Major and Minor Fisq (Open Sinfulness), and Whether Every Fasiq (Open Sinner) Is a Disbeliever
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is every fasiq (open sinner) considered a disbeliever? Based on His saying, the Exalted, in the Surah
Answer:
Major fisq (open sinfulness) that expels one from the religion[Al-Kahf 18:50] meaning Iblis. Major fisq expels one from the religion, whereas minor fisq (open sinfulness) diminishes faith but does not expel one from the religion, like [Al-Hujurat 49:7]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is every fasiq (open sinner) considered a disbeliever? Based on His saying, the Exalted, in the Surah
Answer:
Major fisq (open sinfulness) that expels one from the religion
of the jinn and departed from the command of his Lord
مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِto you disbelief, defiance and disobedience
إِلَيْكُمُ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني في ذكر حقيقة مرض القلب — islamhouse.com (56:05)
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