What is the detail regarding the issue of judging by other than what Allah has revealed?
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The questioner : Some people say that the primary source of legislation is...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then he establishes all the laws by which people are judged... So what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : Like the hypocrites[Al-Baqarah 2:8].
The questioner : Is it practical hypocrisy or doctrinal hypocrisy?
The Shaykh : No, it is not doctrinal; this is practical hypocrisy. But if he believes that what he judges between people is better than the Book and the Sunnah, that is disbelief.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Then he establishes all the laws by which people are judged... So what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : Like the hypocrites
say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day," but they are not believers.
يقولون آمنا وما هم بمؤمنينThe questioner : Is it practical hypocrisy or doctrinal hypocrisy?
The Shaykh : No, it is not doctrinal; this is practical hypocrisy. But if he believes that what he judges between people is better than the Book and the Sunnah, that is disbelief.