The principle that whoever does not declare a disbeliever to be a disbeliever is himself a disbeliever
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Question:
This questioner asks about the principle that whoever does not declare a disbeliever to be a disbeliever is himself a disbeliever. Is this limited to the original disbeliever, or does it also apply to a Muslim who has committed apostasy? For example, some scholars declare a disbeliever to be one who intentionally abandons an obligatory act, such as one of the prayers, until its time has passed. Do we hold this view? Yes.
Answer:
Whoever does not declare a disbeliever to be a disbeliever, while being pleased with his action and believing that what he did is not disbelief—saying, for instance, that slaughtering for the dead, or supplicating at shrines, or other such things are not disbelief—is a disbeliever like them, because he has approved of them in that. He has agreed with them and considered it not to be disbelief, so he takes on their ruling, may Allah protect us from that. Even if he himself does not perform such acts, if he says that it is not disbelief, then he is a disbeliever, because he has been pleased with it, endorsed it, and considered it correct. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah be with you,
This questioner asks about the principle that whoever does not declare a disbeliever to be a disbeliever is himself a disbeliever. Is this limited to the original disbeliever, or does it also apply to a Muslim who has committed apostasy? For example, some scholars declare a disbeliever to be one who intentionally abandons an obligatory act, such as one of the prayers, until its time has passed. Do we hold this view? Yes.
Answer:
Whoever does not declare a disbeliever to be a disbeliever, while being pleased with his action and believing that what he did is not disbelief—saying, for instance, that slaughtering for the dead, or supplicating at shrines, or other such things are not disbelief—is a disbeliever like them, because he has approved of them in that. He has agreed with them and considered it not to be disbelief, so he takes on their ruling, may Allah protect us from that. Even if he himself does not perform such acts, if he says that it is not disbelief, then he is a disbeliever, because he has been pleased with it, endorsed it, and considered it correct. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah be with you,
Source
التكفير بين الإفراط والتفريط — alfawzan.live (1:07:18)
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