What is the ruling on declaring al-Busiri a disbeliever?
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Question:
Many questions are asked about al-Busiri: is he to be declared a disbeliever, or what?
Answer:
We know what he died upon. We do not issue a specific ruling of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) unless there is evidence that he died upon disbelief. However, we say that his words are kufr (disbelief), and whoever believes them is a disbeliever. But as for the person, Allah knows best; we do not know what he died upon or what he was sealed with. We have no concern with the persons themselves. Our concern is with the words that mislead people and cause them to fall; we must invalidate them and refute them. Yes.
Many questions are asked about al-Busiri: is he to be declared a disbeliever, or what?
Answer:
We know what he died upon. We do not issue a specific ruling of takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) unless there is evidence that he died upon disbelief. However, we say that his words are kufr (disbelief), and whoever believes them is a disbeliever. But as for the person, Allah knows best; we do not know what he died upon or what he was sealed with. We have no concern with the persons themselves. Our concern is with the words that mislead people and cause them to fall; we must invalidate them and refute them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تكفير البوصيري؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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