A Response to Those Who Confine Disbelief to the Word of Disbelief Alone, Without Abandoning Action
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Question:
The questioner says: Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim stated in his book on faith: "The name of disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), by which the rulings of Islam are removed and its adherent is subjected to apostasy, is not established except by the specific word of disbelief, and not by anything else. The reports (athar) have come in explaining this accordingly." Honorable Shaykh, one of those who claim affiliation with knowledge stated in a memorandum that circulated in this country, in his commentary on the words of Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim that were mentioned: "You will find that this great Imam did not explicitly state that the one who abandons the actions of the limbs is a disbeliever; rather, he confined takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) to the specific word of disbelief and not to anything else. What is your response to his statement?"
Answer:
His claim that he confined disbelief to this specific trait is a lie against Imam al-Qasim ibn Sallam. He did not confine it to this; rather, he mentioned the most important or greatest causes of apostasy—the greatest causes of apostasy—and did not confine it to this. But this is what the speaker understands, or he is biased, seeking to support his own desire and opinion by attributing things to the Imams. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim stated in his book on faith: "The name of disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), by which the rulings of Islam are removed and its adherent is subjected to apostasy, is not established except by the specific word of disbelief, and not by anything else. The reports (athar) have come in explaining this accordingly." Honorable Shaykh, one of those who claim affiliation with knowledge stated in a memorandum that circulated in this country, in his commentary on the words of Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim that were mentioned: "You will find that this great Imam did not explicitly state that the one who abandons the actions of the limbs is a disbeliever; rather, he confined takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) to the specific word of disbelief and not to anything else. What is your response to his statement?"
Answer:
His claim that he confined disbelief to this specific trait is a lie against Imam al-Qasim ibn Sallam. He did not confine it to this; rather, he mentioned the most important or greatest causes of apostasy—the greatest causes of apostasy—and did not confine it to this. But this is what the speaker understands, or he is biased, seeking to support his own desire and opinion by attributing things to the Imams. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (1:05:44)
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