Does the one who commits a major sin become a disbeliever?
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Question:
He asks: If one commits a major sin, and it is one of the seven destructive sins, does it make the Muslim a disbeliever? What? If one commits a major sin, and it is one of the seven destructive sins, does it make the Muslim a disbeliever?
Answer:
No, only the Khawarij said that. A major sin that is less than shirk (associating partners with Allah) does not make the Muslim a disbeliever, but it diminishes his faith and makes him an open sinner (fasiq), not a disbeliever. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:48].
And He said:[An-Nisa 4:31]. The major sins that are shirk (associating partners with Allah) make one a disbeliever, but the sins that are less than shirk do not make one a disbeliever. However, if they are major sins, they diminish the faith, or the person is called an open sinner (fasiq) by his sin and a believer by his faith. So he is not made a disbeliever. The Khawarij are the ones who declare disbelievers based on major sins that are less than shirk. Yes.
He asks: If one commits a major sin, and it is one of the seven destructive sins, does it make the Muslim a disbeliever? What? If one commits a major sin, and it is one of the seven destructive sins, does it make the Muslim a disbeliever?
Answer:
No, only the Khawarij said that. A major sin that is less than shirk (associating partners with Allah) does not make the Muslim a disbeliever, but it diminishes his faith and makes him an open sinner (fasiq), not a disbeliever. Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُAnd He said:
If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins
إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يكفر مرتكب الكبيرة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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