What are the conditions for declaring a specific individual a disbeliever?
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Question:
He says: Regarding Ibn Arabi, Ibn al-Farid, and Ibn Sabin, are they to be declared disbelievers because we do not know of any repentance from them, or should we refrain from making such a ruling regarding people like them?
Answer:
This is a matter of declaring a specific individual a disbeliever, and there is disagreement on it. There is no doubt that all polytheists are disbelievers and that they are all in the Fire. As for specific individuals, the scholars differed on whether they are to be declared disbelievers by name based on what they are upon, or whether it is said that we do not know their final state. Allah knows best what He has concluded for them, so we refrain from ruling. This is a point of disagreement among the scholars. Yes.
He says: Regarding Ibn Arabi, Ibn al-Farid, and Ibn Sabin, are they to be declared disbelievers because we do not know of any repentance from them, or should we refrain from making such a ruling regarding people like them?
Answer:
This is a matter of declaring a specific individual a disbeliever, and there is disagreement on it. There is no doubt that all polytheists are disbelievers and that they are all in the Fire. As for specific individuals, the scholars differed on whether they are to be declared disbelievers by name based on what they are upon, or whether it is said that we do not know their final state. Allah knows best what He has concluded for them, so we refrain from ruling. This is a point of disagreement among the scholars. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ماهي ضوابط تكفير المعين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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