Who establishes the proof against the people of misguidance? May Allah bless you.
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The questioner : I have two questions, O Shaykh. The first question is that we heard from you earlier today that it is not permissible for a person to declare another person from the misguided sects a disbeliever until the proof is established against him, or until someone establishes the proof against him. Who establishes the proof against the people of misguidance? May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : You have spoken well. They are the scholars, about whom it was said in the past:
"And when they were counted, they were few *** So today they are less than few."
The practical result of this answer is that it is not permissible to declare any Muslim on earth a disbeliever, especially by these reckless young men.
This is the first point. Second, I believe—wait for me a moment, let me rest my knee—I believe that those who rush and use harsh language to declare even some of the misguided sects disbelievers have been given from emptiness. Otherwise, if they thought about themselves, they would find in themselves what would occupy them from paying attention to others. This attention benefits them in no way at all, unless it brings them harm, because the danger of declaring someone a disbeliever is such that there is no greater danger after the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and in another narration Sahih Muslim 60a. Then this becomes a methodology for them, and they advance in misguidance and take up declaring Muslims who are with them disbelievers, if they are not better than them in the line. Therefore, the summary of my answer is that I say to the young men: attend to yourselves. No one who has gone astray will harm you if you are guided. This is the answer.
The Shaykh : You have spoken well. They are the scholars, about whom it was said in the past:
"And when they were counted, they were few *** So today they are less than few."
The practical result of this answer is that it is not permissible to declare any Muslim on earth a disbeliever, especially by these reckless young men.
This is the first point. Second, I believe—wait for me a moment, let me rest my knee—I believe that those who rush and use harsh language to declare even some of the misguided sects disbelievers have been given from emptiness. Otherwise, if they thought about themselves, they would find in themselves what would occupy them from paying attention to others. This attention benefits them in no way at all, unless it brings them harm, because the danger of declaring someone a disbeliever is such that there is no greater danger after the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever declares a Muslim disbeliever, he has become a disbeliever.
من كفر مسلما فقد كفرit returns (at least) to one of them
فقد باء بها أحدهما
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