The Ruling on Judging by Man-Made Laws While Believing that the Ruling of the Shari'ah is Better
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The questioner:
He says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykhs, on this statement? “It is not permissible to judge by man-made laws, even if you believe that the ruling of the Shari'ah is better, because in this case you have made permissible a known forbidden matter.”
The Shaykh:
That is possible.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He says: What is your opinion on this phrase? “It is not permissible to judge by man-made laws, even if you believe that the ruling of the Shari'ah is better, because in this case you have made permissible a known forbidden matter, known from the religion by necessity. You are like the one who says, ‘Zina is lawful, but I do not…’”
The Shaykh:
No, the one who says this does not know what he is saying. If he judges by man-made laws following only his own desires, while he knows and believes that the ruling of Allah is the truth, and he believes that he is a sinner and sinful, then this does not make him a disbeliever. This does not make him a disbeliever, because the discussion is about belief, about belief and the heart. This becomes practical disbelief if he judges by them out of desire, or for worldly greed, or for favoritism, while he believes that the ruling of Allah is the truth, and that the ruling of man-made laws is false, but he judges by them out of desire, or for worldly greed, or the like. This is practical disbelief, practical disbelief less than major disbelief, as Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Disbelief less than disbelief.”
It is obligatory for the Muslim to learn, rather than relying on his knowledge and his intellect without learning, and denying the words of the scholars of knowledge, and judging by other than what they ruled by. They are more knowledgeable than you and more aware of the evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykhs, on this statement? “It is not permissible to judge by man-made laws, even if you believe that the ruling of the Shari'ah is better, because in this case you have made permissible a known forbidden matter.”
The Shaykh:
That is possible.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He says: What is your opinion on this phrase? “It is not permissible to judge by man-made laws, even if you believe that the ruling of the Shari'ah is better, because in this case you have made permissible a known forbidden matter, known from the religion by necessity. You are like the one who says, ‘Zina is lawful, but I do not…’”
The Shaykh:
No, the one who says this does not know what he is saying. If he judges by man-made laws following only his own desires, while he knows and believes that the ruling of Allah is the truth, and he believes that he is a sinner and sinful, then this does not make him a disbeliever. This does not make him a disbeliever, because the discussion is about belief, about belief and the heart. This becomes practical disbelief if he judges by them out of desire, or for worldly greed, or for favoritism, while he believes that the ruling of Allah is the truth, and that the ruling of man-made laws is false, but he judges by them out of desire, or for worldly greed, or the like. This is practical disbelief, practical disbelief less than major disbelief, as Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “Disbelief less than disbelief.”
It is obligatory for the Muslim to learn, rather than relying on his knowledge and his intellect without learning, and denying the words of the scholars of knowledge, and judging by other than what they ruled by. They are more knowledgeable than you and more aware of the evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 04/شرح كتاب نواقض الإسلام (شرح ثان مختصر)/من الأول إلى الرابع/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (49:30)
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