Notes on the Elucidation of the Nullifiers of Islam

Notes on the Elucidation of the‫ގ‬

Nullifiers of Islam‫ގ‬

Shaykh ‘Ali al-Khudayr‫ގ‬

Translated and Edited by Ahlut-Tawhid Publications

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Notes on the Elucidation of the Nullifiers of Islam

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Contents‫ގ‬

Publisher’s Note 4‫ގ‬

Arabic Text of Nawaqid al-Islam 5‫ގ‬

English Text of Nawaqid al-Islam 7‫ގ‬

Introduction 9‫ގ‬

The First Nullifier 11‫ގ‬

The Second Nullifier 12‫ގ‬

The Third Nullifier 13‫ގ‬

The Fourth Nullifier 17‫ގ‬

The Fifth Nullifier 21‫ގ‬

The Sixth Nullifier 23‫ގ‬

The Seventh Nullifier 26‫ގ‬

The Eighth Nullifier 30‫ގ‬

The Ninth Nullifier 35‫ގ‬

The Tenth Nullifier 36‫ގ‬

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Publisher’s Note‫ގ‬

All‫ ގ‬praise‫ ގ‬belongs‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Lord‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬creation.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬final‫ ގ‬outcome‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
muttaqin,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬aggression‫ ގ‬except‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬dhalimin.‫ ގ‬I‫ ގ‬bear‫ ގ‬witness‫ ގ‬that‫ގ‬
there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬nothing‫ ގ‬worthy‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬worship‫ ގ‬except‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬alone‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬partners,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬rightful‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬clear‫ ގ‬King.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬I‫ ގ‬bear‫ ގ‬witness‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬Muhammad‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬slave‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬messenger,‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
imam of the first and last, as for what follows:‫ގ‬

This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬English‫ ގ‬translation‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬elucidation‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Shaykh‫‘ ގ‬Ali‫ ގ‬al-Khudayr‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬Nawaqid̲
al-Islam‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬Shaykh‫ ގ‬al-Mujaddid‫ ގ‬Muhammad‫ ގ‬ibn‫‘ ގ‬Abdil-Wahhab.‫ ގ‬While‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬few‫ގ‬
explanations‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬booklet‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬English‫ ގ‬readily‫ ގ‬available,‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬from‫ގ‬
government‫ ގ‬agents,‫ ގ‬concealers‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬knowledge,‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬adamantly‫ ގ‬defend‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ones‫ ގ‬who‫ގ‬
have‫ ގ‬fallen‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬some‫( ގ‬if‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬all)‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬explaining‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬are‫ގ‬
translated‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬Murjiah‫ ގ‬rejects.1‫ ގ‬Therefore‫ގ‬we‫ގ‬saw‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬fit‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬translate‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬publish‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬
is‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬prisons‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬tawaghit‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬fulfilling‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬trust‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬speaking‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬truth‫ ގ‬openly.‫ގ‬
And‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬Shaykh‫‘ ގ‬Ali‫ ގ‬al-Khudayr‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬referred‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬by‫ގ‬many‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬ustadh‫ގ‬of‫‘ގ‬aqidah‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬only‫ގ‬
befitting that his notes and elucidation on such a critical matter be translated.‫ގގ‬

The‫ ގ‬references‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬part‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬text‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬original‫ ގ‬Arabic‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬only‫ ގ‬just‫ގ‬
put into footnotes. All other footnotes are the publisher’s.‫ގ‬

As‫ ގ‬well,‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬following‫ ގ‬pages‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬both‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Arabic‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬English‫ ގ‬text‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Nawaqid̲
al-Islam,‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Arabic‫ ގ‬text‫ ގ‬containing‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬tashkil‫( ގ‬vowel‫ ގ‬marks)‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬ease‫ ގ‬proper‫ގ‬
reading and memorization for those who want to.‫ގގ‬

We‫ ގ‬ask‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬One‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬responds‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬call‫ގ‬when‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬calls‫ގ‬upon‫ގ‬Him,‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬accept‫ގ‬this‫ގ‬

from‫ ގ‬us,‫ގ‬forgive‫ގ‬our‫ގ‬sins‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬shortcomings,‫ގ‬anger‫ގ‬His‫ގ‬enemies‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬it,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬give‫ގ‬victory‫ގ‬
to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬oppressed.‫ ގ‬Indeed,‫ ގ‬He‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬able‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬do‫ ގ‬that.‫ ގ‬May‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬salah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬salam‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬upon‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬
chosen‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬Muhammad,‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬family,‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬companions,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬sincerely‫ގ‬
follow him.‫ގ‬

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An example being the one by Salih al-Fawzan translated by Musa Richardson.‫ގ‬
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‫̲‪Arabic Text of Nawaqid al-Islam‬‬

‫ﱠﺎبގ‬
‫اﻟﻮﻫ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺪ ْﻋ َﻮةِ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸ ْﯿ ِﺦ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤِﺪ ْﺑ ِﻦ َﻋ ْﺒِﺪ َ‬ ‫ﻹ َﻣ ِﺎم ﱠ‬
‫ِِ‬
‫اﻟﺮ ِﺣ ِﯿﻢގ‬
‫اﻟﺮ ْﺣ َﻤ ِﻦ ﱠ‬
‫ﷲ ﱠ‬ ‫ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ ا ِ‬

‫اﻹ ْﺳ َﻼ ِم َﻋ َﺸ َﺮُة َﻧ َﻮاﻗِﺾ‪:‬ގ‬ ‫اﻋﻠَ ْﻢ أَ ﱠن َﻧ َﻮاﻗ َ‬

‫ِﺾ ِ‬ ‫ْ‬

‫ونގ َذﻟ َ‬
‫ِﻚގ ﻟ َِﻤﻦގ َﯾ َﺸﺎءގ ﴾ގ‬ ‫ُﺸ َﺮ َكގ ِﺑ ِﻪގ َوَﯾ ْﻐﻔ ُ‬
‫ِﺮގ َﻣﺎގ ُد َ‬
‫ﺎرގ ﴾ގ َو ِﻣ ْﻨُﻪގ‬
‫ﻧﺼ ٍ‬ ‫ِﻦގ أَ َ‬‫ﯿﻦގ ﻣ ْ‬
‫ِﻠﻈﺎﻟ ِِﻤ َ‬
‫ِﺮގ أَنގ ﯾ ْ‬ ‫اﷲގ ﻻَގ َﯾ ْﻐﻔ ُ‬ ‫ﺎلގ َﺗ َﻌﺎﻟَﻰ‪:‬ގ ﴿ގ إ ﱠنގ ﱠَ‬ ‫اﻟﺸ ْﺮ ُكގ ﻓِﻲގ ِﻋَﺒ َﺎد ِةގ اﷲِ‪،‬ގ ﻗَ َ‬
‫اﻷَ ﱠو ُل‪:‬ގ ﱢ‬
‫ِ‬
‫ﺎرގ َو َﻣﺎގ ﻟ ﱠ‬
‫اﷲގ َﻋﻠَﯿ ِْﻪގ اﻟْ َﺠﻨﱠ َﺔގ َو َﻣْﺄ َوا ُهގ اﻟﻨﱠ ُ‬
‫ﺎﷲގ ﻓََﻘ ْﺪގ َﺣ ﱠﺮ َمގ ﱠُ‬
‫ُﺸ ِﺮ ْكގ ِﺑ ﱠِ‬
‫ﺎلގ َﺗ َﻌﺎﻟَﻰ‪:‬ގ ﴿ގ إﻧﱠُﻪގ َﻣﻦގ ﯾ ْ‬
‫ِ‬
‫َوﻗَ َ‬
‫ْ ْ َ ْ‬ ‫ﱠ‬
‫ْﺮ‪.‬ގ‬‫ْﺮ اﷲِ‪َ ،‬ﻛ َﻤ ْﻦ َﯾﺬَﺑ ُﺢ ﻟِﻠ ِﺠ ﱢﻦ أ ْو ﻟِﻠَﻘﺒ ِ‬
‫ْﺢ ﻟ َِﻐﯿ ِ‬
‫اﻟﺬﺑ ُ‬

‫ﺎﻋ َﺔ‪َ ،‬وَﯾَﺘ َﻮ ﱠﻛ ُﻞ َﻋﻠَﯿ ِْﻬ ْﻢ َﻛَﻔ َﺮ إِ ْﺟ َﻤ ً‬

‫ﺎﻋﺎ‪.‬ގ‬ ‫ﯾﺴَﺄُﻟ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺸَﻔ َ‬ ‫ﷲ َو َﺳﺎﺋ َ‬
‫ِﻂ َﯾ ْﺪ ُﻋ ُ‬
‫ﻮﻫ ْﻢ َو ْ‬ ‫اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻧِﻲ‪َ :‬ﻣ ْﻦ َﺟ َﻌ َﻞ َﺑ ْﯿَﻨُﻪ َوَﺑﯿ َ‬
‫ْﻦ ا ِ‬

‫ِﻢ‪ ،‬أَ ْو َ‬
‫ﺻ ﱠﺤ َﺢ َﻣ ْﺬ َﻫَﺒ ُﻬﻢ ْ‪َ ،‬ﻛَﻔ َﺮ‪.‬ގ‬ ‫ِﯿﻦ أَ ْو َﺷ ﱠﻚ ﻓِﻲ ُﻛ ْﻔ ِﺮﻫ ْ‬
‫اﻟﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ َ‬
‫ُﻜﱢﻔ ْﺮ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻟ ُ‬
‫ِﺚ‪َ :‬ﻣ ْﻦ ﻟَ ْﻢ ﯾ َ‬

‫ْﺮهِގأَ ْﺣ َﺴ ُﻦގﻣ ْ‬
‫ِﻦގ ُﺣ ْﻜﻤ ِ‬
‫ِﻪގ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫اﷲގ َﻋﻠَﯿ ِْﻪގ َو َﺳﻠَﻢގأَ ْﻛ َﻤ ُﻞގﻣ ْ‬
‫ِﻦގ َﻫ ْﺪِﯾ ِﻪގ َوأ ﱠنގ ُﺣ ْﻜ َﻢގ َﻏﯿ ِ‬
‫ﺻﻠﱠﻰގ ُ‬ ‫اﻋَﺘَﻘ َﺪގ أَ ﱠنގ َﻏﯿ َ‬
‫ْﺮގ َﻫ ْﺪيގ اﻟﻨﱠِﺒ ﱢﻲގ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺮ ِاﺑ ُﻊ‪:‬ގ َﻣ ْﻦގ ْ‬
‫ﱠ‬
‫ﯿﺖ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﺣ ْﻜﻤ ِ‬
‫ِﻪ ﻓَ ُﻬ َﻮ َﻛﺎﻓ ٌِﺮ‪.‬ގ‬ ‫اﻏ ِ‬ ‫ﻮن ُﺣ ْﻜ َﻢ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻄ َﻮ ِ‬ ‫ﻀُﻠ َ‬‫ﯾﻦ ُﯾَﻔ ﱢ‬
‫ﺎﻟﺬ َ‬ ‫َﻛ ِ‬

‫ﺻﻠﱠﻰ ُ‬
‫اﷲ َﻋﻠَﯿ ِْﻪ َو َﺳﻠَﻢ ‪َ -‬وﻟَ ْﻮ َﻋﻤ َ‬
‫ِﻞ ِﺑ ِﻪ ‪َ ،-‬ﻛَﻔ َﺮ‪.‬ގ‬ ‫اﻟﺮ ُﺳ ُ‬
‫ﻮل َ‬ ‫ﺎﻣ ُﺲ‪َ :‬ﻣ ْﻦ أَﺑ َْﻐ َ‬
‫ﺾ َﺷ ْﯿًﺌﺎ ِﻣ ﱠﻤﺎ َﺟ َ‬
‫ﺎء ِﺑ ِﻪ ﱠ‬ ‫َ‬
‫اﻟﺨ ِ‬

‫اﻟﺪﻟ ُ‬
‫ِﯿﻞގ‬ ‫ابގ اﷲِ‪،‬ގ أَ ْوގ ِﻋَﻘ ِﺎﺑ ِﻪ‪،‬ގ َﻛَﻔ َﺮ‪،‬ގ َو َ‬ ‫اﷲގ َﻋﻠَﯿ ِْﻪގ َو َﺳﻠَﻢ‪،‬ގ أَ ْوގ َﺛ َﻮ َ‬‫ﺻﻠﱠﻰގ ُ‬ ‫ﻮلގ َ‬ ‫ﯾﻦގ ﱠ‬ ‫اﺳَﺘ ْﻬ َﺰأَގ ِﺑ َﺸ ْﻲ ٍءގ ﻣ ْ‬
‫اﻟﺮ ُﺳ ِ‬ ‫ِﻦގ ِد ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ِﺎد ُس‪:‬ގ َﻣ ِﻦގ ْ‬‫ﱠ‬
‫ﻮضގ َوَﻧﻠْ َﻌ ُﺐގ ﻗُ ْﻞގ أَِﺑ ﱠِ‬
‫ﺎﷲގ َوآَﯾﺎﺗ ِِﻪގ َو َر ُﺳﻮﻟ ِِﻪގ ُﻛ ُﻨﺘ ْﻢގ َﺗ ْﺴَﺘ ْﻬ ِﺰ ُؤ َ‬
‫ونގ *ގ ﻻَގ‬ ‫ﻗَ ْﻮُﻟُﻪގ َﺗ َﻌﺎﻟَﻰ‪:‬ގ ﴿ގ َوﻟَﺌِﻦގ َﺳَﺄﻟَْﺘ ُﻬ ْﻢގ ﻟََﯿُﻘ ُ‬
‫ﻮﻟ ﱠﻦގ إِﻧﱠ َﻤﺎގ ُﻛﻨﱠﺎގ َﻧ ُﺨ ُ‬
‫ِﯿﻦ ﴾ގ‬ ‫ﻨﻜ ْﻢ ُﻧ َﻌ ﱢﺬ ْب َﻃﺎِﺋَﻔ ًﺔ ِﺑَﺄﻧﱠ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﻛﺎُﻧﻮاْ ُﻣ ْﺠ ِﺮﻣ َ‬ ‫ﯾﻤﺎﻧ ُِﻜ ْﻢ إن ﻧﱠ ْﻌ ُﻒ َﻋﻦ َﻃﺎِﺋَﻔ ٍﺔ ﱢﻣ ُ‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ِرواْ ﻗَ ْﺪ َﻛَﻔ ْﺮُﺗﻢ َﺑ ْﻌ َﺪ إِ َ‬
‫َﺗ ْﻌَﺘﺬ ُ‬

