Some scholars say: If the society is Muslim but does not apply the Shari'ah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), then the society is in a state of jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance); what is your opinion?
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The questioner : I hear often that some scholars say ... that if the society is ... Muslim, but the Shari'ah of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is not applied in it, then the society is in a state of jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance) ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... he elaborates.
The Shaykh : Yes?
Another questioner : He elaborates, of course, detail is necessary ... .
The Shaykh : In the case of the political parties, this reminded me ... of an old statement they have inherited from their imams regarding the conditions for the validity of the Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer, which is that there must be a Muslim ruler, a sultan, a caliph, or a king, otherwise the Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer is invalid. This remained the case for a period until the sultans of the Muslims began to decline, meaning they weakened, and they found it difficult from a scholarly perspective to say that there was no Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer in the lands of Islam because there was no Muslim ruler. So they said: it is sufficient that there is a Muslim judge for the Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer to be valid. Then the situation in some Islamic lands reached a point—regrettably—where the Muslims ... Islam ... so they said—and all of this is found in ...: it is sufficient that if there is a Muslim judge who is able to apply Islam, he applies it, meaning it is sufficient that the society is such that if he is able to apply it, he applies it; because it is an Islamic society, but they lack the power and ability to enforce it, and so on.
I see that this last idea, even though it was not based on a sequence of ... rulings ..., helped completely in answering this issue. What concerns us is that if these Muslims are given the opportunity to apply Islam, do they have faith in Islam ... and apply it, or are we and the rulers the same? If they were in our reality, we have thousands upon thousands, differing in associations and parties, if they were given the opportunity to apply Islam, they would not fall short at all, ever ... the Islamic project is sought to be established ... Islam and its application.
Yes?
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner : ... he elaborates.
The Shaykh : Yes?
Another questioner : He elaborates, of course, detail is necessary ... .
The Shaykh : In the case of the political parties, this reminded me ... of an old statement they have inherited from their imams regarding the conditions for the validity of the Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer, which is that there must be a Muslim ruler, a sultan, a caliph, or a king, otherwise the Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer is invalid. This remained the case for a period until the sultans of the Muslims began to decline, meaning they weakened, and they found it difficult from a scholarly perspective to say that there was no Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer in the lands of Islam because there was no Muslim ruler. So they said: it is sufficient that there is a Muslim judge for the Jumu'ah (Friday) prayer to be valid. Then the situation in some Islamic lands reached a point—regrettably—where the Muslims ... Islam ... so they said—and all of this is found in ...: it is sufficient that if there is a Muslim judge who is able to apply Islam, he applies it, meaning it is sufficient that the society is such that if he is able to apply it, he applies it; because it is an Islamic society, but they lack the power and ability to enforce it, and so on.
I see that this last idea, even though it was not based on a sequence of ... rulings ..., helped completely in answering this issue. What concerns us is that if these Muslims are given the opportunity to apply Islam, do they have faith in Islam ... and apply it, or are we and the rulers the same? If they were in our reality, we have thousands upon thousands, differing in associations and parties, if they were given the opportunity to apply Islam, they would not fall short at all, ever ... the Islamic project is sought to be established ... Islam and its application.
Yes?
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