The ruling on calling a man secular
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Question:
This questioner asks: Does calling a man secular amount to declaring him a disbeliever? On my legs. Does it amount to declaring him a disbeliever? Does calling a man secular not amount to declaring him a disbeliever?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Secular means, as people now understand it, that he does not believe in Islam, but rather he believes in reality—the reality of people as they are, whether in good or evil.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner asks: Does calling a man secular amount to declaring him a disbeliever? On my legs. Does it amount to declaring him a disbeliever? Does calling a man secular not amount to declaring him a disbeliever?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Secular means, as people now understand it, that he does not believe in Islam, but rather he believes in reality—the reality of people as they are, whether in good or evil.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح نواقض الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، الناقض التاسع : من اعتقد أن بعض الناس يسعه الخروج عن شريعة محمد - صلى الله عليه وسلم - كما وسع الخضر الخروج عن شريعة موسى - عليه السلام -؛ فهو كافر — islamhouse.com (38:09)
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