A Note on the Issue That One Who Transmits Disbelief Is Not a Disbeliever

Al-Halabi : There is something related to the tape itself, but just for the sake of clarification. At the beginning of the talk, my teacher, when our brother Abdullah mentioned the scholars' statement regarding the hadith , you gave a well-known example. But we fear that someone might hear the statement and understand it out of context, specifically your saying, "One who transmits disbelief is not a disbeliever." So, let them not think that you intend their statement to be like this... ?

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good; but I do not think that comes to their minds.
Al-Halabi : They might think so.

The Shaykh : You know that we say this phrase because it is well-known among the jurists, but we do not mean that you are transmitting disbelief. Rather, it is as if we said, "One who transmits an error is not an error."
Al-Halabi: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : But this is not known to them. They say, at the slightest opportunity, "One who transmits disbelief is not a disbeliever." So, if you report an error about people, you bear no responsibility. Even if you transmit and report disbelief, you bear no responsibility. So, when a researcher transmits and reports an error, the listener who wants to refute it says, "My brother, report and transmit whatever you wish; one who transmits disbelief is not a disbeliever." This is what he wanted to draw attention to, and may Allah reward him with good. It is finished.