The Ruling on One Who Declares Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and Shaykh Ibn Baz to Be Disbelievers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man has the characteristics of goodness and calls to Allah the Exalted, but he declares Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) to be a disbeliever, just as he declares Shaykh Ibn Baz to be a disbeliever. His question is: What is the ruling on this action? And what do you advise us regarding this person? And does he fall under these matters?
Answer:
The Khawarij are those who declare scholars to be disbelievers and declare Muslims to be disbelievers. This is the action of the Khawarij, and the Khawarij are a deviant sect from the religion; they deviate from the religion just as an arrow flies out of its bow. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man has the characteristics of goodness and calls to Allah the Exalted, but he declares Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him) to be a disbeliever, just as he declares Shaykh Ibn Baz to be a disbeliever. His question is: What is the ruling on this action? And what do you advise us regarding this person? And does he fall under these matters?
Answer:
The Khawarij are those who declare scholars to be disbelievers and declare Muslims to be disbelievers. This is the action of the Khawarij, and the Khawarij are a deviant sect from the religion; they deviate from the religion just as an arrow flies out of its bow. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل إذا كان كل عمل فأصله المحبة والإرادة والمقصود به التنعم بالمراد المحبوب — islamhouse.com (1:09:32)
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