The Ruling on Judging by Man-Made Laws
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. I read and heard in some of your statements that you consider judging by man-made laws to be major kufr (disbelief) because it implies the heart’s acceptance of ruling by other than what Allah has revealed. However, Honorable Shaykh, many of our countries declare the Muslim ruler a disbeliever and annul his authority based on this fatwa, as happened in the past, without paying attention to the issue of fulfilling the conditions and removing the obstacles to issuing such a fatwa. Is what these people do correct? And what is your advice to them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
These people mentioned the statement but took part of it and left part of it. This is the habit of the people of misguidance: they take what suits them and leave what does not suit them. I have previously elaborated on this matter, just as the scholars have elaborated on ruling by other than what Allah has revealed, explaining that it is sometimes kufr that takes one out of the religion, and sometimes it is minor kufr that does not take one out of the religion.
And I said that the one who completely abolishes the Shari'ah and replaces it with man-made law provides evidence that he considers the Shari'ah unsuitable, and therefore he replaced it with the law. If he considers the Shari'ah unsuitable, no one would say that he is definitely a disbeliever; he considers it unsuitable, and he is a disbeliever. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. I read and heard in some of your statements that you consider judging by man-made laws to be major kufr (disbelief) because it implies the heart’s acceptance of ruling by other than what Allah has revealed. However, Honorable Shaykh, many of our countries declare the Muslim ruler a disbeliever and annul his authority based on this fatwa, as happened in the past, without paying attention to the issue of fulfilling the conditions and removing the obstacles to issuing such a fatwa. Is what these people do correct? And what is your advice to them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
These people mentioned the statement but took part of it and left part of it. This is the habit of the people of misguidance: they take what suits them and leave what does not suit them. I have previously elaborated on this matter, just as the scholars have elaborated on ruling by other than what Allah has revealed, explaining that it is sometimes kufr that takes one out of the religion, and sometimes it is minor kufr that does not take one out of the religion.
And I said that the one who completely abolishes the Shari'ah and replaces it with man-made law provides evidence that he considers the Shari'ah unsuitable, and therefore he replaced it with the law. If he considers the Shari'ah unsuitable, no one would say that he is definitely a disbeliever; he considers it unsuitable, and he is a disbeliever. Yes.
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