The Salaf’s Declarations of Disbelief Against Specific Individuals of the Jahmiyyah
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Question:
The nineteenth question: Do the Salaf’s declarations of disbelief (takfir) against specific individuals of the Jahmiyyah, such as declaring al-Shafi'i a disbeliever, or declaring the Jahmiyyah—namely Jahm ibn Safwan, Bishr al-Malisi, al-Nazzam, and Abu al-Hudhayl al-Allaf—as disbelievers, as mentioned by Ibn Batta in al-Ibanah al-Sughra, refer to the specific individuals themselves, or is it an interpretation of their words by their persons?
Answer:
One who utters disbelief or commits an act of disbelief is a disbeliever in his specific case. One who commits an act of disbelief or utters it, and is not one who is excused due to ignorance, is declared a disbeliever in his specific case, and the ruling of disbelief is applied to him.
The nineteenth question: Do the Salaf’s declarations of disbelief (takfir) against specific individuals of the Jahmiyyah, such as declaring al-Shafi'i a disbeliever, or declaring the Jahmiyyah—namely Jahm ibn Safwan, Bishr al-Malisi, al-Nazzam, and Abu al-Hudhayl al-Allaf—as disbelievers, as mentioned by Ibn Batta in al-Ibanah al-Sughra, refer to the specific individuals themselves, or is it an interpretation of their words by their persons?
Answer:
One who utters disbelief or commits an act of disbelief is a disbeliever in his specific case. One who commits an act of disbelief or utters it, and is not one who is excused due to ignorance, is declared a disbeliever in his specific case, and the ruling of disbelief is applied to him.
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الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة في العقيدة - مسائل الإيمان - الفوزان — archive.org (29:32)
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