The ruling on accusing a specific person of being a Khariji
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it permissible to accuse a specific person of being one of the Khawarij? Is there a criterion for this? And is accusing a person of being one of the Khawarij an accusation of disbelief against him?
Answer:
There must be evidence. Having a bad opinion of Muslims is not permissible.[Al-Hujurat 49:12] Therefore, acting on mere suspicion is not permissible. The default for a Muslim is integrity and good, unless it becomes clearly apparent that he adheres to a principle or a school of thought that is deviant. In that case, he is judged by what has become apparent, provided there is evidence. We do not judge except by what becomes apparent to us. As for hidden matters and matters that are merely suspicions, it is not permissible to act on them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it permissible to accuse a specific person of being one of the Khawarij? Is there a criterion for this? And is accusing a person of being one of the Khawarij an accusation of disbelief against him?
Answer:
There must be evidence. Having a bad opinion of Muslims is not permissible.
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِّنَ الظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُوا وَلَا يَغْتَب بَّعْضُكُم بَعْضًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2/1/14 شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط الثاني / جزء١ — youtube.com (14:37)
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