Does one who commits an act of disbelief become a disbeliever in his specific case?
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The questioner : Shaykh, suppose we see now, I mean, a person trampling on the mushaf, does he become a disbeliever in his specific case?
The Shaykh : Yes, my brothers, this is a serious matter, O pilgrims.
Many of the brothers have come to the point where the issue of declaring someone a disbeliever in his specific case leads them to exclude everyone from disbelief.
If one commits an act of disbelief or says a word of disbelief, we declare him a disbeliever in his specific case and invite him to Islam; if he does not do so, we kill him, but only after the proof has been established against him. I mean, if an ignorant person comes who mistakenly thinks he knows Islam but knows nothing about it, then yes, we excuse him. But if a person has lived among the Muslims and then commits an act of disbelief, such as prostrating to an idol, or something similar, or abandoning the prayer, we say: Do we not declare him a disbeliever in his specific case? We do declare him a disbeliever in his specific case. Otherwise, it would mean removing the label of disbelief from every disbeliever, because no revelation comes to us from Allah stating that this specific man is a disbeliever; no revelation comes to us. But if the conditions for declaring someone a disbeliever are met in the case of a specific person, we declare him a disbeliever in his specific case. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, my brothers, this is a serious matter, O pilgrims.
Many of the brothers have come to the point where the issue of declaring someone a disbeliever in his specific case leads them to exclude everyone from disbelief.
If one commits an act of disbelief or says a word of disbelief, we declare him a disbeliever in his specific case and invite him to Islam; if he does not do so, we kill him, but only after the proof has been established against him. I mean, if an ignorant person comes who mistakenly thinks he knows Islam but knows nothing about it, then yes, we excuse him. But if a person has lived among the Muslims and then commits an act of disbelief, such as prostrating to an idol, or something similar, or abandoning the prayer, we say: Do we not declare him a disbeliever in his specific case? We do declare him a disbeliever in his specific case. Otherwise, it would mean removing the label of disbelief from every disbeliever, because no revelation comes to us from Allah stating that this specific man is a disbeliever; no revelation comes to us. But if the conditions for declaring someone a disbeliever are met in the case of a specific person, we declare him a disbeliever in his specific case. Yes.