The Ruling on Speaking About Matters of Apostasy Without Knowledge

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. Yes. This questioner says: I heard a tape in which its speaker said that some of the rulers permit zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) if it is with the consent of both parties, and that they neglect or abolish the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments), such as the hadd for theft, the hadd for falsely accusing someone of zina, and the hadd for drinking intoxicants, and they permit intoxicants and announce their sale, and so on. There is no doubt that this is among the major sins, but perhaps they have, for example, some excuses that they consider to be valid for them. The question is: Is such speech the saying of the extremists of the Murji'ah (a sect that excluded deeds from faith)?

Answer:
I do not know. The one who said it bears the responsibility for it. It is not permissible for a person to speak about matters of apostasy and matters of Islam without knowledge, without insight. He must be careful in this matter. Yes.