The Ruling on Whispers of Doubt in the Heart and Speaking Them
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Question:
The word of Allah that one should believe in Him is a matter of obligation, so know that Allah is to be attained in all beauty.
Answer:
If he speaks of this, if he speaks of the doubt, then his words will be a cause of expulsion from the Prophet’s path. But if it is only in his heart, this is waswas (whispers of Satan), and it does not harm him, if Allah wills, as long as he does not speak of it, rejects it, casts it aside, and magnifies the sin of speaking about it. This is evidence of his faith, and it does not harm him. But if he speaks of it, he is considered to have turned against Islam. Yes.
The word of Allah that one should believe in Him is a matter of obligation, so know that Allah is to be attained in all beauty.
Answer:
If he speaks of this, if he speaks of the doubt, then his words will be a cause of expulsion from the Prophet’s path. But if it is only in his heart, this is waswas (whispers of Satan), and it does not harm him, if Allah wills, as long as he does not speak of it, rejects it, casts it aside, and magnifies the sin of speaking about it. This is evidence of his faith, and it does not harm him. But if he speaks of it, he is considered to have turned against Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13/4 شرح الأصول الثلاثة / صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:16:11)
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