One Who Opposes the Evidence in Favor of His School’s Ruling and the Shirk of Obedience
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person sees the evidence but opposes it in favor of the ruling of his school, does this person fall under the shirk (associating partners with Allah) of obedience that you mentioned a moment ago, which has three categories?
Answer:
If it is the ruling of a jurist, and he knows, he knows that it contradicts the evidence, but he adopts it because it aligns with his desire, or his lust, or his wish, this is a major sin among the major sins; it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah).
As for if he knows that it contradicts the evidence and agrees to this and adopts it while knowing that it is contrary to the evidence, and he considers it permissible, he considers opposing the evidence permissible, this is shirk of wealth if he considers opposing the evidence permissible. This is shirk of wealth. But if he adopts it and does not consider it permissible, but adopts it because it aligns with his desire and his wish, and he believes that this thing is not permissible, then this is shirk, and nothing more? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person sees the evidence but opposes it in favor of the ruling of his school, does this person fall under the shirk (associating partners with Allah) of obedience that you mentioned a moment ago, which has three categories?
Answer:
If it is the ruling of a jurist, and he knows, he knows that it contradicts the evidence, but he adopts it because it aligns with his desire, or his lust, or his wish, this is a major sin among the major sins; it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah).
As for if he knows that it contradicts the evidence and agrees to this and adopts it while knowing that it is contrary to the evidence, and he considers it permissible, he considers opposing the evidence permissible, this is shirk of wealth if he considers opposing the evidence permissible. This is shirk of wealth. But if he adopts it and does not consider it permissible, but adopts it because it aligns with his desire and his wish, and he believes that this thing is not permissible, then this is shirk, and nothing more? Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من أطاع العلماء والأمراء في تحريم ما أحل الله أو تحليل ما حرم الله فقد اتخذهم أربابًا من دون الله — islamhouse.com (1:11:04)
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