Are the majority of the Rafidah not declared disbelievers?
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Question : I said at the beginning of the talk that the Rafidah, who are non-Muslims, differ on this. Does that mean that the majority of the Rafidah are not declared disbelievers?
Answer : We cannot declare them disbelievers because among them are common people who do not know and think that the truth is with them. You know that disbelief does not occur unless the proof is established. If the proof is established against a person and it becomes clear to him, and he does not return to it, then he becomes a disbeliever. As for a common person who does not know, who has lived in a society with this [belief] and does not know anything else, it is not possible to declare him a disbeliever while he claims to be a Muslim.
Answer : We cannot declare them disbelievers because among them are common people who do not know and think that the truth is with them. You know that disbelief does not occur unless the proof is established. If the proof is established against a person and it becomes clear to him, and he does not return to it, then he becomes a disbeliever. As for a common person who does not know, who has lived in a society with this [belief] and does not know anything else, it is not possible to declare him a disbeliever while he claims to be a Muslim.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2762هل عامة الروافض لا يُكفَّرون؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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