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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Adjudicating by Man-Made Laws

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do the Muslims who adjudicate by man-made laws fall under the saying of Allah the Exalted:
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allahاتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ
[At-Tawbah 9:31]
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Answer:
They do not fall outside of this, but it may be major kufr (disbelief) or minor kufr (disbelief). This is detailed in the words of the scholars. And they, no, they do not fall outside of the verse; they do not fall outside of the verse. Yes.
Source الحكم بالقوانين الوضعية — alfawzan.live

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