What is your position on those who prohibit declaring Jews, Christians, and polytheists to be disbelievers?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is your position on those who prohibit declaring non-Muslims, such as Jews, Christians, polytheists, and others, to be disbelievers, and instead say "the other party," "the other opinion," "the other view," and so on?
Answer:
We have previously explained to you in the nullifiers of Islam that whoever does not declare disbelievers to be disbelievers is himself a disbeliever, because he considers disbelief to be valid and a correct school of thought, and an alternative opinion. This is undoubtedly disbelief. Whoever does not believe in the invalidity of disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and says, "They are free, they have their beliefs, and we do not restrict them," this is disbelief in Allah and apostasy from Islam. Yes. May Allah reward you. He equated faith and disbelief, saying it is all opinions, one opinion and the other opinion. This equates truth and falsehood, disbelief and faith, shirk and tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Is there any disbelief greater than this? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is your position on those who prohibit declaring non-Muslims, such as Jews, Christians, polytheists, and others, to be disbelievers, and instead say "the other party," "the other opinion," "the other view," and so on?
Answer:
We have previously explained to you in the nullifiers of Islam that whoever does not declare disbelievers to be disbelievers is himself a disbeliever, because he considers disbelief to be valid and a correct school of thought, and an alternative opinion. This is undoubtedly disbelief. Whoever does not believe in the invalidity of disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and says, "They are free, they have their beliefs, and we do not restrict them," this is disbelief in Allah and apostasy from Islam. Yes. May Allah reward you. He equated faith and disbelief, saying it is all opinions, one opinion and the other opinion. This equates truth and falsehood, disbelief and faith, shirk and tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Is there any disbelief greater than this? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [258 -1024] ما هو قولكم فيمن يمنع تكفير اليهود والنصارى والمشركين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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