What is the description of the person who does not believe in the hadith of the fly?
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The questioner : The Shaykh, the one who does not believe in the hadith of the fly? He says that this is... , so how do we describe him?
The Shaykh : We describe him as ignorant, and it is obligatory for the Muslim, if the hadith is authentic, to submit to it.
The questioner : What if he is from the people of knowledge, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : One who is counted among the scholars.
The Shaykh : So we say he is ignorant. Ignorance is of two types: compounded ignorance and simple ignorance. If this person is among those considered scholars and he denies what is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then he is ignorant without a doubt.
The questioner : Does he not become an innovator, O Shaykh... ?
The Shaykh : Yes? No, no, this does not involve religious innovation. What is explicitly stated in the texts is not called an innovation. For example, we do not call the fornicator an innovator. Everything that the Lawgiver has explicitly stated is not called an innovation. Yes?
The Shaykh : We describe him as ignorant, and it is obligatory for the Muslim, if the hadith is authentic, to submit to it.
The questioner : What if he is from the people of knowledge, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : One who is counted among the scholars.
The Shaykh : So we say he is ignorant. Ignorance is of two types: compounded ignorance and simple ignorance. If this person is among those considered scholars and he denies what is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), then he is ignorant without a doubt.
The questioner : Does he not become an innovator, O Shaykh... ?
The Shaykh : Yes? No, no, this does not involve religious innovation. What is explicitly stated in the texts is not called an innovation. For example, we do not call the fornicator an innovator. Everything that the Lawgiver has explicitly stated is not called an innovation. Yes?