‫ُﻌﻠﱢ َﻤ ِ‬
‫ﺎنގ‬ ‫ِﯿﻞގﻗَ ْﻮُﻟُﻪގَﺗ َﻌﺎﻟَﻰ‪:‬ގ َ‬
‫﴿و َﻣﺎގﯾ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺪﻟ ُ‬ ‫اﻟﻌ ْﻄ ُﻒ‪،-‬ގ ﻓَ َﻤ ْﻦގ ﻓَ َﻌﻠَُﻪގأَ ْوގ َر ِ‬
‫ﺿ َﻲގِﺑ ِﻪގ َﻛَﻔ َﺮ‪،‬ގ َو َ‬ ‫اﻟﺼ ْﺮ ُفގ َو َ‬ ‫اﻟﺴ ْﺤ ُﺮގ ‪-‬ގ َو ِﻣ ْﻨُﻪ‪:‬ގ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ ِﺎﺑ ُﻊ‪:‬ގ ﱢ‬
‫ﱠ‬
‫ِﻦ أَ َﺣ ٍﺪ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ َﯾُﻘﻮﻻَ إِﻧﱠ َﻤﺎ َﻧ ْﺤ ُﻦ ﻓِْﺘَﻨٌﺔ ﻓَ َ‬
‫ﻼ َﺗ ْﻜُﻔ ْﺮ﴾ގ‬ ‫ﻣْ‬

‫ِﯿﻞގﻗَ ْﻮُﻟُﻪގَﺗ َﻌﺎﻟَﻰ‪:‬ގ﴿ގ َو َﻣﻦގَﯾَﺘ َﻮﻟﱠ ُﻬﻢގ ﱢﻣ ُ‬

‫ﻨﻜ ْﻢގﻓَِﺈﻧﱠُﻪގ ِﻣ ْﻨ ُﻬ ْﻢގإِ ﱠنގ‬ ‫اﻟﺪﻟ ُ‬
‫ِﯿﻦގ َو َ‬ ‫ﺎوَﻧُﺘ ُﻬ ْﻢގ َﻋﻠَﻰގ ُ‬
‫اﻟﻤ ْﺴﻠِﻤ َ‬ ‫اﻟﻤ ْﺸ ِﺮﻛ َ‬
‫ِﯿﻦގ َو ُﻣ َﻌ َ‬ ‫َﺮُةގ ُ‬
‫ِﻦ‪:‬ގ ُﻣ َﻈﺎﻫ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺜﱠﺎﻣ ُ‬
‫اﷲ ﻻَ َﯾ ْﻬ ِﺪي اﻟَْﻘ ْﻮ َم ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﻈﺎﻟِﻤِﯿﻦ﴾ގ‬ ‫ﱠَ‬

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‫ﺻﻠﱠﻰގ ُ‬
‫اﷲގ َﻋﻠَﯿ ِْﻪގ َو َﺳﻠَﻢގ َﻛ َﻤﺎގ َو ِﺳ َﻊގ َ‬ ‫وجގ َﻋ ْﻦގ َﺷ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ﺎسގَﯾ َﺴ ُﻌُﻪގ ُ‬ ‫اﻋَﺘَﻘ َﺪގ أَ ﱠنގ َﺑ ْﻌ َ‬ ‫اﻟ ﱠﺘ ِ‬
‫ﻀ ُﺮގ‬
‫اﻟﺨ ِ‬ ‫ﯾﻌ ِﺔގ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤ ٍﺪގ َ‬ ‫اﻟﺨ ُﺮ ُ‬ ‫ﺾގ اﻟﻨﱠ ِ‬ ‫ﺎﺳ ُﻊ‪:‬ގ َﻣ ْﻦގ ْ‬
‫ﻮﺳﻰ َﻋﻠَ ِﯿﻪ ﱠ‬
‫اﻟﺴ َﻼُم‪ ،‬ﻓَ ُﻬ َﻮ َﻛﺎﻓ ٌِﺮ ‪.‬ގ‬ ‫ﯾﻌ ِﺔ ُﻣ َ‬ ‫وج َﻋ ْﻦ َﺷ ِﺮ َ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫اﻟﺨ ُﺮ َ‬

‫ِﯿﻞގﻗَ ْﻮُﻟُﻪގَﺗ َﻌﺎﻟَﻰ‪:‬ގ﴿ގ َو َﻣ ْﻦގأَ ْﻇﻠَُﻢގ ِﻣ ﱠﻤﻦގُذ ﱢﻛ َﺮގ‬

‫ـﻞގﺑ ِﻪ‪،‬ގ َواﻟ َﺪﻟ ُ‬
‫ُ‬
‫ﷲގ َﺗ َﻌﺎﻟَﻰގ َﻻގ َﯾَﺘ َﻌﻠﱠ ُﻤ ُـﻪގ َو َﻻގَﯾ ْﻌ َﻤ ِ‬
‫ِﯾﻦގ ا ِ‬ ‫ْﺮ ُ‬
‫اضގ َﻋ ْﻦގ د ِ‬ ‫اﻹﻋ َ‬ ‫ﺎﺷ ُﺮ‪:‬ގ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﻌ ِ‬
‫َ‬
‫ﻮن ﴾ގ‬ ‫ِﻤ َ‬ ‫ِﯿﻦ ُﻣﻨَﺘﻘ ُ‬ ‫ِﻦ اﻟْ ُﻤ ْﺠ ِﺮﻣ َ‬ ‫ض َﻋ ْﻨ َﻬﺎ إِﻧﱠﺎ ﻣ َ‬ ‫ﺎت َرﺑ ِﱢﻪ ُﺛ ﱠﻢ أَﻋ َ‬
‫ْﺮ َ‬ ‫ِﺑﺂَﯾ ِ‬

‫اﻟﻤ ْﻜ َﺮهِ‪.‬ގ َو ُﻛﻠﱡ َﻬﺎގﻣ ْ َ َ‬

‫ْﻈﻢގ َﻣﺎގَﯾ ُﻜ ُ‬
‫ﻮنގ َﺧ َﻄ ًﺮا‪،‬ގ‬ ‫ِﻒގإِ ﱠﻻގ ُ‬ ‫ﯿﻊގ َﻫ ِﺬهِގاﻟﻨﱠ َﻮاﻗ ِ‬ ‫َ َ َ‬
‫ِﻦގأﻋ ِ‬ ‫اﻟﺠﺎ ﱢدގ َو َ‬
‫اﻟﺨﺎﺋ ِ‬ ‫ﺎز ِلގ َو َ‬ ‫ْﻦގ َ‬
‫اﻟﻬ ِ‬ ‫ِﺾގَﺑﯿ َ‬ ‫َوﻻގ ﻓ ْﺮقގ ﻓِﻲގ َﺟ ِﻤ ِ‬
‫ﻀِﺒ ِﻪ‪،‬ގ‬‫ﺎتގ َﻏ َ‬ ‫ﺎفގ ِﻣ ْﻨ َﻬﺎގ َﻋﻠَﻰގَﻧ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ‪.‬ގَﻧ ُﻌ ُ‬
‫ﻮنގ ُوﻗُﻮﻋًﺎ‪،‬ގﻓََﯿ ْﻨَﺒ ِﻐﻲގﻟِﻠْ ُﻤ ْﺴﻠِﻢގأَ ْنގَﯾ ْﺤ َﺬ َر َﻫﺎގ َوَﯾ َﺨ َ‬‫َوأَ ْﻛَﺜ ِﺮގ َﻣﺎގ َﯾ ُﻜ ُ‬
‫ﻮﺟَﺒ ِ‬‫ِﻦގ ُﻣ ِ‬
‫ﷲގﻣ ْ‬
‫ﻮذގِﺑﺎ ِ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ﺻ ْﺤِﺒ ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠﱠَﻢ ‪.‬ގގ‬ ‫ِﻪ ُﻣ َﺤ ﱠﻤﺪٍ‪َ ،‬و َﻋﻠَﻰ آﻟ ِِﻪ َو َ‬ ‫ْﺮ َﺧﻠْﻘ ِ‬ ‫َوأَﻟِﯿﻢ ِﻋَﻘﺎﺑ ِﻪ‪َ .‬و َ ﱠ ُ‬
‫ﺻﻠﻰ اﷲ َﻋﻠَﻰ َﺧﯿ ِ‬ ‫ِ ِ‬

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English Text of Nawaqid al-Islam̲

By the Imam of the Da’wah Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abdil-Wahhab‫ގ‬

Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim.‫ގ‬

Know, that the nullifiers of Islam are ten:‫ގ‬

First:‫ ގ‬Shirk‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬worship‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Allah.‫ގ‬He‫(ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ގ‬said,‫“ގ‬Verily,‫ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬forgive‫ގ‬shirk,‫ގ‬

but‫ ގ‬He‫ ގ‬forgives‫ ގ‬What‫ ގ‬He‫ ގ‬wills‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬less‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬that.”‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬He‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Verily,‫ގ‬
whoever‫ ގ‬commits‫ގ‬shirk‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬Allah,‫ގ‬then‫ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬has‫ގ‬made‫ގ‬Jannah‫ގ‬haram‫ގ‬for‫ގ‬him,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬
abode‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Fire.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬helpers‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬dhalimin.”‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬it‫( ގ‬shirk)‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬
slaughter for other than Allah, such as one who slaughters for the jinn or for a grave.‫ގގ‬

Second:‫ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬places‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬intermediaries,‫ގ‬making‫ގ‬du‘a‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬them,‫ގ‬

seeking‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬intercession,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬placing‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬trust‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬disbelieved‫ ގ‬according‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬
consensus.‫ގ‬

Third:‫ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrikin,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬doubts‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬thinks‫ގ‬
that their mathhab is ok disbelieves.‫ގ‬

Fourth:‫ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬anything‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬guidance‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Prophet‫ގ‬
(sallallahu‫‘ގ‬alayhi‫ގ‬wa‫ގ‬sallam)‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬more‫ގ‬complete‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬another‫ގ‬judgment‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬better‫ގ‬than‫ގ‬
his‫ ގ‬judgment;‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬prefers‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬tawaghit‫ގ‬over‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬
kafir.‫ގ‬

Fifth:‫ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬hates‫ ގ‬something‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫( ގ‬sallallahu‫‘ ގ‬alayhi‫ ގ‬wa‫ ގ‬sallam)‫ގ‬
came with, even if he acted according to it disbelieves.‫ގ‬

Sixth:‫ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬mocks‫ ގ‬something‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬din‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬rewards‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬
Allah‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬punishment‫ ގ‬disbelieves.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬proof‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬Is‫ ގ‬it‫ގ‬
Allah,‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬ayat,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬messenger‫ ގ‬that‫ގ‬you‫ގ‬were‫ގ‬mocking?‫ގ‬Make‫ގ‬no‫ގ‬excuse,‫ގ‬verily‫ގ‬you‫ގ‬
have disbelieved after your iman.”‫ގ‬

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Seventh:‫ ގ‬Sihr‫( ގ‬magic),‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬sarf‫ގ‬and‫‘ގ‬atf;‫ގ‬so‫ގ‬whoever‫ގ‬practices‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬pleased‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬

disbelieves.‫ގ‬

Eighth:‫ ގ‬Aiding‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬supporting‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬mushrikin‫ގ‬against‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Muslimin.‫ގ‬And‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬proof‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬His‫ގ‬

(ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬amongst‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬allies‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬indeed‫ ގ‬from‫ގ‬
them. Verily, Allah does not guide the dhalimin.”‫ގ‬

Ninth:‫ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬permitted‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬leave‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Shari‘ah‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬
Muhammad‫( ގ‬sallallahu‫‘ ގ‬alayhi‫ ގ‬wa‫ ގ‬sallam)‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬how‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬permitted‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬al-Khidr‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬
leave the Shari‘ah of Musa (‘alayhis-salam), then he is a kafir.‫ގ‬

Tenth:‫ ގ‬Turning‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah‫( ގ‬ta‘ala),‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬learning‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬nor‫ ގ‬acting‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬it.‫ގ‬
And‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬proof‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬more‫ ގ‬unjust‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
reminded of the ayat of his Lord; then he turns away from them?”‫ގ‬

There‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬difference‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬did‫ ގ‬them‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬jest,‫ގ‬
intentionally,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬did‫ގ‬them‫ގ‬out‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬fear;‫ގ‬except‫ގ‬for‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬mukrah.‫ގ‬All‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬them‫ގ‬
are‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬dangerous‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬common‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬occur.‫ ގ‬Thus,‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
befitting‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslim‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬warned‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬fear‫ ގ‬falling‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them.‫ ގ‬We‫ގ‬
seek‫ ގ‬refuge‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬things‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬bring‫ ގ‬about‫ގ‬His‫ގ‬anger‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬severe‫ގ‬punishment.‫ގ‬
May‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬salah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬salam‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬best‫ ގ‬creation‫ ގ‬Muhammad,‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬family,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬his‫ގ‬
companions.‫ގ‬

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‫ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢގ‬

All‫ ގ‬praise‫ ގ‬belongs‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Lord‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬creation.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬may‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬salah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬salam‫ ގ‬be‫ގ‬
upon‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬noble‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬prophets‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬messengers,‫ ގ‬our‫ ގ‬prophet‫ ގ‬Muhammad,‫ ގ‬his‫ގ‬
family, and his companions.‫ގގ‬

This treatise was entitled with the name of Nawaqid al-Islam.‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬Defining‫ ގ‬nullifiers;‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫( ގ‬nawaqid)‫ ގ‬linguistically‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬
Al-Mufradat‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬knots‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬dispersed‫ގ‬through‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬structure‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬rope‫[ގ‬rendering‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬
useless],‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬Al-Misbah‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬rope‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬untied,‫ ގ‬meaning,‫ ގ‬ruined.‫ގ‬
And‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬also‫ ގ‬referred‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬butlan2‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬been‫ ގ‬nullified‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬it;‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬example‫ ގ‬saying,‫ގ‬
“Taharah‫ ގ‬was‫ގ‬nullified‫(ގ‬batalat).”‫ ގ‬So‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬linguistic‫ގ‬meaning‫ގ‬refers‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬butlan‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬fasad.
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‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬technically‫( ގ‬i.e.‫ ގ‬according‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Shari‘ah),‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬refers‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬set‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬rulings‫ ގ‬which‫ގ‬
invalidate the islam of an individual if he was to commit it.‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ގ‬The‫ގ‬nature‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬these‫ގ‬nullifiers‫ގ‬come‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬aspect‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬uluhiyyah,‫ގ‬but‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬
also include nullifiers from the aspect of rububiyyah; likewise from risalah.‫ގ‬

