Part 75

And Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, says concerning Himself, "The Knower of the hidden and the unseen, and he does not reveal anything from the hidden and unseen to anyone except to one He has chosen as a Messenger, and He sends angels in front and behind to guard that.” [surah al-Jinn (72):26-27] So this is a second Aayah proving the unbelief of anyone who claims knowledge of the hidden and the unseen. Also Allaah, the Most High, commanded His Prophet to proclaim, "Say, O Muhammad: I do not say that I possess the treasures of the heavens and the earth, nor do I say to you that I know the hidden and the unseen, nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I only follow that which Allaah reveals to me." [surah al-An'aam (6):50] (v) and whoever judges by other than what Allaah sent down. [163] ________________________________________________________ Judging by that which Allaah, the Most High, sent down is from the tawhid of Lordship (ar-Ruboobiyyah) since it is applying the Judgement of Allaah, which pertains to His Lordship, and His complete sovereignty and authority. Therefore Allaah, the Most High, calls those who are followed upon other than what Allaah, the Most High sent down 'lords' for their followers, so He, the Most Perfect, says, "They have taken their learned men and their Rabbis as Lords besides Allaah, and also the Messiah, the son of Mary. But they were not commanded except to worship Allaah alone. None has the right to be worshipped except Him. How free and far removed is Allaah from the partners they associate with Him." [surah at-Tawbah (9):31] So Allaah, the Most High, calls those who are followed 'lords' since they are taken as legislators along with Allaah, the Most High, and He called those who followed them their worshippers/devotees due to their having submitted to them and obeyed them in contradiction to the Judgement of Allaah, the Perfect and Most High. 'Adiyy ibn Haatim said to Allaah's Messenger (#|) that they did not worship them, to which the Prophet (j$s) said: Indeed, they used to prohibit lawful things for them, and make lawful that which is forbidden for them, and they followed them -so that is their worship of them, [Translator: Reported by Ahmad and at-Tirmidhee and declared hasan by Shaykh al-Albaanee in sahih Sunanit-Tirmidhee (no. 2471)]. If you understand this, then know that whoever does not judge by what Allaah sent down, and he desires that judgement should be referred to other than Allaah and His Messenger, then there are Aayaat denying eemaan for him and Aayaat declaring his unbelief, transgression and evildoing. So with regard to the first category: (i) The Saying of Allaah, the Most High, “Have you seen those (hyprocrites) who claim that they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent down before you, and they wish to go for judgement (in their disputes) to the Taghut (false judges, etc.) while they have been ordered to reject them. But Shaitan (Satan) wishes to lead them far astray And when it is said to them: "Come to what Allah has sent down and to the Messenger (Muhammad SAW)," you (Muhammad SAW) see the hypocrites turn away from you (Muhammad SAW) with aversion. How then, when a catastrophe befalls them because of what their hands have sent forth, they come to you swearing by Allah, "We meant no more than goodwill and conciliation!" They (hypocrites) are those of whom Allah knows what is in their hearts; so turn aside from them (do not punish them) but admonish them, and speak to them an effective word (i.e. to believe in Allah, worship Him, obey Him, and be afraid of Him) to reach their innerselves. We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed by Allah's Leave. If they (hypocrites), when they had been unjust to themselves, had come to you (Muhammad) and begged Allah's Forgiveness, and the Messenger had begged forgiveness for them: indeed, they would have found Allah All-Forgiving (One Who accepts repentance), Most Merciful. But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad SAW) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. [surah an-Nisaa (4): 60-65] So Allaah, the Most High, described those claimants to eetnaan who were hypocrites with a number of characteristics: (i) That they desire that judgement should be sought from at-taaghoot - and that is everything that is contrary to the Judgement of Allaah, the Most High, and His Messenger (3|t) because whatever is contrary to the Judgement of Allaah and His Messenger is a transgression beyond the bound, and is an offence against the Judgement of Him to Whom Judgement belongs and to Whom all affairs return, and that is Allaah. Allaah, the Most High, says, "Indeed all creation and the command are for Him; exalted is Allaah, the Lord of all creation." [surah al-A'raaf (7):54] (ii) That when they are called to that which Allaah sent down, and to the Messenger, they refuse and turn away.