The ruling on one who does not declare the polytheists to be disbelievers, or who hesitates in declaring them disbelievers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who does not declare the polytheists to be disbelievers, or who hesitates in ruling on them? Is he considered a disbeliever, even if he is interpreting the texts? And what is the evidence for that, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
This is a matter that admits of no interpretation and is not suitable for interpretation. The polytheists must be declared disbelievers, and the disbelievers must be declared disbelievers, and there is no interpretation in this. So the one who hesitates in declaring them disbelievers is a disbeliever, just like them, because he did not consider disbelief to be disbelief. And whoever does not consider disbelief to be disbelief becomes a disbeliever.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on one who does not declare the polytheists to be disbelievers, or who hesitates in ruling on them? Is he considered a disbeliever, even if he is interpreting the texts? And what is the evidence for that, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
This is a matter that admits of no interpretation and is not suitable for interpretation. The polytheists must be declared disbelievers, and the disbelievers must be declared disbelievers, and there is no interpretation in this. So the one who hesitates in declaring them disbelievers is a disbeliever, just like them, because he did not consider disbelief to be disbelief. And whoever does not consider disbelief to be disbelief becomes a disbeliever.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب تفسير التوحيد وشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله — islamhouse.com (1:03:28)
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