Mentioning the conditions of declaring someone a disbeliever and the types of acts that constitute disbelief.
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The Shaykh : There are conditions that must be met for declaring someone a disbeliever:
The first is that it must be established by the Book and the Sunnah that this statement, action, or omission is disbelief. We have clarified that the things that constitute disbelief are either statements, actions, or omissions.
For example, if someone says, "Al-Lat is true, al-Uzza is true, and Manat is true," this is disbelief. By what?
The student: By a statement.
The Shaykh : By a statement. Or if he says, "Allah is the third of three," or mocks Allah, or His verses, or His law, or His Messenger, all of this is disbelief by a statement.
One becomes a disbeliever by an action, such as prostrating to an idol, whether it is a crafted idol or not. One prostrates to an idol he crafted and made a god, or to one that is not crafted, such as prostrating to a tree or the like. This is disbelief by an action.
One becomes a disbeliever by an omission, such as abandoning the prayer. This is disbelief, as indicated by the Book and the Sunnah.
One also becomes a disbeliever by denial, and denial is an omission, because the denier omits the affirmation. If he denies what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his family brought, or denies part of it, he is a disbeliever. If he denies a verse from the Book of Allah, he is a disbeliever, even if he affirms the entire Qur'an except for that verse. This is because faith in part of the Shari'ah while rejecting another part is never consistent. Rather, if he disbelieves in part of the Shari'ah, he has disbelieved in the whole.
Therefore, we say that the criterion for apostasy revolves around two things: either lying (denying the truth) or arrogance.
The Shaykh's (may Allah have mercy on him) words in this place are clear.
The first is that it must be established by the Book and the Sunnah that this statement, action, or omission is disbelief. We have clarified that the things that constitute disbelief are either statements, actions, or omissions.
For example, if someone says, "Al-Lat is true, al-Uzza is true, and Manat is true," this is disbelief. By what?
The student: By a statement.
The Shaykh : By a statement. Or if he says, "Allah is the third of three," or mocks Allah, or His verses, or His law, or His Messenger, all of this is disbelief by a statement.
One becomes a disbeliever by an action, such as prostrating to an idol, whether it is a crafted idol or not. One prostrates to an idol he crafted and made a god, or to one that is not crafted, such as prostrating to a tree or the like. This is disbelief by an action.
One becomes a disbeliever by an omission, such as abandoning the prayer. This is disbelief, as indicated by the Book and the Sunnah.
One also becomes a disbeliever by denial, and denial is an omission, because the denier omits the affirmation. If he denies what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his family brought, or denies part of it, he is a disbeliever. If he denies a verse from the Book of Allah, he is a disbeliever, even if he affirms the entire Qur'an except for that verse. This is because faith in part of the Shari'ah while rejecting another part is never consistent. Rather, if he disbelieves in part of the Shari'ah, he has disbelieved in the whole.
Therefore, we say that the criterion for apostasy revolves around two things: either lying (denying the truth) or arrogance.
The Shaykh's (may Allah have mercy on him) words in this place are clear.