Is the spy considered a hypocrite?
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: Is the spy considered a hypocrite?
The Shaykh:
Considered?
The questioner:
A hypocrite.
The Shaykh:
The spy is a criminal, but the disbeliever is killed, and if he is a Muslim, this is a crime, and he is killed as well. Even if he is a Muslim, he is killed. As for declaring him a disbeliever, no, he is not declared a disbeliever.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner asks: Is the spy considered a hypocrite?
The Shaykh:
Considered?
The questioner:
A hypocrite.
The Shaykh:
The spy is a criminal, but the disbeliever is killed, and if he is a Muslim, this is a crime, and he is killed as well. Even if he is a Muslim, he is killed. As for declaring him a disbeliever, no, he is not declared a disbeliever.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [51] — alfawzan.live (1:07:42)
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