It was recorded by Aḥmad (5/382) and its chain is authentic according to the criteria of al-Shaykhayn. Al-Bukhārī also recorded it (6314) without mentioning "the right hand," as did al-Tirmidhī (3395), who said: "A ḥadīth that is ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ." This addition was overlooked by the ḥāfiẓ, so he did not attribute it to Aḥmad!

"His statement: *And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed, then it is they who are the disbelievers*; *And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed, then it is they who are the wrongdoers*; *And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed, then it is they who are the defiantly disobedient*; he said: it is all about the disbelievers." It was recorded by Aḥmad (4/286): Abū Muʿāwiyah narrated to us, al-Aʿmash narrated from ʿAbdullāh ibn Murrah from al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib from the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) his statement: ... I said: And this chain is authentic according to the criteria of al-Shaykhayn. The ḥadīth is explicit evidence that these three verses refer to the disbelievers among the Jews and Christians and their likes who deny the Islamic sharīʿah and its rulings. It includes anyone who shares in this, even if they outwardly profess Islam, even if they deny just one ruling. However, it is important to be aware that this does not apply to someone who does not judge by any of it without denying it. It is not permissible to judge such a person as a disbeliever and as having left the faith because he is a believer; the most that can be said is that his disbelief is practical disbelief. This is an important point in this issue that many enthusiastic youth eager to implement Islam overlook, and thus they often..