The meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "He is not one of us"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadiths, “He is not one of us,” which appears in the texts of the Shari'ah and other texts, does it mean that the person committed a major sin, or did he commit an act of disbelief, or what?
Answer:
There is no doubt that he committed a major sin among the major sins, because the criterion for a major sin is that it is said regarding the sin, “He is not one of us” if one does such and such. That is the criterion for a major sin. However, he does not become a disbeliever; rather, he becomes an open sinner, because the other evidence indicates that he committed a major sin less than shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is not forgiven. It is obligatory to combine the evidence, so one does not take one piece of evidence and leave the other.
Honorable Shaykh, the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadiths, “He is not one of us,” which appears in the texts of the Shari'ah and other texts, does it mean that the person committed a major sin, or did he commit an act of disbelief, or what?
Answer:
There is no doubt that he committed a major sin among the major sins, because the criterion for a major sin is that it is said regarding the sin, “He is not one of us” if one does such and such. That is the criterion for a major sin. However, he does not become a disbeliever; rather, he becomes an open sinner, because the other evidence indicates that he committed a major sin less than shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is not forgiven. It is obligatory to combine the evidence, so one does not take one piece of evidence and leave the other.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قتال أهل البغي — islamhouse.com (52:04)
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