Does one who denies any of the names or attributes of Allah become a disbeliever?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It was mentioned in this week’s tawhid (the oneness of Allah) lesson that not believing in the names and attributes is kufr (disbelief). So does kufr apply to one who denies any of them merely by his denial and rejection, or only after the evidence is established against him?
Answer:
If he is ignorant, then the evidence must be established against him. But if he reads the Qur’an and the hadiths, knows this, and still says it, or even if he does, then he is a disbeliever because he is defiant. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It was mentioned in this week’s tawhid (the oneness of Allah) lesson that not believing in the names and attributes is kufr (disbelief). So does kufr apply to one who denies any of them merely by his denial and rejection, or only after the evidence is established against him?
Answer:
If he is ignorant, then the evidence must be established against him. But if he reads the Qur’an and the hadiths, knows this, and still says it, or even if he does, then he is a disbeliever because he is defiant. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [289 -521] هل من أنكر شيئا من أسماء الله وصفاته يكفر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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