Obstacles to Declaring Someone a Disbeliever
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Question:
He asks: What are the obstacles to declaring someone a disbeliever?
Answer:
Declaring someone a disbeliever is the right of the scholars of knowledge; it is not the right of every person. It is the right of the scholars who know the causes of apostasy and the causes of disbelief, and who know to whom these apply. So you should not engage in declaring people disbelievers, innovators, or in interpreting matters. Engage in seeking knowledge. You have not reached the stage of distinguishing between this and that. You must seek knowledge and leave declaring people disbelievers and what surrounds it; leave it to the scholars of knowledge.
He asks: What are the obstacles to declaring someone a disbeliever?
Answer:
Declaring someone a disbeliever is the right of the scholars of knowledge; it is not the right of every person. It is the right of the scholars who know the causes of apostasy and the causes of disbelief, and who know to whom these apply. So you should not engage in declaring people disbelievers, innovators, or in interpreting matters. Engage in seeking knowledge. You have not reached the stage of distinguishing between this and that. You must seek knowledge and leave declaring people disbelievers and what surrounds it; leave it to the scholars of knowledge.
Source
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