Types of disbelief and its criteria.
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The Shaykh : Whether it is by speech, action, or omission, for disbelief may be by speech, by action, or by omission. And if the description applies to a person, it is obligatory that the description be applied to him.
For example: if someone says a statement that constitutes disbelief, such as saying, "Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) did not create the heavens except with the help of someone." What do we say? Is he a disbeliever or not? He is a disbeliever. He said this statement; do we declare him a disbeliever or not? We say: he is a disbeliever, unless there is a barrier. Otherwise, the original ruling is that whoever does what is a cause for disbelief, whether by speech, action, or omission, the original ruling is—listen, my brother—the original ruling is that he is a disbeliever. As for the statement of some ignorant people that the statement is disbelief but the speaker is not a disbeliever, this is not correct. Therefore, some people are confused: do we declare a specific man a disbeliever if he abandons prayer? What is the answer? We declare him a disbeliever specifically, and we kill him. If a person prostrates to an idol, do we declare him a disbeliever specifically or not? We declare him a disbeliever specifically, unless there is a barrier. The original ruling is that the description which the Shari'ah has made to be disbelief or open sinfulness is established in the doer, unless there is a barrier. As for hesitating to declare a specific person a disbeliever or an open sinner, this necessitates that we remove all types of disbelief and open sinfulness from people.
So the original ruling is that whoever says a statement that constitutes disbelief, or does an action that constitutes disbelief, or omits what constitutes disbelief, the original ruling is what? He is a disbeliever specifically. This is the original ruling, and we do not care unless there is a barrier. Unless there is a barrier, if there is a barrier, such as the call not having reached him, or something similar, that is another matter. This is the original ruling.
And it is amazing that some people refrain from declaring a specific person a disbeliever, while others remove the ruling of disbelief from all people. These are the Murji'ah, and these are like the Khawarij. Yes.
Let us now listen to this issue, because it is very important.
"The ruling of declaring someone a disbeliever or an open sinner is not for us, but it belongs to Allah the Exalted and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is one of the rulings of the Shari'ah whose reference is to the Book and the Sunnah. It is obligatory to be extremely cautious in it—meaning in the ruling of declaring someone a disbeliever or an open sinner—so that no one is declared a disbeliever or an open sinner except one whom the Book and the Sunnah indicate to be a disbeliever or an open sinner."
This principle is obligatory, obligatory to follow, because the Book and the Sunnah indicate it.
For example: if someone says a statement that constitutes disbelief, such as saying, "Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) did not create the heavens except with the help of someone." What do we say? Is he a disbeliever or not? He is a disbeliever. He said this statement; do we declare him a disbeliever or not? We say: he is a disbeliever, unless there is a barrier. Otherwise, the original ruling is that whoever does what is a cause for disbelief, whether by speech, action, or omission, the original ruling is—listen, my brother—the original ruling is that he is a disbeliever. As for the statement of some ignorant people that the statement is disbelief but the speaker is not a disbeliever, this is not correct. Therefore, some people are confused: do we declare a specific man a disbeliever if he abandons prayer? What is the answer? We declare him a disbeliever specifically, and we kill him. If a person prostrates to an idol, do we declare him a disbeliever specifically or not? We declare him a disbeliever specifically, unless there is a barrier. The original ruling is that the description which the Shari'ah has made to be disbelief or open sinfulness is established in the doer, unless there is a barrier. As for hesitating to declare a specific person a disbeliever or an open sinner, this necessitates that we remove all types of disbelief and open sinfulness from people.
So the original ruling is that whoever says a statement that constitutes disbelief, or does an action that constitutes disbelief, or omits what constitutes disbelief, the original ruling is what? He is a disbeliever specifically. This is the original ruling, and we do not care unless there is a barrier. Unless there is a barrier, if there is a barrier, such as the call not having reached him, or something similar, that is another matter. This is the original ruling.
And it is amazing that some people refrain from declaring a specific person a disbeliever, while others remove the ruling of disbelief from all people. These are the Murji'ah, and these are like the Khawarij. Yes.
Let us now listen to this issue, because it is very important.
"The ruling of declaring someone a disbeliever or an open sinner is not for us, but it belongs to Allah the Exalted and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is one of the rulings of the Shari'ah whose reference is to the Book and the Sunnah. It is obligatory to be extremely cautious in it—meaning in the ruling of declaring someone a disbeliever or an open sinner—so that no one is declared a disbeliever or an open sinner except one whom the Book and the Sunnah indicate to be a disbeliever or an open sinner."
This principle is obligatory, obligatory to follow, because the Book and the Sunnah indicate it.