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BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-209: POLITIK DALAM ISLAM
How does Islam view politics, and is appointing a leader obligatory?
Short answer
This Bayan Linnas explains that politics in Islam, known as siyasah, is the management of governance according to the Sharia, and it is discussed under fiqh rather than creed.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Governance & Administration
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This Bayan Linnas explains that politics in Islam, known as siyasah, is the management of governance according to the Sharia, and it is discussed under fiqh rather than creed. Understanding current politics is regarded as a responsibility worth taking seriously. A ruler must be appointed because the ruler serves as the axis of the community's unity, many rulings depend on the ruler's authority, and some rulings of Sharia-based politics are left to the ruler's ijtihad. The obligation to appoint a leader is supported by the hadith that three travellers must appoint one of themselves as leader.
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Berdasarkan disiplin ilmu-ilmu Islam, perbahasan politik dibincangkan di bawah bidang fiqh dan bukan di bawah perbahasan aqidah.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-209: POLITIK DALAM ISLAM”, 8 August 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/3630-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-209-politik-dalam-islam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/politics-in-islam-and-obligation-to-appoint-leader/