The Ruling on Doubting the Invalidity of the Religion of the Christians
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Question:
The issue of Shaykh Abu Hatim, may Allah have mercy on him, is that he said that no Muslim has ever said, "I do not know whether the Christians are upon soundness or not," out of ignorance. So is he to be backbiting in that?
Answer:
The default is that it is hidden from the Muslim that the Christians are upon falsehood. If he doubts that, he is an apostate. If he doubts that, he is an apostate from the religion of Islam. How can he be a Muslim and not know its invalidity? A person is not a Muslim unless he knows Islam and knows the opposite of Islam. It is Islam, just a name or a claim to it.
The issue of Shaykh Abu Hatim, may Allah have mercy on him, is that he said that no Muslim has ever said, "I do not know whether the Christians are upon soundness or not," out of ignorance. So is he to be backbiting in that?
Answer:
The default is that it is hidden from the Muslim that the Christians are upon falsehood. If he doubts that, he is an apostate. If he doubts that, he is an apostate from the religion of Islam. How can he be a Muslim and not know its invalidity? A person is not a Muslim unless he knows Islam and knows the opposite of Islam. It is Islam, just a name or a claim to it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 86 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الحدود|باب قتال أهل البغي|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (36:16)
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