A masalah: Why did the author restrict the nullifiers to ten in relation to its number?‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬answer:‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬clarified‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬at‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬end‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬treatise‫ގ‬where‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬stated,‫“ގ‬All‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬
them‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬dangerous‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬common‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬occur.”‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬due‫ގ‬
to‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬being‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬frequently‫ގ‬committed‫ގ‬nullifiers‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬author‫ގ‬labelled‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬title‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬
he did, and some scholars have mentioned it the chapter of “Rulings of the Apostate.”‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬We‫ ގ‬had‫ ގ‬previously‫ ގ‬discussed‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬addressed‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬related‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬
ignorance,‫ ގ‬forgetfulness,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬ikrah‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬regards‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬these‫ގ‬nullifiers‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬Kashf̲ash-Shubuhat̲
and‫ ގ‬Thalathah̲ al-Usul,‫ ގ‬however‫ ގ‬we‫ ގ‬will‫ ގ‬sum‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬up‫ގ‬here.‫ގ‬So‫ގ‬we‫ގ‬say:‫ގ‬those‫ގ‬nullifiers‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬
are‫ ގ‬agreed‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬known‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬necessity,‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬excuse‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬ignorance‫ގ‬if‫ގ‬

2
Meaning invalid.‫ގ‬
3
Meaning corrupt.‫ގ‬

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one‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬live‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin.‫ ގ‬As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬ikrah,‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬truly‫ ގ‬mujla,4‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
excused.‫ ގ‬But‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬joking‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬jesting,‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬excuse,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬pointed‫ގ‬
that‫ ގ‬out‫ ގ‬at‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬end‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬treatise‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬There‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬difference‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬these‫ގ‬
nullifiers‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬did‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬jest,‫ ގ‬intentionally,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬did‫ގ‬
them out of fear; except for the mukrah.”‫ގ‬

A masalah: Are these nullifiers related to belief?‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬answer:‫ ގ‬Some‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬related‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬belief,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬
relation‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬action.‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬refutes‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬do‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬see‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬negates‫ ގ‬one’s‫ގ‬
iman‫ ގ‬except‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬belief,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mathhab‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Ahlus-Sunnah‫ ގ‬wal-Jama‘ah‫ ގ‬is‫“ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬
person disbelieves due to a belief, or statement, or action, or by a doubt.”‫ގ‬

“The‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬additional‫‘ ގ‬lam’‫ ގ‬implied‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬would‫ ގ‬read‫ ގ‬as‫‘ ގ‬Nawaqid‫ގ‬
lil-Islam”‫ގ‬

What is intended by Islam here?‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬answer:‫ ގ‬Without‫ ގ‬doubt‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫( ގ‬rahimahullah)‫ ގ‬did‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬intend‫ގ‬collecting‫ގ‬all‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬

nullifiers,‫ ގ‬thus‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Islam.‫ގ‬
Rather,‫ ގ‬what‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬meant‫ގ‬by‫“ގ‬Islam”‫ގ‬here‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬islam‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬an‫ގ‬individual,‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Islam‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬
refers‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬generality.‫“ ގ‬Nawaqid,”‫ ގ‬meaning,‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬invalidates‫ ގ‬an‫ގ‬
individual's islam if he was to fall into one of them.‫ގ‬

Then‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬said,‫"ގ‬Bismillah‫ގ‬ar-Rahman‫ގ‬ar-Rahim,”‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬this‫ގ‬has‫ގ‬been‫ގ‬explained‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬

the‫ ގ‬beginning‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬notes‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬tawhid.‫“ ގ‬Know,”‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬also‫ ގ‬been‫ ގ‬explained‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬
beginning‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬elucidation‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Kashf̲ ash-Shubuhat.‫“ ގ‬Ten‫ ގ‬nullifiers,”‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬
meant‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬restrict‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬ten‫ ގ‬alone,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫( ގ‬rahimahullah)‫ގ‬
began mentioning them.‫ގ‬

4
Meaning the complete ikrah that is valid.‫ގ‬

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The First Nullifier:‫ގ‬

Shirk‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬worship‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ ގ‬severest‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬from‫ގ‬
the‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬fall‫ ގ‬under‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬aspect‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬tawhid‫ ގ‬al-uluhiyyah.‫“ ގ‬Shirk,”‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
intended‫ ގ‬here‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬shirk‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬worship,‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬shirk‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬general.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬definition‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬shirk‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬
worship has been explained, and it is to assign a partner with Allah in worship.‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬intended‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬statement:‫“ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬worship‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah,”‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬specific‫ ގ‬meaning‫ގ‬
for‫ ގ‬worship‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬outlined‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬Abul-‘Abbas‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Taymiyyah‫ ގ‬where‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬stated,‫ގ‬
“Worship‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬comprehensive‫ ގ‬term‫ ގ‬used‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬everything‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬loves‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬pleased‫ގ‬
with,‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬outward‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬inward‫ ގ‬speech‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬actions.”‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬when‫‘ ގ‬ibadah‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬used‫ގ‬
together‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬du‘a‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬similar‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬when‫ ގ‬Islam‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬used‫ގ‬together‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬iman,‫ގ‬so‫ގ‬if‫ގ‬they‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬
both‫ ގ‬used‫ ގ‬together‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬specific‫ ގ‬meaning‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬each.‫ގ‬The‫ގ‬specific‫ ގ‬meaning‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬
‘ibadah‫ ގ‬refers‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬sacrificing,‫ ގ‬vowing,‫ ގ‬prostrating‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬other‫ގ‬than‫ގ‬Allah,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬du‘a‫ގ‬refers‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬
asking,‫ ގ‬requesting,‫ ގ‬isti‘anah,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬istighathah.‫‘ގ‬Ibadah‫ގ‬here‫(ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬author’s‫ގ‬statement)‫ގ‬
must‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬explained‫ ގ‬according‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬specific‫ ގ‬definition‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬sacrificing,‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
second‫ ގ‬nullifier,‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬will‫ ގ‬shortly‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬addressed,‫ ގ‬refers‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬specific‫ ގ‬meaning‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬
du‘a.‫ގގ‬

Then‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬evidence,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬Verily,‫ ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬
does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬forgive‫ ގ‬shirk…”‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬Verily,‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬commits‫ ގ‬shirk‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ގ‬
then‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬made‫ ގ‬Jannah‫ ގ‬haram‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬him…”‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬significance‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬evidences‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrik‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬forbidden‫ ގ‬entrance‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬Jannah,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬proves‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬shirk‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬
‘ibadah is a nullifier.‫ގ ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬author’s‫ ގ‬statement:‫“ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬slaughter‫ ގ‬for‫ގ‬other‫ގ‬than‫ގ‬Allah,”‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬indicative‫ގ‬
that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬intended‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬specific‫ގ‬meaning‫ގ‬of‫‘ގ‬ibadah,”‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬statement‫“ގ‬from‫ގ‬it”‫ގ‬
is‫ ގ‬indicative‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬only‫ ގ‬meant‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬give‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬example,‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬sacrificing,‫“ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ގ‬
one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬slaughters‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬jinn,”‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬order‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬safe‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬evil,‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬order‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬gain‫ގ‬
their‫ ގ‬help,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬remove‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬sihr.‫ ގ‬Another‫ ގ‬example‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬people‫ގ‬do‫ގ‬before‫ގ‬they‫ގ‬
start‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬build‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬house‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬sacrificing‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬freed‫ ގ‬from‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬evil‫ގ‬eye‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬
jinn, or he makes a sacrifice in a water well.‫ގގ‬

The‫ ގ‬author's‫ ގ‬statement:‫“ ގ‬or‫[ ގ‬sacrifices]‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬grave‫( ގ‬aw‫ ގ‬lil-qabr),”‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬letter‫‘ ގ‬lam’‫ ގ‬here‫ގ‬
refers‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬intent‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬purposes,‫ ގ‬meaning,‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬intended‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬grave‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬

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order‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬can‫ ގ‬intercede‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬behalf‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬helps‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬some‫ގ‬
affairs.‫ ގ‬An‫ ގ‬example‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬kind‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬sacrifice‫ ގ‬would‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬making‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬sacrifice‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruler‫ގ‬
when he arrives, in exaltation and seeking closeness to him and other than that.‫ގގ‬

The Second Nullifier:‫ގ‬

Whoever‫ ގ‬places‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬intermediaries,‫ ގ‬making‫ ގ‬du‘a‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬them,‫ގ‬seeking‫ގ‬
their‫ ގ‬intercession,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬placing‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬trust‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬disbelieved‫ ގ‬according‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬
consensus.‫ގ‬

What is the difference between this nullifier and the one before it?‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬answer:‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬first‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬dealing‫ ގ‬specifically‫ ގ‬with‫ގ‬actions‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬worship‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬

sacrifice,‫ ގ‬prostration,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬that.‫ ގ‬As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬dealing‫ގ‬
restrictively‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬du‘a‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬exclusive‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬asking‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬requesting,‫ގ‬meaning,‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬worship‫ގ‬
that‫ ގ‬deals‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬speech‫ ގ‬specifically.‫ ގ‬However,‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬confusion‫ ގ‬may‫ ގ‬arise‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
statement‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author:‫“ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬placing‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬trust‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬them,”‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬tawakkul‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬
worship‫ ގ‬related‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬action‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬heart.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬had‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
first‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬would‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬run‫ ގ‬smoother‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬arrangement,‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬order‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬first‫ގ‬
nullifier‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬deal‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬actions‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬worship‫ގ‬exclusively.‫ގ‬Although,‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬author‫ގ‬may‫ގ‬have‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬
intended‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬first‫ ގ‬place‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬statement:‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬places‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬him‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬intermediaries,‫ ގ‬making‫ ގ‬du‘a‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬them,‫ގ‬seeking‫ގ‬their‫ގ‬intercession,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬placing‫ގ‬
their‫ ގ‬trust‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬disbelieved‫ ގ‬according‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬consensus,”‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬same‫ ގ‬statement‫ގ‬
made by ibn Taymiyyah in the first volume from Majmu’ al-Fatawa.‫ގ‬

“According‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬consensus,”‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬proof.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬cited‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬ibn‫ގ‬
Taymiyyah,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬cited‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬Shaykh‫ގ‬Sulayman‫ގ‬ibn‫‘ގ‬Abdillah5‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬al-Mardawi.6‫ގ‬Their‫ގ‬
disbelief was also cited by as-San‘ani7 and ash-Shawkani.8‫ގ‬

5 Kitab at-Tawdih ‘an Tawhid al-Khalaq, p. 42.‫ގ‬

6
Al-Insaf, v. 10, c. “The Ruling on the Apostate.”‫ގ‬
7
Tathir al-‘Itiqad.̲
8
Ad-Durr an-Nadid.‫ގ‬

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This nullification is through three matters:‫ގ‬

1) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬asks‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬dead‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬calls‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬them;‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬all‫ގ‬cases‫ގ‬regardless‫ގ‬if
he‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬alive‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬able‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬answer,‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬says‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬dead,
“Provide me with water,” due to a belief.

2) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬asks‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬living;‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬condition‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬asks‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬in
something‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬capable‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬doing‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬only‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬capable,‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as
whoever‫ ގ‬asks‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬alive‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬give‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬child,‫ ގ‬sustenance,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬safe
from sickness.

3) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬asks‫ ގ‬ones‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬absent;‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬can‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬hear‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬call
besides Allah, and this is kufr by consensus.

The Third Nullifier:‫ގ‬

Whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrikin,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬doubts‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬thinks‫ ގ‬that‫ގ‬
their mathhab is ok.‫ގގ‬

This consists of three issues:‫ގ‬

1) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrikin‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬adamant‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬not
viewing‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬included‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬author’s‫ގ‬statement‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬angle
of when he is shown and informed of their shirk.

2) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬doubts‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬indicates‫ ގ‬another‫ ގ‬category‫ ގ‬when‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author
added‫ ގ‬-‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬-.‫ ގ‬Doubt‫ ގ‬being‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬things‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬question‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬equal‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬no‫ގ‬preference
given over another.

3) “Thinks‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬mathhab‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬ok,”‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬different‫ ގ‬types‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬first‫ ގ‬is
related‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬belief,‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬well‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬second‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬this‫ގ‬third‫ގ‬one,‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬addition‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬it
relating‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬belief‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬attributing‫ ގ‬correctness‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬belief;‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who

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says,‫“ ގ‬Their‫ގ‬beliefs‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬correct,”‫ގ‬or,‫“ގ‬They‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬on‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬truth,”‫ގ‬or,‫“ގ‬Their‫ގ‬way‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬
wrong.”‫ގ‬

There‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬two‫ ގ‬conditions‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬need‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬fulfilled‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬order‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬make‫ގ‬takfir‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬those‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬
who not make takfir of the mushrikin:‫ގ‬

1) Their‫ ގ‬disbelief‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬been‫ ގ‬clarified‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Qur’an‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬Sunnah,‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he
has‫ ގ‬been‫ ގ‬shown‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬still‫ ގ‬refrains‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬disbelieves.
Shaykh Sulayman ibn ‘Abdillah mentioned this in Majmu’ at-Tawhid.9

2) He‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬can‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬ignorant‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr.‫ ގ‬Indeed,‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬not
ignorant‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬still‫ ގ‬refrains‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬declaring‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr,‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬disbelieves.
Qadi‫‘ ގ‬Iyad,10‫ ގ‬Sulayman‫ ގ‬ibn‫‘ ގ‬Abdillah,11‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬Shaykhul-Islam‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Taymiyyah12‫ ގ‬all
cited‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬regarding‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the
mushrikin.

The kuffar whom it is compulsory to make takfir of are divided into sections:‫ގ‬

1) Those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬unanimously‫ ގ‬agreed‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr;‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬are
not‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Qiblah‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Jews,‫ ގ‬Christians,‫ ގ‬Majus,‫ ގ‬Sikhs,‫ ގ‬and
other than them.

