Voting Haraam?

Elections (Voting) haram, bid’ah, imitation of Kufaar; Democracy is disbelief (kufr)!

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Beware – may Allaah show you His Mercy and protect you – that the American elections and Voting process offered to you in America are an innovation in the Islamic religion, imitation of the kufaar, and can lead to kufr (disbelief) since they are part of the democratic system.

Voting is not Islamic Shuraa Explained by Shaykh Fawzan

Questioner:

O noble Shaykh, may Allah give you success. Is it permissible to participate in elections and voting that are based upon democracy and man-made laws?

Shaykh Fawzan:

This is not from the actions of the Muslims. The action of the Muslims is for the scholars firm in knowledge to give the pledge of alliance to the one who is suitable to be the leader and by this he becomes the leader. And the people follow their decision; the people follow the decision of the scholars who are firm in knowledge, from the scholars and judges. It is not a must that everyone has a vote. This is the system of the west not the system of Islam.

Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee http://mtws.posterous.com/voting-is-not-islamic-shuraa

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