"But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute among themselves and then find within themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and submit in [full, willing] submission." [Surah An-Nisa (4:65)]
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Among the types of Tawheed is “Tawheed al ‘Ibaadah”
——Since the term “Ibaadah” means total obedience, and Allah is considered The Ultimate Lawgiver, the implementation of secular legal systems not based on isamic law(Sharee’ah) is an act of disbelief in the islamic law (sharee’ah) and belief in the correctness of such systems. Such a belief constitutes a form of worshipping other than Allaah.
Allah said in the Qur’aan:
“…..And those who do not rule by what Allah has revealed are disbelievers(Kafiroon)” [5:44]
[Taken from Bilal Philip’s Islamic Studies Course]
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"O [my] two companions of prison, are separate lords better or Allah , the One, the Prevailing?"
"You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah . He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know."
[Surah Yoosuf 39-40]
Have you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to go for judgement (in their disputes) to the Taghut (false judges, etc.) while they have been ordered to reject them. But Shaitan (Satan) wishes to lead them far astray. (An-Nisa 4:60)
Ibn Taymiyyah (rh) said: “And it is known from the religion (of Islam) by necessity and by the consensus of all Muslims that whoever legalises to follow other than the religion of Islam or a Shariah other than the Shariah of Muhammad (SAW), he is a Kaafir. And his kufr is similar to that of the one who believes in some part of the book (Quran) and reject some of it.” [Majmua al-Fataawa (28/524)]
Ibn Kathir (rh) said: “So Whosoever abandons the wise Shariah which was revealed upon Muhammad ibn Abdullah, the seal of the prophets, and goes to other abrogated Shariah for judgment, he becomes a Kaafir. So how about the one who goes to al-Yaasiq (man-made law) for judgment and gives it precedence (over the Shariah of Muhammad (SAW). Whosoever does this has become a Kaafir by the Ijma of the Muslims.” [Al-Bidayah Wan-Nihayah, (Vol. 13, p119)]
“Thus, it has become in his sons a followed law to which they have been giving precedence over ruling by the book of Allah and the Sunnah of His messenger (SAW). Whoever does this is a Kaafir who must be FOUGHT until he returns to the rule of Allah and His messenger. So no one other than He should rule neither minorly or majorly" Tafseer Ibn Kathir, Vol 2, p.67
While ‘Allama al-Shinqiti-May Allah be merciful with him-has said: To commit shirk with Allah in judging is of the same meaning as to commit shirk in His worship, there is no difference between the two in any manner. There is no difference in any sense between he who follows a system (nizam) other than Allah’s system or law other than Allah’s law (sharia) and he who worships an idol or prostrates to a false god. They are the same and both are polytheists [associating others] with Allah. [Adwa’ al-Bayan, (7/162)]
Imaam Ahmad Shaakir said:
"The matter in these fabricated laws is clear with the clearness of the sun. It is clear Kufr and there is nothing hidden about it and there is no excuse for anyone who attributes themselves to Islaam, whoever they may be, to act according to it or to submit to it or to approve of it. So each person should beware and every person is responsible for himself. So the ‘Ulamaa should make the truth clear and tell what they have been ordered to tell without concealing anything.” – "Umdaat At-Tafseer Mukhtasar Tafseer Ibn Katheer of Ahmad Shaakir", Vol. 4/ 173-174
Shaikh Muhammad Ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen said: “The first type is when the Hukm of Allah is removed and replaced with another Taghuutee Hukm, so that the Hukm of the Shari’ah is eliminated between the people and he puts in its place another Hukm from the fabrication of the humans and they remove the laws of the Shari’ah concerning the Mu’amalah (i. e. the general actions between people) and they put in its place fabricated laws and this, without doubt, is Istib’daal (i.e. replacement) of the Shari’ah of Allah subhaanahuu wa-ta’ala, with other than it. And this is Kufr which removes one from the Milla because this person put himself at the level of the Creator because he shara’a (legislated) for the slaves of Allah that which Allah ta’ala did not give permission for and that is Shirk in His, ta’ala’s saying: “Or have they partners with Allâh (false gods), who have instituted for them a religion, which Allâh has not allowed?” (Ash-Shu’ara, 21) -
