ISLAM: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Islamic Politics Volume 10 of a Series of Islamic Books by Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman i Islam: Questions And Answers Volume 10 Islamic Politics i ii Islam: Questions And Answers Volume 10 Islamic Politics Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman B.Sc., DipHE MSA Publication Limited iii © Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, 2003 ISBN for all volumes 1 86179 080 5 ISBN for volume 10 paperback 1 86179 301 4 ISBN for volume 10 hardback 1 86179 302 2 ISBN for volume 10 pdf eBook 1 86179 303 0 ISBN for volume 10 Microsoft eBook 1 86179 304 9 ISBN for volume 10 Palm eBook 1 86179 305 7 All Rights reserved British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data. A Catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Designed, Typeset and produced by: MSA Publication Limited, 4 Bello Close, Herne Hill, London SE24 9BW United Kingdom iv Contents Introduction ..............................................................................1 Chapter 1...................................................................................3 General.................................................................................3 11283: Don’t be such a fanatic! ......................................3 34749: Various questions about ‘asabiyyah (tribalism) and nationality...............................................4 31888: The situation of the Muslims in Palestine.........10 20677: Is it permissible in Islamic sharee’ah for a woman to be a ruler?..................................................12 22475: Ruling on migrating to a Muslim country and staying there without a mahram .............................18 23320: To whom should ba’yah (allegiance) be given? .......................................................................20 21509: Role of the khaleefah of the Muslims? .............23 21878: It is not permissible to forsake a Muslim because of differences in points of view.......................26 21744: Going to a hairdresser who plays music ...........28 21977: Solution to the Palestinian issue .......................29 21854: The uprising of the Palestinian people..............30 14235: Ruling on Muslims taking on European nationality......................................................................32 3685: He hears music sometimes in school without wanting to; is that a sin? ..................................35 12499: Eating with people who are drinking wine at the same table...................................................36 11406: Killing non Muslims .........................................38 11747: Reconciling the fact that the khaleefah should be from Quraysh with the hadeeth about obeying an Abyssinian slave .........................................39 361: Proportional representation in Islamic centers......39 11018: Ruling on a dispute between two brothers........40 10224: Is it permissible to go to beaches where there is nakedness and free mixing?..............................41 v 10222: Is warning people about a person who commits evil a form of slander or backbiting?..............42 10226: Is it permissible to live with someone who drinks alcohol? ......................................................43 1094: Appointing an ameer (leader)..............................44 5413: He thinks someone is a spy.................................44 4204: Is it permissible for sisters who are working in Da’wah to choose an Ameerah (leader) for themselves?................................................45 3062: Is it permissible for Muslims to vote for kaafirs who seem to be less evil? ............................46 Chapter 2.................................................................................49 Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil ................................................49 45789: Attending wedding parties which involve some evils.........................................................49 10522: Do we begin with changing things “by hand” when changing evil things?..........................51 39357: A brother’s responsibility towards his siblings at home.......................................................52 33757: Changing evil by one’s hand.............................53 33769: Wrongfully judging a person to be an apostate because he went out with a girl who was unveiled..........................................................56 36888: Warning against marrying one whose chastity is in doubt ........................................................61 8674: Jamaa’at al-Tableegh – pros and cons.................63 27170: Is it permissible to offer money to a person on the condition that he does a good deed? ....................................................................67 27105: What is the ruling on living with a kaafir mother? ...............................................................70 38701: Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil, and the verse, “Take care of your ownselves” ....................................................................73 9411: Helping someone to buy alcohol and other haraam things.......................................................76 vi 12828: Husband’s responsibility for his wife’s shortcomings in prayer..................................................77 22147: Is it necessary in order to denounce evil that it be removed completely, or is it sufficient to reduce it.....................................................................80 12929: Drums on special occasions are an evil ............85 13817: What is the meaning of hisbah and rijaal al-hisbah? ......................................................................86 12812: Can denouncing evil only be done with the permission of the ruler?...........................................88 9911: Is it permissible to rebel against the ruler?..........89 10957: Attending wedding parties in which there are objectionable things (munkaraat)............................90 8568: Can we sit with those who do not pray? .............91 9291: Ruling on being friendly towards someone who is drinking alcohol, and pouring his drink for him...........................................................................92 8901: Going to public places in which there are evil things [munkaraat]............................................93 4097: Story of a man who used to sit with drinkers; and who was Abu Thawr?..............................93 10223: Sitting with a Muslim who takes drugs.............95 1812: Ruling on sitting with smokers when they are smoking ...........................................................96 2601: Destroying a place of evil without anyone knowing ............................................................97 2282: Dealing with a person whose sin repeatedly hurts one........................................................................99 Chapter 3...............................................................................102 Rulings on Jihaad.............................................................102 39344: Ruling on a non-Muslim who dies defending his homeland ..............................................102 13241: Treatment of prisoners-of-war in Islam...........105 10138: Deception in war.............................................109 21932: Islamic ruling on self-defence.........................112 20214: Ruling on jihad and kinds of jihad..................113 5275: Is jihad invalid if there is no khaleefah? ...........120 vii 8961: Ruling on jihaad................................................121 viii Introduction Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon His last Messenger, Prophet Muhammad, and on his family and his companions. This book, Islamic politics, is the tenth volume of a series of authoritative Islamic books entitled Islam: Questions And Answers. The overall series discusses issues relevant to Islam, and present accurate and reliable information based on the true beliefs and practices of the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon Him) and his companions. The objectives of the various books include: to teach and familiarize Muslims with various aspects of their religion to be a source for guiding people to Islam to assist in solving the social and personal problems of the Muslims in an Islamic context The books are directed towards Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Subject areas include, but are not limited to, Islamic fiqh and jurisprudence, Islamic history, Islamic social laws (including marriage, divorce, contracts, and inheritance), Islamic finance, basic tenets and aqeedah of the Islamic faith and tawheed, and Arabic grammar as it relates to the Qur'an and Islamic texts. The books are compilations of questions and responses about Islam, from both Muslims and Non-Muslims. The responses are handled mainly by internationally re-nowned Islamic shaykhs and scholars, including Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, Ibn Katheer, al-Albaani, Shaykh Ibn Baaz, Ibn al-Jawzi, Ibn al-Qayyim, Al- ‘Izz ibn ‘Abd al-Salaam, al-Nawawi, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Kareem, al Khudayr, Al-Dhahabi, al-Qurtubi, Al-Sindi, al-Shawkaani and al-Bastawi using only authentic, scholarly sources based on the Qur'an and sunnah. References, which include Haashiyat Ibn Maajah, Sharh Saheeh Muslim, Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 1