The ruling on the Murji'ah of the people of the Sunnah and whether they are among the Muslims

The questioner:
Are the Murji'ah of the people of the Sunnah considered Muslims or are they among the Murji'ah? And if they are from the people of the Sunnah, how did they become Murji'ah?

The Shaykh:
Ijrā' (postponing the ruling on faith) is not absolute disbelief. There is a distinction in it; there is a difference between the ijra' of the Jahmiyyah and the ijra' of others. It varies; ijra' does not absolutely take one out of Islam, but in any case, it is an error and misguidance. However, it does not take one out of the religion, and its adherents are Muslims, even if they erred in this issue. And even if they erred, their error does not take them out of Islam.

The questioner:
Are the Murji'ah of the people of the Sunnah considered Muslims or are they among the Murji'ah?

The Shaykh:
This is a difficult question. Are the Murji'ah of the people of the Sunnah considered Muslims or not? If they are from the people of the Sunnah and they are Muslims, then no one is from the people of the Sunnah unless he is a Muslim. But we say they erred in this issue, may Allah forgive them. This is an error, but they are Muslims and people of the Sunnah, praise be to Allah. But this statement is an error. Yes.