Is the legislator of man-made laws absolutely a disbeliever because he orders people to obey him?
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The questioner : Is the legislator of man-made laws...
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Is the legislator of man-made laws?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is he a disbeliever in an absolute sense because he is a taghut who legislated laws for people and called them to obey him?
The Shaykh : This is if he knows the truth and says that these laws, which contradict the Shari'ah, are the only thing that will reform people; then he is a disbeliever. But if he does not know the truth and it is confused for him, he is like the others who engage in figurative interpretation.
The questioner : Even if it is ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Even if he is the legislator?
The Shaykh : Even if he is what?
The questioner : Even if he is the legislator.
The Shaykh : Yes, everyone who legislates laws thinking that they do not contradict the Shari'ah, because the proponents of unrestricted public interest have expanded it greatly, even permitting riba (usury or interest) if it is for investment and not for exploitation.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Is the legislator of man-made laws?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is he a disbeliever in an absolute sense because he is a taghut who legislated laws for people and called them to obey him?
The Shaykh : This is if he knows the truth and says that these laws, which contradict the Shari'ah, are the only thing that will reform people; then he is a disbeliever. But if he does not know the truth and it is confused for him, he is like the others who engage in figurative interpretation.
The questioner : Even if it is ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Even if he is the legislator?
The Shaykh : Even if he is what?
The questioner : Even if he is the legislator.
The Shaykh : Yes, everyone who legislates laws thinking that they do not contradict the Shari'ah, because the proponents of unrestricted public interest have expanded it greatly, even permitting riba (usury or interest) if it is for investment and not for exploitation.