2) Those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬claim‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Qiblah,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬fallen‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬kufr
which‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬unanimously‫ ގ‬agreed‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬making‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬it,‫ ގ‬and
whoever‫ ގ‬committed‫ ގ‬it;‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Nusayriyyah.‫ ގ‬Indeed,‫ ގ‬Shaykhul-Islam‫ ގ‬ibn
Taymiyyah‫ ގ‬issued‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬fatwa‫ގ‬pertaining‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬their‫ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬said,‫“ގ‬Their‫ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬greater
than‫ގ‬most‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬mushrikin.”‫ގ‬The‫ގ‬Qadiyaniyyah‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬another‫ގ‬example;‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Senior
Panel‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Scholars‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Pakistan‫ ގ‬Government‫ ގ‬both‫ ގ‬issued‫ ގ‬verdicts‫ ގ‬regarding
their‫ ގ‬kufr.‫ ގ‬Similar‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬them;‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Druze;‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Bahaiyyah;‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Babiyyah;‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Rafidah;

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‫ ގ‬Shaykh‫ ގ‬Sulayman‫ ގ‬ibn‫‘ ގ‬Abdillah‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬If‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬doubt‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬ignorant‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬their‫ގ‬
kufr,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬proofs‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Book‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Sunnah‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬His‫ގ‬messenger‫(ގ‬sallallahu‫ގ‬
‘alayhi‫ ގ‬wa‫ ގ‬sallam)‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬clarified‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬him,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬doubts‫ ގ‬after‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬hesitates,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir‫ގ‬
according‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬that‫ގ‬whoever‫ގ‬doubts‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬kafir‫ގ‬then‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬himself‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬
kafir.”‫ގ‬
10
Ash-Shifa, v. 2, p. 281.‫ގ‬
11
Awthaq ‘Ura al-Iman, p. 126.‫ގ‬
12
Majmu’ al-Fatawa, v. 2, p. 363.‫ގ‬
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and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Batiniyyah,‫ ގ‬refer‫ ގ‬to̲ Majmu’̲ al-Fatawa,13‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬elucidation‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬
al-Bassam‫ ގ‬Nayl̲ al-Ma’arib̲ in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬chapter‫“ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬Ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Apostate.”14‫ ގ‬The‫ގ‬
Islamic‫ ގ‬Fiqh‫ ގ‬Academy‫ ގ‬based‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬honorable‫ ގ‬Makkah‫ ގ‬declared‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬
Bahaiyyah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Babiyyah;‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Tijaniyyah‫( ގ‬a‫ ގ‬Sufi‫ ގ‬sect)‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬declared‫ގ‬
disbelievers‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Lajnah‫( ގ‬ad-Daimah);15‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Lanjah‫ ގ‬also‫ ގ‬made‫ ގ‬mention‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
Druze‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬declared‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬kuffar.16‫ ގ‬In‫ ގ‬our‫ ގ‬time‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬secularists‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬without‫ގ‬doubt‫ގ‬
disbelievers;‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬see‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬being‫ގ‬deficient‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬backwards‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬
can‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬included‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬political‫ ގ‬affairs.‫ ގ‬Similar‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬ascribe‫ގ‬
themselves‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Masons,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Communists,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬everyone‫ ގ‬who‫ގ‬has‫ގ‬similar‫ގ‬beliefs‫ގ‬
from:‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬socialists,‫ގ‬nationalists,‫ގ‬Ba’athists,‫ގ‬Rafidah,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬all‫ގ‬those‫ގ‬groups‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬
claim‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬fell‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬form‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬unanimously‫ގ‬
agreed‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬making‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬Jahmiyyah‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬another‫ ގ‬group‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
scholars‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬unanimously‫ ގ‬agreed‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬ibnul-Qayyim‫ގ‬
mentioning‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬Nuniyyah‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬five‫ ގ‬hundred‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬made‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them;‫ގ‬
from the likes of ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak and others.‫ގގ‬

3) Those‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬disagreement‫ ގ‬pertaining‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬takfir‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬them,‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬the
general‫ ގ‬laymen‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬groups‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬claim‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬fallen‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬kufr;
individual laymen of the Batiniyyah, Rafidah, Jahmiyyah, and the other groups.

There‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬explanation‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬elaboration‫ ގ‬regards‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬
make takfir of these three sections as well:‫ގ‬

The first category:‫ގ‬

It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬unanimously‫ ގ‬agreed‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬pertaining‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬
from‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Qiblah;‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Jews,‫ ގ‬Christians,‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬Hindus.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬regards‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬these,‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬then‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬
is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir.‫ ގ‬Ibn‫ ގ‬Taymiyyah‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬point‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ގ‬
doubts‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Jews,‫ ގ‬Christians,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬mushrikin,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir.”17‫ ގ‬Qadi‫ގ‬
‘Iyad‫ ގ‬also‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬one‫ގ‬

13
The second volume.‫ގ‬
14
p. 514.‫ގ‬
15
Fatwa #5553.‫ގ‬
16
Fatwa #11800, v. 2, p. 228.‫ގ‬
17
Majmu’ al-Fatawa, v. 2, p. 383.‫ގ‬
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from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Christians‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬Jews,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬hesitates‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬doubts‫ ގ‬it,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬
kafir.”18‫ގ‬

The second category:‫ގ‬

It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬falls‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬unanimously‫ ގ‬agreed‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬takfir‫ގ‬
due to it from those who say ‘la ilaha illallah.’ So here, there is an elaboration:‫ގ‬

If‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬knows‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬fell‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬kufr,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬after‫ ގ‬this‫ގ‬
knowledge,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir.‫ ގ‬Ibn‫ ގ‬Taymiyyah‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬As-Sarim̲ al-Maslul‫ ގ‬cited‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬divinity‫ ގ‬of‫‘ ގ‬Ali‫ގ‬
has‫ ގ‬disbelieved,‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬no‫ގ‬doubt‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬refrains‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬declaring‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬kufr.”‫ގ‬
What‫ ގ‬also‫ ގ‬proves‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hadith‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Malik‫ ގ‬al-Ashja‘i,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬says‫ ގ‬la‫ ގ‬ilaha‫ ގ‬illallah‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬worshipped‫ ގ‬besides‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬blood‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬wealth‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
protected…”19‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬significance‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬proof‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬wealth‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬blood‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬an‫ގ‬
individual‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬protected‫ ގ‬until‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬worshipped‫ ގ‬besides‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ގ‬
and from having kufr in it is making takfir of its people.‫ގގ‬

The third category:‫ގ‬

It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬where‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬disagreement‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬occurred‫ ގ‬regarding‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬general‫ ގ‬laymen‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
innovated‫ ގ‬groups‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Jahmiyyah.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬example,‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬have‫ގ‬
knowledge‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬evidences‫ ގ‬proving‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬obligatory‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬
declare their kufr; this nullifier applies on him if he was to not make takfir of them.‫ގ‬

As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬views‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬do‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬disbelieve‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬barrier‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬sees‫ގ‬
preventing‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬takfir,‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬being‫ ގ‬laymen;‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬tawil‫ ގ‬with‫ގ‬
them;‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬covered‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬confusion;‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬ignorant,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬
permissible‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬refrained,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬this‫ގ‬nullifier‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬apply‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬
them.‫ގގ‬

18
Ash-Shifa, v. 2, p. 281.‫ގ‬
19
Sahih Muslim.‫ގ‬

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The‫ ގ‬statement‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author:‫“ ގ‬al-mushrikin,”‫ ގ‬the‫‘ ގ‬lam’‫ ގ‬and‫‘ގ‬alif’‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬referring‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬those‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬

which we are accustomed to referring to, and what is intended is two categories:‫ގ‬

1) The mushrik by asl, which is the one who does not affiliate to the Qiblah.

2) The‫ ގ‬mushrik‫ ގ‬murtadd,‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬whose‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬established‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬from
those who say ‘la ilaha illallah.’

The Fourth Nullifier:‫ގ‬

“Whoever‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬anything‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬guidance‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Prophet‫( ގ‬sallallahu‫ގ‬
‘alayhi‫ ގ‬wa‫ ގ‬sallam)‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬more‫ ގ‬complete‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬another‫ ގ‬judgment‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬better‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬his‫ގ‬
judgment;‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬prefers‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬tawaghit‫ގ‬over‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬ruling.”‫ގ‬This‫ގ‬
nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬regards‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬other‫ގ‬than‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬revealed‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬relation‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬belief.‫ގ‬
So‫ ގ‬when‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬become‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
nullifiers of Islam? In the following situations:‫ގ‬

1) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬rules‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬believing‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬more
complete,‫ ގ‬better,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬preferring‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬over‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the
example that the author used.

2) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬rules‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬believing‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬he
ruled‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬similar‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah;‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬according‫ ގ‬to
consensus.

3) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬rules‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬believing‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬he
ruled‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬nor‫ ގ‬similar‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬it,‫ ގ‬however‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is
permissible to rule by it; this one is a kafir according to consensus.

4) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬rules‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed,‫ ގ‬belittling‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah;
this one disbelieves according to consensus.

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5) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬rules‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬out‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬rejection‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬of
Allah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬more‫ ގ‬right‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬judge;‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬according‫ ގ‬to
consensus.

The first proof:‫ގ‬

Takfir‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬five‫ ގ‬categories‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬ibn‫‘ގ‬Abdil-Barr‫ގ‬mentioned‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬At-Tamhid:‫“ގ‬The‫ގ‬

scholars‫ ގ‬have‫ގ‬unanimously‫ގ‬agreed‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬whoever‫ގ‬insults‫ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬His‫ގ‬messenger,‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬rids‫ގ‬
oneself‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬anything‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫( ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬concerns‫ ގ‬us‫ ގ‬here),‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬kills‫ގ‬
one of the prophets, while he is shunning what Allah revealed; then he is kafir.”20‫ގގ‬

The second proof:‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Kathir‫ ގ‬when‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬invented‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬called‫“ ގ‬Al-Yasaq,”‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
constitution‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Tatar‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬intended‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬impose‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬after‫ގ‬they‫ގ‬had‫ގ‬
defeated‫ ގ‬the‫‘ ގ‬Abbasi‫ ގ‬Khilafah.‫ ގ‬Ibn‫ ގ‬Kathir‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬numerous‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬had‫ގ‬
legislated‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Within‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬says‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬commits‫ ގ‬zina‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬killed,‫ގ‬
whether‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬married‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬not;‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬practices‫ ގ‬sodomy‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬killed;‫ ގ‬whoever‫ގ‬
practices‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬killed;‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬spies‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬killed;‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬urinates‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
water‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬standing‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬killed;‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬eats‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬feeding‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ones‫ގ‬
around‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬killed…”21‫ ގ‬Then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬All‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬opposes‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬legislation‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Allah;‫ގ‬
so‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬leaves‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬clear‫ ގ‬legislation‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬seeks‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬judgment‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬from‫ގ‬
the‫ ގ‬abrogated‫ ގ‬laws‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬disbelieved,‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬how‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬seeks‫ ގ‬judgment‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
Yasaq‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬puts‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬front‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬legislation‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Allah?‫ގ‬Whoever‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬has‫ގ‬disbelieved‫ގ‬
according to the consensus of the Muslimin.”‫ގ‬

The third proof:‫ގ‬

20
v. 4, p. 226.‫ގ‬
21
Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, v. 13, p. 28.‫ގ‬

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Ibn‫ ގ‬Hazm‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬No‫ ގ‬two‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬disagree‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬rules‫ ގ‬by‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬
Injil‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬textual‫ ގ‬evidence,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬indeed‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬kafir‫ގ‬mushrik‫ގ‬outside‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬
fold of Islam.”‫ގ‬

All‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬aforementioned‫ ގ‬consensuses‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬relation‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬other‫ގ‬than‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬

revealed are connected to belief.‫ގ‬

6) One‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬sets‫ ގ‬up‫ގ‬man-made‫ގ‬courts‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬ordains‫ގ‬legislations‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬them‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬clash

with‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬disbelieved‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬that,‫ ގ‬regardless‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬believes,
according‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬consensus.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬proof‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Kathir‫ ގ‬had‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ގ‬about‫ގ‬the
Tatar’s‫ ގ‬Yasaq,‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬similar‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬taking‫ ގ‬place‫ ގ‬today‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬form‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬a
modern‫ ގ‬Yasaq‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬man-made‫ ގ‬courts.‫ ގ‬For‫ ގ‬instance,‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the
man-made‫ ގ‬courts‫ ގ‬zina‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬allowed‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬consent‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬woman,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it
legislates‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬punishment‫ ގ‬for‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬thief‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬imprisonment.‫ގ‬It‫ގ‬forbids‫ގ‬marrying
multiple‫ ގ‬wives‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬having‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬regulation‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬allows‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬judge‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬void‫ ގ‬the
marriage‫ ގ‬contract,‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬contrary‫ ގ‬legislations‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬regards‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬trade,
manufacturing,‫ ގ‬war,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬peace.‫ގ‬So‫ގ‬if‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬was‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬set‫ގ‬up‫ގ‬these‫ގ‬legislations,‫ގ‬then
he‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬applies‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬him.‫ ގ‬Indeed,‫ ގ‬Shaykh‫[ ގ‬Muhammad]
ibn‫ ގ‬Ibrahim‫ ގ‬highlighted‫ ގ‬this‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬Tahkim̲al-Qawanin,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬further‫ގ‬proves‫ގ‬this
is‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬been‫ ގ‬narrated‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬Sahih̲ al-Bukhari̲ about‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Jews‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬replaced
stoning‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬death‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬commits‫ގ‬zina‫ގ‬for‫ގ‬blackening‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬face‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬making
them‫ ގ‬ride‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬donkey‫ ގ‬through‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬marketplace.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed,‫“ ގ‬And‫ގ‬whoever
does not judge by what Allah revealed, such are the kafirun.”

7) One‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬judges‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬countless‫ ގ‬times‫ ގ‬while
believing‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬mistaken,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬usual‫ ގ‬habit‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬judge‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬people
according‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬desires.‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬disputed‫ ގ‬amongst‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬knowledge,
and‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬appears‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬most‫ގ‬correct‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬me‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬kafir‫ގ‬because‫ގ‬him‫ގ‬ruling
by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬many‫ ގ‬times‫ ގ‬indicates‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬disdain‫ ގ‬for
the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬decision,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬likes‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than
what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed.‫ ގ‬He‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Have‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬seen‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬claim‫ ގ‬that
they‫ ގ‬believe‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬sent‫ ގ‬down‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬sent‫ ގ‬down
before‫ ގ‬you?‫ ގ‬They‫ ގ‬wish‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬go‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬judgment‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬taghut‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬been
ordered to disbelieve in it.”

