Declaring a specific person a disbeliever and establishing the proof against him
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. We are reading questions, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
You have a bad one.
The questioner:
Questions, questions.
The Shaykh:
Later, later.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: It is the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community not to declare a specific person a disbeliever until the proof is established against him. So how do we reconcile this with some fatwas issued by some scholars declaring a specific man a disbeliever, when we do not know that the proof was established against him? And does his declaration as a disbeliever occur merely by the act of disbelief or the statement of disbelief, without seeking clarification? We ask for guidance.
The Shaykh:
As long as the one who declared him a disbeliever is among the scholars, scholars do not declare anyone a disbeliever unless the proof is established against him. It is not a necessary consequence of that that you know or realize it. As long as the one who declared him a disbeliever is among the recognized scholars, this indicates that he established the proof against him, even if you do not know it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah reward you. We are reading questions, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
You have a bad one.
The questioner:
Questions, questions.
The Shaykh:
Later, later.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: It is the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community not to declare a specific person a disbeliever until the proof is established against him. So how do we reconcile this with some fatwas issued by some scholars declaring a specific man a disbeliever, when we do not know that the proof was established against him? And does his declaration as a disbeliever occur merely by the act of disbelief or the statement of disbelief, without seeking clarification? We ask for guidance.
The Shaykh:
As long as the one who declared him a disbeliever is among the scholars, scholars do not declare anyone a disbeliever unless the proof is established against him. It is not a necessary consequence of that that you know or realize it. As long as the one who declared him a disbeliever is among the recognized scholars, this indicates that he established the proof against him, even if you do not know it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — youtube.com (38:12)
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