The ruling on a judge who rules by other than what Allah has revealed
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a judge rules by other than what Allah has revealed and substitutes that with man-made laws, is his action considered kufr (disbelief) that expels one from the religion, or is it kufr (disbelief) less than kufr (disbelief)?
Answer:
You know that there is a distinction in this. If he believes that he has a choice between the law and the Shari'ah, or believes that the law is better, or believes that ruling by the law is permissible, then he commits major shirk (associating partners with Allah) that expels one from the religion. But if he believes that Allah’s ruling is the truth and that he is mistaken and misguided in his action, but he does it for one of the desires of the self, then he is considered to be committing a major sin among the major sins, and this is practical kufr (disbelief).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a judge rules by other than what Allah has revealed and substitutes that with man-made laws, is his action considered kufr (disbelief) that expels one from the religion, or is it kufr (disbelief) less than kufr (disbelief)?
Answer:
You know that there is a distinction in this. If he believes that he has a choice between the law and the Shari'ah, or believes that the law is better, or believes that ruling by the law is permissible, then he commits major shirk (associating partners with Allah) that expels one from the religion. But if he believes that Allah’s ruling is the truth and that he is mistaken and misguided in his action, but he does it for one of the desires of the self, then he is considered to be committing a major sin among the major sins, and this is practical kufr (disbelief).
Source
الحكم بغير ما أنزل الله — alfawzan.live
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