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A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬regarding‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬countless‫ ގ‬times‫ގ‬
being‫ ގ‬indicative‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬loves‫ ގ‬doing‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬prefers‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬over‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬disbelieved‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed.‫ގ‬
Ibnul-Qayyim‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬Madarij̲ as-Salikin‫ ގ‬made‫ ގ‬mention‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬difference‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ގ‬
shows‫ ގ‬off‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬little‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬shows‫ ގ‬off‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬lot.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬small‫ގ‬
amount‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬show‫ ގ‬off‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬minor‫ގ‬shirk,‫ގ‬but‫ގ‬showing‫ގ‬off‫ގ‬countless‫ގ‬times‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬major‫ގ‬shirk‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬
that‫ ގ‬none‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬except‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬munafiq.‫ ގ‬Like‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬issue‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬other‫ގ‬than‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬
Allah‫ ގ‬revealed;‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬done‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬small‫ ގ‬amounts‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬coming‫ ގ‬category‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬it‫ގ‬
would‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬minor‫ ގ‬kufr,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬done‫ ގ‬countless‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬times‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬would‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬major‫ ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬
because‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬can‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬come‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬anyone‫ ގ‬except‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬munafiq‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬indicates‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬love‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
preference‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed.‫ ގ‬As‫ ގ‬well,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬general‫ ގ‬principle‫ގ‬
(asl)‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬regards‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬other‫ގ‬than‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬revealed‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬major‫ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬due‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬the‫‘ގ‬alif’‫ގ‬
and‫‘ ގ‬lam’‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬occurs‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬statement,‫“ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬judge‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬what‫ގ‬
Allah‫ ގ‬revealed,‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬the‫(ގ‬al-)kafirun.”‫ގ‬This‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬general‫ގ‬principle,‫ގ‬but‫ގ‬if‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬was‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬
judge‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬few‫ ގ‬specific‫ ގ‬circumstances‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬he‫ގ‬
acknowledges‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬mistake‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬disobedience,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬general‫ ގ‬principle‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬excluded‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬apply.‫ ގ‬However,‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬done‫ ގ‬countless‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬times‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬becomes‫ ގ‬his‫ގ‬
usual‫ ގ‬habit‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬normal‫ ގ‬behaviour,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬returns‫ ގ‬back‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬general‫ ގ‬principle‫ގ‬
which is major kufr.22‫ގގ‬

All‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬categories‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬we‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬addressed‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬nullifiers,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬remains‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬
category‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier.‫ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬mistaken‫ ގ‬sinner‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬rules‫ ގ‬by‫ގ‬
other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬desire‫ ގ‬or‫ގ‬due‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬enmity‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬few‫ގ‬situations‫(ގ‬so‫ގ‬
excluding‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬countless‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬times)‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬believing‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬made‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬mistake‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬disobedient.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬following‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬conditions‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬stipulated‫ ގ‬for‫ގ‬
this category:‫ގ‬

1) That he knows he is mistaken.

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‫ ގ‬Shakhul-Islam‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Taymiyyah‫( ގ‬rahimahullah)‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬There‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬difference‫ގ‬between‫ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬comes‫ގ‬
with‫‘ ގ‬alif’‫ ގ‬and‫‘ ގ‬lam’‫( ގ‬al),‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Prophet's‫ ގ‬saying,‫‘ ގ‬There‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬nothing‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬slave‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬al-kufr‫ ގ‬or‫ގ‬
ash-shirk,‫ ގ‬except‫ ގ‬abandoning‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬salah,’‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬attached‫ގ‬with‫‘ގ‬alif’‫ގ‬and‫‘ގ‬lam’”‫ގ‬
(Majmu'̲ al-Fatawa).‫ ގ‬And‫ގ‬when‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬old‫ގ‬Lajnah‫ގ‬ad-Daimah‫ގ‬was‫ގ‬asked‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬type‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬kufr‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬being‫ގ‬referred‫ގ‬
to in the ayah in question stated that “it is major kufr” (fatwa #5226).‫ގ‬
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2) That‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬reason‫ ގ‬behind‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬doing‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬desire‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬enmity,‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬istihlal‫ ގ‬or
belittling the law of Allah.

3) That‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬done‫ ގ‬only‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬little,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬criteria‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬lot‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬a
little returns to the custom of the people.

What‫ ގ‬indicates‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬category‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬disbelieve‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬at-Tabarani‫ ގ‬narrated‫ގ‬
with‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬authentic‫ ގ‬chain‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬Abi‫ ގ‬Mijliz‫ ގ‬when‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬debated‫ ގ‬Anas‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬Bani‫‘ ގ‬Amr‫ ގ‬ibn‫ގ‬
Sadus‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Ibadiyyah‫( ގ‬a‫ގ‬sect‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Khawarij).‫ގ‬So‫ގ‬they‫ގ‬said,‫“ގ‬O‫ގ‬Aba‫ގ‬Mijliz,‫ގ‬
do‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬see‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫‘ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬judge‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ގ‬
revealed,‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kafirun,’‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬truth?”‫ ގ‬He‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬is.”‫ ގ‬They‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Do‫ގ‬you‫ގ‬
not‫ ގ‬see‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫‘ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬judge‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed,‫ ގ‬such‫ގ‬
are‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬fasiqun,’‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬truth?”‫ގ‬He‫ގ‬said,‫“ގ‬It‫ގ‬is.”‫ގ‬So‫ގ‬they‫ގ‬said,‫“ގ‬Do‫ގ‬these‫(ގ‬referring‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬
the‫ ގ‬rulers‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬time)‫ ގ‬rule‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed?”‫ ގ‬He‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬It‫( ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah)‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
their‫ ގ‬din‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬acknowledge,‫ ގ‬profess,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬call‫ ގ‬towards.”‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬evidence‫ ގ‬that‫ގ‬
they‫ ގ‬did‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬perform‫ ގ‬istihlal.‫ ގ‬Then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬If‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬leave‫ ގ‬anything,‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬know‫ ގ‬they‫ގ‬
have‫ ގ‬committed‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬sin.”‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬evidence‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬acknowledged‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬were‫ގ‬
mistaken‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬sinners.‫ ގ‬Then‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬Abi‫ ގ‬Mijliz,‫“ ގ‬No,‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬Allah.‫ ގ‬Rather,‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬are‫ގ‬
scared.”‫ގ‬

In‫ ގ‬Madarij̲ as-Salikin̲ ibnul-Qayyim‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬If‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬obligation‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬judging‫ ގ‬by‫ގ‬
what‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬situation,‫ ގ‬without‫ ގ‬turning‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬completely‫ ގ‬out‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬
disobedience,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬acknowledges‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬deserves‫ ގ‬punishment;‫ ގ‬then‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬minor‫ގ‬
kufr.”23‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬What‫ ގ‬remains‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬fourth‫ގ‬nullifier‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬legislator;‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬

he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬legislates‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬clashes‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬law‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬one‫ގ‬
disbelieves‫ ގ‬absolutely‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬cases‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬details‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬elaboration‫ގ‬attached‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬it.‫ގ‬Even‫ގ‬if‫ގ‬
he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬only‫ ގ‬legislate‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬law‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬His‫(ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ގ‬statement,‫“ގ‬Or‫ގ‬have‫ގ‬
they‫ ގ‬partners‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬legislated‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬way‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬given‫ގ‬
permission for?”‫ގ‬

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The Fifth Nullifier:‫ގ‬

Whoever‫ގ‬hates‫ގ‬something‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Messenger‫(ގ‬sallallahu‫‘ގ‬alayhi‫ގ‬wa‫ގ‬sallam)‫ގ‬came‫ގ‬with,‫ގ‬
even if he acted according to it.‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬evidence‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Battah‫ ގ‬cited‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬Al-Ibanah‫ ގ‬where‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬stated,‫“ ގ‬If‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬man‫ގ‬
was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬believe‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬everything‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫( ގ‬sallallahu‫‘ގ‬alayhi‫ގ‬wa‫ގ‬sallam)‫ގ‬brought‫ގ‬
except‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬matter‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬opposed,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬agreement‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
scholars.”24‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬statement‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author:‫“ ގ‬whoever,”‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬general‫ ގ‬stipulation‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬includes‫ގ‬
women,‫ ގ‬men,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬elderly.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬exception‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬has‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬reached‫ގ‬maturity‫ގ‬
as‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬bound‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hadith,‫“ގ‬The‫ގ‬pen‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬lifted‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬three.”‫ގ‬
However,‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬still‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬rebuked‫ގ‬for‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬speech‫ގ‬even‫ގ‬though‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬become‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬kafir;‫ގ‬
similar‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬majnun‫( ގ‬insane‫ ގ‬person).‫ ގ‬And‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬general‫ގ‬address‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Muslim‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬also‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kafir.‫ ގ‬If‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬say‫“ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬foundation‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kafir‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
already‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir?”‫ ގ‬We‫ ގ‬reply‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬saying‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬would‫ ގ‬increase‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬practices‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
matters‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬are‫ގ‬forbidden‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬fall‫ގ‬into‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬nullifiers.‫ގ‬So‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬correct‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬kuffar‫ގ‬
are also addressed in the branches of the Shari‘ah.‫ގ‬

“Hates,”‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬proof‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬being‫ގ‬spoken‫ގ‬about‫ގ‬here‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬an‫ގ‬action‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬relates‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬

heart because hatred is in the heart.‫ގ‬

“Something,”‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬nakirah‫( ގ‬unrestricted)‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬relation‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬conditioned.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
general in that even if he hates one thing, even if it was an established sunan.‫ގގ‬

“Came‫ ގ‬with,”‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬connected,‫ ގ‬meaning,‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫( ގ‬sallallahu‫‘ ގ‬alayhi‫ ގ‬wa‫ގ‬
sallam)‫ ގ‬came‫ ގ‬with.‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬comprehensive‫ ގ‬phrase‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬everything‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫ގ‬
(‘alayhis-salah‫ ގ‬was-salam)‫ ގ‬brought,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬metaphorical‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬everything‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬has‫ގ‬
come in the Din and everything that has been revealed in the Qur’an.‫ގ‬

“Even if he acted according to it,” he disbelieves.‫ގ‬

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A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬referred‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬hates‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din,‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
those‫ ގ‬things‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫‘( ގ‬alayhis-salah‫ ގ‬was-salam)‫ ގ‬brought‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬divided‫ގ‬
into two categories:‫ގ‬

1) ‘Aqaid (beliefs).

2) Ahkam‫‘ ގ‬amaliyyah‫( ގ‬rulings‫ ގ‬related‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬actions),‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬includes‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬pillars,
obligations,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬sunan.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬hates‫ ގ‬anything‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬two‫ ގ‬categories
disbelieves.

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬An‫ ގ‬example‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬hates‫ ގ‬growing‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬beard,‫ ގ‬marrying‫ގ‬
multiple wives, the hijab, ordaining good and forbidding evil, jihad, and so on.‫ގގ‬

Two‫ ގ‬conditions‫ ގ‬must‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬met‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬order‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬rule‫ ގ‬someone‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬hating‫ގ‬
something from the Din:‫ގ‬

1) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬knows‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬thing‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬confirmed‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Qur’an‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬Sunnah,‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he
knows‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬established‫ ގ‬within‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬rejects‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬hates‫ ގ‬it;‫ ގ‬he
disbelieves.

2) That‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬thing‫ ގ‬must‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬present.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬hated‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is
differed‫ ގ‬upon,‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬become‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir.‫ ގ‬Our‫ ގ‬statement‫“ ގ‬differed‫ ގ‬upon,”‫ ގ‬is
referring to that disagreement that is taken into consideration and valid.

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬What‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬difference‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬hates‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬legislated‫ ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬
and between the one who hates the act?‫ގގ‬

Here‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬difference,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬meant‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬hates‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
legislated‫ ގ‬ruling,‫ ގ‬meaning,‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫( ގ‬sallallahu‫‘ ގ‬alayhi‫ ގ‬wa‫ ގ‬sallam)‫ ގ‬came‫ގ‬
with.‫ ގ‬As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬hate‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬legislated‫ ގ‬ruling,‫ ގ‬however‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬dislikes‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
action‫ގ‬carried‫ގ‬out‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬specific‫ގ‬person;‫ގ‬this‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬fall‫ގ‬under‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬nullifier‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬question.‫ގ‬
An‫ ގ‬example‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬one’s‫ ގ‬wife‫ ގ‬hated‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬legislated‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬polygamy,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬she‫ގ‬

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disbelieves,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬she‫ ގ‬did‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬hate‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬disliked‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬her‫ ގ‬husband‫ ގ‬marries‫ ގ‬another‫ގ‬
wife; this does not fall under the nullifier and she merely dislikes him to marry.‫ގގ‬

A masalah: Is not acting according to what is commanded an indication of hating it?‫ގ‬

No,‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬person‫ ގ‬might‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬carry‫ ގ‬out‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬commands‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬laziness‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
desires,‫ ގ‬however‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬hate‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Shari‘ah.‫ ގ‬Thus‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬shaves‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬beard‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
abandons Hajj out of laziness is not included in this nullifier.‫ގ‬

The Sixth Nullifier:‫ގ‬

Whoever‫ ގ‬mocks‫ ގ‬something‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬din‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫‘( ގ‬alayhis-salah‫ ގ‬was-salam),‫ގ‬
and‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬referred‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬as‫“ގ‬mocking‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Din.”‫ގ‬The‫ގ‬author‫ގ‬mentioned‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬proof‫ގ‬for‫ގ‬this,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬
it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬Is‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬ayat,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬messenger‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬were‫ގ‬
mocking?”‫ގގ‬

Ibn‫ ގ‬Hazm‫ ގ‬cited‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬matter‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬insults‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ގ‬
then‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬single‫ގ‬Muslim‫ގ‬on‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬face‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Earth‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬disputes‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬kufr.”25‫ގ‬
Abul-‘Abbas‫ގ‬ibn‫ގ‬Taymiyyah‫ގ‬also‫ގ‬cited‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬consensus‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬book‫ގ‬As-Sarim̲al-Maslul,26‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬
he‫ ގ‬narrated‫ ގ‬multiple‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬cited‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬this,‫ ގ‬including:‫ ގ‬Ishaq‫ ގ‬ibn‫ގ‬
Rahawayh,‫ ގ‬Muhammad‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Sahnun‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Malikiyyah,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬regards‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬making‫ގ‬
takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬insults‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬messenger,‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬narrated‫ ގ‬statements‫ ގ‬from‫ގ‬
ash-Shafi’i, Ahmad, and al-Qadi Abi Ya’lah.‫ގ‬

It‫ ގ‬could‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬here‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬consensuses‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬regards‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬insulting,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬this‫ގ‬
nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬mocking,‫ ގ‬therefore‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬reply‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬that‫ގ‬mocking‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬included‫ގ‬
within‫ ގ‬insulting,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬highlights‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬importance‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬understanding‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬definition‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬
insulting.‫ ގ‬Thus‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬insult,‫ ގ‬generally‫ ގ‬speaking,‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬mentioning‫ ގ‬something‫ ގ‬inappropriate;‫ގ‬
so‫ ގ‬belittling,‫ ގ‬laughing,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬cursing‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬insults.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬specific‫ ގ‬meaning‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬
insult is extreme cursing.‫ގގ‬

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Al-Muhalla, v. 13, p. 498.‫ގ‬
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p. 512.‫ގ‬

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A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬Some‫ ގ‬examples‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬mocking‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬din‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫‘( ގ‬alayhis-salah‫ގ‬
was-salam)‫ ގ‬include‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬din‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬backwards,”‫ ގ‬or,‫“ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬reason‫ ގ‬for‫ގ‬
backwardness,”‫ ގ‬or,‫“ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬Messenger‫( ގ‬sallallahu‫‘ ގ‬alayhi‫ ގ‬wa‫ ގ‬sallam)‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬lustful,”‫ ގ‬or,‫ގ‬
“Jannah and the Fire are pointless,” and so on.‫ގގ‬

A masalah: When is mocking considered a nullifier? This requires some elaboration:‫ގ‬

1) If‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬mocks‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬laughs‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬intending‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬act‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬obedience‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din,‫ ގ‬such
as‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬aforementioned‫ ގ‬examples,‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬person‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir.‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬the
proofs‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬referring‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬because‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬intended‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬mocking‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Din‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬acts
of obedience.

