Be aware of Man-Made Law / Sovereignty of People (Part VII)

Be aware of Man-Made Law / Sovereignty of People (Part VII)
(Mostly Collected from Allah's Governance on Earth)

Assalamu alaikum,

Dear brethren in Islam,

All praise belongs to Allah (Almighty), we praise Him and seek His help; we ask for His forgiveness and seek His refuge against the evil of our own souls and of our deeds. Whomsoever He guides, none can misguide him, whereas whomsoever Allah leads astray can never find any guide. We bear witness that there is no god except Allah (Almighty), the One and the Only God, Who has no partners, and that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger. The best words are Allah’s and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam). The worst evil is innovation in religion; every innovation is an error, and every error will end up in the Hell-fire.

In this part, I will discuss - WHAT EXACTLY IS THE HUKM OF ALLAH AND RULING ON PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED in it.

 

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE HUKM OF ALLAH?

HUKM [1] has three portions:

1. Legislation: Defining what is Halaal (permissible) and what is Haraam (prohibited) which is defined in Shariah. This is the right of Allah alone. Whoever delves into this level has committed major shirk without doubt.
2. Judging /Ruling according to man-made law:

a.      Judging all the time without Allah’s Law. This is replacing the Shari`a.  This man is a kaafir.

b.      Judging time to time without Allah’s Law for earthly benefit, but the Shari`a legislation is intact. This man is still a Muslim.

3.  Implementing/Execution: The police force and security authorities represent this level. The ruling concerning these people is that some are kaafir and some are Muslims who have committed kufr duna kufr (a minor kufr). They are neither legislating nor judging but they are from a group that enforces kaafir law. They give weight to the bid`ii law and sacrifice for it. They are closer to kufr than imaan. Discussion regarding the previous two types are covered in Part III, IV & V. The rulling concerning this type of people is mentioned in Quran –
   
   
   
   

   الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ الطَّاغُوتِ
   "Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allâh, and those who disbelieve, fight in the cause of Tâghût ". (Sura Nisa 4:76)
   
   
    وعن أبي سعيد و أبي هريرة رضي الله عنهما قالا قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم :
    ليأتين عليكم أمراء يقربون شرار الناس ويؤخرون الصلاة عن مواقيتها فمن أدرك ذلك منكم فلا يكونن عريفا ولا شرطيا ولا جابيا ولا خازنا
    رواه ابن حبان في صحيحه

   
   
   Narrated by Abu Sayeed & Abu Huraira (radiallahu anhuma) Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:
   "In near future, surely the people, who will be amir (leader) over you, will be such that they bring the worst type of people nearer to them and pray salaat after its due time. If anyone among you is alive on that time, let he not be authority (administrator), police (army), zakat collector (tax officer) or treasurer ". [Sahih ibn hibban, Attargib wattarhib 1/557]
   
   
   Imam haythami classified it saheeh and nasir uddin albaani classified it hasan. So Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) warned us to take these posts of oppressive muslim ruler then what will be the case for those rulers who commit major shirk and leave salaat regularly?!!

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[1] Hukm comes from the literal root, ‘hakama,’ which means ‘to judge, to legislate, arbitrate, judge in a matter.’ The meaning of legislation is used in the Shari`a sense only with Allah. So when we see verses that make reference to the word hukm and Allah, then the verse is referring to legislation. And when the verse is referring to people and the word hukm is used, it is known as judging. This is because in the Qur’an, the human being is never given the right to legislate, but he is given the right to judge by what Allah has revealed for him to use in all of his worldly affairs.