Allah (swt) says,
﴿ وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ﴾
And I (Allah) created not the Jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone) [Surah Ad Dhariyaat 51:56]
Abdullah ibn Abbas said “The above ayah means to worship Allah (swt) singularly and alone (i.e. Li yu wahidoun).”
﴿ وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولاً أَنِ اعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الطَّاغُوتَ ﴾
And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): “Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut [Surah An Nahl 16:36 ]
﴿ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىَ لاَ انفِصَامَ لَهَا وَاللّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴾
Whoever disbelieves in Taghut and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower. [EMQ 2:256]
Democracy And Voting In Democratic Elections
§ Democracy is not an Arabic term (democrathia – broken Arabic) has no root verb
§ No linguistic meaning
§ No Shariah term
§ Term never used in the time of the Sahabah (ra)
§ Term never used politically by the Arabs
§ Demos meaning people
§ Cracy meaning judgment, legislation
Literal meaning of democracy is ‘the peoples rule’
Hence the slogan: Rule of the people, by the people, for the people. Their source of legislation (hakimiyah – right to make law) is man (insan). So Man decides what is good and what is bad.
§ Rule of the people = ? power of legislation for man (those MP’s elected)
§ By the people = ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? rule by what they legislate (MP’s)
§ For the people = ? ? ? ? ? ? ? they will be ruled (citizens) by what is legislated
Democracy (definition in the dictionary)
1. Government by the people exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
2. The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.
3. Majority rule.
Western Democratic Society upholds principles such as freedom, liberalism and secularism. Hence they will accept god as creator but NOT the commander
Yet Allah (swt) says,
﴿ أَلاَ لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالأَمْرُ? تَبَارَكَ اللّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴾
Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Alamin [Surah Al A’raf 7:54 ]
Democratic Society will have the following:
§ Legislative authority = powers to make law and amend them, cabinet and mps
§ Executive authority = execute them, i.e. foreign office, home office, education etc
§ Judicial authority = judge cases and pass verdict according to the legislation
Parliament (Legislative Body)
Parliament emanates from the notion that rule is for the people. But as all can’t be involved in this process they choose delegates call MP’s to do this.
The Legislative Parliament
1. Legislation and passing law
2. To give government the vote of confidence or no confidence
Parliament today in any country legislates kufr man-made law, thereby competing in Allah (swt) Rububiyah; Which is committing SHIRK AKBAR. Allah (swt) says:,
﴿ إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَى إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا ﴾
Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases, And whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, he has indeed invented a tremendous sin. [Surah An Nisa 4:48]
﴿ اتَّخَذُواْ أَحْبَـرَهُمْ وَرُهْبَـنَهُمْ أَرْبَاباً مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَآ أُمِرُواْ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُواْ إِلَـهاً وَحِداً لاَّ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ سُبْحَـنَهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ ﴾
They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allah, and (they also took as their Lord) the Messiah, son of Maryam, while they were commanded to worship none but One God, none has the right to be worshipped but He. Praise and hallowed be He above what they associate (with Him).” [Surah At Taubah 9:31]
﴿ وَمَن يُشَاقِقِ الرَّسُولَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُ الْهُدَى وَيَتَّبِعْ غَيْرَ سَبِيلِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ نُوَلِّهِ مَا تَوَلَّى وَنُصْلِهِ جَهَنَّمَ وَسَاءتْ مَصِيرًا ﴾
And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad SAW) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers’ way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell – what an evil destination. [Surah An Nisa 4:115]
Aiesha narrated the Messenger (saw) said:
(Kullu amali laisa alaihi amruna fahuwa radd)
“Whoever does an act not from this matter of ours (Islam) will have it rejected.” [Bukhari] [Muslim]
If Parliament is haram, so is to become candidates for it, and so is to vote to bring in a candidate.
