What is the ruling on declaring a specific individual a disbeliever if it is established that he is a sorcerer, or that he abandons prayer out of laziness?
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Question:
He says: If it is established that a man is a sorcerer, is he declared a disbeliever? And likewise, what about the one who abandons prayer out of laziness?
Answer:
The sorcerer is a disbeliever. Yes, the sorcerer is undoubtedly a disbeliever. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:102] meaning they teach people sorcery [Al-Baqarah 2:102] meaning do not learn sorcery.
This indicates that the one who learns sorcery is a disbeliever. And He said at the end of the verse:[Al-Baqarah 2:102] meaning sorcery [Al-Baqarah 2:102] meaning a share in Paradise. This indicates his disbelief; it indicates his disbelief. And He said: [Al-Baqarah 2:103] if they had believed, meaning if they had abandoned sorcery. This indicates that sorcery is disbelief that contradicts faith. Sorcery is disbelief.
Learning it, teaching it, and practicing it. It is obligatory that if it is established that a sorcerer is a sorcerer, either by his confession or by evidence, he is killed in all cases. He is killed in all cases, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1460Da'if (Darussalam) And 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered the killing of every male and female sorcerer during his caliphate. You say.
As for the second part, the one who abandons prayer: the one who abandons prayer intentionally is a disbeliever, even if he does not deny its obligation. The evidence is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Between a man and disbelief and polytheism is the abandonment of prayer." The abandonment of prayer. So if he abandons it, he is a disbeliever. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) The ruling is tied to the abandonment of it, not merely to the denial of its obligation, but to the abandonment of it.
He says: If it is established that a man is a sorcerer, is he declared a disbeliever? And likewise, what about the one who abandons prayer out of laziness?
Answer:
The sorcerer is a disbeliever. Yes, the sorcerer is undoubtedly a disbeliever. The evidence for this is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Harut and Marut. But the two angels do not teach anyone
وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍunless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve
حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْThis indicates that the one who learns sorcery is a disbeliever. And He said at the end of the verse:
But the Children of Israel certainly knew that whoever purchased
وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُwould not have in the Hereafter any share
مَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍAnd if they had believed and feared Allah, then the reward from Allah
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُوا وَاتَّقَوْا لَمَثُوبَةٌ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِLearning it, teaching it, and practicing it. It is obligatory that if it is established that a sorcerer is a sorcerer, either by his confession or by evidence, he is killed in all cases. He is killed in all cases, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The punishment of the Sahir is a strike of the sword.
حد الساحر ضربه بالسيف،As for the second part, the one who abandons prayer: the one who abandons prayer intentionally is a disbeliever, even if he does not deny its obligation. The evidence is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Between a man and disbelief and polytheism is the abandonment of prayer." The abandonment of prayer. So if he abandons it, he is a disbeliever. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها فقد كفر،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تكفير المعين إذا ثبت عنه أنه ساحر، أو أنه تارك للصلاة تكاسلا؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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