Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

How is a Islamic government supposed to be? I mean how do you elect the ruler, is he elected for life, etc, etc; how does it run?

· 27 Rajab 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 6831English

Question

Is Islamic government from any of the present-day governments or are they all wrong? I mean is it supposed to be present-day democracy, parliamentary, communist, dictatorship, etc? Also how is the economy supposed to be e.g. capitalist, socialist, communist etc, etc? Please explain because I am taking a government class in school and we are studying different types of governments and economies.

Answer

In principle, according to Shari?ah there are 3 ways of electing a ruler:

Bay?at: Taking allegiance to a particular person, like the companions took allegiance to Abu Bakr (Radhiallaahu Anhu).

Deputism: A current ruler consults his council and stipulates a ruler after his demise.

Consultation: Ruler appoints certain responsible citizens and hands over the autonomy of appointing a ruler after his demise. (Rafun Niqaab vol.6 pg.145; HM Saeed)

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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