The Difference Between Denial, Rejection, and Disavowal
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is there a difference between denial (takdhib), rejection (inkar), and disavowal (jihad)?
The Shaykh:
Denial and disavowal are synonymous. As for rejection, that is something else. A person may reject something without disavowing that it is true and established; rather, he rejects it with his tongue according to his desire, or out of greed. So rejection may be due to greed, fear, or something else. But disavowal with the heart is something for which no one is excused, because no one is ever forced to do what his heart does.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
That denial is an act of the heart, so no one is forced to do what his heart does.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: Is there a difference between denial (takdhib), rejection (inkar), and disavowal (jihad)?
The Shaykh:
Denial and disavowal are synonymous. As for rejection, that is something else. A person may reject something without disavowing that it is true and established; rather, he rejects it with his tongue according to his desire, or out of greed. So rejection may be due to greed, fear, or something else. But disavowal with the heart is something for which no one is excused, because no one is ever forced to do what his heart does.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
That denial is an act of the heart, so no one is forced to do what his heart does.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح السنة للبربهاري [17] — alfawzan.live (1:16:48)
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