Does one who claims prophethood while being of sound mind commit disbelief, and is the punishment for apostasy carried out against him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who claims prophethood and has no mental defect? He asks: What is his ruling? And is the punishment for apostasy carried out against him?
Answer:
Yes, there is no doubt that the one who claims prophethood is a disbeliever, unless he is insane. There are people who claim prophethood while they are insane and not of sound mind. As for the one who claims it while being of sound mind, he is a disbeliever without doubt. They say that one man stood up in the mosque and said, "I am the Messenger of Allah." Another man stood up and said, "O liar, this is a liar. I am Allah, and I did not send him." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on one who claims prophethood and has no mental defect? He asks: What is his ruling? And is the punishment for apostasy carried out against him?
Answer:
Yes, there is no doubt that the one who claims prophethood is a disbeliever, unless he is insane. There are people who claim prophethood while they are insane and not of sound mind. As for the one who claims it while being of sound mind, he is a disbeliever without doubt. They say that one man stood up in the mosque and said, "I am the Messenger of Allah." Another man stood up and said, "O liar, this is a liar. I am Allah, and I did not send him." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 636- هل يكفر من ادعى النبوة وهو عاقل، ويقام عليه حد الردة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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