Is there a permissibility of entering parliaments in the story of Abu Basir in the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. I met with some officials of some groups in the city of Riyadh... regarding the permissibility of entering parliaments, and they permit entering them. I, meaning, I opposed them and said: This is not permissible, and it is not fitting in Islam. So he took the microphone... and said: This is reactionary, and he spoke to me in a way that is not fitting to be said. So the point—May Allah reward you—is that among the things he cited as evidence for me regarding the permissibility of entering parliaments is the story, meaning...
The Shaykh : Yusuf.
The questioner : No, Abu Basir, meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returning him.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : And that this is what is cited as evidence, and the way of citing it is that he was in a state of dire necessity, and that this matter of the treaty occurred, which is something that a person must... upon it. So he describes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as being in a state of dire necessity, so he returned the Companions...
The Shaykh : "Sa'd drove them in, and Sa'd was wrapped up *** This is not, O Sa'd, how camels are driven in"
The Shaykh: We are known for our line. A person like this is reminded in the manner of the Messenger (peace be upon him) in general. We do not need to go into the details now. Then it is said to him: Second, you attribute to the Messenger (peace be upon him) that he deliberately committed a violation of the Shari'ah out of dire necessity, and this is a lie against Allah and His Messenger. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do that except in obedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); because he had made a covenant with them, as is known in the story of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. So he returned this believer who fled with his religion and delivered him to the polytheists in implementation of the text of the Qur'an:. So the Messenger (peace be upon him) fulfilled the covenant here. And it is not said—and this is actually from their ignorance—when they interpret some events and some occurrences contrary to their correct interpretation.
The Shaykh: Then we say: Where is your dire necessity to enter the parliament that rules by other than what Allah has revealed? This is imagination within imagination. Dire necessity, as you all know, is estimated by its amount. What are they aiming at with this claimed dire necessity, which is entering the parliament? Establishing the rule of Islam. Well, is establishing the rule of Islam done by violating the rulings of Islam? So there is no difference between you and those whom you want to replace and take the place of; because they rule by other than what Allah has revealed. So you claim that you want to rule by what Allah has revealed, and from the start you justify ruling by other than what Allah has revealed. So this is a refuted argument, if I do not say that it is a place of foolishness to say: We want to reach the rule by the way of entering the parliament. This is first: it is not a religious cause; participating with the disbelievers or the misguides, at least in their rule, is not a religious cause. And second: it is not a cosmic cause; the Muslims have tried for close to more than half a century to reach the rule by the way of participating with the open sinners or the wicked or those who rule by other than what Allah has revealed, with whatever intention that was, and then they did not benefit from anything. Because everyone who contradicted the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and did not take the means of victory that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) legislated for the Muslims will never reach the desired goal. Because they did not support Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as He commanded in the Noble Qur'an, but rather they let themselves down by participating with others who contradict the Shari'ah of Islam. So such speech is, in its misguidance, so clear that it does not need much talk.
The Shaykh: Perhaps Professor Abu Malik will treat us...
The Shaykh : Yusuf.
The questioner : No, Abu Basir, meaning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returning him.
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : And that this is what is cited as evidence, and the way of citing it is that he was in a state of dire necessity, and that this matter of the treaty occurred, which is something that a person must... upon it. So he describes the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as being in a state of dire necessity, so he returned the Companions...
The Shaykh : "Sa'd drove them in, and Sa'd was wrapped up *** This is not, O Sa'd, how camels are driven in"
The Shaykh: We are known for our line. A person like this is reminded in the manner of the Messenger (peace be upon him) in general. We do not need to go into the details now. Then it is said to him: Second, you attribute to the Messenger (peace be upon him) that he deliberately committed a violation of the Shari'ah out of dire necessity, and this is a lie against Allah and His Messenger. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do that except in obedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); because he had made a covenant with them, as is known in the story of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah. So he returned this believer who fled with his religion and delivered him to the polytheists in implementation of the text of the Qur'an:
And fulfill the covenant
وَأَوْفُوا بِالْعَهْدِThe Shaykh: Then we say: Where is your dire necessity to enter the parliament that rules by other than what Allah has revealed? This is imagination within imagination. Dire necessity, as you all know, is estimated by its amount. What are they aiming at with this claimed dire necessity, which is entering the parliament? Establishing the rule of Islam. Well, is establishing the rule of Islam done by violating the rulings of Islam? So there is no difference between you and those whom you want to replace and take the place of; because they rule by other than what Allah has revealed. So you claim that you want to rule by what Allah has revealed, and from the start you justify ruling by other than what Allah has revealed. So this is a refuted argument, if I do not say that it is a place of foolishness to say: We want to reach the rule by the way of entering the parliament. This is first: it is not a religious cause; participating with the disbelievers or the misguides, at least in their rule, is not a religious cause. And second: it is not a cosmic cause; the Muslims have tried for close to more than half a century to reach the rule by the way of participating with the open sinners or the wicked or those who rule by other than what Allah has revealed, with whatever intention that was, and then they did not benefit from anything. Because everyone who contradicted the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and did not take the means of victory that Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) legislated for the Muslims will never reach the desired goal. Because they did not support Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as He commanded in the Noble Qur'an, but rather they let themselves down by participating with others who contradict the Shari'ah of Islam. So such speech is, in its misguidance, so clear that it does not need much talk.
The Shaykh: Perhaps Professor Abu Malik will treat us...
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