Declaring governments and specific individuals to be disbelievers
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Question:
O Shaykh Abu 'Umar, does the one who says, "This is an open government," fall under the ruling of declaring them disbelievers?
Answer:
This is not a specific declaration of disbelief, but one looks at his statement: is there evidence for his disbelief, or is there no evidence for it? It is not the case that whoever wants can declare people, states, or rulers to be disbelievers. Is his evidence valid, or is it not valid? Yes.
O Shaykh Abu 'Umar, does the one who says, "This is an open government," fall under the ruling of declaring them disbelievers?
Answer:
This is not a specific declaration of disbelief, but one looks at his statement: is there evidence for his disbelief, or is there no evidence for it? It is not the case that whoever wants can declare people, states, or rulers to be disbelievers. Is his evidence valid, or is it not valid? Yes.
Source
شرح مسائل الجاهلية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من المسألة الأولى : أنهم يتعبدون بإشراك الصالحين في دعاء الله وعبادته — islamhouse.com (1:04:33)
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