narrated by Awf ibn Malik al-Ashja'i:
The Messenger of Allah (sas) said "The best of your leaders are those whom you love and who love you and for whom you pray and who pray for you, and the worst of your leaders are those whom you hate and who hate you and to whom you curse and who curse you."
Then the sahaba asked the Messenger of Allah, "should we not rid ourselves of them?" the Messenger of Allah replied, "No, not so long as they establish prayer amongst you." (Muslim)
So from this hadith, a large number of Yemenis (in Sana'a) would not uprise against the President. This is also the official stance of the country's main respected scholars, including Shaikh Abdul-Majid Zindani, the Rector of Al-Eman University.
May Allah strengthen and guide the Yemeni people along His path - Whether their stance is right or wrong, they are a people who think about Allah before acting against their ruler.