Is agreeing with disbelievers outwardly, while not inwardly, considered minor disbelief?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who agrees with disbelievers outwardly, but not inwardly, and without being coerced, his disbelief minor?
Answer:
No. If he agrees with them outwardly without coercion, he is like them, and this is apostasy. Yes, he agrees with them on shirk (associating partners with Allah), such as saying that the Messiah is the son of Allah, and he does not deny this. He says, "This is their religion, and people are free in their beliefs, and all religions are equal, each person following his own desire to apostatize from the religion of Islam." Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who agrees with disbelievers outwardly, but not inwardly, and without being coerced, his disbelief minor?
Answer:
No. If he agrees with them outwardly without coercion, he is like them, and this is apostasy. Yes, he agrees with them on shirk (associating partners with Allah), such as saying that the Messiah is the son of Allah, and he does not deny this. He says, "This is their religion, and people are free in their beliefs, and all religions are equal, each person following his own desire to apostatize from the religion of Islam." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من الكفر الأصغر موافقة الكفار ظاهراً دون الباطن؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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