Details Concerning the Congress and Communism

Question

Zayd is a Muslim who believes in God and the Messenger and is observant of fasting and prayer, but politically he favours the Communist Party: he wishes to be its member and to vote for that party. A certain religious scholar says that Zayd is a sinner, because the fundamental principle of communism is the denial of God and religion. Is the fatwa of the said religious scholar correct? 2.

Answer

The foundation of communism is the denial of God and religion. To accept its creed as a matter of belief is tantamount to leaving the religion of Islam. However, some Muslims who are not even aware of this reality and foundation take part in it merely as a political party; it is very necessary to restrain them by acquainting them with the real state of affairs, otherwise in…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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