What is the ruling on one who says that the newly invented religions are a matter of freedom of belief, and that it is not obligatory to denounce them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The Shaykh mentioned that part of faith is believing in all the divine laws. It is known, O our Shaykh, that in these times there exist religions invented by humans, not from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Some Muslims come and say there is no difference between these religions, and that it is not obligatory to denounce them, claiming that this is a matter of freedom of belief. Is this statement correct? And how should one respond to it?
Answer:
This is explicit disbelief, and may Allah protect us from it. After the sending of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), there is no divine law except the law of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and there is no religion except the religion of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So whoever departs from the law of Islam, or does not follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), is a disbeliever by consensus. By the consensus of the Muslims: those who do not respond to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are disbelievers, and the one who acts by other than the law of the Messenger is a disbeliever. Yes, because the divine laws were abrogated, and action is only obligatory by the abrogating law. It is not permissible to act by the abrogated law. But we believe in these divine laws in their time; we believe that they were suitable in their time. As for after the coming of Islam, these divine laws ended. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The Shaykh mentioned that part of faith is believing in all the divine laws. It is known, O our Shaykh, that in these times there exist religions invented by humans, not from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Some Muslims come and say there is no difference between these religions, and that it is not obligatory to denounce them, claiming that this is a matter of freedom of belief. Is this statement correct? And how should one respond to it?
Answer:
This is explicit disbelief, and may Allah protect us from it. After the sending of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), there is no divine law except the law of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and there is no religion except the religion of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So whoever departs from the law of Islam, or does not follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), is a disbeliever by consensus. By the consensus of the Muslims: those who do not respond to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are disbelievers, and the one who acts by other than the law of the Messenger is a disbeliever. Yes, because the divine laws were abrogated, and action is only obligatory by the abrogating law. It is not permissible to act by the abrogated law. But we believe in these divine laws in their time; we believe that they were suitable in their time. As for after the coming of Islam, these divine laws ended. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [277 -560] ما حكم من قال عن الديانات المستحدثة أنها حرية اعتقاد، ولا يجب الإنكار عليها؟ — youtube.com
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