The Response to Those Who Say That Disbelief Does Not Occur Except by Belief
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Recently, those who claim that people do not become disbelievers if they commit shirk (associating partners with Allah) but do not believe in it have become widespread. They say that one does not become a disbeliever except by belief alone, and if he does not act upon it, what is your response to the proponents of this statement?
Answer:
Disbelief, according to the scholars, occurs through many things, one of which is belief. Belief is a type of disbelief. It occurs in speech, meaning when one seeks permission from Allah, or from the Messenger, or from the Qur'an, even if he does not believe in his heart except in Allah.[At-Tawbah 9:65] We say, and it is not correct to believe this.
[At-Tawbah 9:65] that [At-Tawbah 9:65] you are mocking, then disbelief is attributed to the people and to the act, just as one who slaughters by other than Allah, or swears by other than Allah, or prostrates to other than Allah. The one who slaughtered, the one who sacrificed the fly, as you know, the one who sacrificed the fly entered the Fire, even though he did not believe in his heart. His act was major shirk, his act was major shirk, and he responded to the arrogance and obeyed the polytheists. He only did it to get rid of it, just for the sake of agreement. As for the one who is asked about his heart, or who is declared a disbeliever by his act, and who drives a wedge between Allah the Exalted and [the truth], it is by the act, and it is also by doubt and hesitation: Is the Qur'an true, or is it false? Is the statement of the Messenger true, or is he a disbeliever? And he holds in his heart a type of the other types of belief; belief is a type of the other types.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Recently, those who claim that people do not become disbelievers if they commit shirk (associating partners with Allah) but do not believe in it have become widespread. They say that one does not become a disbeliever except by belief alone, and if he does not act upon it, what is your response to the proponents of this statement?
Answer:
Disbelief, according to the scholars, occurs through many things, one of which is belief. Belief is a type of disbelief. It occurs in speech, meaning when one seeks permission from Allah, or from the Messenger, or from the Qur'an, even if he does not believe in his heart except in Allah.
And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We were only
وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّاWe were only conversing and playing." Say,
إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ قُلْIs it Allah and His verses and His Messenger that you were
أَبِاللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنتُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في ظهور الفرق المبين بين دعوة الرسل ودعوة المعطلين — islamhouse.com (1:06:42)
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