Explanation of What Is Called the Shirk of Sovereignty
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Question:
The questioner says: I read in the commentary on the Book of Tawhid by Your Excellency the section on the shirk of sovereignty. What is it, and is it major kufr (disbelief) that takes one out of the religion?
Answer:
I have not heard this term. There is no specific shirk of sovereignty. There is no specific shirk of sovereignty. Rather, this is what some partisan groups call the shirk of sovereignty. The shirk is shirk in worship. Shirk in worship includes sovereignty, because ruling by what Allah has revealed is worship. Ruling by what Allah has revealed is worship and obedience to Allah.[Al-Ma'idah 5:49] So it is included in worship and is not an independent category; rather, it is included in the worship of Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: I read in the commentary on the Book of Tawhid by Your Excellency the section on the shirk of sovereignty. What is it, and is it major kufr (disbelief) that takes one out of the religion?
Answer:
I have not heard this term. There is no specific shirk of sovereignty. There is no specific shirk of sovereignty. Rather, this is what some partisan groups call the shirk of sovereignty. The shirk is shirk in worship. Shirk in worship includes sovereignty, because ruling by what Allah has revealed is worship. Ruling by what Allah has revealed is worship and obedience to Allah.
And judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed and do not follow their inclinations
وَأَنِ احْكُم بَيْنَهُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاءَهُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء في التنجيم - 1 — islamhouse.com (58:28)
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