Government Will Bear Responsibility if Law Conflicting with Quran and Sunnah Is Imposed

No one has the right to interfere with the definitive laws and regulations of Islamic Shariah. If the government ignores the opinions of the country’s religious scholars, muftis, jurists and religious people and attempts to impose any law that conflicts with clear provisions of the Quran and Sunnah, the government will have to bear responsibility for it.

They said that if such a law is passed, the country’s religious scholars and the public committed to Islamic principles will not remain silent spectators. They also demanded the immediate repeal of the provisions of the “Transfer of Property (Amendment) Bill” that conflict with Shariah.

Leaders of various parties and organisations made the remarks in separate statements and meetings, demanding the repeal of the Shariah-inconsistent provisions of the Transfer of Property (Amendment) Bill 2026 placed before Parliament.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh has called a press conference for tomorrow to announce its programme on the issue.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh

Islami Andolan Bangladesh Secretary General Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman said the majority of the country’s people are Muslims and the state is obligated to help them practise their religious laws. He said the current government has repeatedly pledged not to enact any law contrary to the Quran and Sunnah.

“Yet, within six months of the government taking office, it is moving to pass a law contrary to Shariah. Islami Andolan Bangladesh strongly condemns and protests this. At the same time, we demand that the law be repealed immediately,” he said.

He made the demand while addressing the party’s regular meeting at its central office in Paltan on Tuesday.

The secretary general said religious scholars had already expressed disagreement over the bill. He said using references from Christian scholars on a Shariah-related issue to formulate a law contrary to Shariah was a clear disregard for the country’s history, traditions and intellectual resources.

“We did not expect this from the government,” he said.

Announcing the party’s programme, Gazi Ataur Rahman said protest processions would be held in all divisional cities across the country next Friday. A press conference will also be held next Thursday to present the party’s position on Shariah and the issue.

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam

In a statement, Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Senior Joint Secretary General and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh Vice President Maulana Junaid Al Habib said the people of Bangladesh, where 92 percent of the population is Muslim, would never accept any law that conflicts with the Quran and Sunnah or changes the definitive provisions of Islam.

He said the “Transfer of Property (Amendment) Bill” placed before Parliament must not contain any provision that conflicts with the inheritance system prescribed by the Quran and Sunnah.

He further said Islamic inheritance law, or Faraid, is not a man-made law that can be amended, changed or reconsidered on the pretext of changing times or society.

Allah has clearly determined the shares of heirs in Surah An-Nisa of the Holy Quran, he said. “Where Allah and His Messenger (S.) have given a ruling, attempting to change it in the name of so-called equality or social systems is clearly forbidden and a reprehensible act.”

He said that, in terms of Shariah, making a hiba (gift) during one’s lifetime while retaining lifetime rights, or using it to deprive another heir, such as an asaba, directly contradicts the Sunnah and definitive hadiths of Prophet Muhammad (S.).

He quoted the Prophet as saying: “Allah has given every rightful person their due. Therefore, there is no provision for depriving an heir through a will or inheritance.”

According to him, violating the distribution principles prescribed by Allah and His Messenger through any excuse or strategy is invalid under Shariah and constitutes a false conspiracy.

Maulana Al Habib also called for the formation of a consultative committee comprising leading muftis, jurists, scholars and experts in Islamic inheritance law before finalising the bill. He urged the authorities to resolve the issue based on their recommendations.

He warned that the primary responsibility of rulers and lawmakers is to preserve and implement the laws prescribed by Allah, not to impose laws contrary to the Quran and Sunnah according to their own wishes.

“We want to make it clear that no one has the right to interfere with the definitive laws of Islamic Shariah. If the government ignores the opinions of the country’s scholars, muftis, jurists and religious people and attempts to impose any law conflicting with the clear provisions of the Quran and Sunnah, the government will have to bear responsibility. If such a law is passed, the country’s religious scholars and the people committed to Islamic principles will not remain silent spectators,” he said.