The Ruling on One Who Openly Commits Sin: Is He Considered to Have Permitted It?
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Question:
And other than the Shaykh, may Allah protect you, is the one who openly commits sin and persists in it openly considered to have permitted it, even if he does not look at it as permissible? Because it is said that he did not openly commit the sin except out of adherence to it, and he did not adhere to it except out of his independence from it.
Answer:
No, the issue of apostasy requires explicit declaration. That is, his openly committing a sin does not indicate that he permits it. It is not known based on the methodology. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6069. So the one who commits a sin openly is subjected to the hadd (fixed punishment) and disciplinary measures, but he is not ruled to be an apostate.
And other than the Shaykh, may Allah protect you, is the one who openly commits sin and persists in it openly considered to have permitted it, even if he does not look at it as permissible? Because it is said that he did not openly commit the sin except out of adherence to it, and he did not adhere to it except out of his independence from it.
Answer:
No, the issue of apostasy requires explicit declaration. That is, his openly committing a sin does not indicate that he permits it. It is not known based on the methodology. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
All the sins of my followers will be forgiven except those of the Mujahirin
كل أمتي معافى إلا المجاهرين
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 87 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|باب حكم المرتد|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03:25)
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