The ruling on one who claims to be a Muslim and calls upon other than Allah
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: What about the polytheists among those who claim to be Muslims if a war breaks out between them?
The Shaykh:
How do they claim to be Muslims? Yes, is it possible for a polytheist to claim to be a Muslim? Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
A Muslim who commits shirk (associating partners with Allah), a Muslim who testified that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, entered Islam, and then committed shirk and called upon other than Allah, is considered an apostate, a Muslim apostate, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: What about the polytheists among those who claim to be Muslims if a war breaks out between them?
The Shaykh:
How do they claim to be Muslims? Yes, is it possible for a polytheist to claim to be a Muslim? Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
A Muslim who commits shirk (associating partners with Allah), a Muslim who testified that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, entered Islam, and then committed shirk and called upon other than Allah, is considered an apostate, a Muslim apostate, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2148] حكم من ينتسب إلى الإسلام ويدعو غير الله - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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