Details on Appointing Other Than Allah as Judge

Question

Please explain the meaning and purpose of the following noble verses. (1) [ar]فَإِنْ تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ[/ar] (2) [ar]فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ[/ar] (3) [ar]مَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ[/ar] "Those who do not judge by what Allah has revealed — it is they who are the wrongdoers" (Surah al-Ma’ida, 5:45). (4)

Answer

(1) In this verse it is "fa-rudduhu ila-Llahi wa’l-Rasuli" (refer it to Allah and the Messenger), not "wa Rasulihi" [as in the question]. The verse in full reads: [ar]يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَـٰزَعْتُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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