3. Another aspect of speaking about Alla ah without knowledge

is: Ruling by other than what was revealed by Allaah. Allaah ~ says: ,i..,,. ,,.,_:er" ,,.,,. ,, ,,. >.,. >-::"\ J,.,. ~I ,,,. Y," ,f ,,.,,.:k "'Cl-lJ~I ~ ~j\1 411 j ~ ~ ~ 0-'"Yf' "And whoever rules by other than by what Allaah revealed, those are disbelievers." [AI-Maa'idah (5): 44] Allaah ~ further states in the Qur'aan: " ... by your Lord (Allaah), they can have no faith until they make you {Muhammad ~ the judge in all their dispute amongst themselves, and thereafter find no resistance against your decisions, but accept with full submission." [An-Nisaa' (4): 65] Allaah ~ says: "The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are [61] sahih At-Tagheeb Wat TarheebAl Mudhiree. Guarding the Tongue called to Allaah and His Messenger to judge between them, is that they say: "We hear and we obey" - and such are the successful." [An Noor (24): 51) Ruling by other than what Allaah ~ has revealed is indeed one of the most severe types of disbelief to which the tongue can fall prey. So, we should be very careful about this. Be aware that ruling by other than Allaah's law is not only for the people who are in governmental positions, although it is easiest for them to fall prey to this, but each person is liable, based upon his responsibility, as is explained in the following hadith: "Each one of you is a guardian, and each person is answerable for his flock (those under his charge); so the lmaam is guardian and he is answerable for his flock {his people}, the man is guardian of his family and he is answerable for his flock (his family}, and the woman is guardian in the house of her husband and she is answerable for her flock (in his house) ... and each one of you is a guardian and ( responsible for his flock).'1.621 [62] Bukhaaree & Muslim. Golden Advice Series 04 Since most decisions and rulings are generally communicated through speaking, then making Haraam rulings would constitute misuse of the tongue. So know, that making Halaal what Allaah ~ has made Haraam ·and making Haraam what Allaah ~ has made Halaal, or accepting · the ruling and following someone who is involved in it, is a type of Kufr (disbelief). This is clearly understood from the following hadith: 'Adi bin Haatim ~ came to the Messenger of Allaah ~ and heard him recite the following Aayah : ~ -::,r > ·• 1.1'1/,.i • >,: ,,,....>/ ·>,.,i/·11 1·---~ /.~JI} ..ull ~-P ~ \Jl..-)JI ~~Al.)J ....A.)L.-> ~~ ,.,,, ..,,, .,,,,. . . I . r - . "They took their rabbis and monks as Lord besides Allaah." So he said: "Messenger of Allaah! They never used to worship them. He said: 4~~ ~ f? ~ ~ ~~ ~1 4~ .~ :cJ~ ,~~;~ ~ ~1 ~1 ~ ~;~j Q J, .,,, .,,, .,,,,,,,. .~;~ ~ :JW "Verily, they have made Haraam (unlawful) what was Halaal (lawful}, and they made halaal (lawful) what was Haraam (prohibited) and (the people) followed them - so that was their (the people) worship of them (the rabbis and monks).'163l 4.AnotheraspectofspeakingaboutAllaahwithoutknowledge is: Bid'ahs (innovations) [63] Tirmidhee. Guarding the Tongue Bid'ah is changing any aspect of worship in Allaah's Deen by either adding to it, subtracting from it or altering it in any way. It is for this reason that the noble scholars of this Deen expended so much time to warn this Ummah about the great Fitnah (trial) of innovation. This is because the dangers of Bid'ah, and its destructive effects upon this Deen, are much greater than that of the other major sins, as is explained from the following Aayaat and Ahaadeeth of the Messenger of Allaah ~ : Allaah ~ says: "Say (O Muhammad ··~ to the people) if you love Allaah then follow me, Allaah will love you and He will forgive your sins." [Aal-'lmraan (3): 31] The Messenger ~ said: ;) ~ ~ ~ ~ \~ e;;t..) ~~t;; "Whoever innovates in this matter of ours, that which is not from it, will have it rejected.'1.641 And he said: \ -4 / .) _i.J / . .r' . - ~.) ~ / / ,,. / / [64) Bukhaaree & Muslim. Golden Advice Series 04 " ... And hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the rightly guided caliphs, and beware of newly-invented matters {Bid'ah); for every newly-invented matter is misguidance which leads to the ftre.'1651 So, based upon the above Ahaadeeth, Muslims must be aware of all matters that are not established from the Sharee'ah. The following saying of the Messenger ~ is even more frightening. He said: "Allaah does not accept the repentance of anyone involved in Bid'ah, until he leaves it off completely.'1661 Brothers and sisters, let us not close off the doors of repentance with our own hands, by indulging in and/or propagating Bid'ah.