Islam Is Sunnah

A Call to tawheed [Al-Wala' Wal-Baraa',

Da'wah and al-Jihaad fii Sabeel Allah]

Ruling on those who do not make takfeer of democrats

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Islam Is Sunnah

Question:

Salaam alaekun warahmatullah wabarakatuhu.

Some Muslims believe democracy as Kufru but disapprove calling Democrats kuffar.
Are they correct?

Answer:

Wa alaikumus salaam wa rahmatu llaah wa barakaatuh

They are explicitly wrong!

It should be known with certainty that democracy and democratic elections are shirk. This is because democracy
involves neglecting the Sharee’ah of Allah; making legislation the sole right of the people. And democratic
elections involves nominating a person who will stand as rival with Allah in legislation.

Moreover, we have made it known that, as regard shirk Akbar, there is no excuse for ignorance. Whoever commits
shirk Akbar takes the name of shirk, i.e. he is a Mushrik with immediate effect. The only excuse is ‫( اإلكراه‬coercion),
which Allah ‫ ﷻ‬mentioned in Suuratu Nahl. This is the only category of people the Qur’an has given excuse from
amongst those who commit Kufr or shirk.

Shaykhul Islam, Ibn Taimiyyah ‫ رحمه هللا‬said:

‫ حتى المرجئة خالفا للجهمية ومن اتبعهم‬،‫ وأئمة الفقهاء‬،‫ عند الجماعة‬،‫»ولهذا كان التكّلم بالكفر من غير إكراه كفرًا في نفس األمر‬.

)976 /3( ‫ الصارم المسلول‬،)668( ‫شرح األصفهانية‬

“That is why speaking statement of Kufr without coercion is Kufr with immediate effect according to the Ahlus-
Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah and the Scholars of Fiqh, and even the Murji’ah, contrary to the Jahmiyyah and those who
followed them.”

Sharh al-Isfahaniyyah (668), as-Saarim al-Masluul (3/976)

Shaykhul Islam, Imaam Da’wah an-Najdiyyah, al-Mujaddid, Muhammad bn AbdilWahhaab said in his book,
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
(Kashfu Shubuhaat):
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
Close and accept
(‫)كشف الشبهات‬: «‫ وقد يقولها وهو يظن أنها تقربه إلى هللا تعالى كما ظن‬،‫ وقد يقولها وهو جاهل فال يعذر بالجهل‬،‫أن اإلنسان يكفر بكلمة يخرجها من لسانه‬
‫»المشركون‬.

“A person becomes Kaafir due to a statement he utters with his tongue; although, he might have uttered it out of
ignorance, but he is not given excuse for his ignorance. He might also say it thinking that such would bring him
closer to Allah, the Exalted just as the idol worshippers [of Makkah] thought.”

His grandson, AbdurRahman bn Hasan – may Allah have mercy on all of them – said:
«‫ أنه ال يكفر‬: ‫ ولم يقل أحد منهم إنه إذا قال كفرًا أو فعل كفرًا وهو ال يعلم أنه يضاد الشهادتين‬، ‫ وذكروا باب الردة‬، ‫والعلماء رحمهم هللا تعالى سلكوا منهج االستقامة‬
]٤٧٩-٤٧٨ /١١:‫» [الدرر‬.‫ فلم يرفع عنهم عقاب هللا بجهلهم‬، ‫ وقد بّين هللا في كتابه أن بعض المشركين جهال مقّلدون‬،‫بجهله‬

“The scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, followed the path of steadfastness, they mentioned the chapter of
apostasy, and none of them said: if [a person] utters Kufr or performs Kufr not knowing that it contradicts the
Shahaadatain (the two testimony), that he doesn’t become a Kaafir due to his ignorance. And Allah has explained
in His Book that some idol worshippers were ignorant blind-followers yet, the punishment of Allah wasn’t lifted
off them because of their ignorance.” [ad-Durar as-Sanniyyah]

Secondly, whoever acknowledges that democracy is Kufr but refrains from making Takfeer of the democrats, he is
one of the two:

[1] Those who do not know the reality of democracy but see that democracy is bad involving squandering of
money and the likes; thus they say it is Kufr, meaning that it is bad, it’s sinful. This category of people need
explanation and clarification.

[2] Those who do not make takfeer of Kuffaar and Mushrikuun with the Shub’ha that they proclaim the
shahaaadah and performs Salaat; or the Shub’ha that they didn’t make the Kufr permissible on their tongues or in
their hearts. This category are Kuffaar; their kufr is worse than that of the Jahmiyyah.

