Does opposing the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) necessitate leaving Islam?
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The Shaykh : No, it does not cause one to leave Islam; rather, it causes one to depart from his guidance (peace and blessings be upon him), unless one considers it permissible to oppose the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in what he opposed. In that case, because of considering it permissible to oppose the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), one leaves Islam. As for opposing what the Messenger (peace be upon him) practiced in action, that does not necessitate leaving Islam. The evidence for this is that the scholars of the Muslims agreed that his saying (peace be upon him):Sunan Ibn Majah 2225Da'if (Darussalam), or: Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 20:26, does not cause one to leave Islam, but rather that one is not upon his guidance and the perfection of his Sunnah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
The Shaykh : No, it does not cause one to leave Islam; rather, it causes one to depart from his guidance (peace and blessings be upon him), unless one considers it permissible to oppose the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in what he opposed. In that case, because of considering it permissible to oppose the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), one leaves Islam. As for opposing what the Messenger (peace be upon him) practiced in action, that does not necessitate leaving Islam. The evidence for this is that the scholars of the Muslims agreed that his saying (peace be upon him):
Whoever cheats us is not one of us.
من غشَّنا فليس منَّاWhoever cheats us is not one of me
من غشَّنا فليس منِّي
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