Is ghalul (taking from war spoils) disbelief or one of the major sins?
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Question:
May Allah guide you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: The apparent meaning of his statementMusnad Ahmad 203Sahih Hadeeth, its isnad is Hasan, Muslim (114) is that whoever does that is a disbeliever, so how is that answered?
Answer:
The warning, my brother, is not in the category of him being a disbeliever, but in the category of warning and deterrence. The believer with complete faith is the one who did not take from the spoils and from whom no taking of spoils occurred.
May Allah guide you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: The apparent meaning of his statement
ﷺ said: “O son of al-Khattab, go and call out to the people that no one will enter Paradise except the believers.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم يا ابن الخطاب اذهب فناد في الناس إنه لا يدخل الجنة إلا المؤمنونAnswer:
The warning, my brother, is not in the category of him being a disbeliever, but in the category of warning and deterrence. The believer with complete faith is the one who did not take from the spoils and from whom no taking of spoils occurred.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2123] هل الغلول كفر أم كبيرة من الكبائر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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