THE TRUE MUSLIM

by

Dr. Diyaaud-deen Al-Qudsy

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SEEKING JUDGMENT FROM TAGHUT

Allah informs us about the believer saying:

But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no dislike against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission.

(4:65)

In this verse Allah takes an oath on Himself that whoever does not refer to and judge by the verdicts that the Prophet, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, came with in every big and small issue of life; or they seek his judgment but don’t accept it; or they accept the judgment but finds within themselves dislike against the decision then this person is not a believer.

There cannot be Imaan without one consulting the verdicts of Quran and Sunnah and submitting and accepting these verdicts wholeheartedly with full submission and without any doubt, distress or difficulty in accepting the judgment whatever it may be.

For a person to be counted as one of the believers it is obligatory for him not to judge by anything other than the Quran and the Sunnah of His messenger, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Not only does that suffice but it is also obligatory on him to be content with and to abide by His judgment or ruling, inwardly and outwardly.

Sometimes a person claiming to be a muslim might say: ‘‘The country we live in does not rule by Islamic law therefore if we don’t go for judgment to the courts of taghut which judge by other than what Allah revealed, then we will lose our rights. It is necessary for us, in order to obtain our usurped rights, to go to these courts and complain. We do not believe by our hearts in these courts and we do regard them as taghut but we are compelled to go to these courts so that we don’t lose our rights; so how can we become disbelievers by doing this when our intentions are pure and our hearts sincere for Allah and there is no shirk (polytheism) in it nor acceptance of anything than the law of Allah.’’

We ask you this: If someone has stolen your right and says to you that all you have to do in order to regain your right is to pray to me and fast for my sake only. Will you do this? And if you did would you remain a muslim? You will surely say: ‘No’, because prayer and fasting is worship and it is not done to anyone except Allah alone. All worship is performed unto Allah alone. Whoever prays to other than Allah then he has worshipped this other person or object and has thus committed shirk (associated a partner with Allah). Whoever prays to a person no matter who the person is then he has raised him to the level of a deity.

Have you not wondered why Allah subhana wa ta’ala has prohibited ruling by anything other than his law and passed the verdict of disbelief on him who seeks judgment from other than the Quran and Sunnah and has described him as one who has worshipped taghut? Indeed the acceptance of Allah subhana wa ta’ala as the only true ruler in this world and the hereafter and seeking judgment from the Quran and Sunnah of His messenger is worship like prayer, fasting and hajj. Therefore whoever does this worship or even part of this worship to other than Allah then he is like one who prayed and fasted to someone or something other than Allah. This (prayer) is worship and this (seeking judgment) is also worship.

Allah subhana wa ta’ala tells us that legislating, ruling and judging is for Allah only and Allah does not accept a partner therein, not in great nor in small matters. That is what worshipping Allah means and it is not allowed to anyone else no matter what or who they are.

Allah azza wa jalla says:

Indeed your claim of not loving taghut and of having disbelief in it is a lie! Your actions disprove your claim. If you had disbelieved in taghut and had you hated it then you would not go to the taghut courts for judgment no matter how much of your rights were being lost in the process. Sustenance is from Allah subhana wa ta’ala. None possesses extra or less than is ordained for him. The issue of ruling by other than Allah is not an issue of gaining or losing rights but it is an issue of performing one of the acts of worship to other than Allah and it is an issue of giving one of the rights of Allah to someone other than Allah, of raising that person to the position of Allah. This is clear kufr (disbelief) and shirk (polytheism) in itself. Indeed Allah refutes the claim of those people and He does not consider them muslims no matter what their claim of Imaan (faith) was. Despite their claim of Imaan they wanted to perform an act that cannot be combined with true belief. Whoever believes correctly in Allah does not wish to seek judgment from the taghut, neither within himself nor in his actions.

Allah azza wa jalla says:

Have you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to go for judgment (in their disputes) to the Taghut while they have been ordered to reject them. But Shaitan wishes to lead them far astray. (4:60)

Those that want to seek judgment from the taghut while claiming Imaan, shaitaan wishes to lead them astray by whispering to them, deceiving and tricking them into understanding that they will remain in the faith if they intend to seek judgment from the taghut and even if they do seek judgment from the taghut.

In order that we may understand this issue well let us reflect on these clear verses of proof:

Allah ta’ala says:

Verily, those who have turned back (have apostated) as disbelievers after the guidance has been manifested to them, Shaitan (Satan) has beautified for them (their false hopes), and (Allah) prolonged their term (age).

Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls at death, smiting their faces and their backs?

After explaining with examples the first condition for entering into Islam, which is disbelief and rejecting taghut we will explain the second condition which is faith in Allah.

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