Is it permissible to rule by the customs of the Bedouins and tribal traditions?
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Question:
And he asks about ruling by the customs of the Bedouins and tribal traditions, this is
Answer:
It is forbidden; this is not permissible. This is the ruling of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:50] Be certain that this is like ruling by laws; it is all the same, ruling by other than what Allah has revealed. It is not permissible, whether it is laws, or customs, or tribal traditions? It is all ruling by other than what Allah has revealed. Yes.
And he asks about ruling by the customs of the Bedouins and tribal traditions, this is
Answer:
It is forbidden; this is not permissible. This is the ruling of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
Then is it the judgement of [the time of] ignorance they desire? But who is better than Allah in judgement for a people
أَفَحُكْمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حُكْمًا لِّقَوْمٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز الحكم بعادات البوادي والأعراف القبلية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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