40 Nawawi
Hadiths
| "Verily the creation and the command belong to Him, and He is the blessing Granter, the Rubb of the Worlds." (7:54) |
He knows what suits His slaves, and legislates it for them. By virtue of His
Rubûbiyyah, He legislates for them, and by virtue of their servitude to Him, they
accept His judgements; whichever case it is in their interest.
Allâh, the Exalted, says:
| “And if you dispute over anything, refer it to Allâh and His Messenger if you really believe in Allâh and the Last Day, that is best in terms of consequences.” (4:59) |
And He also says:
| “And in whatever you differ, the decision thereof rests with Allâh. Say: 'This is Allâh, my Rubb” (42:10) |
Allâh, Glory be to Him, denies that His slaves should accept a lawmaker other than Himself. He says:
| “Or do they have partners to Allâh to legislate for them in the dîn what Allâh does not allow?” (42:21) |
Hence, he who accepts a law other than Allâh's ascribes a partner to Allâh. Whatever act of worship that is not legislated by Allâh and His Messenger is Bid'ah, and every Bid'ah is a means of deviation. The Prophet said:
| “He who introduces in our dîn, anything which does not belong to it, it shall be rejected.” [Bukhari & Muslim] |
In another version, he said:
| “He who practices an act of worship that is not endorsed by our dîn it is to be rejected.” [Muslim] |
While any other law which is legislated by neither Allâh nor His Messenger in politics, or for judging in people's disputes, it is considered as the law of Taghût, and Jahiliyyah (Pre-Islamic era). Allâh says:
| “Do they seek the judgment of Jahiliyyah? And who is better than Allâh as a judge for a people who have firm faith?” (5:50) |
The right of legalizing and illegalizing, belongs to Allâh too, and no one is permitted to share this right with Him. Allâh says:
| “And do not eat of that on which the name of Allâh is not pronounced, for surely that is disobedience. And certainly Satan inspire their friends to argue with you. And if you obey them, then you are polytheists.” (6:121) |
Thus Allâh, the Exalted, considers obeying Satan and their followers, with regard to legalizing what Allâh prohibits as Shirk. Likewise, whoever obeys scholars and rulers in prohibiting what Allâh made lawful, or legalizing what He prohibited, he would be considered as taking them as lords to the exclusion of Allâh. Allâh, the Exalted, says:
| “They have taken their learned men and their monks, and the Messiah, the son of Maryam for lords aside from Allâh. And they are commanded to worship the One God. There is no true god but He. Far is He removed from what they ascribe to Him!” (9:31) |
At-Tirmidhi and others reported that the Prophet recited the above Ayât to Adi bin Hatim at-Ta'i (just before he accepted Islam) may Allâh be pleased with him, who said:
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“O Messenger of Allâh, we do not worship them! The Prophet said:
“Do they not make legal for you what Allâh makes illegal? and you deem it as legal, and they illegalize what Allâh made legal and you deem it as illegal?” He said: 'Certainly!' Thereupon, the Prophet said: “That is how you worship them.” (Tirmidhi and others) |
Hence, the obedience of the Christians to their learned men, with regards to
illegalization and legalization is considered as worship and major Shirk, which contradicts the Tawhîd, which is signified by the Testimony of Faith, La ilahah
illal Allâh [Fath al-Majid p.107] This Testimony which signifies that legalization and illegalization is an exclusive right of Allâh, the Exalted.
If obeying scholars and worshippers in illegal and legal matters that oppose the law of Allâh, is considered as Shirk; even though the scholars and worshippers are religious people whose mistake may be forgiven if it were made after exerting their efforts, and they will be rewarded for that.
If obeying such people constitutes major Shirk, then how about those who obey man-made laws that are the work of the unbelievers and the atheists, imported into Muslim countries and applied? They are much worse than the former. There is no altering of one condition into another, nor is there power except through Allâh. For the latter take the unbelievers as lords aside from Allâh to legislate laws for him, and legalize the illegal, and rule people by such laws.