Is one who has reached a materialist school of thought considered a disbeliever merely by affiliation?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is one who has reached a materialist school of thought considered a disbeliever merely by affiliation?
Answer:
Yes, one who affiliates with a disbeliever's school of thought is a disbeliever. He is a disbeliever; one who affiliates with disbelief is a disbeliever. After this, is there anything after this? Yes. The Muslim disavows the religion of the polytheists and never affiliates with it. He disavows it. What is the meaning of al-wala' wa al-bara' (loyalty and disavowal)?[Al-Mumtahanah 60:4]. He does not affiliate with the religion of disbelief, nor does he claim it after Allah has saved him from it. He disavows it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is one who has reached a materialist school of thought considered a disbeliever merely by affiliation?
Answer:
Yes, one who affiliates with a disbeliever's school of thought is a disbeliever. He is a disbeliever; one who affiliates with disbelief is a disbeliever. After this, is there anything after this? Yes. The Muslim disavows the religion of the polytheists and never affiliates with it. He disavows it. What is the meaning of al-wala' wa al-bara' (loyalty and disavowal)?
We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone
كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةُ وَالْبَغْضَاءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [51 -521] هل من انتهى إلى مذهبٍ إلحادي يُعد كافراً بمجرد الانتماء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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