Declaring the Christians Disbelievers and Whether It Depends on the Conveyance of the Verse from Surat al-Ma'idah

Question:
The twenty-second question: What is the ruling on the one who says that if a person does not declare the Christians disbelievers because the verse from Surat al-Ma'idah, , has not reached him, then he does not become a disbeliever until the verse is made clear to him?

Answer:
Declaring the Jews and Christians disbelievers is not limited to Surat al-Ma'idah; rather, their disbelief is in the Qur'an, just as their faith is in the Qur'an. Also, their disbelief is evident from their words and deeds, and from what is in their books that they study, such as their saying that the Messiah is the son of Allah, or their saying that Allah is the third of three, or their saying , or the Jews' saying that Uzayr is the son of Allah, or that Allah is poor and we are rich, or that the hand of Allah is tied, or other such things that are found in their books which are in their hands. So their disbelief is evident, apart from Surat al-Ma'idah. Yes.