What is the ruling on sitting with the people of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever)?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are the people of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) among the people of bid'ah (religious innovation)? And if one sits with them intending to change them, if they are in error, is this among the condemned sitting?
Answer:
The people of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) are among the most severe of the people of bid'ah (religious innovation), because declaring Muslims to be disbelievers is among the most severe of innovations. And as mentioned previously, if one has the capacity to sit with them, discuss with them, and refute their doubts, this is obligatory, because it is part of calling to Allah. Indeed, it is better for you that Allah guide one man through you than the red camels. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Are the people of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) among the people of bid'ah (religious innovation)? And if one sits with them intending to change them, if they are in error, is this among the condemned sitting?
Answer:
The people of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) are among the most severe of the people of bid'ah (religious innovation), because declaring Muslims to be disbelievers is among the most severe of innovations. And as mentioned previously, if one has the capacity to sit with them, discuss with them, and refute their doubts, this is obligatory, because it is part of calling to Allah. Indeed, it is better for you that Allah guide one man through you than the red camels. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [464 -560] ما حكم مجالسة أهل التكفير؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.