Declaring a Hypocrite a Disbeliever
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Question:
Is it permissible to say to a hypocrite, "You are a disbeliever," for example?
Answer:
He is a disbeliever, if you know that he is a disbeliever. The hypocrites disbelieved, and their right is made clear: the hypocrites are in the lowest depths of the Fire, and you will not find for them any helper. They are hypocrites because they stood up [to pray] and then disbelieved, so their hearts were sealed. If you know that he lies about Allah and His Messenger, and that he insults Allah and His Messenger, and if you know this from him, you say to him, "You are a disbeliever by this," and you denounce him. However, merely breaking a promise or betraying a trust does not make him a disbeliever; he is a sinner, and there is a type of hypocrisy in him. But if you know that he has major hypocrisy, which is lying about Allah, or lying about His Messenger, or insulting Allah, or insulting His Messenger, or denying Paradise, or denying the Fire, or something similar to these types of denial, if you know this from him and hear this from him, you establish [the proof against him] and say, "By this, you are a disbeliever," even though he recites to his daughter
Is it permissible to say to a hypocrite, "You are a disbeliever," for example?
Answer:
He is a disbeliever, if you know that he is a disbeliever. The hypocrites disbelieved, and their right is made clear: the hypocrites are in the lowest depths of the Fire, and you will not find for them any helper. They are hypocrites because they stood up [to pray] and then disbelieved, so their hearts were sealed. If you know that he lies about Allah and His Messenger, and that he insults Allah and His Messenger, and if you know this from him, you say to him, "You are a disbeliever by this," and you denounce him. However, merely breaking a promise or betraying a trust does not make him a disbeliever; he is a sinner, and there is a type of hypocrisy in him. But if you know that he has major hypocrisy, which is lying about Allah, or lying about His Messenger, or insulting Allah, or insulting His Messenger, or denying Paradise, or denying the Fire, or something similar to these types of denial, if you know this from him and hear this from him, you establish [the proof against him] and say, "By this, you are a disbeliever," even though he recites to his daughter
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 66 — archive.org (28:00)
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