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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Do the extremists and those who neglect the names and attributes of Allah become disbelievers?

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Question:
This questioner asks: Do these extremists and those who neglect the names and attributes of Allah become disbelievers? And were the Khawarij the first to deny the attributes?

Answer:
As has been mentioned to you, if a person is a follower of taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence) or engages in ta'wil (figurative interpretation), one should not rush to declare him a disbeliever until the matter is clarified and explained to him. If he persists and does it intentionally, then he is judged accordingly. However, if he merely believes he is right, follows others, and the truth has not become clear to him, he is excused. He is considered misguided, and it is said that he is astray, but he is not called a disbeliever until his error and his contradiction of the evidence are clarified and explained to him. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يكفر الغلاة المفرطين في أسماء الله وصفاته\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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