Seeking Repentance from a Claimant of Prophethood and Applying the Punishment to Him
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is a claimant of prophethood asked to repent if he is captured? And if someone claims prophethood and then shows a return from that, is it accepted from him, or is the punishment applied to him?
Answer:
If he repents before he is arrested, he is left alone, just as was the case with Talhah al-Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him), and just as was the case with Sajah al-Tamimiyyah when she repented. So if he repents before being arrested, he is left alone. But if he is arrested and does not repent after being arrested, then the punishment for apostasy is applied to him; the apostate is subject to the punishment for apostasy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is a claimant of prophethood asked to repent if he is captured? And if someone claims prophethood and then shows a return from that, is it accepted from him, or is the punishment applied to him?
Answer:
If he repents before he is arrested, he is left alone, just as was the case with Talhah al-Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him), and just as was the case with Sajah al-Tamimiyyah when she repented. So if he repents before being arrested, he is left alone. But if he is arrested and does not repent after being arrested, then the punishment for apostasy is applied to him; the apostate is subject to the punishment for apostasy. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 13 من 17 / شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:51)
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