The Principles of Apostasy and the Distinction Between Belief and Doubt
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The scholars mentioned that the principles of apostasy are four: belief, speech, action, and doubt.
The Shaykh:
What is apostasy?
The questioner:
Yes, the principles of action.
The Shaykh:
Jeddah.
The questioner:
Apostasy, meaning the four principles of apostasy are four: the first is belief, and the second is...
The Shaykh:
Causes? No, they are not principles. The causes of apostasy? The principles of apostasy are four. Yes.
The questioner:
Belief, speech, action, and doubt.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is found in books of jurisprudence and other works. Yes.
The questioner:
His question says: Is not doubt included in belief?
The Shaykh:
No, belief is definitive, and doubt is wavering. There is a difference between them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The scholars mentioned that the principles of apostasy are four: belief, speech, action, and doubt.
The Shaykh:
What is apostasy?
The questioner:
Yes, the principles of action.
The Shaykh:
Jeddah.
The questioner:
Apostasy, meaning the four principles of apostasy are four: the first is belief, and the second is...
The Shaykh:
Causes? No, they are not principles. The causes of apostasy? The principles of apostasy are four. Yes.
The questioner:
Belief, speech, action, and doubt.
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is found in books of jurisprudence and other works. Yes.
The questioner:
His question says: Is not doubt included in belief?
The Shaykh:
No, belief is definitive, and doubt is wavering. There is a difference between them. Yes.
Source
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