Islam Question and Answer - Ruling on objecting to some of the shar’i rulings that have been prescribed by Allaah

 

 

Ruling on objecting to some of the shar’i rulings that have been prescribed by Allaah

A man says that some of the shar’i rulings need to be re-examined and they need to be changed, because they are not appropriate to the current age, such as the male's share of inheritance being equal to the share of two females. What is the shar’i ruling on those who say such things?.

 

Praise be to Allaah.

It must be understood that one of the basic principles of
faith is referring to Allaah, may He be exalted, and His Messenger
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) for judgement, submitting to
their ruling and being content with it. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):

“(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer
it to Allaah and His Messenger (صلى
الله عليه وسلم), if you believe in Allaah and
in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination”

[al-Nisa’ 4:59].

“But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they
make you (O Muhammad صلى
الله عليه وسلم) judge in all disputes between
them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and
accept (them) with full submission”

[al-Nisa’ 4:65]

“Do they then seek the judgement of (the days of)
Ignorance? And who is better in judgement than Allaah for a people who have
firm Faith”

[al-Maa’idah 5:50] 

Every ruling that goes against the ruling of Allaah is a
ruling of ignorance (Jaahiliyyah). Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):

“Is not Allaah the Best of judges?”

[al-Teen 95:8]

“The command (or the judgement) is for none but Allaah. He
has commanded that you worship none but Him (i.e. His Monotheism); that is
the (true) straight religion, but most men know not”

[Yoosuf 12:40] 

Thus it is clear that refusing to refer for judgement to
Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, and His Messenger (blessings and
peace of Allaah be upon him), or rejecting their ruling, or believing that
the ruling of someone else is better than their ruling, constitutes kufr
(disbelief) and puts one beyond the pale of Islam. 

Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

With regard to the rulings which Allaah has prescribed for
His slaves and explained them in His Holy Book or on the lips of His
trustworthy Messenger (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him), such as
the rulings on inheritance, five prayers, zakaah, fasting and other things
which Allaah has explained to His slaves and on which the ummah is
unanimously agreed, no one has the right to object to them or to change
them, because this is clear legislation that was decreed for the ummah at
the time of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) and
after him until the Hour begins. That includes giving the male more than the
female [in inheritance] among children, sons’ children, siblings through
both parents and siblings through the father, because Allaah has explained
it in His Book and the Muslim scholars are unanimously agreed on that, so it
is obligatory to act upon that out of conviction and faith. Anyone who says
that what is better is something other than that is a kaafir, and similarly
the one who says that it is permissible to go against that is to be regarded
as a kaafir because he is objecting to the rulings of Allaah, may He be
exalted, and His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) and
to the consensus of the ummah. The authorities should ask him to repent if
he is a Muslim; if he repents, all well and good, otherwise he is to be
executed as a kaafir and an apostate from Islam, because the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever changes his
religion, execute him.” We ask Allaah to keep us and all the Muslims safe
and sound from misguiding turmoil and going against pure sharee’ah. End
quote.