{“Fiqh Al-‘Ebaadaat”, #60}
Shaikh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Ibn ‘Abdullah Ibn Baaz said: “There is no Eeman for the one who believes the laws of the people and their opinions are superior to the Hukm of Allah and His Messenger or that they are equal to it or that they resemble it or who leaves it or replaces it with fabricated laws and institutions invented by people, even if he believes that the laws of Allah are more encompassing and more just.” [Wujoob Tah’keem Shari’ah Allah’ (pg. 16-17)]
Al-Juraishi said: “Who turns from the Shari’ah of Allâh to another Shari’ah has equated the one with the other, he has likewise equated other gods or lords to Allâh because the determination of law (hukm) is God’s absolute right by virtue of the fact that this is one of His divine attribute (al Haakim). This is because it is not possible to reject any part of the Shari’ah other than a position of power or authority at least equal to, if not greater than, that of Allâh. Whoever does this has assumed such a position. | Al-Mawa’ithat ul-Hasana p.13 |
Sheikh Abdur-Ra’uf Shakir said: “So, how would someone abandon the laws prescribed by Allah and replace them by those made by human beings? This is without doubt an immature and illogical choice. And he who does this is a kaafir [disbeliever] in Allah and His Messenger.” | Explanation of the Nullifiers of Islam p. 33 |
-One of the worst evil desires in the ummah of Muhammad is to prefer man made laws over sharia.
-Such people are kuffar without even knowing.
-There is no iman for people who hanker after man-made laws.
“They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allâh (by obeying them in things which they made lawful or unlawful according to their own desires without being ordered by Allâh), and (they also took as their Lord) Messiah, son of Maryam, while they (Jews and Christians) were commanded [in the Taurât and the Injeel) to worship none but One Ilâh (Allâh) none has the right to be worshipped but He . Praise and glory be to Him, (far above is He) from having the partners they associate (with Him).” [Taubah 9:31]
On the authority of `Adi Ibn Hatim (ra), it is reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah reciting this Qur’anic verse:
" They have taken their rabbis and their monks as lords beside Allah and [they take as a lord] Al-Maseeh, `Eesaa, the son of Maryam, yet they were not commanded but to worship One God: None has the right to be worshipped but He - Praise and Glory to Him: [Far is He] from having the partners they associate [withHim]" (Qur’an 9:31)
"…and I said to him : "We don’t worship them." He said: "Do they not forbid what Allah has permitted and do you not then forbid it (to yourselves), and do they not make permissible for you what Allah has forbidden, and do you not then make it permissible (to yourselves)?" I replied: "Certainly!" He said: "That is worshipping them." (Narrated by At-Tirmizi, who graded it as Hasan)
It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “You will certainly follow the ways of those who came before you hand span by hand span, cubit by cubit, to the extent that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you will enter it too.” We said: “O Messenger of Allaah, (do you mean) the Jews and the Christians?” He said: “Who else?” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1397; Muslim, 4822.
Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (RH) stated:
“Whenever a person makes Halaal what is haraam by consensus or makes haraam what is halal by consensus or replaces the Shari’ah that is agreed upon by consensus, then he is a Kaafir by the agreement of the scholars of Fiqh.” [Majmu al-Fatawa (3/267)]
Al-Imam ibn Hazm (May Allah have Mercy on him) stated:
"Whoever rules by the taurah and the injeel in issues where there is no text from revelation in the Shari’ah of Islam, then he is a Kaafir Mushrik outside Islam. With the consensus of the Fuqaha (Scholars of Fiqh).” [Ihkaam al-Ahkaam fi Usool Al-Ahkaam (5/153)]
"So what about those today who rule with the laws of the Jews and christians and the accursed among the people (Atheists, democratic, secularists ect)? Ibn Hazm says that one who rules with the TRUE Injeel and Taurah, and leaves the Qur’aan is a Kafir with the consensus of the Fuqaha. And those who rule with the policies of bush and the policies of the accursed among people (NATO,UN) they don’t become Kafir?”
