Did the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) declare al-Busiri a disbeliever?

Question:
And I declare al-Busiri a disbeliever because of his saying, "O most noble of creation."

Answer:
This is declaring a specific person a disbeliever. It seems the Shaykh does not hold that one should declare a specific person a disbeliever. Al-Busiri’s words are disbelief. In his saying, "O most noble of creation, who is there for me to take refuge in besides You when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is present? O most noble of creation, who is there for me to take refuge in besides You when the general calamity befalls? If You are not among my enemies, take my hand by Your grace, and if not, say, 'O slip of the foot, for I have a pledge by my naming Muhammad, and he is the most faithful of creation to pledges,'" and so on, in the Burdah. This is disbelief. However, the person may be one to whom the proof has not reached; he may be one to whom the proof has not reached, or he may be one who interprets the text, to whom the proof has not reached. So he is not declared a disbeliever until the proof is established against him. Al-Busiri, it seems, is one against whom the proof was not established, and the Shaykh does not know about him. Therefore, he does not declare him a disbeliever. But he says that this speech, this speech, is disbelief. As for the person, if the proof reached him but he persisted, he is a disbeliever. But if the proof did not reach him, he is not declared a disbeliever. There must be a distinction. Yes.