The Ruling on Declaring a Specific Person an Open Sinner
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Does anyone have the right to declare a specific person an open sinner, or is the ruling the same as for declaring someone a disbeliever or an innovator, where one looks at the presence of the conditions and the absence of the impediments?
Answer:
The discussion is about declaring someone a disbeliever. As for declaring someone a disbeliever for committing a major sin other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), he is an open sinner. The one who commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), or steals, or drinks khamr (intoxicants), is labeled as such.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Does anyone have the right to declare a specific person an open sinner, or is the ruling the same as for declaring someone a disbeliever or an innovator, where one looks at the presence of the conditions and the absence of the impediments?
Answer:
The discussion is about declaring someone a disbeliever. As for declaring someone a disbeliever for committing a major sin other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), he is an open sinner. The one who commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), or steals, or drinks khamr (intoxicants), is labeled as such.
Source
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