Is ruling by man-made laws analogous to the Jews' distortion of the Torah?
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Question:
May Allah bless you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner asks: Is the one who makes man-made laws a source of judgment in the courts analogous to the Jews who distorted the limits? And did the distortion occur in the original Torah regarding the limits for zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and theft?
Answer:
Whoever alters the rulings of Allah, whether from the Jews or from others, and replaces them with other laws, the ruling is the same. Allah the Exalted said: "Have you not seen those who were given a share of the Scripture? They desire to be judged by the taghut, although they have been commanded to disbelieve in it. Have you not seen those who claim that they believe in what has been revealed to you and what was revealed before you?"[An-Nisa 4:60-61]. And in the other verse: [Al-Ma'idah 5:104] So the one who deviates from the ruling of the Book and the Sunnah and replaces them with systems and man-made laws is a disbeliever. His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:44]. His saying, the Exalted: [An-Nisa 4:65] and they submit in full submission. The matter is clear in this.
May Allah bless you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner asks: Is the one who makes man-made laws a source of judgment in the courts analogous to the Jews who distorted the limits? And did the distortion occur in the original Torah regarding the limits for zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and theft?
Answer:
Whoever alters the rulings of Allah, whether from the Jews or from others, and replaces them with other laws, the ruling is the same. Allah the Exalted said: "Have you not seen those who were given a share of the Scripture? They desire to be judged by the taghut, although they have been commanded to disbelieve in it. Have you not seen those who claim that they believe in what has been revealed to you and what was revealed before you?"
They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while they were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them far astray. (61) And when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," you see the hypocrites turning away from you in aversion.
يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَحَاكَمُوا إِلَى الطَّاغُوتِ وَقَدْ أُمِرُوا أَن يَكْفُرُوا بِهِ وَيُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُضِلَّهُمْ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ وَإِلَى الرَّسُولِ رَأَيْتَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ يَصُدُّونَ عَنكَ صُدُودًاAnd when it is said to them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the Messenger," they say, "Sufficient for us is that upon which we found our fathers."
وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَعَالَوْا إِلَىٰ مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ وَإِلَى الرَّسُولِ قَالُوا حَسْبُنَا مَا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَاAnd whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.
وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَBut no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged
فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُوا فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَيْتَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الحكم بالأحكام الوضعية يقاس على تحريف اليهود للتوراة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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