The ruling on describing a sinner as an open sinner or a disbeliever, and the method of advising him
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to say to someone who is committing sins, "Fear Allah in prayer, you open sinner," or "you disbeliever," or "you enemy of Allah"? And what is obligatory for me if I advise him and he does not accept the advice?
Answer:
Do not say "you open sinner" or "you enemy of Allah," because this increases the evil; this increases the evil. But you must advise him gently, gently, with understanding and wisdom. If he delays in accepting it, you should admonish him and make him fear Allah. If he becomes argumentative and wants to justify himself, you should argue with him in the best manner. These are the steps to which our Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, guided us in His saying:[An-Nahl 16:125] As for saying "you open sinner" or "you disbeliever,"
or "you enemy of Allah," this is not permissible because it invites the condition and leads this person to persist in what he is doing.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He asks: Is it permissible to say to someone who is committing sins, "Fear Allah in prayer, you open sinner," or "you disbeliever," or "you enemy of Allah"? And what is obligatory for me if I advise him and he does not accept the advice?
Answer:
Do not say "you open sinner" or "you enemy of Allah," because this increases the evil; this increases the evil. But you must advise him gently, gently, with understanding and wisdom. If he delays in accepting it, you should admonish him and make him fear Allah. If he becomes argumentative and wants to justify himself, you should argue with him in the best manner. These are the steps to which our Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, guided us in His saying:
Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best.
ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَادِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُor "you enemy of Allah," this is not permissible because it invites the condition and leads this person to persist in what he is doing.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-01-الأعراض وحماية الإسلام لها\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:15)
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