Re: Voting allowed in Islam
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Bridge - this is not the issue. The issue is Validity – permissibility of conducting polls for issues. This is a separate issue that it’s sensible and feasible not.
for example "water" is Jaiz(halal) - also drinking too much water is also Jaiz (Halal)- but keep drinking water from morning to night is sensible or not.
Similarly Jumping is not Haram - but if you see a person (man or women) going to bus stop jumping. Obviously its not sensible. These are just examples. No need to discuss the lengthy details and finding the quality & quantity of water and types and classes of jumping. This will take us away from the real topic.
And regarding criteria for a leader – You do agree to find the best one and filter the list of 100s of candidates “until the best one is selected”. You call that best one – superman – or super-superman or whatever.
The things is only He is Allah who is the best – not the people - only Allah can appoint a successor to the Prophet (Imam or Khalifa); that the ummah has no choice in this matter-its only duty is TO FOLLOW such a divinely-appointed Imam or caliph.