The ruling on one who denies the hadith of the fly and prefers the opinion of a disbeliever doctor
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who denies the hadith of the fly and says, “With this text, I take the opinion of a disbeliever doctor, and I do not take the opinion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),” and says, “I find no harm in that at all,” even though he is one of the great thinkers?
Answer:
He is to be feared of apostasy. If it were not for the fact that he is excused due to ignorance and figurative interpretation, I would have declared him an apostate. However, he is to be considered as one who is ignorant, and even if he is one of the great thinkers, he is also one of the great ignoramuses. So, he is to be considered as one who is ignorant and lacks knowledge, and the declaration of disbelief is averted from him.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who denies the hadith of the fly and says, “With this text, I take the opinion of a disbeliever doctor, and I do not take the opinion of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),” and says, “I find no harm in that at all,” even though he is one of the great thinkers?
Answer:
He is to be feared of apostasy. If it were not for the fact that he is excused due to ignorance and figurative interpretation, I would have declared him an apostate. However, he is to be considered as one who is ignorant, and even if he is one of the great thinkers, he is also one of the great ignoramuses. So, he is to be considered as one who is ignorant and lacks knowledge, and the declaration of disbelief is averted from him.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [6] — alfawzan.live (43:56)
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