(The meaning of the Qur'an here and explaining the severity of abandoning the judgment of the Qur'an and the judgment of men's opinions, and speaking about man-made laws) But I fear the heart's detachment
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The Shaykh : He says:
"But I fear the heart's detachment from *** the judgment of this revelation and the Qur'an
and contentment with men's opinions and their guesswork *** not that it was a favor from the Most Merciful"
Yes, this is also something to be feared greatly, because the one who does not judge by the Qur'an is detached and has exited from faith. Even if he prays, fasts, pays zakah, and does all acts of obedience, if he does not judge by the Qur'an, he is a disbeliever and an apostate.[Al-Ma'idah 5:44] For this reason, he said:
"But I fear the heart's detachment from *** the judgment of this revelation and the Qur'an"
His saying: "and the Qur'an" may be a coordination of a synonym with its synonym, like the poet's saying: "*** and he found her words to be lies and falsehood"
It is also possible that he means by revelation the Sunnah, because it is the second revelation, and the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Which is more appropriate? If the matter revolves around whether the speech is foundational or confirmatory?
The student: Foundational
The Shaykh : The first
The student: Foundational
The Shaykh : The first, because if we take it as foundational, there is no repetition. If we take it as confirmatory, there is repetition. Good.
"and contentment with men's opinions and their guesswork *** not that it was a favor from the Most Merciful"
Someone might say that a person may turn away from judging by the Qur'an and not judge by men's opinions. We say this is impossible. A person must have a path, either a path of good or a path of evil, as Allah the Exalted said:[Yunus 10:32] And it came in the hadith: Because every person has an ambition and an action. If he turns away from judging by the Qur'an, he must walk on a path. Where must he go if he leaves the Qur'an? To his own desires or to the opinions of others. If we look at some of the judges today in Muslim countries, we find that this description applies to them exactly. They have turned away from judging by the Qur'an and judged by men's opinions. And who are the men whose opinions they judged by? Disbelievers. Disbelievers. We may say that what they judged by in their time and place and among their people was suitable. But will it remain suitable for nations in every time and every place? Absolutely not. Only the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and the speech of His Messenger is suitable for every time and place and nation. But these imported laws from the East or the West are all from the making of men, at a time that may be suitable and may not be suitable. It may not be suitable even in their own time and place and among their own people, because they are not infallible and do not perceive all matters and problems. And yet these ignorant people pick up these laws and apply them to a Muslim people, which contradicts to the utmost degree the nations for which these laws were legislated. This is due to their ignorance. We ask Allah to guide them to His straight path.
The student: Amen.
The Shaykh : And that He appoints the best of them over the Muslims
"But I fear the heart's detachment from *** the judgment of this revelation and the Qur'an
and contentment with men's opinions and their guesswork *** not that it was a favor from the Most Merciful"
Yes, this is also something to be feared greatly, because the one who does not judge by the Qur'an is detached and has exited from faith. Even if he prays, fasts, pays zakah, and does all acts of obedience, if he does not judge by the Qur'an, he is a disbeliever and an apostate.
And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.
ومن لم يحكم بما أنزل الله فأولئك هم الكافرون"But I fear the heart's detachment from *** the judgment of this revelation and the Qur'an"
His saying: "and the Qur'an" may be a coordination of a synonym with its synonym, like the poet's saying: "*** and he found her words to be lies and falsehood"
It is also possible that he means by revelation the Sunnah, because it is the second revelation, and the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Which is more appropriate? If the matter revolves around whether the speech is foundational or confirmatory?
The student: Foundational
The Shaykh : The first
The student: Foundational
The Shaykh : The first, because if we take it as foundational, there is no repetition. If we take it as confirmatory, there is repetition. Good.
"and contentment with men's opinions and their guesswork *** not that it was a favor from the Most Merciful"
Someone might say that a person may turn away from judging by the Qur'an and not judge by men's opinions. We say this is impossible. A person must have a path, either a path of good or a path of evil, as Allah the Exalted said:
And what can be beyond truth except error?
فماذا بعد الحق إلا الضلالThe most truthful of names are Harith and Hammad
أصدق الأسماء حارث وهمامThe student: Amen.
The Shaykh : And that He appoints the best of them over the Muslims