What is the ruling on one who says that disbelief is only denial?
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Question:
One who says: "Disbelief is only denial?"
Answer:
This is ignorance of a compounded kind—may Allah grant us well-being. If he cursed Allah but did not deny Him, he would be a disbeliever.
Q: Does he leave the religion?
A: Yes, he becomes a disbeliever. Those who hold that disbelief is denial mean that one who prays to other than Allah or prostrates to other than Allah, and does not deny or curse Allah, does not become a disbeliever until he denies, may Allah grant us well-being.
One who says: "Disbelief is only denial?"
Answer:
This is ignorance of a compounded kind—may Allah grant us well-being. If he cursed Allah but did not deny Him, he would be a disbeliever.
Q: Does he leave the religion?
A: Yes, he becomes a disbeliever. Those who hold that disbelief is denial mean that one who prays to other than Allah or prostrates to other than Allah, and does not deny or curse Allah, does not become a disbeliever until he denies, may Allah grant us well-being.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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