Referring to the customs and traditions of the tribes
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: If someone were to say, “I have ruled that so-and-so owes a certain amount and five sheep, as happens among some tribes,” what is your guidance?
Answer:
The tribes have no ruling authority, nor do customs and traditions; the ruling belongs to the Shari'ah, and one must refer to the Shari'ah. The government, may Allah guide it, has established a library in every province and every large town, and even in the villages and hamlets. Therefore, one must not refer to customs, nor to the Bedouin *suloom* (tribal codes). This is not permissible. The ruling is the Shari'ah; this is the obligatory duty, and it is what exists in this land, praise be to Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: If someone were to say, “I have ruled that so-and-so owes a certain amount and five sheep, as happens among some tribes,” what is your guidance?
Answer:
The tribes have no ruling authority, nor do customs and traditions; the ruling belongs to the Shari'ah, and one must refer to the Shari'ah. The government, may Allah guide it, has established a library in every province and every large town, and even in the villages and hamlets. Therefore, one must not refer to customs, nor to the Bedouin *suloom* (tribal codes). This is not permissible. The ruling is the Shari'ah; this is the obligatory duty, and it is what exists in this land, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب قول الله - تعالى - : { ومن الناس من يتخذ من دون الله أندادا يحبونهم كحب الله } — islamhouse.com (55:27)
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