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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it apostasy if some courts rule by the Shari'ah and others by man-made laws, and people are free to choose which to go to?

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Question:
If someone establishes courts that rule by the Shari'ah and other courts that rule by man-made laws, and then people are free to choose whether to go to these or those, is this considered apostasy?

Answer:
This falls under the third category, which states that it is permissible to rule by the Shari'ah and permissible to rule by other means. This is considered apostasy from the religion of Islam.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 92هل من يشا من محاكم تحكم بالشريعة واخرى تحكم بالوضعية ثم الناس مخيريون هل يعتبر هذا ردة ؟ — youtube.com

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