The ruling on one who calls for the gradual prohibition of freeing slaves
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does one who says that before accepting the freeing of slaves, and who proceeded to prohibit it gradually until he ends it in an appropriate manner, become a disbeliever?
Answer:
If this person is a follower of those who said it, and he thinks this is correct, he is excused due to ignorance. He is excused due to ignorance. But if he is a scholar who knows the evidence of the Shari'ah and knows the rulings of the Shari'ah, then he becomes a disbeliever by this. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does one who says that before accepting the freeing of slaves, and who proceeded to prohibit it gradually until he ends it in an appropriate manner, become a disbeliever?
Answer:
If this person is a follower of those who said it, and he thinks this is correct, he is excused due to ignorance. He is excused due to ignorance. But if he is a scholar who knows the evidence of the Shari'ah and knows the rulings of the Shari'ah, then he becomes a disbeliever by this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/115 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (49:59)
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