The Ruling on Takfir and Judging Specific Individuals as Disbelievers
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Question:
And his saying. And his saying: If Allah makes Hamad a disbeliever, there is corruption in us, our father, and we will ask Allah the Exalted not to command what Allah has not sent down, and to command our master, who forbade them, so you strengthened them.
Answer:
It is not permissible to declare Muslims disbelievers except with evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. Declaring a specific person a disbeliever is different, and you do not know what state he died in. Even if you describe a person as having committed some of the acts that constitute disbelief, you do not know if he repented or did not repent, so you must not definitively declare him a disbeliever. Rather, you say: "Whoever does such and such, in general terms, is a disbeliever." As for targeting people without knowing their state at the time of death, this is not permissible.
In any case, a person should preserve the message regarding hastening and wastefulness. Allah has not burdened him with this. He should reform himself, learn, call to Allah, reconcile hearts, unite words, and spread love among Muslims. As for having no concern other than saying "So-and-so is a disbeliever" and "So-and-so is an innovator" and "So-and-so and so-and-so," this is a mistake. Yes. Unless a person misleads people and leaves behind books containing misguidance. You know the misguidance in those books, but you do not judge the person himself, for you do not know about him. However, you may say: "So-and-so’s book contains such and such, and such and such," and it is obligatory for Muslims to be wary of being deceived in this matter, and so on. This is fine. As for the individuals, we take them as a subject of supplication. There is no power or might except with Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
And his saying. And his saying: If Allah makes Hamad a disbeliever, there is corruption in us, our father, and we will ask Allah the Exalted not to command what Allah has not sent down, and to command our master, who forbade them, so you strengthened them.
Answer:
It is not permissible to declare Muslims disbelievers except with evidence from the Book and the Sunnah. Declaring a specific person a disbeliever is different, and you do not know what state he died in. Even if you describe a person as having committed some of the acts that constitute disbelief, you do not know if he repented or did not repent, so you must not definitively declare him a disbeliever. Rather, you say: "Whoever does such and such, in general terms, is a disbeliever." As for targeting people without knowing their state at the time of death, this is not permissible.
In any case, a person should preserve the message regarding hastening and wastefulness. Allah has not burdened him with this. He should reform himself, learn, call to Allah, reconcile hearts, unite words, and spread love among Muslims. As for having no concern other than saying "So-and-so is a disbeliever" and "So-and-so is an innovator" and "So-and-so and so-and-so," this is a mistake. Yes. Unless a person misleads people and leaves behind books containing misguidance. You know the misguidance in those books, but you do not judge the person himself, for you do not know about him. However, you may say: "So-and-so’s book contains such and such, and such and such," and it is obligatory for Muslims to be wary of being deceived in this matter, and so on. This is fine. As for the individuals, we take them as a subject of supplication. There is no power or might except with Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ الشرح القديم ]، الإيمان قول وعمل يزيد وينقص — islamhouse.com (1:06:51)
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