What type of disbelief was Iblis declared a disbeliever for when Allah commanded him to prostrate and he did not?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Allah the Exalted ruled that Iblis was a disbeliever when He commanded him to prostrate and he did not. So what type of disbelief was his?
Answer:
It was the disbelief of arrogance.[Al-Baqarah 2:34] His disbelief was of the type of arrogance and envy; he envied Adam and was arrogant toward him, saying, "I am better than him." Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Allah the Exalted ruled that Iblis was a disbeliever when He commanded him to prostrate and he did not. So what type of disbelief was his?
Answer:
It was the disbelief of arrogance.
He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.
أَبَىٰ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [388 -560] ما نوع الكفر الذين كفر به إبليس حين أمره الله بالسجود فلم يسجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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