If the common people commit an act of disbelief, are they declared disbelievers?
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The questioner : ... There are two opinions regarding them.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : That they are disbelievers.
The Shaykh : They.
The questioner : ... obligatory
The Shaykh : The stronger position is that this depends on the person's situation. If he has been negligent, he is a disbeliever, because it is obligatory for him to seek knowledge and ask. If he has not been negligent, he is not a disbeliever, because many of the common Muslims today do things that are acts of disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and yet they are ignorant. If someone were to inform them, they might perhaps return to the truth or seek it out. Yes, did we take three? Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : That they are disbelievers.
The Shaykh : They.
The questioner : ... obligatory
The Shaykh : The stronger position is that this depends on the person's situation. If he has been negligent, he is a disbeliever, because it is obligatory for him to seek knowledge and ask. If he has not been negligent, he is not a disbeliever, because many of the common Muslims today do things that are acts of disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and yet they are ignorant. If someone were to inform them, they might perhaps return to the truth or seek it out. Yes, did we take three? Yes.