What is the opinion on using the term "non-Muslim" for a disbeliever instead of the term "disbeliever"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Using the term "non-Muslim" for a disbeliever, and that this is better, especially given the weakness of the Muslims, and that this is part of civilized discourse. Is this correct?
Answer:
This is invalid. Allah named the disbelievers "disbelievers," and He named the hypocrites "hypocrites," and He named the open sinners "open sinners." So we do not change the names. We do not change the legal names to please the disbelievers, and we say this is civilized. This is changing the religious discourse. All of this is changing the Book and the Sunnah. This is not permissible. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Using the term "non-Muslim" for a disbeliever, and that this is better, especially given the weakness of the Muslims, and that this is part of civilized discourse. Is this correct?
Answer:
This is invalid. Allah named the disbelievers "disbelievers," and He named the hypocrites "hypocrites," and He named the open sinners "open sinners." So we do not change the names. We do not change the legal names to please the disbelievers, and we say this is civilized. This is changing the religious discourse. All of this is changing the Book and the Sunnah. This is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1255- 4717] ما الرأي في إطلاق لفظ (غير المسلم) على الكافر بدلاً من لفظ الكافر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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