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  • Sharia Laws Vs The Laws Of The Land

    Posted by ودود on October 16, 2021 at 10:05 pm

    1. What laws is a Muslim supposed to follow: Sharia laws or the law of land?

    1.1 What if something is forbidden by law but a “Sunnah” in Islam, like polygamy? can one do it?

    1.2. What if something is legal but forbidden in Islam, like drinking alcohol in moderation, can one do it?

    1.3 Can a Muslim MPA support a “Islamic” law that may lead to discrimination against minorities and injustice, e.g, apostasy law etc.

    Umer replied 2 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Sharia Laws Vs The Laws Of The Land

    Umer updated 2 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
  • Umer

    Moderator October 17, 2021 at 5:36 pm

    The religion invokes ‘Migration’ (‘Hijrat‘) as a compulsory requirement (unless it’s impossible under the circumstances because of barriers in movement) when Muslims are forced by law or other means to not follow their religious directives. Here, religious directives mean the ones which are obligatory on Muslims to follow. The distinction betweem obligatory and recommended directives is necessary to be drawn here, becuase if law of the land is prohibiting something which is only a recommended act or an allowed act in religion, then it doesn’t become a religious requirement to migrate from that place. A Muslim can still be a good Muslim while obeying those laws of the land. The example of polygamy is just an allowed act, it’s neither a compulsory directive nor a recommended act, therefore a Muslim will still be following religion when law of the land imposes any such restriction on polygamy.

    Following article by Dr. Khalid Zaheer Sahab sheds light on this topic w.r.t concrete areas of conflict:

    Humans Rights Law and Islamic Shariah: Areas of Compatibility and Conflict

    You may also want to refer to the following responses by Ghamidi Sahab addressing some application matters w.r.t apparent conflicts between Islamic laws and personal laws in the West:

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    Please also refer to the video below from 28:36 to 36:05

    Alternative Link: ilm-o-Hikmat 01-08-2021

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