-Shaykh Sulaymaan al-Alwaan
Shaykh Ahmad Shaakir (d. 1377H):
So look, O Muslims, in all of the Islamic countries or the ones which claim to be Islamic, in all the parts of the Earth, to what your enemies from the missionaries and colonists have done to you! They have put upon the Muslims, laws of misguidance, which destroy the etiquettes and the Deen. European laws, which are idols, which were never based upon any Sharee’ah or Deen, rather they were based upon rules that were made by the Kuffar who refused to believe in the Messenger of their era, Isa, alayhi sallam.“So whatever complies and whatever contradicts; both are stuck in the mud of misguidance and it leads the one who follows it to the Fire and it is not allowed for a Muslim to be submissive to it or be pleased with it.” – “Umdaat At-Tafseer Mukhtaasir Tafseer Ibn Katheer of Ahmad Shaakir”, Vol. 3/214-215” »»>
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Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
Shaykh Sulaymaan al-‘Alwaan
Shaykh Abdullaah Azzaam
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Ruling by other than what Allah (Azzawajal) has revealed - By Sulaymaan al-’Alwaan – [Download PDF- Right Click -> Save Link/Target As]
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Regarding the Narration of Kufr Duna Kufr (Kufr of a lesser degree):
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Regarding the Narration of Ibn Abbas “Kufr Duna Kufr”
What has reached us from Ibn Abbas from his saying “Kufr Duna Kufr” is not reliable. It is narrated in Al-Haakim in his Mustadraaq (Vol. 2/313) by the way of Hisham Ibn Hujaayr on the authority of Tawoos who heard it from Ibn Abbas. However, Hisham is declared Da’eef by Yahya Ibn Ma’een and Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal. On the other hand it is narrated to us from Abdur-Razaaq in his Tafseer on the authority of Mu’aamr who heard from Ibn Tawoos that his father said he asked Ibn Abbas about Allah’s saying: {“And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed such are the Kafirun.”}
Ibn Abbas said it was Kufr and this is what is preserved from Ibn Abbas. Showing that there is no doubt about this Ayah, and proving that what is meant by this diselief is Kufr Al-Akbar. So how can some claim Islam when they put aside and substitute the Sharee’ah, and make alliances with the Jews and Christians and imitate them!? As for what is narrated by Ibn Jareer in his Tafseer on the authority of Ibn Abbas who said, {“It is not like the one who disbelieves in Allah and the last day..”} what is meant here does not mean that ‘Ruling by other than what Allah revealed’ is Kufr duna Kufr. Whoever says it does mean this, then it is upon him to bring his proof and evidence to substantiate his allegation. It is clear from Ibn Abbas’s words that Kufr Al-Akbar is of different classifications, and some forms are more severe than others. For example, the Kufr of the one who doesn’t believe in Allah and the Last Day, is more extreme than the Hakim [Ruler] who doesn’t rule by what Allah revealed. It is clear that Kufr of the Hhkim who ‘Rules by other than what Allah revealed’ is less severe than the one who doesn’t believe in Allah and the Last day. Still, we cannot say that this Hakim remains a Muslim and that his ruling is simply Kufr Al-Asghar. We say he has left the religion because of putting aside and removal of the Sharee’ah, and according to Ibn Katheer, there is Ijmaa aout this.
{See “Al-Bidayah Wa-Nihayah” (Vol. 13/119)}
[At-Tibyan Sharh’ Nawaqidh Al-Islam by Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab; explanation and footnotes by Sulmayman al-Alwaan, Pg. 38]
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Prophet (saws) said topple the leader if you see clear kufr [Bukhari Vol 9 Page 146]
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Shaykh Abdullah Faisal
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