2) He‫ ގ‬intends‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬mock‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬it,‫ ގ‬meaning,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬individual.‫ ގ‬Such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬the
one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬mocks‫ ގ‬another‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬upright‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬beard,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬mocks‫ ގ‬his
thobe,‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬intending‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬individual‫ ގ‬himself‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬animosity‫ ގ‬and
enmity‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬them.‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier,‫ ގ‬however‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is
prohibited, backbiting, and from the major sins.

3) That‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬intend‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬said,‫ގ‬nor‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬said,‫ގ‬however‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬intends
to‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬laugh‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬mentioning‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬ayah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬reciting‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬funny‫ގ‬voice‫ގ‬or
way.‫ ގ‬Or‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬mentions‫ ގ‬something‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬hadith‫ ގ‬intending‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬people
laugh… This requires further research into the matter.

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬making‫ ގ‬fun‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬students‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬knowledge;‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
this a nullifier? In regards to this there is an elaboration:‫ގ‬

1) If‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬makes‫ ގ‬fun‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬din,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬he
intended the Din.

2) If‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬makes‫ ގ‬fun‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬having‫ ގ‬animosity‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as
whoever mocks the men of the various committees, then this is minor kufr.

3) That‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬custom‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬habit‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬make‫ގ‬fun‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬everyone‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬upright‫ގ‬on‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Din,

or‫ ގ‬frequently‫ ގ‬makes‫ ގ‬fun‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them;‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier.‫ ގ‬What‫ ގ‬indicates‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the
hadith‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Ghazwah‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Tabuk‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬We‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬seen‫ ގ‬the

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likes‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬our‫ ގ‬reciters…”‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬plural‫ ގ‬expression‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬equal‫ ގ‬value‫ ގ‬as‫ގ‬
mocking individuals.‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬Is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬comes‫ ގ‬off‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬tongues‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬youth‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬say‫( ގ‬joking‫ގ‬
amongst‫ ގ‬each‫ ގ‬other),‫“ ގ‬You‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬an‫‘ ގ‬extremist’‫ ގ‬and‫‘ ގ‬fundamentalist,’”‫ ގ‬and,‫“ ގ‬You‫ ގ‬are‫ގ‬
‘backwards’,” considered mocking?‫ގ‬

What‫ ގ‬appears‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬me‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬form‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬mocking‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬rather‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
mocking‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬repeatedly‫ ގ‬say‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬things,‫ ގ‬meaning,‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬actually‫ ގ‬mocking‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
securlists who say those statements.‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬What‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬concerning‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬father‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬says‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬want‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬child‫ގ‬

to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬overly‫ ގ‬adherent‫[ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din],‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬fears‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬child‫ގ‬will‫ގ‬be‫ގ‬too‫ގ‬strict,‫ގ‬when‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬
child is called to get closer to Allah? Is this considered as mocking?‫ގގ‬

There‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬need‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬elaborate‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬this.‫ ގ‬If‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬loves‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬acts‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬obedience‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Din,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬
thus‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬statement,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬like‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬ruling‫ގ‬on‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬hates‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬upright‫ގ‬
ones‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬enmity‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬each‫ ގ‬other.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬from‫ގ‬
the‫ ގ‬major‫ ގ‬sins‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬minor‫ ގ‬kufr.‫ ގ‬However,‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬hatred‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
Din, then this is a nullifier.‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬says‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬ordainments‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬they‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬pointless,‫ގ‬

does this fall under mocking the Din?‫ގ‬

Some‫ ގ‬elaboration‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬needed‫ ގ‬here;‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬intends‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬that‫ގ‬
are‫ ގ‬fundamentals‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬others‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬are‫ގ‬sub-branches,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬others‫ގ‬like‫ގ‬this‫ގ‬kind‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬talk,‫ގ‬
then‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier.‫ ގ‬Although,‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬mistake‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬expression‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬can‫ ގ‬be‫ގ‬
taken‫ގ‬wrongly‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬contains‫ގ‬truth‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬falsehood.‫ގ‬He‫(ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ގ‬said,‫“ގ‬Oh‫ގ‬you‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬believe.‫ގ‬
Do‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬say‫‘ ގ‬ra’ina,’‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬say‫‘ ގ‬unthurna.’”‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬permissible‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬use‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬weak‫ގ‬
expressions.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬if‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬intended‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬speech‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬parts‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Din‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬its‫ގ‬rulings‫ގ‬
are pointless, then this is considered mocking the Din and a nullifier.‫ގ‬

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The Seventh Nullifier:‫ގ‬

Sihr.‫ގ‬

Linguistically:‫ ގ‬That‫ ގ‬whose‫ ގ‬cause,‫ ގ‬way,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬means‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬hidden‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬subtle‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬called‫ ގ‬sihr.‫ގ‬
Based upon that is “sihran,” which is the end of the night because it is its darkest.‫ގގ‬

Technically:‫ ގ‬There‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬precise‫ ގ‬definition‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬numerous‫ ގ‬types‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
categories.‫ ގ‬Therefore‫ ގ‬each‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬category‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬own‫ ގ‬specific‫ ގ‬definition‫ ގ‬attached‫ގ‬
to‫ ގ‬it.‫ ގ‬If‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬give‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬general‫ ގ‬definition‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬generally‫ ގ‬acceptable‫ގ‬
ones‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as:‫“ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬comprehensive‫ ގ‬term‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬every‫ ގ‬specified‫ ގ‬thing‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬illusions,‫ގ‬
tricks, and forbidden hidden matters.”‫ގ‬

A masalah: When is sihr considered a nullifier?‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬will‫ ގ‬become‫ ގ‬apparent‫ ގ‬once‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬different‫ ގ‬types‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬categories‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬
known, because not every category and type is a nullifier. Thus it includes:‫ގ‬

1) The‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬ruqyah‫(ގ‬where‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬seems‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬an‫ގ‬Islamic‫ގ‬ruqyah‫ގ‬but‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬asking‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬jinn

for‫ ގ‬help‫ ގ‬through‫ ގ‬impermissible‫ ގ‬incantations),‫ ގ‬amulets,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬particular‫ގ‬symbols.
The‫ ގ‬technical‫ ގ‬definition‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is:‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruqyah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬amulets‫ ގ‬used‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬separate‫ ގ‬a
man‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬spouse‫( ގ‬with‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬permission‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah).‫ ގ‬That‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬definition‫ގ‬given
by‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Qudamah‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬type,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬involves
seeking‫ ގ‬assistance‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬shayatin‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬consists‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬actions‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬major
shirk.‫ ގ‬What‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬commonly‫ ގ‬known‫ ގ‬as‫“ ގ‬sarf,”‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬example;‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬divert‫ ގ‬a
person‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬someone‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬used‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬love,‫ ގ‬whether‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬woman‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬land.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬the
opposite‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬sarf‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬known‫ ގ‬as‫‘“ ގ‬atf.”‫ ގ‬Where‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬makes‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬person‫ ގ‬love
something‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬used‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬hate.‫ ގ‬Another‫ ގ‬example‫ ގ‬is‫“ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬at-takhbil,”‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬what
causes‫ ގ‬illusion‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬eye‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬sees‫ ގ‬contrary‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬reality,‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬viewing‫ ގ‬a
stick‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬snake,‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬magic‫(ގ‬sihr)‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬magicians‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Fir‘awn.‫ގ‬He‫(ގ‬ta‘ala)
said,‫“ ގ‬Then‫ގ‬behold,‫ގ‬their‫ގ‬ropes‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬their‫ގ‬sticks,‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬their‫ގ‬magic,‫ގ‬appeared‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬him
as‫ ގ‬though‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬moved‫ ގ‬fast.”‫ ގ‬An‫ ގ‬example‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬occurs‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬modern‫ ގ‬times‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬the
stunt‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬circus‫ގ‬tricks‫ގ‬where‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬magicians‫ގ‬cut‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬head‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬an‫ގ‬individual‫ގ‬off‫ގ‬and
then‫ ގ‬returns‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬back…‫ ގ‬Or‫ ގ‬eats‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬whole‫ ގ‬snake,‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬pushes‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬car‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬hair,‫ގ‬and
what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬similar‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬that.‫ ގ‬Hence,‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬criterion‫ ގ‬on

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which‫ ގ‬classifies‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬is‫“ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬practice‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬real,”‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
beyond‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ability‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬man‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬do.‫ ގ‬However,‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬regards‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬realm‫ގ‬
of‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬men‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬do‫ ގ‬whom‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬given‫ ގ‬physical‫ގ‬strength,‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬bending‫ގ‬
a‫ ގ‬metal‫ ގ‬bar,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬types‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬sihr.‫ގ‬But‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬matter‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬flying‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬
walking in the air then that is from “sihr at-takhyili.”‫ގ‬

2) The‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬adwilah‫ ގ‬and‫‘ ގ‬aqaqir;‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬incantations‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬affect‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬brain
resulting‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬imaginary‫ ގ‬fantasies.‫ ގ‬On‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬account‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬disagreed
regarding this section.

a) The‫ ގ‬first‫ ގ‬opinion:‫ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Shafi‘iyyah‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬is
not‫ ގ‬kufr,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬performs‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir.‫ ގ‬Rather,‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a
form‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬oppression‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬transgression‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬others‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬causes
corruption‫ގ‬on‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Earth.‫ގ‬They‫ގ‬said‫ގ‬because‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬shayatin‫ގ‬do‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬enter‫ގ‬into
this type. This is also a narration within the mathhab (i.e. Hanabilah).

b) The‫ ގ‬second‫ ގ‬opinion:‫ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬states‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is
included‫ ގ‬within‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scope‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬sihr;‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬using‫ ގ‬hidden‫ ގ‬things‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬are
not‫ ގ‬normal‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬order‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬change‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬affect‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬minds‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬their
behaviors.‫ ގ‬They‫ ގ‬used‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬general‫ ގ‬evidences‫ ގ‬regarding‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬prove‫ ގ‬this
like‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬followed‫[ ގ‬instead]‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬devils‫ ގ‬had
recited‫ ގ‬during‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬reign‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Sulayman.‫ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬Sulayman‫ ގ‬who
disbelieved,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬devils‫ ގ‬disbelieved,‫ ގ‬teaching‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬magic…”‫ ގ‬And
the‫ ގ‬ayah,‫“ ގ‬...who‫ ގ‬believe‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬jibt‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬taghut…”‫ގ‬And‫ގ‬jibt‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬sihr.27‫ގ‬They‫ގ‬also
based‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬proofs‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬accordance‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hadith‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Abi‫ ގ‬Hurayrah‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the
sahih,‫“ގ‬Avoid‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬seven‫ގ‬destructive‫ގ‬matters…”‫ގ‬Indeed,‫ގ‬Shaykh‫ގ‬Sulayman
ibn‫‘ ގ‬Abdillah,‫ ގ‬after‫ ގ‬mentioning‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬difference‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬opinion‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬The
difference‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬opinion‫ ގ‬occurs‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬refrains‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬on
him‫ ގ‬thinking‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬performs‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬without‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬shirk‫ ގ‬involved.
However,‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬case.‫ ގ‬Rather,‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬no‫ގ‬sihr‫ގ‬except‫ގ‬through‫ގ‬the
devils‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬involves‫ ގ‬shirk‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬worship‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬stars…
As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬referred‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬as‫“ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬adwiyah,”‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬performed‫ ގ‬with
smoke‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬likes,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬sihr‫ގ‬but‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬nonetheless‫ގ‬considered

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‫ ގ‬Ibn‫ ގ‬Jarir‫ ގ‬at-Tabari‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬ibn‫ގ‬Abi‫ގ‬Hatim‫ގ‬narrated‫ގ‬via‫ގ‬ath-Thawri‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬Abu‫ގ‬Ishaq‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬Hasan‫ގ‬that‫‘ގ‬Umar‫ގ‬
ibn al-Khattab said that “jibt” means sihr and “taghut” means Shaytan.‫ގ‬
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haram‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬harmful‫ ގ‬effects,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬performs‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬should‫ގ‬

be severely rebuked.”28‫ގ‬

As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬intended‫ ގ‬here‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬first‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬mentioned.‫ގ‬
Whereas‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬second‫ ގ‬type,‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬correct‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
difference‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬opinion‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬disbelieve‫ ގ‬until‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hujjah‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬established.‫ ގ‬Thus‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
nullifier‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬difference‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬opinion‫ ގ‬concerning‫ ގ‬it,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬excused‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬
ignorance.‫ ގ‬But‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬excused‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ގ‬
was to live amongst the Muslimin.‫ގ‬

The author categorized sihr into two:‫ގ‬

1) The science of sihr.

2) Believing in sihr.

The‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬said‫“ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬practices‫ ގ‬it‫( ގ‬the‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬consists‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬sarf‫ ގ‬and‫‘ ގ‬atf)…‫ގ‬
disbelieves,”‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mere‫ ގ‬action,‫ ގ‬regardless‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬believes‫ގ‬
even‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬say,‫“ގ‬I‫ގ‬hate‫ގ‬sihr,”‫ގ‬and,‫“ގ‬I‫ގ‬do‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬view‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬permissible,‫ގ‬but‫ގ‬I‫ގ‬performed‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬
for‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬worldly‫ ގ‬purpose‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬benefit.”‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬second‫ ގ‬category‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
author‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬believing‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬it,‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬said‫“ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬pleased‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬it,”‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬-‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬-‫ ގ‬here‫ ގ‬signifies‫ގ‬
variation‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬another‫ ގ‬category‫ގ‬apart‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬second.‫ގ‬So‫ގ‬whoever‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬pleased‫ގ‬
with sihr then he is a kafir even if he did not perform it.‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬spoke‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬remained‫ ގ‬quiet‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬sahir‫ގ‬
(magician), why?‫ގގ‬

The‫ ގ‬sahir‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬known‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬accompanies‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬reasons‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬calling‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬such.‫ ގ‬If‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬sahir‫ގ‬
performs‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬first‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬according‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬consensus,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬
islam‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬nullified.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬sahir‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬performs‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬second‫ ގ‬type‫ގ‬then‫ގ‬there‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬difference‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬
opinion‫ ގ‬regarding‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬just‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬difference‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬opinion‫ ގ‬regarding‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬sihr.‫ގ‬
Thus there are those who make takfir upon him and others who said it is minor kufr.‫ގގ‬

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A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬What‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬someone‫ ގ‬uses‫ ގ‬sihr‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬cure‫ ގ‬oneself‫[ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬sihr]?‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬requires‫ ގ‬an‫ގ‬
explanation:‫ގ‬

1) Whoever‫ ގ‬goes‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬magicians‫ ގ‬believing‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬truthful‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬some
knowledge‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬unseen,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬islam‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬negated‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬comes
in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hadith,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬goes‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬fortune-teller‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬says
has‫ ގ‬disbelieved‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬revealed‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬Muhammad‫‘( ގ‬alayhis-salah
was-salam)” (narrated by Abu Dawud).

2) He‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬believe‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬goes‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬magicians‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬treatment‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬does
what‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬magician‫ ގ‬orders‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬do;‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬making‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬sacrifice‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬jinn,‫ ގ‬or
sacrificing‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬other‫ގ‬than‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬name‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Allah,‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬doing‫ގ‬anything‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬pleases‫ގ‬the
devils,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬itself,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬his
islam is negated.

3) That‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬goes‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬magicians‫ގ‬for‫ގ‬medical‫ގ‬treatment‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬believe‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the
sahir,‫ ގ‬nor‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬perform‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬kufri‫ ގ‬acts‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬goes‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬under‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬pretext
that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬necessity‫( ގ‬darurah)‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬get‫ ގ‬rid‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬sickness;‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬here‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a
difference of opinion between the people of knowledge:

a) Thus‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Hanabilah‫ ގ‬permit‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬under‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬pretext‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬darurah‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬the
condition‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬believe‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬sahir’s‫ ގ‬claims‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬knowing
unseen matters and that he does not engage in any kufr acts.

b) That‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬permissible‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬textual‫ގ‬evidences‫ގ‬have‫ގ‬alluded

to‫ ގ‬regarding‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬prohibition‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬entering‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬magicians…‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬the
hadith‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Abi‫ ގ‬Hurayrah,‫“ ގ‬Avoid‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬seven‫ ގ‬destructive‫ ގ‬matters…”‫ ގ‬Ijtinab
(avoid) is where you are on one side, and he is on another.

What‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬correct‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬second‫ ގ‬saying‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬first‫ގ‬saying‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬very‫ގ‬weak;‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬benefit‫ގ‬

in‫ ގ‬curing‫ ގ‬one’s‫ގ‬body‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬sihr‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬just‫ގ‬results‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬him‫ގ‬having‫ގ‬deficiencies‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬flaws‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬
‘aqidah?‫ ގ‬Nevertheless‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬category‫( ގ‬i.e.‫ ގ‬going‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬sahir‫ ގ‬under‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬pretext‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬
darurah‫ ގ‬without‫ ގ‬performing‫ ގ‬kufr)‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬difference‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬
opinion, and he is excused due to ignorance.‫ގގ‬

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The Eighth Nullifier:‫ގ‬

Aiding and supporting the mushrikin against the Muslimin.29‫ގ‬

This‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬very‫ ގ‬important‫ ގ‬especially‫ގ‬today‫ގ‬where‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬mushrikin‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬manifest,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬

the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬weak‫ގ‬state‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬due‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬Muslimin‫ގ‬having‫ގ‬fallen‫ގ‬into‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬its‫ގ‬
widespread occurrence.‫ގގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬proofs‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬this,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬proof‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬His‫ގ‬
(ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬saying,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬amongst‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬allies‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬indeed‫ ގ‬from‫ގ‬
them.”‫ ގ‬As‫ ގ‬well,‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬been‫ ގ‬cited‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬issue‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬supporting‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrikin‫ގ‬
against the Muslimin that it is kufr.‫ގގ‬

Shaykh‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Baz‫ ގ‬echoed‫ ގ‬this30‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬fatawa‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬stated,‫“ ގ‬Indeed,‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬scholars‫ ގ‬of‫ގ‬
Islam‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬agreed‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬assists‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬helps‫ގ‬
them with any type of assistance that he is a kafir like them.”31‫ގ‬

A masalah: What does assisting the mushrikin against the Muslimin lead to?‫ގ‬

1) It leads to the rise of kufr.

2) It leads to forsaking and betraying Islam.

3) It‫ ގ‬leads‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬religion‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬gaining‫ ގ‬authority‫ ގ‬over‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬beliefs‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the
Muslimin.

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‫ ގ‬For‫ގ‬elaborate‫ގ‬details‫ގ‬regarding‫ގ‬this‫ގ‬nullifier‫ގ‬return‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬book‫ގ‬The̲Exposition̲Regarding̲the̲Disbelief̲
of̲ the̲ one̲ that̲ Assists̲ the̲ Americans‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬Shaykh‫ ގ‬Nasir‫ ގ‬al-Fahd,‫ ގ‬translated‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬published‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬our‫ގ‬
brothers at At-Tibyan Publications as it is from the best on this subject.‫ގ‬
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‫ ގ‬Shaykh‫‘ ގ‬Abdullah‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Humayd‫ ގ‬stated,‫“ ގ‬As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬tawalli,‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬honoring‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬complementing‫ ގ‬them,‫ގ‬
helping‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬assisting‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin,‫ ގ‬dwelling‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬having‫ ގ‬open‫ގ‬bara‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬
them;‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬apostasy‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬obligatory‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬rulings‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬riddah‫ ގ‬are‫ގ‬
applied‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬evident‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Book,‫ ގ‬Sunnah,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ummah‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬are‫ގ‬
emulated from them” (Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah).‫ގ‬
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A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬types‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬assisting‫( ގ‬mudhaharah)‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬helping‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬considered‫ގ‬
nullifiers of the Din.‫ގ‬

1) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬helps‫ ގ‬them‫ގ‬against‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Muslimin‫ގ‬out‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬love‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬religion‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬kuffar,

or‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬loving‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬kufri‫ ގ‬symbols,‫ ގ‬or‫ގ‬due‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬being‫ގ‬satisfied‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬their‫ގ‬religion;
all‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier.‫ ގ‬Ibn‫ ގ‬Jarir‫ ގ‬at-Tabari‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬tafsir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ayah:‫“ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬whoever
from‫ ގ‬amongst‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬allies‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬them,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬indeed‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬them,”‫ ގ‬said,
“Whoever‫ ގ‬allies‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬grants‫ގ‬them‫ގ‬victory‫ގ‬against‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬believers‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬from
the‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬religion‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬way‫( ގ‬millah).‫ގ‬Indeed,‫ގ‬no‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬allies‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬another
except‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬content‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬him,‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬religion,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬upon.‫ގ‬Thus‫ގ‬if‫ގ‬he
is‫ ގ‬pleased‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬religion‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬certainly‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬declared‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬displayed
animosity‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬opposite.‫ ގ‬Therefore‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬same‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬ruling.”‫ ގ‬The
reality‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬pleased‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬approves‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬it,‫ ގ‬and
whoever‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬pleased‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬murtadd.‫ ގ‬He‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬when‫ގ‬Ibrahim
said‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬father‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬people,‫‘ ގ‬Verily,‫ ގ‬I‫ ގ‬am‫ ގ‬innocent‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬worship.’”‫ގ‬And
in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hadith:‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬says‫ ގ‬la‫ ގ‬ilaha‫ ގ‬illallah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is
worshipped‫ ގ‬besides‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬property‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬blood‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬protected”‫( ގ‬narrated‫ ގ‬by
Muslim).‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬significance‫ ގ‬behind‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hadith‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬understanding‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬opposite
(which‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬fulfill‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬conditions‫ ގ‬outlined‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬property‫ ގ‬and
blood is not protected).

2) That‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬assists‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬supports‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬hating‫ ގ‬their
religion.‫ ގ‬However,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬consequence‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬entails‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬supporting‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬is
that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬gain‫ ގ‬dominant‫ ގ‬authority‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬power.‫ ގ‬Ibn‫ ގ‬Hazm‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who,
out‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬zealousness‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬frontlines‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬amongst‫ ގ‬the
Muslimin,‫ ގ‬sought‫ ގ‬assistance‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrikin‫ ގ‬al-harbiyyin,‫ ގ‬unleashing‫ ގ‬their
hands‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬kill,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬take‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬property,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬enslave‫ ގ‬whoever‫ގ‬disagrees‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬him‫ގ‬from
the‫ ގ‬Muslimin;‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬had‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬upper‫ ގ‬hand‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬compliance‫ ގ‬to
him‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬word‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬ruined‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬major‫ގ‬sins‫ގ‬but‫ގ‬would‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬be‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬kafir‫ގ‬due‫ގ‬to
that‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬did‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬come‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬something‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬necessitates‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the
Qur’an‫ ގ‬or‫ގ‬consensus.‫ގ‬But‫ގ‬if‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬rule‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬kuffar‫ގ‬was‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬be‫ގ‬enforced‫ގ‬on‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬land,
he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬kafir‫ ގ‬based‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬we‫ ގ‬had‫ ގ‬mentioned.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬equal‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬no
ruling dominant over the other we would not see him as a kafir by that.”32

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3) Whoever‫ ގ‬assists‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrikin‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬his
support‫ ގ‬gained‫ ގ‬dominance‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬power,‫ ގ‬disbelieves‫ ގ‬even‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬hates‫ ގ‬the
mushrikin.

A masalah: What are the types of support and assistance for the mushrikin?‫ގ‬

Military‫ ގ‬support,‫ ގ‬logistic‫ ގ‬support,‫ ގ‬political,‫ ގ‬ideological‫ ގ‬support,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬opinions,‫ގ‬
consulting, and rushing to their defense.‫ގގ‬

A masalah: Some contemporary issues related to supporting the mushrikin.‫ގ‬

1) Helping‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬socialist‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬communist‫ ގ‬groups‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬any‫ގ‬Islamic‫ގ‬land,‫ގ‬aiding‫ގ‬them‫ގ‬so

that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬can‫ ގ‬reach‫ ގ‬government‫ ގ‬positions‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬power.‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to
what‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬accompanies‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬giving‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬authority‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬enforce‫ ގ‬communism‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬the
Muslimin, and this falls under what ibn Hazm mentioned (i.e. major kufr).

2) Helping‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬secularist‫ ގ‬groups‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬land‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬way‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬makes‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬reach
leadership‫ ގ‬positions‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬accompanies‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬enforcing‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬the
Muslimin.

The‫ ގ‬statement‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author:‫“ ގ‬supporting‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrikin,”‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬established‫ގ‬
that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬mushrikin‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar,‫ ގ‬whether‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬mushrikin‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬citizens‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬an‫ގ‬
Islamic‫ ގ‬land‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬being‫ ގ‬helped‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬gain‫ގ‬authority,‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬they‫ގ‬were‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬neighboring‫ގ‬lands‫ގ‬
and‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬being‫ ގ‬helped;‫ ގ‬whether‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬assistance‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬on-going‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬sporadic.‫ ގ‬The‫ގ‬
meaning‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬mudhaharah‫( ގ‬support)‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬helper,‫ ގ‬backer,‫ ގ‬sponsor,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬aide‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬
them.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬ma‘unah‫ ގ‬differs‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬mudharah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬letter‫“ ގ‬waw‫( ގ‬and),”‫ ގ‬signifies‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬
different‫ ގ‬meaning.‫ ގ‬Thus‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬referring‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬sporadic‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬temporary‫ ގ‬assistance.‫ގ‬
Therefore‫ ގ‬whether‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬that,‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬kufr.‫“ ގ‬Against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin,”‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ގ‬
intends‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬everyone‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬says‫ ގ‬la‫ގ‬ilaha‫ގ‬illallah‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬has‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬fallen‫ގ‬into‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬nullifier‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Islam.‫ގ‬
On account of that, the phrase “Muslimin” consists of different groups of people:‫ގ‬

1) That he assists the kuffar against the Muwahhid Muslimin.

2) That he assists the kuffar against the sinful Muslimin.

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3) That he assists the kuffar against the bughat Muslimin.

All‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬three‫ ގ‬groups‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬included‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬general‫ ގ‬phrase‫“ ގ‬Muslimin.”‫ ގ‬So‫ގ‬
whoever‫ ގ‬assists‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬three‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬certainly‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬murtadd‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬has‫ގ‬
nullified‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬islam.‫ ގ‬However,‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬happened‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬assisted‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬kuffar‫ގ‬against‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬
the innovated sects then this requires some details to be known:‫ގ‬

1) If‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬bid‘ah‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬make‫ގ‬them‫ގ‬kuffar‫ގ‬then‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬this‫ގ‬case‫ގ‬if‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬was‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬assist‫ގ‬the

kuffar‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬nullified‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬islam‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬fact‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are
included within the name of Islam.

2) However,‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬their‫ ގ‬bid‘ah‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬indeed‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬kuffar,‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬they‫ގ‬worship
other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬Allah,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬assist‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬against‫ގ‬such‫ގ‬people‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬not
considered‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier.‫ ގ‬Rather,‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬falls‫ ގ‬under‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬issue‫ ގ‬of‫“ ގ‬assisting‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar
against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar,”‫ ގ‬because‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬reality‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬even‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬they
attribute themselves to Islam.

