What is the validity of applying this phrase to disbelievers, that they are Muslims without Islam?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a phrase we hear from those who admire disbelievers or are dazzled by them, who say that they are Muslims without Islam.
Answer:
This is a defective statement. They are not Muslims; rather, they are disbelievers. We call them disbelievers, just as Allah the Exalted named them so. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This is a phrase we hear from those who admire disbelievers or are dazzled by them, who say that they are Muslims without Islam.
Answer:
This is a defective statement. They are not Muslims; rather, they are disbelievers. We call them disbelievers, just as Allah the Exalted named them so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما صحة إطلاق هذه العبارة على الكفار إنهم مسلمين بلا إسلام؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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