Sharhu Sunnah : Lesson 32 : Point 41
Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|English]
Imaam Barbahaaree rahimahullaah said:
ولا يخرج أحد من أهل القبلة من الإسلام حتى يرد آية من كتاب الله عز وجل أو يرد شيئا من آثار رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أو يصلي لغير الله أو يذبح لغير الله وإذا فعل شيئا من ذلك فقد وجب عليك أن تخرجه من الإسلام فإذا لم يفعل شيئا من ذلك فهو مؤمن ومسلم بالاسم لا
بالحقيقة
And no one from the People of the Qiblah leaves Islaam unless he rejects an
aayah from the Book of Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic or rejects anything from the narrations from Allaah’s Messenger
sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam or praise to other than Allaah or sacrifices for other than Allaah. So, if he does any of that then it is binding upon you to expel him from Islaam and if he does not do anything from that then he is a believer
and a Muslim in name, even if not in reality.
Transcribed Audio:
No one from the People of the Qiblah exits from Islaam except through committing one of the well-known
nawaaqid (nullifiers of Islaam) along with any valid excuse being removed.
His saying, “or through his rejecting anything from the narrations of Allaah’s Messenger
sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam”, if he denies the Qur'aan or a part of it or the authentic Sunnah or a part of it or he rebuts anything from the Qur'aan or rebuts anything from the authentic Sunnah then he is judged to be guilty of
riddah (apostasy) because he is denying the truth of what has been said by Allaah and his Messenger as long as he is not
jaahil (an ignorant person) or muqallid (someone just blindly following somebody else) or
muta`awwil (somebody’s who’s misinterpreting), in which case the matter is made clear to him and when it is made clear to him and if he still persists then he is judged to be guilty of apostasy. And what is meant by
aathaar (narrations from Allaah’s Messenger sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam) is the
ahaadeeth.
And his saying, “or he rejects anything from the narrations of Allaah’s Messenger
sallAllaahu `alayhi wa sallam”, meaning he becomes a disbeliever and this is a tremendous principle with the people of the Sunnah and the
Jamaa`ah. With it they contradict two groups;
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Khawaarij and the extremists, those who declare people to be disbelievers on account of
kabaa`ir (committing major sins), which are less than shirk and,
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Murji`ah, those who say that sin does not harm if a person has
eemaan as long as the person is a believer; has eemaan in his heart then no sins will harm him even if he leaves off all actions and does not do any action then he will be a believer (mu`min) who is complete in his
eemaan.
As for the Ahl-ul Sunnah W`al Jamaa`ah (the people of the Sunnah and the
Jamaa`ah) then it is just as the author said that they are upon a middle and balanced position between the two groups. So they say that the
kabaa`ir (major sins) vary. So, if it something from shirk or major
kufr then he exits from the religion by consensus. And as for if it is not
kufr (disbelief) and if it is not shirk and it is not denying the Book of Allaah nor the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah and it is not abandoning the prayer and it is not calling upon other than Allaah or sacrificing for other than Allaah, rather it
is just a major sin, it is less than that then this does not cause a person to exit from Islaam contrary to the
Khawaarij and the Mu`tazilah. However, it does harm the believer and it will reduce his eemaan contrary to the
Murji`ah, those who say that sin does not harm along with eemaan. So, this is the middle position, which harmonises between the texts of
Wa’eed (which mention a threat of punishment) and the texts of Wa‘ad ( which mentions a promise of reward)
The Khawaarij and the Mu`tazilah took hold of the texts of the threat and they abandoned the texts of promise. Whereas, the
Murji’ah did the opposite, they took hold of the texts of promise and they abandoned the texts where there is a threat. So, each of the two groups are
daal (astray).
His saying, “or unless he prays to other than Allaah or he sacrifices for other than Allaah,”
such that he prays towards a grave seeking nearness to it or he makes prostration to an idol or he makes a sacrifice for other than Allaah and does anything from the acts of worship for other than Allaah then this person is a
mushrik (a person of shirk), a kaafir (disbeliever) outside the religion and whatever is lesser than that then the people of the Sunnah are upon a middle position with regard to him in between the
Murji`ah and the Khawaarij.
His saying, “and if he does anything from that then it becomes binding upon you to expel him from Islaam,” if he does anything from that, meaning if he prays to other than Allaah or sacrifices for other than Allaah or does an act of worship
for other than Allaah then it is binding upon you to expel him from the religion and it is binding upon you to believe that he is a disbeliever (kaafir) and you may not say this is not my concern or I don’t know about him. Rather, it is obligatory
upon you to declare the disbeliever and the mushrik to be a disbeliever and that you declare the sinner to be a sinner, one who commits a major sin, which is less than shirk. So, the truth about this matter must be made clear.
His saying, “and if he does not do anything from that then he is a believer and a Muslim in name, even if not in reality,”
meaning with regard to what is apparent with us and his hidden condition is left to Allaah.
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Ithaaful-Qaaree bit-Ta`leeqaat `alaa Sharhis-Sunnah
(A Gift To The Reader In Annotation Of Sharh As-Sunnah)
by Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan al-Fowzaan hafizahullaah
Translated by Aboo Talhah Daawood Burbank, rahimahullaah
Transcribed by Saima Zaher.
Posted with kind permission from Dawud Burbank rahimahullaah
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