Denying the ruling on slavery and the ruling of the one who denies it
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Question:
The Shaykh’s case, may Allah prolong his life. The People of the Book and contemporary people say that Islam does not stand and strike. So what is this flexibility of yours in the permission of Allah?
Answer:
If he is ignorant, it is explained to him. If he persists, he is ruled to be an apostate, because he denied a ruling on which there is consensus, and he is lying about Allah, His Messenger, and the consensus of the Muslims. However, if he is ignorant, or if he says that slavery is not correct, meaning that its origin is from jihad, and that they are merely stealing children and selling them, then this doubt excuses him. But if he says no, even if it is in jihad in the cause of Allah, then this is a denial. This is apostasy from the religion of Islam. Yes.
The Shaykh’s case, may Allah prolong his life. The People of the Book and contemporary people say that Islam does not stand and strike. So what is this flexibility of yours in the permission of Allah?
Answer:
If he is ignorant, it is explained to him. If he persists, he is ruled to be an apostate, because he denied a ruling on which there is consensus, and he is lying about Allah, His Messenger, and the consensus of the Muslims. However, if he is ignorant, or if he says that slavery is not correct, meaning that its origin is from jihad, and that they are merely stealing children and selling them, then this doubt excuses him. But if he says no, even if it is in jihad in the cause of Allah, then this is a denial. This is apostasy from the religion of Islam. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الذكر والدعاء — islamhouse.com (1:08:23)
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