Is it permissible to fight Muslims because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Cursing a Muslim is open sinfulness, and fighting him is disbelief”?
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The reader: Khalad narrated to us, Mas'ar narrated to us, from Habib ibn Abi Thabit, from Abu al-Sha'tha, from Hudhayfah, who said: Mishkat al-Masabih 62Sahīh (Zubair `Aliza'i).
The Shaykh : This is explicit that it is disbelief, but what is the disbelief? Is it making permissible the fighting of Muslims because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 64a? Or is it that they display true disbelief due to the instability of the caliphate and authority? Both are possible.
Hypocrisy existed only in the time of God’s messenger, whereas to-day there are only unbelief and faith.
إنما كان النفاق على عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فأما اليوم فإنما هو الكفر بعد الإيمانThe Shaykh : This is explicit that it is disbelief, but what is the disbelief? Is it making permissible the fighting of Muslims because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):