What is the difference between one who falls into disbelief and the ruling that he is a disbeliever?
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Question:
This questioner says: What is the difference between one who falls into disbelief, and the ruling that he is a disbeliever?
Answer:
One who falls into disbelief. It is said: This is an act of disbelief, and disbelief has occurred from him. If he means that he is ignorant and did not know, then he is not hastened to be held accountable, but it is explained to him so that he avoids this thing, so that he avoids what is, in our view, excused by ignorance. He leaves it off; it is not explained to him. If he repents and leaves it, otherwise he is ruled upon with the ruling that applies to him, whether it is shirk (associating partners with Allah) or kufr (disbelief). Yes.
This questioner says: What is the difference between one who falls into disbelief, and the ruling that he is a disbeliever?
Answer:
One who falls into disbelief. It is said: This is an act of disbelief, and disbelief has occurred from him. If he means that he is ignorant and did not know, then he is not hastened to be held accountable, but it is explained to him so that he avoids this thing, so that he avoids what is, in our view, excused by ignorance. He leaves it off; it is not explained to him. If he repents and leaves it, otherwise he is ruled upon with the ruling that applies to him, whether it is shirk (associating partners with Allah) or kufr (disbelief). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين من وقع في الكفر وبين الحكم عليه بأنه كافر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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