Clarification of Whether the Warning Is Tied to Deeming Something Permissible or to Committing the Act

Question:
This questioner says: Is the warning and the severe threat of transformation linked only to deeming permissible the intoxicants, silk, and musical instruments, or is it linked to committing them? And is this specific to these matters, or does it extend beyond them?

Answer:
To disbelief, even if he did not commit them. One who deems intoxicants, musical instruments, and silk permissible commits disbelief, even if he did not do them. As for if he did them while deeming them permissible, that is worse. As for one who did them but did not deem them permissible, he does not commit disbelief. He is a sinner, called a sinner, an open sinner. One who did them but did not deem them permissible, and said, “No, they are forbidden,” and acknowledged that they are forbidden and believed that they are forbidden, but he commits them, this is considered a sinner and an open sinner, and he does not commit disbelief with this. As for one who deems them permissible, he commits disbelief, even if he did not use them. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,