Is the absence of inner submission a condition for the disbelief of refusal and arrogance?

The questioner:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the case of the disbelief of refusal and arrogance, like the disbelief of Iblis, is the absence of inner submission a condition for it?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
He says: In the case of the disbelief of refusal and arrogance, like the disbelief of Iblis, is the absence of inner submission a condition for it?

The Shaykh:
My brother, refusal and arrogance necessitate inner disbelief. That is, we say: We do not know about Iblis’s inner state. He is not a disbeliever; we do not know about the one who says this. This is perhaps what the Murji'ah say, and this is the result of abandoning the methodology of the pious Salaf. Even Iblis is excused, and they say, “We do not know what is in his heart.” This speech is not permissible. Arrogance and refusal necessitate inner disbelief.