Continuation of the discussion on clarifying the evidence for the disbelief of one who abandons prayer out of laziness.
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The Shaykh : The hadith for her? You have distorted it in two ways. First, you attributed its indication to something other than what was intended, because the hadith is conditional on abandonment, not ignorance, is that not so? Second, you invalidated its indication regarding one who denies it but still prays, because the hadith only ruled on the one who abandoned it. And in your view, if he denies it but does not abandon it, he is a disbeliever; otherwise, he is a Muslim according to his view. If he denies it while praying,
The questioner : A disbeliever.
The Shaykh : there is no god but Allah, so he is a Muslim, my brothers. Based on what? Yes, so he is a Muslim based on the fact that you interpreted the hadith regarding abandonment as being revealed regarding one who abandoned it while denying it. By the indication, the hadith now states that one who denies it but does not abandon it is not a disbeliever, according to the hadith in your view. So you have now invalidated the indication of the hadith from these two angles. And the truth is that the entire problem that befalls some of the noble scholars with such cold distortions is that they hold a belief before they seek evidence, so they hold the belief that there is no disbelief, and then they try to distort the texts in forced ways based on what they believe. This is a calamity, and I ask Allah to protect me and you from it. It is a calamity for every student of knowledge, for you will find him trying to distort the texts to fit his belief and twisting their necks, as they say. And we say, my brother, who is it that rules on disbelief and Islam? It is Allah, just as He is the one who rules on permissibility and prohibition, obligation and recommendation. So if Allah and His Messenger declare someone a disbeliever, do not exaggerate in his disbelief, and you are free of blame without a doubt. But to distort the texts and try to distort them, that is the calamity, that is the calamity.
The questioner : A disbeliever.
The Shaykh : there is no god but Allah, so he is a Muslim, my brothers. Based on what? Yes, so he is a Muslim based on the fact that you interpreted the hadith regarding abandonment as being revealed regarding one who abandoned it while denying it. By the indication, the hadith now states that one who denies it but does not abandon it is not a disbeliever, according to the hadith in your view. So you have now invalidated the indication of the hadith from these two angles. And the truth is that the entire problem that befalls some of the noble scholars with such cold distortions is that they hold a belief before they seek evidence, so they hold the belief that there is no disbelief, and then they try to distort the texts in forced ways based on what they believe. This is a calamity, and I ask Allah to protect me and you from it. It is a calamity for every student of knowledge, for you will find him trying to distort the texts to fit his belief and twisting their necks, as they say. And we say, my brother, who is it that rules on disbelief and Islam? It is Allah, just as He is the one who rules on permissibility and prohibition, obligation and recommendation. So if Allah and His Messenger declare someone a disbeliever, do not exaggerate in his disbelief, and you are free of blame without a doubt. But to distort the texts and try to distort them, that is the calamity, that is the calamity.