Al-Imaam Muhammad bn AbdilWahhaab ‫ رحمه هللا تعالى‬said:

«،‫ ويحّرمون ما أحّل هللا‬،‫ كيف ال وهم يحّلون ما حّرم هللا‬،‫إن هؤالء الطواغيت الذين يعتقد الناس فيهم وجوب الطاعة من دون هللا كلهم كفار مرتدون عن اإلسالم‬
‫ فأقل أحوال هذا‬،‫ أو زعم أن فعلهم هذا لو كان باطًال ال ينقلهم إلى الكفر‬،‫ أو أنكر على من كّفرهم‬،‫ ومن جادل عنهم‬،‫ويسعون في األرض فسادًا بقولهم وفعلهم وتأييدهم‬
]188 :‫ ص‬:‫ ألنه ال يصح دين اإلسالم إال بالبراءة من هؤالء وتكفيرهم …» [الرسائل الشخصية‬،‫المجادل أنه فاسق‬
“The Tawagheet, whom the people consider obligatory to obey besides Allah, are all Kuffaar, who have apostatised
from Islam. Why not? They permit what Allah forbids, and forbid what Allah permits, and they make mischief on
earth by their utterance, deeds and support. Whoever argues in support of them, or opposes those who make
takfeer upon them, or holds that even if their action is evil, it doesn’t take them to Kufr; the least situation of this
arguer is that he is sinful, that is because the religion of Islam is invalid without boycotting the Tawagheet and
making Takfeer of them.”

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
In accordance with the statement of the Shaykh, we see that those who accept democracy and/or the participants
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
in democratic elections must be informed; we must make clear to them the reality of democracy and democratic
elections before making Takfeer of them or calling them idol worshippers. Yes, this is imperative, because
majority of them are ignorant of the reality; majority of them did not intend the shirk action or believe rather,
they intend to appoint people who will cater for their livelihood. Majority do not know the reality of democracy.

It is pertinent to differentiate between:

* being ignorant of the reality; and

* being ignorant of the hukm (ruling).

These two are not the same. A person can perform a Kufr action while he is oblivious of the reality, in this case,
explaining is necessary, rather it is obligatory before making Takfeer. After explanation, if he insists and proceeds,
he becomes a Mushrik whether he understood the evidence or he did not.

However, if a person performs a Kufr action, and he is conscious of the reality, but ignorant of the ruling on such
action, this person is not excused, ((except for one who is forced while his heart is secure in faith.)) [an-
Nahl: 106]

For instance, a person walking on the road and a flyer falls from him. A Muslim sees the fallen flyer and alarmed
the person that a flyer has fallen from him. Another Muslim sees the fallen flyer clearly that it is a Christianic flyer.
Now, the earlier has aided the Christian in his Kufr and shirk (in the ordinary sense) but, he is ignorant….

Ignorant of what?

He is ignorant of the reality. He doesn’t know the flyer is Christianic, not that he is ignorant of the ruling on
helping a person propagate kufr.

If he says, “I know, but I alerted him out of righteousness, civility, kindness”, he is a Kaafir. But, if he says, “I only
saw a flyer dropping and I didn’t know it’s content, then he has not committed any Kufr in essence.

Thus, majority of the people do not understand the reality of democracy and democratic elections, hence it is
obligatory to explain.

This doesn’t justify the misguidance of the Madkhalis for in their own religion, a person remains a Muslim no
matter the amount of shirk he commits as long as he doesn’t renounce Islam upon his tongue. Besides, in their
religion, leaders and scholars can never apostatise. The Madkhaliyyuun precisely are idol worshippers. Their kufr
is crystal clear due to several reasons one of which is their belief in Taaghuut, and their affirming of the Islam of
idol worshippers. Apart from democracy, they do not make takfeer of “Muslims” who attend church service. In
fact, making Takfeer is a crime in the religion of the Madaakhilah.
Whoever the evidence has reached but refuses to make takfeer of the democratic rulers, such is a Mushrik, a
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
believer in Taaghuut.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
In a nutshell, I implore the Muslims to be sincere in their religion,

‫َفَتَبَّيُنوْا َو اَل َتُقوُلوْا ِلَم ۡن َأۡل َقٰٓى ِإَلۡي ُڪُم ٱلَّس َلٰـ َم َلۡس َت ُم ۡؤ ِم ًنا‬
((…Investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace “You are not a believer,”)) [4:94]

‫ۚ َك َذ ٲِلَك ُڪنُتم ِّم ن َقۡب ُل َفَم َّن ٱُهَّلل َع َلۡي ُڪۡم َفَتَبَّيُنٓو ْا‬
You [yourselves] were like that before; then Allah conferred His favor upon you, so investigate. [4:94]

Kudos to the poet who wrote:

‫ﻭﺭﻏﻢ ﻣﺎ ﻗﻠﺖ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺬﻳﺮ ***** ﻻ ﻳﻨﺒﻐﻲ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﻮﻑ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻜﻔﻴﺮ‬

Despite what I said of warnings;
It is forbidden to withdraw from takfeer.

‫ﺇﺫﺍ ﺑﺪﺍ ﺍﻟﻜﻔﺮ ﺟﻠﻴﺎ ﻭﻇﻬﺮ ***** ﻣﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻔﺮ ﻛﺎﻓﺮﺍ ﻓﻘﺪ ﻛﻔﺮ‬
When the Kufr becomes glaring and vivid;
Who doesn’t make takfeer of a Kaafir becomes a Kaafir.

‫وصلى هللا وسلم على نبينا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين‬

Advertisement

Escape Earthly Fear

Find peace and eternal life through

Christ. Learn more.

~ Ustaadh Abu Ubaidah Ayinla

06/May/2020

Sponsored Content

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy