The Ruling on Setting Aside the Shari'ah and Replacing It with Man-Made Laws
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on setting aside the Islamic Shari'ah and replacing it with man-made laws, such as French or British law or others, and making that the law, with a text specifying this?
The Shaykh:
Whoever finally sets aside the Islamic Shari'ah and replaces it with the law, this is evidence that he considers this matter permissible; for he would not set it aside and replace it with the law unless he believes it is better than the Shari'ah. If he believed the Shari'ah was better than it, he would not have displaced the Shari'ah and replaced it with the law. This is disbelief in Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner:
The question remains that a law stipulates that cases of marriage and inheritance are for the Islamic Shari'ah, is this sufficient?
The Shaykh:
This is believing in part of the Book and disbelieving in part, meaning he rules by the Shari'ah in some matters and prevents it in others. Religion is not divided, and ruling by the Shari'ah is not divided. Rather, it is obligatory to apply the Shari'ah completely, without applying some of it and leaving some of it.
The presenter:
May Allah preserve you.
What is the ruling on setting aside the Islamic Shari'ah and replacing it with man-made laws, such as French or British law or others, and making that the law, with a text specifying this?
The Shaykh:
Whoever finally sets aside the Islamic Shari'ah and replaces it with the law, this is evidence that he considers this matter permissible; for he would not set it aside and replace it with the law unless he believes it is better than the Shari'ah. If he believed the Shari'ah was better than it, he would not have displaced the Shari'ah and replaced it with the law. This is disbelief in Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The questioner:
The question remains that a law stipulates that cases of marriage and inheritance are for the Islamic Shari'ah, is this sufficient?
The Shaykh:
This is believing in part of the Book and disbelieving in part, meaning he rules by the Shari'ah in some matters and prevents it in others. Religion is not divided, and ruling by the Shari'ah is not divided. Rather, it is obligatory to apply the Shari'ah completely, without applying some of it and leaving some of it.
The presenter:
May Allah preserve you.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة في العقيدة - مسائل الإيمان - الفوزان — archive.org (26:32)
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