﴿ وَتَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى الْبرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلاَ تَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى الإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ إِنَّ اللّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ ﴾
Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allah. Verily, Allah is Severe in punishment [Surah Al Maidah 5:2]
Rule (sovereignty) is for none but Allah (swt)
﴿ إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلاَّ لِلّهِ أَمَرَ أَلاَّ تَعْبُدُواْ إِلاَّ إِيَّاهُ ذَلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴾
The command (or the judgement) is for none but Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him (i.e. His Monotheism), that is the (true) straight religion, but most men know not. [Surah Yusuf 12:40]
None can have a say once a decision is made
﴿ وَاللّهُ يَحْكُمُ لاَ مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ ﴾
And Allah judges, there is none to put back His Judgement and He is Swift at reckoning.[Surah Ar Ra’d 13:41 ]
﴿وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلاَ مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْراً أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَـلاً مُّبِيناً﴾
It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed into a plain error. [Surah Al Ahzab 33:36]
Following the majority is not the haq
﴿ قُل لاَّ يَسْتَوِي الْخَبِيثُ وَالطَّيِّبُ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكَ كَثْرَةُ الْخَبِيثِ فَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ يَا أُوْلِي الأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ ﴾
Say, “Not equal are Al-Khabith (evil) and At-Taiyib (good), even though the abundance of Al-Khabith (evil) may please you.”?
So fear Allah much and love Allah much, O men of understanding in order that you may be successful. [Surah Al Maidah 5:100]
﴿ وَمَا أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴾
And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly. [Surah Yusuf 12:103]
Allah (swt) has decreed for the Muslims ‘Islam’ as their only deen/way
﴿ إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِندَ اللّهِ الإِسْلاَمُ ﴾
Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam. [Surah Al Imran 3:19]
Allah (swt) condemns those who choose another way
﴿ وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الإِسْلاَمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ﴾
And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers. [Surah Al Imran 3:85]
﴿ أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاء شَرَعُوا لَهُم مِّنَ الدِّينِ ﴾
Or have they partners with Allah (false gods), who have instituted for them a religion, which Allah has not allowed. [Surah Ash Shura 42:21]
﴿ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُواْ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَحَاكَمُواْ إِلَى الطَّاغُوتِ وَقَدْ أُمِرُواْ أَن يَكْفُرُواْ بِهِ وَيُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُضِلَّهُمْ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا ﴾
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 judgement (in their disputes) to the Taghut (false judges, etc.) while they have been ordered to reject them. But Shaytan (Satan) wishes to lead them far astray. [Surah An Nisa 4:60]
Muslim has no choice but to obey Allah (swt)
﴿ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ أَطِيعُواْ اللّهَ وَأَطِيعُواْ الرَّسُولَ وَأُوْلِي الأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ ﴾
O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the Messenger, and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger [Surah An Nisa 4:59 ]
﴿ فَوَرَبِّكَ لَنَسْأَلَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِيْنَ – عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴾
So, by your Lord (O Muhammad SAW), We shall certainly call all of them to account. For all that they used to do [Surah Al Hijr 15:92-93]
The delegate and delegated share in the sin
﴿ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللّهُ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْكَافِرُونَ ﴾
And whosoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, such are the Kafiroun [Surah Al Maidah 5:44]
Delegating to kufr, will lead to being punished for kufr.
Yusuf (as) worked for the Aziz of Egypt :
§ Did not work in legislative department, rather executive
§ He said “the rule is for Allah (swt)” this was even whilst in Prison
§ He said in the Shariah of Ibrahim the one who steals becomes a slave ie regarding his brother Benjamin
§ Embraced Islam before his death
§ Plus the Shariah was not complete
§ The Messenger (saw) did not compromise with kufr regimes, rather as the leader of the Islamic state he negotiated for a cease-fire. No comparison with party political elections
§ The kuffar made a treaty to stop fighting during hajj and look after the hujjaj, the Messenger (saw) expressed he liked the idea, but never partook in it, as it happened in the past
§ Islam allows the lesser of two harms but not evil?
§ Which is worse, killing a baby, rape or drinking alcohol
§ Alcohol is the mother of all evils
§ Hadith whosoever sees evil
§ Only if it doesn’t contradict the Shariah
§ Only if it doesn’t contradict the Shariah
Obeying the law of the land:
§ Yet Allah (swt) says,
﴿ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَلَا تُطِعِ الْكَافِرِينَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا ﴾
O Prophet! Fear Allah, and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites. Verily! Allah is Ever All Knower, All Wise. [Surah Al Ahzab 33:1]
﴿ وَلَن يَجْعَلَ اللّهُ لِلْكَافِرِينَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ سَبِيلاً ﴾
And never will Allah grant to the disbelievers a way (to triumph) over the believers [Surah An Nisa 4:141]
Muslims Against Voting 