Declaring the Khawarij disbelievers for major sins or for sins in general
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the position of the Khawarij to declare someone a disbeliever for major sins, or to declare someone a disbeliever for sins in general?
Answer:
No, not for major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah). Their position is to declare disbelievers for major sins that are less than shirk. They declare the people of the Sunnah to be disbelievers on this basis. They say he is a believer whose faith is deficient, so major sins diminish the faith, but they do not invalidate it. This is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is the position of the Khawarij to declare someone a disbeliever for major sins, or to declare someone a disbeliever for sins in general?
Answer:
No, not for major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah). Their position is to declare disbelievers for major sins that are less than shirk. They declare the people of the Sunnah to be disbelievers on this basis. They say he is a believer whose faith is deficient, so major sins diminish the faith, but they do not invalidate it. This is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 19-06-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:06:04)
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