The ruling on one who slaughters or swears an oath by other than Allah with shirk (associating partners with Allah)
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do we rule that one who slaughters for other than Allah, or swears an oath by other than Allah, is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) specifically? Or do we rule that one who performs any act of shirk is a mushrik specifically?
The Shaykh:
Yes, one who commits shirk specifically is ruled to be a mushrik specifically, because he committed shirk. And we have only the apparent; no one knows the hearts except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So we rule by the apparent. Thus, if one prostrates to other than Allah or slaughters for other than Allah, we rule that he is a mushrik and a disbeliever by the act that appeared from him. We have only the apparent; we rule by the apparent. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it not necessary to establish the proof against him before ruling on him?
The Shaykh:
He is not ruled to be a mushrik or a disbeliever, but he is asked to repent and not return to such a thing.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do we rule that one who slaughters for other than Allah, or swears an oath by other than Allah, is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) specifically? Or do we rule that one who performs any act of shirk is a mushrik specifically?
The Shaykh:
Yes, one who commits shirk specifically is ruled to be a mushrik specifically, because he committed shirk. And we have only the apparent; no one knows the hearts except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So we rule by the apparent. Thus, if one prostrates to other than Allah or slaughters for other than Allah, we rule that he is a mushrik and a disbeliever by the act that appeared from him. We have only the apparent; we rule by the apparent. Yes.
The questioner:
And is it not necessary to establish the proof against him before ruling on him?
The Shaykh:
He is not ruled to be a mushrik or a disbeliever, but he is asked to repent and not return to such a thing.
Source
تكفير المعين — alfawzan.live
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