If brothels spread and are encouraged in an Islamic state, what is the ruling on the ruler in this regard?
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The questioner : There is a question that one of the brothers submitted just now.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He says that in some Muslim countries, brothels are prevalent, the state supervises them, and it pays the prostitutes wages for prostitution. It is well known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited prostitution, or this...
Abu Malik: Regarding the wages of a prostitute.
The questioner : Yes, regarding the wages of a prostitute.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : So what do you say about this, and what do you advise...
Abu Malik: I mean, does the ruler become a disbeliever for this...
The Shaykh : Ah. This is not the first violation of these laws. Without a doubt, this is a type of disbelief. It may be doctrinal disbelief, or it may be practical disbelief. Whoever legislates this law, considering it permissible and lawful, commits disbelief that takes him out of the religion. As for whoever legislates it like those who consume the wealth of people unjustly by any means, such as theft or legalized theft, like banks, for example, all these things are forbidden in Islam. So whoever considers them permissible and does not acknowledge the prohibition of the Shari'ah, he is a disbeliever who has apostatized from his religion. But whoever considers them permissible while acknowledging that they contradict the Shari'ah, his case is like that of the one who commits unlawful sexual intercourse, the one who steals, the one who backbites and talebears, and so on. All these are sins that do not take one out of the circle of Islam as long as he still holds the belief in the ruling of Islam. If he does not hold this belief, then he is a disbeliever at that time.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, O Shaykh. The first thing I will start with in my speech
The Shaykh : Do you have a question?
The questioner : It is an introduction to the question, meaning
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He says that in some Muslim countries, brothels are prevalent, the state supervises them, and it pays the prostitutes wages for prostitution. It is well known that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited prostitution, or this...
Abu Malik: Regarding the wages of a prostitute.
The questioner : Yes, regarding the wages of a prostitute.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : So what do you say about this, and what do you advise...
Abu Malik: I mean, does the ruler become a disbeliever for this...
The Shaykh : Ah. This is not the first violation of these laws. Without a doubt, this is a type of disbelief. It may be doctrinal disbelief, or it may be practical disbelief. Whoever legislates this law, considering it permissible and lawful, commits disbelief that takes him out of the religion. As for whoever legislates it like those who consume the wealth of people unjustly by any means, such as theft or legalized theft, like banks, for example, all these things are forbidden in Islam. So whoever considers them permissible and does not acknowledge the prohibition of the Shari'ah, he is a disbeliever who has apostatized from his religion. But whoever considers them permissible while acknowledging that they contradict the Shari'ah, his case is like that of the one who commits unlawful sexual intercourse, the one who steals, the one who backbites and talebears, and so on. All these are sins that do not take one out of the circle of Islam as long as he still holds the belief in the ruling of Islam. If he does not hold this belief, then he is a disbeliever at that time.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, O Shaykh. The first thing I will start with in my speech
The Shaykh : Do you have a question?
The questioner : It is an introduction to the question, meaning
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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