Ruling by Secular Law - Shaykh Abdul-Azeez Ar-Raajihee

[TheMuslim0]

ruling by secular law OK as long as u believe islamic shariah to be better?

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

@TheMuslim0, No. When he judges by the Secular Laws and believes they are better than the judgment of the Sharee'ah, he disbelieves. When he judges by the Secular Laws and believes they are equivalent to the judgement of the Sharee'ah, he disbeleives. When he believes that the judgment of the Sharee'ah is better than judgment by the Secular Laws but [believes] that it is permissible to judge by the Secular Laws, he disbelieves also.

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

the fourth scenario is when he disblieves with minor disbelief, when he judges by the Secular Laws, or by a Secular Law in an issue amongst the issues or in an affair amongst the affairs, whilst he believes that judgment by the Sharee'ah is obligatory, & that it is not permissible for him to judge by the Secular Laws & that it is not permissible for him to judge by other than what Allaah has revealed, & he believes he is a transgressor, and that is deserving of punishment....

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

....but his soul overcomes him and his desire and his devil (overcomes him) and thus he judges by other than what Allaah has revealed, he judges by other than what Allaah revealed in favour of a person such that he benefits the one in whose favour he made the judgment or harms the one against whom the judgment was made, and thus benefits the one in whose favour the judgment was made, because he is a friend of his, or a relative of his, or a neighbour of his, or he harms the.......

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

made because he is an enemy to him, whilst he knows that judging by what Allaah has ruled is obligatory, and that he is committing disobedience, then this one disbelieves with a minor disbelief which does not expel from the religion.

Therefore, ruling by other than what Allaah has revealed has four conditions, three of them in which he disbelieves with the major disbelief and the fourth in which he disbelieves with the minor disbelief.

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

And our esteemed Shaykh, Abdul-Aziz bin Baz (may Allaah grant him success) has gone [to the view] also that even if he changed the religion, it is necessary that he [also] believe that it is permissible to judge by the Secular Laws such that the proof is established upon him. Thus, this is the fifth situation, which is when he changes (the entire) religion.

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

& there is a 6th situation which is that the Sharee'ah judge, when he strives, and expends effort to come to know the Sharee'ah ruling [in a matter] but he erred & judged by other than what Allaah revealed, [this is] an error & this one is not a disbeliever, nor disobedient, rather he is a mujtahid & he has one reward, due to the saying of the Prophet, "When a rule strives (in a judgment) & is correct, he has two rewards & when he strives (in a judgment) & errs, he has one reward."

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

....Thus the error of this one is forgiven & he has one reward for his ijtihaad & when he strives & expends effort & arrives at the truth then he has two rewards, the reward of making ijtihaad & the reward of being correct.

[abudujana13]

JAZAKALLAH KHAIRAN



[abudujana13]

JAZAKALLAH KHAIRAN

[AzzedineAbdessalam]

سلام عليكم

For those who wants to know, the shaykh is speaking about Tariq Ramadan

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

@AzzedineAbdessalam walaiykumasalaam, jazak'Allah khairun.

[ChechenMaga]

JazaakAllaahu khayran, clear.

PS: original name of the site, I must admit : )

[abdalla508]

May Allah reward you, and preserve the Shaykh.

[ahlulsunnahwaljammah]

wa iyyakum, ameen.