Combining Allah’s friendship and enmity in the disobedient believer

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: The two weighty ones (the believers and the disbelievers) are divided into three categories: the awliya (close friends of Allah), the enemies, and the insane. In which of these three categories does the one in whom Allah’s friendship and enmity are combined fall?

The Shaykh:
The combination is found in the disobedient believer, the believer who commits a major sin from the major sins, as has been mentioned to you before. He is a wali (close friend of Allah) in terms of his creed and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and he has enmity in him in terms of his disobedience. The believers befriend him because he is a monotheist and a Muslim, and they are hostile to him in terms of the disobedience and the open sinfulness (fisq) that he has.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
As for the insane, he is not described as a wali (close friend of Allah) nor as an enemy, because the obligation of religious duties is lifted from him.