The ruling on one who rules by other than what Allah has revealed through his action

Question:
Your Eminence, you said—may Allah reward you—that one who permits ruling by other than what Allah has revealed becomes an apostate. So what if he does not permit it with his tongue, but he rules by other than what Allah has revealed, places these laws in the position of the Shari'ah, compels people to follow them, and punishes those who deviate from them or call for the implementation of Allah's law?

Answer:
The apparent reality of this is major disbelief, but being certain of that is a matter of consideration; because he may claim that he did so because the people do not accept it, or because the state of which he is the head does not allow him to do otherwise, while he knows that this is false, that this is wrong, and that ruling by other than what Allah has revealed is invalid, and he knows that Allah's ruling is the truth, but his doing so was driven by desire, obedience to Satan, preference for this world, and the like, and he does not consider it permissible. Thus, it is a matter of consideration; declaring him a disbeliever is a matter of consideration, even though its apparent reality is disbelief.
The apparent state of today's states—except for a few—is that their apparent condition is kufr (disbelief) and making permissible the ruling by other than what Allah revealed. However, being certain of this is a matter of consideration if he claims that he does not permit that, and that he sees the ruling by the Shari'ah as obligatory, and that the application of man-made laws is invalid, but he was compelled to do so by such and such, and such and such, and such and such; this is the matter of consideration, and Allah knows best.