The scope of the command to expel the People of the Book, including the Rafidah and those whose apostasy has been established
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does the command to expel the People of the Book include the Rafidah and those whose apostasy has been established?
Answer:
These people claim affiliation with Islam. The hypocrites in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who claimed affiliation with Islam were not expelled from the Arabian Peninsula; they were left to their claim of affiliation, and this is a matter between them and Allah, unless they openly display shirk (associating partners with Allah). If they openly display shirk and apostasy, then the ruling of the apostate is applied to them. They are given the opportunity to repent; if they repent, well and good, otherwise they are targeted.
As for one who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and claims affiliation with Islam, he is ruled to be a Muslim, even if he is a hypocrite, unless a nullifier of Islam appears from him. In that case, he is treated as an apostate, not as an original disbeliever. He is treated as an apostate; if he repents, well and good, otherwise he is killed as an apostate. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does the command to expel the People of the Book include the Rafidah and those whose apostasy has been established?
Answer:
These people claim affiliation with Islam. The hypocrites in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who claimed affiliation with Islam were not expelled from the Arabian Peninsula; they were left to their claim of affiliation, and this is a matter between them and Allah, unless they openly display shirk (associating partners with Allah). If they openly display shirk and apostasy, then the ruling of the apostate is applied to them. They are given the opportunity to repent; if they repent, well and good, otherwise they are targeted.
As for one who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and claims affiliation with Islam, he is ruled to be a Muslim, even if he is a hypocrite, unless a nullifier of Islam appears from him. In that case, he is treated as an apostate, not as an original disbeliever. He is treated as an apostate; if he repents, well and good, otherwise he is killed as an apostate. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجهاد - 4 — islamhouse.com (57:27)
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