Is the innovator who is content to be followed in his religious innovation called a taghut?
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Question:
He says, in the words of Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the definition of taghut: “Everything by which a person exceeds his limit, whether it is an object of worship, a person followed, or a person obeyed.” He asks: Is the innovator who is content to be followed in his religious innovation called a taghut in that regard?
Answer:
Yes, if he does this deliberately, if he does this deliberately, and he knows that he is not on the truth, but he is stubborn and persists, then he is a taghut, yes.
He says, in the words of Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding the definition of taghut: “Everything by which a person exceeds his limit, whether it is an object of worship, a person followed, or a person obeyed.” He asks: Is the innovator who is content to be followed in his religious innovation called a taghut in that regard?
Answer:
Yes, if he does this deliberately, if he does this deliberately, and he knows that he is not on the truth, but he is stubborn and persists, then he is a taghut, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل المبتدع الذي يرضى أن يكون متبوعا في بدعته يطلق عليه طاغوت؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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