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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is there any doubt about a Muslim's Islam that makes him a disbeliever?

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Question:
Is there any doubt about a Muslim's Islam that makes him a disbeliever?

Answer:
Yes, this is considered disbelief, but it is considered to be having a bad opinion of the Muslims.
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumptionيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ
[Al-Hujurat 49:12]
The default for a Muslim is that he is good and that he is just, so it is not permissible to have a bad opinion of him. Having a bad opinion of him is forbidden.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 60من279/هل من شك في اسلام المسلم يعتبر كافر/أسئلة شرح نواقض الآسلام/صالح الفوزان/كبار العلماء/عقيدة — youtube.com

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