In our country (Gambia), when senior government appointments such as a president, judge, commander of the military, etc., are made they are required t

Answer

The method of oath-taking by senior government officers is not permissible. It is a method in pure emulation of the kuffaar who are required to undergo such oaths. There is no such procedure in Islam. The Khulafa-e- Raashideen and all other officers of Islamic states were never appointed in this western kuffaar manner.

Since almost all African, Arab and Asian countries had been colonized by the western imperialists, they (the west) imposed their system of government on the colonized people. Although these countries have ac-

quired partial political freedom, their brains are still colonized by the west, hence they adhere rigidly to western systems and customs.

Furthermore, those who submit to the oath of kufr to bind them to the kufr constitution, lose their Imaan. It is haraam to swear allegiance to the kufr constitution. Implementing the kufr is worse. Thus a judge who administers in terms of the kufr laws and constitution is no longer a Muslim.