The Difference Between the Hypocrite, the Disbeliever, and the Open Sinner
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Question:
And if the Shaykh, may Allah preserve him, what is the difference between the hypocrite, the disbeliever, and the open sinner?
Answer:
This is the distinction. Or the equation, or the questioner, or the benefit. The hypocrite is the one who displays faith while concealing disbelief; this is the hypocrite. And the disbeliever is the one who displays disbelief, openly declaring his disbelief; this is the disbeliever, as in the beginning of Surat al-Baqarah:[Al-Baqarah 2:6] These are open disbelievers, disbelievers in appearance and in reality. As for the second type, who are the hypocrites: [Al-Baqarah 2:8-9] These are the ones who displayed faith and concealed disbelief, so they are disbelievers in reality but believers in appearance. This is the difference between them. Yes. The third thing.
The open sinner is the one who has faith; he has faith and he has sins other than shirk (associating partners with Allah); this is the open sinner. He has faith and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and he does not have shirk, but some major sins may issue from him, such as zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), drinking khamr (intoxicants), and theft. These are called sins; he is an open sinner, but he is a believer. Allah mentioned the three in His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Hujurat 49:7] Disbelief is leaving the religion, and the committing of major sins is the commission of major sins that are less than shirk, and disobedience refers to minor sins, the minor sins, the small transgressions. Yes. So sins are of three categories, three categories: minor sins, major sins less than shirk, and major sins of shirk or disbelief. Yes.
And if the Shaykh, may Allah preserve him, what is the difference between the hypocrite, the disbeliever, and the open sinner?
Answer:
This is the distinction. Or the equation, or the questioner, or the benefit. The hypocrite is the one who displays faith while concealing disbelief; this is the hypocrite. And the disbeliever is the one who displays disbelief, openly declaring his disbelief; this is the disbeliever, as in the beginning of Surat al-Baqarah:
Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them -
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ أَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا(8) And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day," but they are not believers. (9) They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواThe open sinner is the one who has faith; he has faith and he has sins other than shirk (associating partners with Allah); this is the open sinner. He has faith and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and he does not have shirk, but some major sins may issue from him, such as zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), drinking khamr (intoxicants), and theft. These are called sins; he is an open sinner, but he is a believer. Allah mentioned the three in His saying, the Exalted:
and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience
وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ
Source
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