General Election Advice For British Muslims. Shaykh Abu Bilaal Al-Hadhramy
...A questioner from Britain says: We have an upcoming general election across the country. What is the ruling on elections and participating in them?
And what is your advice to the muslims in Britain regarding this matter?
🔸Answer:
We advise them not to participate in this wrongdoing and to keep away from it because elections are haraam and not from your religion.
If they are conducting their affairs through it; it is because they are disbelievers who do not bind themselves by Islamic Law, nor are they tied to it . As for you; you are bound by the Law of Allah and prohibited from imitating the disbelievers - even if you are living amongst them.
[مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِقَوْمٍ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ]
Whoever imitates a people is from them
(Narrated by Ibn 'Umar رضي الله عنهما in Abu Dawuud. Hadith Number 4031)
You are therefore prohibited from participating in all wrongdoing and all forbidden actions. The matter and order of hijrah did not come to pass except as a result of this; because a person cannot establish his religion amongst the disbelievers.
Perhaps they force upon you elections and force upon you the intermixing of male and female and force upon you interest and force upon you other prohibited things (which Allah's refuge is sought from) through your children, wealth and ownself. It is due to this that the sharee'ah has come with abandoning and leaving lands under the rule of disbelievers; in order to establish the religion.
So it is not permissible to participate with them in these wrongdoings - elections or any other wrongdoings. This wrongdoing has not come in the sharee'ah. All that is mentioned in the sharee'ah is:
《وَأَمْرُهُمْ شُورَىٰ بَيْنَهُمْ 》
and their affair is [determined by] consultation amongst themselves.
(Ash-Shura 42:38)
It is the free and intellectual that implement this matter by choosing a righteous man from the Qurash to establish for the people their religion. They choose him just as they (The Companions رضي الله عنهم) chose 'Umar (رضي الله عنه)and just as Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) advised. And how they chose Uthmaan (رضي الله عنه) upon the advice of 'Umar (رضي الله عنه). They made a shortlist and looked at the most suitable of them. They viewed the most suitable to be Uthmaan (رضي الله عنه) so they chose Uthmaan (رضي الله عنه) . Similarly Ali (رضي الله عنه) was the best of the people and therefore appointed to the 'khilaafa'. None has been selected in the past times except the best.
As for these elections; they are simply the selection of the person with the most votes even if he is the most corrupt of Allah's creation or the most disbelieving of Allah's creation or the most rebellious of people to Allah. If he obtains the highest number of votes he is appointed over the people and it is he who oversees their afffairs.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
[" أَعَاذَكَ اللَّهُ مِنْ إِمَارَةِ السُّفَهَاءِ ".]
I seek refuge for you with Allah from the rule of the foolish
(Narrated by Jaabir in Ahmad. Hadith Number 14441)
This rule is dangerous and harmful. Elections are not from our religion because it is based upon voting and the number of votes. So whoever gets the largest share of votes becomes qualified for this and whoever has less - even if he is better suited to this role he is disregarded because his number of votes were little.
Consequently, the harm that has occurred, has occurred due to blind following the enemies of Islam through these elections. Whoever has been elected, has been elected, and we ask Allah for well-being. If the matter was conducted via consultation whereby the free and intellectual choose a suitable man for a suitable role; much goodness would have occurred for the Ummah. However, once they turned away from what has come in the sharee'ah and blindly followed the enemies of Islam they harmed themselves and others.
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We therefore advise our muslim brothers in that country and other countries to not participate in the wrongdoings within their countries that contradict the book of Allah and the Sunnah of his Messenger ﷺ. We also advise them to leave these countries if they are able to and to find a suitable country wherein they can establish their religion. If they are unable to leave, they wait just as Allah has informed:
《إِلَّا ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا 》
Except for the oppressed among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way
(An-Nisa' 4:98)
《فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا 》
For those Allah will pardon them, and Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.
(An-Nisa' 4:99)
As for whoever is able to flee with his religion or relocate to another land to establish the religion- even by means of work; i.e. he goes to work in another land and they give him a visaa; this is better for him than remaining in a land under the rule of disbelievers.
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We therefore advise our muslim brothers in that country and other countries to not participate in the wrongdoings within their countries that contradict the book of Allah and the Sunnah of his Messenger ﷺ. We also advise them to leave these countries if they are able to and to find a suitable country wherein they can establish their religion. If they are unable to leave, they wait just as Allah has informed:
《إِلَّا ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا 》
Except for the oppressed among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way
(An-Nisa' 4:98)
《فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَسَى ٱللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَفُوًّا غَفُورًا 》
For those Allah will pardon them, and Allah is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.
(An-Nisa' 4:99)
As for whoever is able to flee with his religion or relocate to another land to establish the religion- even by means of work; i.e. he goes to work in another land and they give him a visaa; this is better for him than remaining in a land under the rule of disbelievers.
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Translated by: Abu Sufyaan
Saami ibn Daniel Al-Ghaani
Translated by: Abu Sufyaan
Saami ibn Daniel Al-Ghaani
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