Is participation in parliaments major shirk that expels everyone who participates in it?
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The questioner : Is participation in parliaments major shirk that expels everyone who participates in this parliament?
The Shaykh : No, the answer to this is understood from what came before. Participation is a practical act, so if it is not accompanied by something indicating that they consider this act permissible in their hearts, then it is a sin and a transgression, and it may be a major sin. And I say—and I mean what I say—it may be a major sin; because some of those who participate are, in a sense, misguided due to their ignorance of Islam, and they are not intending to disobey Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
In any case, regarding participation in parliaments, we... that it is not permissible Islamically; because it is considered one of the clearest forms of loyalty to ruling by other than what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has revealed. This is a practical act. This is like His saying (the Exalted):[Al-Ma'idah 5:51], so this loyalty is practical disbelief. If it is accompanied by disbelief in the heart, then it is disbelief of the religion that expels one from Islam. So participation in parliaments is undoubtedly a major transgression, but it is not permissible to say that it is apostasy except according to... if it becomes apparent from one of them that he considers ruling by other than what Allah has revealed permissible in his heart, then he is a disbeliever, just as we explained that in a previous session.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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The Shaykh : No, the answer to this is understood from what came before. Participation is a practical act, so if it is not accompanied by something indicating that they consider this act permissible in their hearts, then it is a sin and a transgression, and it may be a major sin. And I say—and I mean what I say—it may be a major sin; because some of those who participate are, in a sense, misguided due to their ignorance of Islam, and they are not intending to disobey Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
In any case, regarding participation in parliaments, we... that it is not permissible Islamically; because it is considered one of the clearest forms of loyalty to ruling by other than what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has revealed. This is a practical act. This is like His saying (the Exalted):
And whoever is an ally to them among you - then indeed, he is [one] of them
وَمَنْ يَتَوَلَّهُمْ مِنْكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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