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Group of Scholars ReleaseJoint-Statement declaring

takfeer of Saudia GovernmentEssential Matters to avoid Sunday, 19 September 2010 18:03 

Two days ago, a joint-statement was released by ten reknown scholars in the Arabian Peninsula declaring that

what the Saudi government does to be major kufr, that expels one out of the religion.

 A summary of it, is as follows:

Question was regarding what was released in some newspapers and domestic periodicals from governors and

ministers in the ministry of justice reitirating the obligation of abiding by Article 37 of the Law on Publishing and

Distribution, and how these matters - i.e. those of the media - should be reffered back to the ministry of media

and not the sharee'ah courts as that is not their duty.

Reply consisted of the following:

1) A mentioning of several ayaat and ahadeeth regarding the issue of ruling by other than what Allah has

revealed.

2) How Shaykh Muhammed bin Ibraheem pointed out similar to this some twenty years ago, and how it is still

being fought today.

3) A long quote from Shaykh Muhammed bin Ibraheem on what he saw and the ruling on it.

4) A reply to those who say that these issues should not be referred to the Sharee'ah, rather to the ministries of 

media.

5) A defintion, from a former judge on what all these laws and judiciary systems refer to.

6) Statements and quotes from the Salaf regarding the ruling on the one who applies some of the Sharee'ah on

some people, and not on others. Quotes and statements from: Ibn 'Abbas, Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah,

Shaykh al-Islaam Muhammed bin 'Abdulwahaab, a hadeeth from the Messenger, sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam and

a quote from Shaykh Muhammed bin Ibraheem, rahimahumullahu ta'ala.

7) "So the obligation upon the scholars, judges, callers and people of good is to repel this great evil, and to seek

reward by facing it and doing Jihaad against it, for it is related to tawheed, and imaan and kufr, and abstainingfrom ruling by the Sharee'ah and going to the man-made laws is disbelief in Allah, the Great, and an explusion

from the religion, walaa hawla wa la quwata illa billah."

Shaykh Muhammed bin Ibraheem, Mufti of this land, rahimahullah said: "Verily from the greater and clear kufr is

giving the accursed man-made laws, the position of that which the faithful spirit descended upon the heart of 

Muhammed, sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam, so that he may be from the warners in the clear Arabic tongue, and

 judging between the nations, and referring back to it, is in contradiction of, and an obstinate rejection of Allah,

ta'ala saying: "(And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allah and His Messenger, sallallahu

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'alayhi wa salam, if you believe in Allah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final

determination.. - Volume 12/284 of al-Fatawaa.

Signed by:

1. Muhammed bin Fahd al'Ali ar-Rashoodi.

2. 'Ali bin Khudayr al-Khudayr 

3. Hamad bin Rayes al-Rayes.

4. Muhammed bin Sulaymaan as-Suq'ubi.

5. Naasir bin Hamad al-Fahd.

6. 'Abdullah bin 'Abdurahmaan aal-Sa'd

7. Hamad bin 'Abdullah al-Humaydi (Just released from prison last week).

8. Ahmad bin Saaleh as-Sinaani.

9. Ahmad bin Hamood al-Khaaldi.

10. 'Abdul'azeez bin Saaleh al-'Umar.