9. Believing one can go beyond the bounds of sharee‘ah

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9. Believing that it is permissible for some people to go beyond the bounds of sharee‘ah (and follow a religion other than Islam)

Whoever believes that it is permissible for some people to go beyond the bounds of the sharee‘ah of Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) (and follow a religion other than Islam) is a disbeliever, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:85]

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

It is well known in Islam, and all the Muslims are unanimously agreed, that whoever thinks that any religion other than Islam is valid, or that following a set of laws other than the laws of Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) is acceptable, is a disbeliever. This is like the disbelief of one who believes in part of the Qur’an and disbelieves in part of the Qur’an.

End quote from al-Fataawa al-Kubra (3/543)