And whoever the truth becomes clear to him, yet he persists in opposing it, following a belief he held, a leader he revered, or a worldly life he preferred, then he deserves what that opposition entails, whether it be disbelief or open sinfulness.
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The Shaykh : He said: "And whoever the truth becomes clear to him, yet he persists in opposing it, following a belief he held, a leader he revered, or a worldly life he preferred, then he deserves what that opposition entails, whether it be disbelief or open sinfulness" This is good, meaning if the truth becomes clear to a person but he persists in opposing it for these reasons—following a belief he held and saying, "I will not return," or following a leader he revered, or thirdly, a worldly life he preferred—then it is obligatory to rule upon him with what that opposition entails, whether it be disbelief or open sinfulness.
"Therefore, the believer must build his belief and his actions upon the Book of Allah the Exalted and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), making them his guide by whose light he illuminates his path and upon whose methodology he proceeds, for that is the straight path which Allah the Exalted commanded in His saying:[Al-An'am 6:153]"
"Therefore, the believer must build his belief and his actions upon the Book of Allah the Exalted and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), making them his guide by whose light he illuminates his path and upon whose methodology he proceeds, for that is the straight path which Allah the Exalted commanded in His saying: