Is declaring something permissible through action considered disbelief?
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Question:
Is declaring something permissible through action considered disbelief? And is the one who issues licenses for taverns where intoxicants are drunk, or for dance halls, cinemas, and theaters, or for riba (usury or interest) banks, considered to be declaring it permissible through action such that it becomes disbelief?
Answer:
No. An action that indicates declaring something permissible may be done by one who acknowledges its prohibition but commits it out of desire or out of love for money. This is considered a sin, not disbelief. Declaring something permissible occurs through speech, when one explicitly states, "This thing is lawful." That is what is considered disbelief. As for the mere action, it does not indicate declaring it permissible, because it is possible that he was driven by love for money, desire, or something else, or by bad company, even though he believes that it is forbidden. Yes.
Is declaring something permissible through action considered disbelief? And is the one who issues licenses for taverns where intoxicants are drunk, or for dance halls, cinemas, and theaters, or for riba (usury or interest) banks, considered to be declaring it permissible through action such that it becomes disbelief?
Answer:
No. An action that indicates declaring something permissible may be done by one who acknowledges its prohibition but commits it out of desire or out of love for money. This is considered a sin, not disbelief. Declaring something permissible occurs through speech, when one explicitly states, "This thing is lawful." That is what is considered disbelief. As for the mere action, it does not indicate declaring it permissible, because it is possible that he was driven by love for money, desire, or something else, or by bad company, even though he believes that it is forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 57 - هل الاستحلال بالفعل يكون كفرا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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