The Difference Between General Takfir and Specific Takfir
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Question:
He says: Could you clarify for us the difference between general takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) and specific takfir? Because some Muslims do not distinguish between these two when they read the books of scholars on this topic?
Answer:
General takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) is not permissible. General takfir is not permissible, but specific takfir, yes, it exists. One declares a disbeliever to be a disbeliever, one who is misguided to be misguided, one who commits shirk (associating partners with Allah) to be one who commits shirk. Yes.
He says: Could you clarify for us the difference between general takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) and specific takfir? Because some Muslims do not distinguish between these two when they read the books of scholars on this topic?
Answer:
General takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) is not permissible. General takfir is not permissible, but specific takfir, yes, it exists. One declares a disbeliever to be a disbeliever, one who is misguided to be misguided, one who commits shirk (associating partners with Allah) to be one who commits shirk. Yes.
Source
شهر الله الحرام 06-01-1441هـ جامع الإمام تركي بن عبد الله بالرياض — alfawzan.live (41:33)
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