Does a person become a disbeliever by having doubts in the fundamentals of belief?
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Question:
This questioner says: May Allah reward you. What is the doubt that causes a believer to become a disbeliever? Is it merely the passing doubts regarding the existence of Allah the Exalted or the truthfulness of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
There is a difference between waswas (whispers) and doubt. Doubt is not permissible. As for waswas, it befalls a person, and he repels it by seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan. He does not pay attention to it and does not speak about it. This is waswas. As for doubt, may Allah protect us from it, this is kufr (disbelief). This is kufr. It is wavering between two things. He does not know whether it is so or not so. He does not know whether what the Messenger brought is true or not true. Yes.
This questioner says: May Allah reward you. What is the doubt that causes a believer to become a disbeliever? Is it merely the passing doubts regarding the existence of Allah the Exalted or the truthfulness of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
There is a difference between waswas (whispers) and doubt. Doubt is not permissible. As for waswas, it befalls a person, and he repels it by seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan. He does not pay attention to it and does not speak about it. This is waswas. As for doubt, may Allah protect us from it, this is kufr (disbelief). This is kufr. It is wavering between two things. He does not know whether it is so or not so. He does not know whether what the Messenger brought is true or not true. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يكفر المرء بشكه في أصول الاعتقاد؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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