The Ruling on Declaring Specific Individuals from the People of the Book to Be Hypocrites
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is our position regarding these writers who write in the newspapers every day, and the scent of hypocrisy emanates from their writings? Do we rule that they are hypocrites?
Answer:
We rule that their articles are hypocrisy, but as for them, they may be in a state where they do not know, or they may be hypocrites. So you rule on their articles because they are articles of hypocrisy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is our position regarding these writers who write in the newspapers every day, and the scent of hypocrisy emanates from their writings? Do we rule that they are hypocrites?
Answer:
We rule that their articles are hypocrisy, but as for them, they may be in a state where they do not know, or they may be hypocrites. So you rule on their articles because they are articles of hypocrisy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح كتاب الفرقان /٢٠/الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (3:07)
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