Is it permissible to say, "This person is inherently evil"?
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Question:
Is the term "evil" applied to a person's nature, as in "this person is inherently evil"?
Answer:
It depends on his condition, just as it is said: the disbeliever is evil, the hypocrite is evil, the word is evil if it is bad, and the deed is evil if it is a sin: [Al-A'raf: 157]
Is the term "evil" applied to a person's nature, as in "this person is inherently evil"?
Answer:
It depends on his condition, just as it is said: the disbeliever is evil, the hypocrite is evil, the word is evil if it is bad, and the deed is evil if it is a sin:
makes lawful for them the good things and prohibits for them the evil
وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْخَبَائِثَ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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