Not everyone who says a statement of disbelief or performs an act of disbelief becomes a disbeliever, with mention of the evidence.
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The Shaykh : Not everyone who says a statement of disbelief or performs an act of disbelief becomes a disbeliever. There may be some impediments that prevent him from being a disbeliever. We give as an example the authentic hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he said:
الطالب : ... .
الشيخ : ماهي الراحلة؟ آخر واحد.
الطالب : ... .
الشيخ : طيب استرح. البعير أضاع بعيره وعليها طعامه وشرابه. فطلبها فلم يجدها فنام تحت شجرة ينتظر الموت. لأنه ليس معه طعام ولا شراب فبينما هو كذلك إذا بخطام ناقته متعلقا بالشجرة. فأخذه وقال : اللهم أنت عبدي وأنا ربك. أخطأ من شدة الفرح.
And yet, this speaker is not declared a disbeliever because he said this statement without intent; he made a mistake. Had he said it with intent, it would have been disbelief, for Allah is the Lord and the servant is the servant. This statement made the Lord a servant and the servant a Lord, but he said it by mistake; it slipped from his tongue due to the intensity of his joy that he said this.
Indeed, Allah is more joyful with the repentance of His servant than a man who lost his mount in a desert, and upon it was his food and drink. What is the mount? The student: ... . The Shaykh: What is the mount? The last one. The student: ... . The Shaykh: Okay, rest. The camel; he lost his camel, and upon it was his food and drink. So he sought it but did not find it, so he slept under a tree waiting for death. Because he had no food or drink with him, while he was thus, he saw the rein of his camel hanging on the tree. So he took it and said: "O Allah, You are my servant and I am Your Lord." He made a mistake due to the intensity of his joy.
إن الله أشد فرحا بتوبة عبده من رجل أضاع راحلته في فلاة من الأرض وعليها طعامه وشرابه. الراحلة ماهي؟الطالب : ... .
الشيخ : ماهي الراحلة؟ آخر واحد.
الطالب : ... .
الشيخ : طيب استرح. البعير أضاع بعيره وعليها طعامه وشرابه. فطلبها فلم يجدها فنام تحت شجرة ينتظر الموت. لأنه ليس معه طعام ولا شراب فبينما هو كذلك إذا بخطام ناقته متعلقا بالشجرة. فأخذه وقال : اللهم أنت عبدي وأنا ربك. أخطأ من شدة الفرح
And yet, this speaker is not declared a disbeliever because he said this statement without intent; he made a mistake. Had he said it with intent, it would have been disbelief, for Allah is the Lord and the servant is the servant. This statement made the Lord a servant and the servant a Lord, but he said it by mistake; it slipped from his tongue due to the intensity of his joy that he said this.