The Ruling of the Judge Who Rules by Other Than What Allah Has Revealed
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This is if he believes that he is mistaken and that he is a sinner, committing a type of disbelief less than full disbelief. However, if he considers it permissible and sees that the ruling of the taghut is valid, or that it is better than the ruling of Allah, then he is a disbeliever in the view of all scholars. Disbelief is of two kinds: major and minor. The judge or ruler who rules by other than what Allah has revealed, while knowing that he is mistaken and that he is a sinner, but is driven by some excitement, or by being accommodating to someone, or by anger at an enemy, or by love for a friend, may be a sinner and may have committed minor disbelief. As for the one who rules by other than what Allah has revealed, believing that it is permissible, or that it is better than the ruling of Allah—may we seek refuge in Allah—or that it is a substitute for the ruling of Allah, then he is a disbeliever in the view of all scholars. We ask Allah—may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Prophet, O our Shaykh. Even if he prays and fasts and claims to be a Muslim.
Please proceed.
Answer:
This is if he believes that he is mistaken and that he is a sinner, committing a type of disbelief less than full disbelief. However, if he considers it permissible and sees that the ruling of the taghut is valid, or that it is better than the ruling of Allah, then he is a disbeliever in the view of all scholars. Disbelief is of two kinds: major and minor. The judge or ruler who rules by other than what Allah has revealed, while knowing that he is mistaken and that he is a sinner, but is driven by some excitement, or by being accommodating to someone, or by anger at an enemy, or by love for a friend, may be a sinner and may have committed minor disbelief. As for the one who rules by other than what Allah has revealed, believing that it is permissible, or that it is better than the ruling of Allah—may we seek refuge in Allah—or that it is a substitute for the ruling of Allah, then he is a disbeliever in the view of all scholars. We ask Allah—may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Prophet, O our Shaykh. Even if he prays and fasts and claims to be a Muslim.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 173 لماذا نسمح باستقدام العمال الكفار مع وجود عمال من بلاد عربية إسلامية؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com (1:26)
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