There are many people who when they see the statement of Shaikh Muqbil that Democracy is a Taaghuut they may not understand exactly what he means since many thing that the Taaghuut is only confined to idols.
However Ibnul Qayyim Al Jawzeeyah divided the Taaghuut into five and to summarize they are:
* The Shaitaan
* One who calls to the worship of himself
* One who is worshipped and is pleased with it.
* One who says he knows the unseen
* One who judges other than by what Allah has revealed {believing it to be correct}
The point of reference here is the final category. And the Daleel for this final category is the statement of Allah ta'ala: "And whoever rules by other than what Allah has revealed then they are disbelievers." And also Allah said about the Kuffar: "...They want to rule each other by the Taghuut and they were ordered to disbelieve in it..."
Now if we look at the system of democracy it falls into the category of this Taaghuut because of the following reasons:
* It is the ruling by the people, for the people. It is not rule by Allah's revelation.
* The laws are determined by the whims and fancies of men rather than the book of Allah and the Sunnah. Therefore adultery, fornication and homosexuality even become lawful under the state.
* It makes the believer and the disbeliever, the one who fears Allah and the sinner and the man and the woman the same in making a decision to have leadership.
* It is a system that has come from the Kuffar to rule countries worldwide.
* It contains cheating, deception and backbiting on the electoral platforms.
* It does not truly secure the 5 essential human rights which are protection of the self, the intellect, the progeny, the religion and property. For in a democracy the intellect is not protected because alcohol is legalized, one's progeny is not protected because the man or woman can have relations with anyone and this "fair and just system" as Muslims call it protects their rights as fornicators.
* Seeking of leadership
And other matters which I have written about in detail.
Upon this we have to know what Kufr (disbelief) in Taaguut means. The Ulama have said that disbelief in Taghuut is to believe that it is false and to distance oneself completely from it. Hence, upon this it is upon the Muslims to believe that democracy is false and to stay away from anything associated with it. Because the one who participates in an action associated to something Haraam has in fact done Haraam.
Therefore, when someone tells you that democracy is simply a witness of a person's competence to lead. Then we say to him that this is an evil Shahadah (شهادة الزور) since democracy is a Taaghuut and we have been told to believe that is false and disassociate ourselves from it. And elections are part are parcel of the democratic system, in fact it is the meat and the core of it. Without elections there is no democracy!
So how can it be that the person is not participating in Taghuut (Kufr, Shirk) when in fact voting is the core of this Taghuut called Democracy? This is really and truly an argument that does not stand on any logic whatsoever.
And as for voting for a woman this has been clarified with the evidence from the Sunnah several times. That a people will never be successful once they put a woman as their ruler. And when a person goes to the polls and votes for a woman leader that is exactly what he is doing.
And I ask those who wish to elect a woman is their leader; all of us know that your wives cannot be seen as the ones who have leadership of the home even though she may be "capable." So if as Muslim men cannot let our pious wives rule us in our own homes how can it be that it is permissible to elect a corrupt woman to govern our whole country?
"How can you judge the matter as such?"
Lastly I have to comment on those Salfatees (Shaikh Muqbil called those who practice Salafeeyah and Democracy this) who use the rulings of some of our scholars regarding voting. Islam requires of us to follow the evidences wherever it may be from whoever it may be.
Therefore, since there is overwhelming evidence that voting is the core of the Taghuut (Democracy) and therefore Haraam how can one who claims to follow this 'Aqeedah and Minhaaj say that voting is Halaal? Respecting the 'Ulama is not by following every single statement they say hook line and sinker but rather it is by respecting and following the methodology of the Ulama. So those who choose to take the opinions of a specific scholar and abandon their methodology in taking the evidences wherever it may be has in fact disrespected all the scholars and is in following his desires.
May Allah open our eyes.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Yahya An Najmee on Voting and Elections
Today (February 27, 2007) the Sheikh was asked the following question:
Questioner: Oh beloved Sheikh, what is the ruling on Muslims in America taking part in voting and elections, if they feel this will somehow benefit Islam and the Muslims?
Sheikh: The system of elections is an innovation and it is not permissible for the Muslims to participate in them alongside the disbelievers.
Questioner: The reason for their participation, is that if they support and vote for an individual running for a particular position; even if this person is a disbeliever, this person will in turn give the Muslims land for building schools and masjids.
Sheikh: Oh my brother, is it permissible for the Muslims to enter into innovations and join and work with the disbelievers to obtain something that may take place, or may not?! This is not correct in my opinion.
No. 48. If someone asks you: What is the ruling on voting and elections?
Then say:
They are from the democratic laws that seek to destroy Allah's true legislation. They are also considered imitation of the disbelievers, and imitating them is not permissible. There is much harm present in them, and there is niether benefit nor gain for the Muslims (in them).
From their most significant harms are:
- (They promote) equality between truth and falsehood, and between the truthful people and those upon falsehood, according to and based on the majority (of votes)
- Elimination of (the foundations and beliefs of) loyalty and disloyalty
- Rupture the unity of the Muslims
They bring about:
- Hatred
- Enmity
- Factionism
- Fanaticism between the Muslims
They also cause:
- Deception
- Trickery
- Fraud
- Falsehood
They waste time, money, remove the modesty from the female, along with disrupting a Muslim's trust in Islamic knowledge and its people (the scholars)
Source: Al Mabadee Al Mufeedah fit Tawheed wal Fiqh wal Aqeedah - Basic Priniciples regarding Tawheed, Islamic Jurisprudence, and Belief- new Arabic print pg. 29 #48
Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan said:
quote:
... And as for the elections [that are] well-known [and implemented] today in the various nations, then they are not from the Islamic order. Chaos, personal aspirations enter into them, as do greed and favouritism (bias).
Tribulations and the shedding of blood result from them and the desired goal is not attained by them. Rather, they are just a ground for bids (i.e. campaigns), buying and selling and false claims.
The Ruling on Elections and Demonstrations Al-Jareedat ul-Jazeerah, Issue 11358, Ramadaan 1424 (3rd September 2003).
and many more but i will leave that at this i will not post on this thread anymore so if you dont know a matter ask those of knowldge
akhi ProfessorSunday it doesnt matter if there is a differnce or not we look for haqq not ikhtilaf Barak Allah feek
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