Questions on the Explanation of the Book of Nullifiers of Islam
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Question:
Does one who belittles scholars for the sake of their persons, not for the sake of their knowledge and religion, become a disbeliever, or does he commit one of the major sins?
Answer:
The predominant and apparent view is that one who mocks scholars is mocking them for the knowledge they carry, not for the sake of their persons. If he says, "So-and-so is lame" or "So-and-so is one-eyed" or "So-and-so has such-and-such a physical defect," this is not permissible regarding anyone.[Al-Hujurat 49:11] This is not specific to scholars; it applies to all of Allah’s (Mighty and Majestic) creation. It is not permissible for a group to mock another group, nor for women to mock women. However, one does not mock scholars except for the sake of their knowledge.
Does one who belittles scholars for the sake of their persons, not for the sake of their knowledge and religion, become a disbeliever, or does he commit one of the major sins?
Answer:
The predominant and apparent view is that one who mocks scholars is mocking them for the knowledge they carry, not for the sake of their persons. If he says, "So-and-so is lame" or "So-and-so is one-eyed" or "So-and-so has such-and-such a physical defect," this is not permissible regarding anyone.
O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمٌ مِّن قَوْمٍ عَسَىٰ أَن يَكُونُوا خَيْرًا مِّنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَاءٌ مِّن نِّسَاءٍ عَسَىٰ أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِّنْهُنَّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 148من279/اسئلة شرح كتاب نواقض الاسلام/تنقص العلماء لاجل ذواتهم/صالح الفوزان/كبار العلماء/عقيدة — youtube.com
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