Is repentance and establishing the proof a condition for declaring someone a disbeliever?
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The student: ... and the Salaf (the earliest generations) ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, is it?
The questioner : Is repentance and establishing the proof obligatory?
The Shaykh : The correct view regarding repentance is that it is not obligatory, and that it depends on the opinion of the Imam. If he sees that the person should not be asked to repent in order to be a stronger deterrent to others, he kills him without asking for repentance. Likewise, if the matter is such that the disbelief is of a kind in which repentance is not accepted, according to those who hold that the repentance of one who insults Allah or His Messenger is not accepted, then this person is also not asked to repent.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, is it?
The questioner : Is repentance and establishing the proof obligatory?
The Shaykh : The correct view regarding repentance is that it is not obligatory, and that it depends on the opinion of the Imam. If he sees that the person should not be asked to repent in order to be a stronger deterrent to others, he kills him without asking for repentance. Likewise, if the matter is such that the disbelief is of a kind in which repentance is not accepted, according to those who hold that the repentance of one who insults Allah or His Messenger is not accepted, then this person is also not asked to repent.