Is it understood from the hadith of Hudhayfah: (Withdraw from them all) that one should refrain from entering parliamentary councils and Islamic parties?
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The questioner : The hadith of Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Hudhayfah to withdraw from those groups when the Muslims have no imam and no congregation, does this hadith indicate that it is forbidden to enter parliamentary councils, which some people claim is a means to implement the law of Allah, or does it not?
The Shaykh : The hadith indicates this and more than that, which is that one should not join any of the parties, even if they are Islamic, let alone join a parliament that rules by other than what Allah has revealed.
The questioner : Yes, and the claim they make is that through this, we seek to establish a project?
The Shaykh : Yes, this call is not Islamic because it is based on the disbelieving Western principle, which states that the end justifies the means.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to commit what Allah has forbidden in order to reach what Allah has prescribed. This is on one hand, and on the other hand, many of these people who base their lives on this disbelieving principle have tried it, and if they were confronted with it, they would deny it with their tongues, but they practice it with their actions. These people have tried it for many years and entered parliaments in many Arab countries, and they gained nothing from it except to retreat backward.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : To put it more clearly, they enter to reform, but they exit having become corrupt themselves.
The questioner : They say, for example, that dire necessities permit the forbidden, so what...
The Shaykh : And this is also a correct legal principle.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But they apply it incorrectly. "Dire necessities permit the forbidden" applies when the necessity actually occurs, not out of fear that it might occur. In other words, it is not permissible, for example, for a Muslim to eat something forbidden when he has not fallen into the forbidden state, which is destruction and death, out of fear that it might occur. Rather, it is only when he falls into this fear that it becomes permissible for him to eat what was originally forbidden.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, "dire necessities permit the forbidden" does not mean that one commits something in the hope of reaching something. "In the hope" here, as it came in some reports from Ibn 'Umar, who said: "Place 'in the hope' at that star." This is on one hand, and on the other hand, this is the foundation for us: the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh : And all Muslims, whether they belong to a party, a school of thought, or the pious predecessors, all agree on a common word, which is what he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to preach in his sermons when he opened them, from his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 6098 Did the Muslims know from his biography (peace and blessings be upon him) that he committed what Allah has forbidden in order to reach what Allah has prescribed?
The questioner : Not at all.
The Shaykh : Far be it from Allah, so we say:
"You have driven them in, O Sa'd, and Sa'd is wrapped up. This is not how, O Sa'd, you drive in camels."
These people who enter parliaments claiming to reform, first, they do not reach reform, because as it was said: "Can the perfumer fix what time has corrupted?" Second, they contradicted the methodology of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in establishing the Muslim state. How did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) do it? He taught the people and raised them on Islam.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this is the path that Muslims today must follow, who truly strive to achieve the Islamic society and establish Islamic rule on earth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And not the opposite of the Prophetic guidance, and that they follow paths that contradict the Shari'ah, as they admit, but in reality, they follow the principle mentioned earlier: the end justifies the means. Yes.
The questioner : In the hadith of Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him when Hudhayfah said: "What if the Muslims have no imam and no congregation?" He said: How is the restoration of the Islamic caliphate achieved through this withdrawal?
The Shaykh : Through the education I mentioned earlier.
The questioner : So what is the meaning of withdrawal here?
The Shaykh : Withdrawal means not aligning with one group against other Islamic groups, but rather following the requirements of the legal rulings.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And not forming a bloc or joining a party, thereby opposing Muslims, as is the reality of many groups today.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Let him finish his question, then comment on what you have.
The Shaykh : The hadith indicates this and more than that, which is that one should not join any of the parties, even if they are Islamic, let alone join a parliament that rules by other than what Allah has revealed.
The questioner : Yes, and the claim they make is that through this, we seek to establish a project?
The Shaykh : Yes, this call is not Islamic because it is based on the disbelieving Western principle, which states that the end justifies the means.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to commit what Allah has forbidden in order to reach what Allah has prescribed. This is on one hand, and on the other hand, many of these people who base their lives on this disbelieving principle have tried it, and if they were confronted with it, they would deny it with their tongues, but they practice it with their actions. These people have tried it for many years and entered parliaments in many Arab countries, and they gained nothing from it except to retreat backward.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : To put it more clearly, they enter to reform, but they exit having become corrupt themselves.
The questioner : They say, for example, that dire necessities permit the forbidden, so what...
The Shaykh : And this is also a correct legal principle.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But they apply it incorrectly. "Dire necessities permit the forbidden" applies when the necessity actually occurs, not out of fear that it might occur. In other words, it is not permissible, for example, for a Muslim to eat something forbidden when he has not fallen into the forbidden state, which is destruction and death, out of fear that it might occur. Rather, it is only when he falls into this fear that it becomes permissible for him to eat what was originally forbidden.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So, "dire necessities permit the forbidden" does not mean that one commits something in the hope of reaching something. "In the hope" here, as it came in some reports from Ibn 'Umar, who said: "Place 'in the hope' at that star." This is on one hand, and on the other hand, this is the foundation for us: the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh : And all Muslims, whether they belong to a party, a school of thought, or the pious predecessors, all agree on a common word, which is what he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to preach in his sermons when he opened them, from his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad.
وخير الهدى هدى محمّد صلّى الله عليه وآله وسلّمThe questioner : Not at all.
The Shaykh : Far be it from Allah, so we say:
"You have driven them in, O Sa'd, and Sa'd is wrapped up. This is not how, O Sa'd, you drive in camels."
These people who enter parliaments claiming to reform, first, they do not reach reform, because as it was said: "Can the perfumer fix what time has corrupted?" Second, they contradicted the methodology of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in establishing the Muslim state. How did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) do it? He taught the people and raised them on Islam.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And this is the path that Muslims today must follow, who truly strive to achieve the Islamic society and establish Islamic rule on earth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And not the opposite of the Prophetic guidance, and that they follow paths that contradict the Shari'ah, as they admit, but in reality, they follow the principle mentioned earlier: the end justifies the means. Yes.
The questioner : In the hadith of Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him when Hudhayfah said: "What if the Muslims have no imam and no congregation?" He said:
So keep away from those sects
فاعتزل تلك الفرقThe Shaykh : Through the education I mentioned earlier.
The questioner : So what is the meaning of withdrawal here?
The Shaykh : Withdrawal means not aligning with one group against other Islamic groups, but rather following the requirements of the legal rulings.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And not forming a bloc or joining a party, thereby opposing Muslims, as is the reality of many groups today.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Let him finish his question, then comment on what you have.
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