The Fifth Case: Equality (Al-Musāwāh)
24 August 2024 • 1.08K views
Description: This refers to a person ruling by other than what Allāh has revealed, believing it to be equal to Allāh's judgment.
Ruling: There is unanimous agreement that this constitutes major disbelief.
The evidence for this is the fact that the one who holds this belief denies the statement of Allāh Almighty:
{وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللهِ حُكَمًا لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ}
"And who is better than Allāh in judgment for a people who are certain?" [Sūrah Al-Mā'idah 50], meaning: none is better than Allāh in judgment.
Commenting on the fourth nullifier of Islam, Ibn Bāz, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
«ويدخل في القسم الرابع: من اعتقد أن الأنظمة والقوانين التي يسنها الناسُ ؛ أفضل من شريعة الإسلام، أو أنها مساوية لها، أو أنه يجوز التحاكم إليها...»
"The fourth category includes those who believe that man-made systems and laws are are better than the Sharī‘ah of Islam, or equal to it, or that it is permissible to refer to them for judgment..." [Fatāwā (1/132)].
There are four issues related to this case: