The ruling on one who utters the testimony of faith and then admits that he said it falsely
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man uttered the testimony of faith, then admitted afterward that he had only said it falsely. Is he considered an original disbeliever or an apostate?
Answer:
He is considered an apostate, and the punishment for apostasy is applied to him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man uttered the testimony of faith, then admitted afterward that he had only said it falsely. Is he considered an original disbeliever or an apostate?
Answer:
He is considered an apostate, and the punishment for apostasy is applied to him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الصلح عن دم العمد بأكثر من الدية وأقل — islamhouse.com (1:05:12)
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