Another case of how the puppet Sharia
courts are trashing God's law in the Quran
The following event took place in an Islamic country which enforces Sharia law. The Sharia law consistently violates the law of God in the Quran and is a disgrace to the puppets who enforce such archaic laws.
A Muslim man left 50% of his estate to his daughter in his will. This was disputed in a Sharia Court by her two brothers who filed an application to have the will invalidated on the basis of what they called “unlawful as per Islamic law in the Quran”. The Sharia Court upheld their claim and invalidated the deceased’s will. A court order was issued for the estate to be distributed according to the proportions outlined in the Quran. The estate was thus paid out giving the daughter only half of what each brother received. The will of the father was totally ignored.
The immediate question is whether the Sharia Court’s order was in accordance with God’s law in the Quran! What exactly does the Quran say about this matter?
1- All the Quranic verses which outline the distribution of inheritance, such as the son receiving double what the daughter gets, or the mother receiving one sixth and so on, they all say "after a will or debt”. This clearly means that a will and all debts must be paid in full before any other money is distributed. Examples are given in 4:11 and 4:12.
2- In 2:180 God commands all believers to write a will equitably when they feel death near:
"It is decreed upon you if any of you feels death approaching, and if he leaves ‘khayran’ (anything of value), that a will should be written equitably for the parents and the close ones. This is a ‘haqqan’ (decreed obligation) on the God-fearing.”2:180
The Immediate observation is that the words in 2:180 do not place any restrictions for the proportions which the believer can leave in his/her will nor is there such a restriction anywhere else in the Quran. God is not forgetful nor does God make mistakes! If God never placed restrictions on the proportion (of the estate) which can be left in a will then this can have only one meaning; there is none! God left it up to each individual to write a will in whatever part of his/her estate that he wishes. It also means that whatever is left in a will must be respected and must be paid (along with the debts) before any other money is distributed (4:11-12).
There are three distinct instructions given in 2:180 related to the writing of the will:
1- A will must be written by all who feel death near (if they have not written one already).
2- The will should be written to the benefit of the parents and the close ones.
3- The will should be written equitably, this means that the person writing the will should write it fairly, taking into account the individual needs of the beneficiaries. So in theory, and as an example, if a man has a son who is quite well off, and also a daughter who is struggling to make ends meet, then by virtue of God’s law in 2:180 the father is able to leave for his daughter more than he leaves for his son.
The rules of inheritance given in the Quran, such as the son receiving double the daughter, or the mother one sixth, and so on, are general rules for inheritance. God knows that these rules will not fit the individual circumstances and needs of every family on earth, and thus God gave us the tool to fine tune the inheritance to be in line with the financial circumstances and needs of our family members and close ones. The tool given to us by God to achieve this aim is the writing of a will. God regards this issue very important. This is confirmed in the following:
1- The verses which outline the inheritance proportions say:“after a will or debt”, which means that the will and debts take priority and are paid out before any other distribution is made.
2- God states in 2:180 that the writing of a will is not a voluntary matter, but is compulsory. This is evident from the words:“This is a ‘haqqan’ (decreed obligation) upon the God-fearing”.
3- If God wanted every estate to be divided according to the Quranic rules (son double daughter, etc) then why would God command us to write a will in the first place? Why would God make it compulsory on believers to write a will? Why would God give the will priority when the estate is distributed?
The Muslim scholars and preachers in Muslim countries have sadly deserted the Quran a long time ago! The religion they are following and preaching has very little to do with the Quran. The court which issued such a corrupt verdict will undoubtedly have a hadith or other to stand on, but they will never have any Quranic evidence. Should the hadith over-rule the Quran? Some scholars have the audacity to say yes!
Genuine believers know better, they have more respect for the words of God and the law of God. When we read the Quran, and more important, if we believe it, we find that God stated the following very clearly:
1- God is the only source of law:
“Shall I seek other than God as a ‘hakaman’ (judge, source of law) when He has revealed to you this book fully detailed?”6:114
2- The only duty of any messenger is to deliver God’s message:
"The only duty of the messenger is to deliver God's message" 5:99
3- God told us clearly that the Prophet does not have the authority to prohibit anything made lawful by God, the Prophet is not a law maker, he is only a deliverer of God's message. On one occasion the prophet Muhammad made the error of prohibiting something which was made lawful by God. God reprimanded the Prophet clearly in the Quran:
“O you Prophet, why do you prohibit what God made lawful for you in order to please your wives? God is Forgiver, Merciful” 66:1
God does not include the words in 66:1 to belittle the Prophet in our eyes, but they are placed so that every reader of the Quran, and until the end of the world, would be ascertained that God is the only law Giver. Nevertheless, it is sad to see many who totally ignore the message in 66:1 and instead uphold fabricated hadith. One such hadith claims that the Prophet instructed that no one should leave in his will more than one third of his estate! Would the Prophet issue such a ruling which violates 2:180 and 66:1?
All the above Quranic words are very clear, and the conclusion they present is that all those who produce hadith to justify violating God’s law in the Quran are committing a gross sin, they are following a law other than the law of God, and in the process, they have set up their source as a partner with God in God’s exclusive right of law making:
They follow 'shurakaa' (partners) who decree for them religious laws never authorised by God. If it were not for the predetermined decision, they would have been judged immediately. Indeed, the transgressors have incurred a painful retribution.” 42:21
The word "shurakaa" used in 42:21 is very significant, it confirms that whoever commits such a sin is actually committing 'shirk' (associating partners with God)! Shirk is the only unforgivable sin (4:48).
In addition, all who believe such lies against the prophet are in fact painting the righteous Prophet of God, who was commanded clearly to follow nothing other than what was revealed to him in the Quran (46:9), as someone who ignored God’s reprimand in 66:1 and went on issuing laws which violate the Quran.
"Say (O Muhammad), "I am not different from other messengers. I have no idea what will happen to me or to you. I only follow what is revealed to me (Quran). I am no more than a profound warner." 46:9
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