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬Assisting‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar,‫ ގ‬whether‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬assistance‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬for‫ގ‬
kuffar‫ ގ‬asliyyin‫ ގ‬like‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Jews‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬Christians,‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬those‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬attribute‫ގ‬themselves‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬Islam‫ގ‬
but have fallen into kufr.‫ގގ‬

In‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬issue‫ގ‬there‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬difference‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬opinion‫ގ‬between‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬people‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬knowledge;‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬

them‫ ގ‬prohibiting‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬others‫ ގ‬considering‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬permitted‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬set‫ ގ‬conditions.‫ގ‬
Nonetheless, assisting the kuffar here against kuffar is not from the nullifiers of Islam.‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬matter‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬previously‫ ގ‬addressed‫ ގ‬pertaining‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬supporting‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
assisting‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬matter‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬war‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬raging‫ގ‬between‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Muslimin‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬kuffar,‫ގ‬so‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬
supports‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin.‫ ގ‬But‫ ގ‬there‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬another‫ގ‬matter‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬differs‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬
that,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬seeking‫ ގ‬assistance‫( ގ‬isti‘anah)‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬against‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬when‫ގ‬
there‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬war‫ގ‬between‫ގ‬two‫ގ‬groups‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Muslimin.‫ގ‬This‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬meant‫ގ‬when‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬issue‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬
isti‘anah‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬brought‫ގ‬up;‫ގ‬seeking‫ގ‬assistance‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬kuffar‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬fight‫ގ‬another‫ގ‬
group of Muslimin. Therefore the ruling pertaining to this has details attached to it:‫ގ‬

1) That‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬seek‫ ގ‬assistance‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬upper‫ ގ‬hand
and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬strength‫ ގ‬over‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬weaker‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬after
the‫ ގ‬war‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬will‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬power‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬authority.‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬where‫ ގ‬the

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difference‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬opinion‫ ގ‬occurs‫ ގ‬between‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬knowledge;‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬allowing‫ގ‬
it,‫ ގ‬whereas‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬majority‫ ގ‬prohibited‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬except‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬case‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬extreme‫ގ‬necessity,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬
it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬issue‫ ގ‬referred‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬seeking‫ ގ‬assistance‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mushrikin.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬they‫ގ‬
mentioned some conditions in order for this to be permissible:‫ގ‬

a) That‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬power‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬duration‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬war‫ ގ‬lies‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hands‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the
Muslimin.

b) That‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬weaker‫ގ‬position,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬their‫ގ‬evil‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬betrayal‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬out

of possibility.

c) That‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬extreme‫ ގ‬necessity‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬real‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬flimsy.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is
important‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬understand‫ ގ‬here‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬of
Islam.

2) With‫ ގ‬regards‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬seek‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬assistance‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬are
weaker,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬whom‫ގ‬they‫ގ‬sought‫ގ‬assistance‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬stronger‫ގ‬wherein
in‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬weak‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬gain‫ ގ‬victory‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬authority‫ ގ‬would‫ގ‬be‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬hands
of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬over‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬defeated‫ ގ‬Muslimin,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬verily‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the
nullifiers‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬necessitates‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬kuffar‫ގ‬being‫ގ‬able‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬enforce
kufr‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬symbols.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬statement‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬ibn‫ ގ‬Hazm‫ ގ‬already‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬applies
adequately to this situation.

What‫ ގ‬also‫ ގ‬falls‫ ގ‬under‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬issue‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬seeking‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬assistance‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬political‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
forming‫ ގ‬alliances,‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬unite‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬communist‫ ގ‬or‫ގ‬
secular‫ ގ‬parties‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬order‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬reach‫ ގ‬leadership‫ ގ‬positions.‫ ގ‬So‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬previous‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬this‫ގ‬
needs some elaboration on whether it is a nullifier or not.‫ގގ‬

As‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬being‫ ގ‬haram,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬question‫ ގ‬about‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬Muslim‫ގ‬
narrated‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Prophet‫( ގ‬sallallahu‫‘ ގ‬alayhi‫ ގ‬wa‫ ގ‬sallam)‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Go‫ ގ‬back,‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬I‫ ގ‬will‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬
seek‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬help‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬mushrik.”‫ ގ‬Thus‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬united‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬disbelieving‫ ގ‬parties‫ގ‬
wherein‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬reach‫ ގ‬leadership‫ ގ‬positions‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬kuffar‫ ގ‬would‫ ގ‬enforce‫ ގ‬their‫ގ‬
shirk and secularism, their beliefs and kufr upon the Muslimin, then this is a nullifier.‫ގގ‬

But‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬disbelieving‫ ގ‬parties‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬weak,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬do‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬power‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬they‫ގ‬
follow‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬word‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin;‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬

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reach‫ ގ‬leadership‫ ގ‬positions‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬disbelieving‫ ގ‬parties‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬strength‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬enforce‫ ގ‬its‫ގ‬
beliefs‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬say;‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
enforced,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬isti‘anah‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬considered‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬nullifier.‫ގ‬Nevertheless,‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬
who‫ ގ‬unites‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬purpose‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬ruined‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬major‫ ގ‬sins‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬ibn‫ގ‬Hazm‫ގ‬stated.‫ގ‬
And‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬substantiated‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hadith‫ ގ‬narrated‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬Muslim,‫“ ގ‬Go‫ ގ‬back,‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬I‫ ގ‬will‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬seek‫ގ‬
the help of a mushrik.”‫ގ‬

The Ninth Nullifier:‫ގ‬

A‫ ގ‬masalah:‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬considered‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬connected‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Risalah‫ގ‬
(Prophetic‫ ގ‬Message),‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬indeed‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬requirements‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬testifying‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Messenger‫ގ‬
(‘alayhis-salah‫ ގ‬was-salam)‫ ގ‬with‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Risalah‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬free‫ގ‬oneself‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Shari‘ah.‫ގ‬It‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬
also included within the tawhid of following and adherence.‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬permitted‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬people‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬leave‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
Shari‘ah of Muhammad (‘alayhis-salah was-salam).”‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬reality‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬directed‫ ގ‬at‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Sufiyyah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬believe‫ގ‬
that‫ ގ‬the‫‘ ގ‬living‫ ގ‬saints’‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬right‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬depart‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Shari‘ah.‫ ގ‬Ibn‫ ގ‬Taymiyyah‫ ގ‬after‫ގ‬
mentioning‫ގ‬numerous‫ގ‬rulings‫ގ‬said,‫“ގ‬Whoever‫ގ‬believes‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬salah‫ގ‬has‫ގ‬been‫ގ‬dropped‫ގ‬for‫ގ‬
some‫‘ ގ‬knowledgeable‫ ގ‬ones’…‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬has‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬special‫ގ‬individuals‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬do‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬
have‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬perform‫ ގ‬salah…‫ ގ‬Or‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬has‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬special‫ގ‬men‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬do‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬have‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬
follow‫ ގ‬Muhammad‫‘( ގ‬alayhis-salah‫ ގ‬was-salam)‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬sufficient‫ ގ‬by‫ގ‬
themselves‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬al-Khidr‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬Musa‫‘( ގ‬alayhis-salam);‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬believes‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
that‫ ގ‬these‫‘ ގ‬saints’‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬kafir‫ ގ‬according‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬consensus‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬aimmah‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬
Islam.”33 And that is the relevant part.‫ގގ‬

The‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Al-Iqna’‫ ގ‬said‫ ގ‬in‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬explanation,‫“ގ‬Whoever‫ގ‬believes‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬some‫ގ‬people‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬

permitted to leave [the Shari‘ah] is a kafir.”‫ގގ‬

“Whoever‫ ގ‬believes,”‫ ގ‬indicates‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬related‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬belief‫ ގ‬unlike‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬came‫ގ‬
before it, as it deals with action.‫ގގ‬

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Majmu’ al-Fatawa, v. 10, p. 434-435.‫ގ‬
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“Some‫ ގ‬people,”‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬meant‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬refer‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Sufiyyah‫ ގ‬say‫ ގ‬are‫‘ ގ‬living‫ ގ‬saints’‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
‘knowledgeable ones,’ due to the presence of the ‘alif’ and ‘lam’.‫ގގ‬

“To‫ ގ‬leave,”‫ ގ‬meaning,‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬permitted‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬be‫ގ‬sufficed‫ގ‬without‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Shari‘ah,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬

he is not required to follow the Shari‘ah.‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬statement‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author:‫“ގ‬the‫ގ‬Shari‘ah‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬Muhammad‫‘(ގ‬alayhis-salah‫ގ‬was-salam),”‫ގ‬

implies‫ ގ‬a‫‘ ގ‬lam’‫ ގ‬attributing‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Shari‘ah‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬Muhammad‫( ގ‬with‫ ގ‬regards‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Arabic‫ގ‬
spelling‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬grammar).‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬intended‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din;‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬permissible‫ގ‬
for‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬free‫ ގ‬himself‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬something‫ ގ‬required‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Din,‫ގ‬whether‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬pillars‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬
obligations, rather, even if it was from the sunan.‫ގ‬

“Like‫ ގ‬how‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬permitted,”‫ ގ‬the‫‘ ގ‬kaf‫( ގ‬like)’‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬indicative‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬resemblance,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬story‫ގ‬
of al-Khidr is found in surah “Al-Kahf.”‫ގ‬

“Then he is a kafir,” major kufr, expelling one from the Din.‫ގ‬

The Tenth Nullifier:‫ގ‬

Turning away from the Din.‫ގ‬

What‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬meaning‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬turning‫ ގ‬away‫( ގ‬i‘rad)?‫ ގ‬Avoiding,‫ ގ‬turning‫ ގ‬back,‫ ގ‬averting,‫ ގ‬turned‫ގ‬
back from it and opposed it, all in the sense of turning away as defined linguistically.‫ގގ‬

A masalah: When is turning away considered to be a nullifier?‫ގ‬

It depends on the category it would fall under, which are:‫ގ‬

1) That‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬being‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬complete‫ ގ‬turning‫ގ‬away‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Din;

turning‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬learning‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬acting‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬it.‫ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬Turning
away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Allah‫( ގ‬ta‘ala),‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬learning‫ ގ‬it‫ގ‬nor‫ގ‬acting‫ގ‬upon‫ގ‬it.”‫ގ‬Meaning,
he‫ ގ‬says‫ ގ‬la‫ ގ‬ilaha‫ ގ‬illallah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬claims‫ ގ‬Islam,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬rest‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬turns
away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬it;‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬perform‫ ގ‬salah,‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬fast,‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬perform
Hajj,‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬leave‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬prohibited,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬perform‫ ގ‬the
obligations.‫ ގ‬All‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬relation‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬actions,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬likewise‫ ގ‬applies‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one
who‫ ގ‬turns‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬learning‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬matters.‫ ގ‬For‫ ގ‬evidence,‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ގ‬brought
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His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬statement,‫“ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬more‫ ގ‬unjust‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬reminded‫ގ‬
of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ayat‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬Lord;‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬turns‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬them?”‫ ގ‬His‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ގ‬
nullified his submission.‫ގގ‬

2) Turning away in various types:

a) Turning away entirely and that just passed.

b) Turning‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬partially‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬actions‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬leave‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬a
condition‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬validity‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬iman.‫ ގ‬An‫ ގ‬example‫ ގ‬being‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬says‫ ގ‬la
ilaha‫ ގ‬illallah‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬performs‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬deeds‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬accordance‫ ގ‬with‫ ގ‬Islam,‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬he
turns‫ ގ‬away‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬learning‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬Tawhid‫ގ‬al-Uluhiyyah,‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬turns‫ގ‬away‫ގ‬from
believing‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬wherein‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬believing‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬them‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as
one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬turns‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬Hajj‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬perform‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬turns‫ ގ‬away
from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬belief‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬pillar‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬care‫ގ‬about‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬at‫ގ‬all;‫ގ‬this
type‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier.‫ ގ‬We‫ ގ‬had‫ ގ‬discussed‫ ގ‬at‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬end‫ ގ‬of‫[ ގ‬the
elucidation]‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Kashf̲ ash-Shubuhat‫ ގ‬concerning‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ruling‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬whoever
turns‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬acting‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬tawhid.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬examples‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is
partially‫ ގ‬turning‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬actions‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬turns‫ ގ‬away
from salah out of laziness; so this person is a kafir.

c) Turning‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬obligations‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬include‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬performing
them‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬learning‫ގ‬them.‫ގ‬However,‫ގ‬these‫ގ‬obligations‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬the
issues‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬kufr‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬leave.‫ގ‬This‫ގ‬type‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬nullifier‫ގ‬otherwise‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬would
have‫ ގ‬been‫ ގ‬necessary‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ގ‬commits‫ގ‬major‫ގ‬sins,
like‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬turns‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Muslimin‫ ގ‬regarding‫ ގ‬some
obligations.‫ ގ‬He‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬know‫ގ‬them‫ގ‬nor‫ގ‬does‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬perform‫ގ‬them.‫ގ‬So‫ގ‬this‫ގ‬is
haram.

d) Turning‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬sunan,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬meant‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬sunan‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬which
a‫ ގ‬person‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬sinful‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬abandoning.‫ ގ‬Therefore‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬learn‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬nor
act‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬it.‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬nor‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬haram;‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬disliked‫(ގ‬makruh)
because‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬should‫ ގ‬learn‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬sunnah‫ ގ‬but‫ ގ‬having‫ ގ‬knowledge‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the
sunnah is also sunnah.

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This‫ ގ‬ends‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifiers,‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬becomes‫ގ‬clear‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬from‫ގ‬them‫ގ‬there‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬those‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬

related‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬belief‫( ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬fourth‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬ninth),‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬those‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬related‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬actions‫ގ‬
regardless of one’s belief (such as the first, second, sixth, and eighth).‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬said,‫“ ގ‬There‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬no‫ ގ‬difference‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬any‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬nullifiers,”‫ގ‬meaning,‫ގ‬everyone‫ގ‬
who‫ ގ‬falls‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬those‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬claim‫ ގ‬Islam‫ ގ‬has‫ ގ‬nullified‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬islam‫ ގ‬whether‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
first‫ ގ‬person‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫( ގ‬who‫ ގ‬falls‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬way‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬joking‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬
playing‫ ގ‬while‫ ގ‬intending‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifier).‫ ގ‬In‫ ގ‬Kashf̲ al-Qina’‫ ގ‬under‫“ ގ‬The‫ ގ‬Chapter‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
Apostate,”‫ ގ‬after‫ ގ‬mentioning‫ ގ‬nullifiers‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬states,‫“ ގ‬Even‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬joking,”‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬proof‫ގ‬
for‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬statement,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬you‫ ގ‬should‫ ގ‬leave‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬din.”‫ ގ‬This‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬
general‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬joking‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬serious.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬proven‫ ގ‬also‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
marfu’‫ ގ‬hadith‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬ibn‫‘ ގ‬Abbas,‫“ ގ‬Whoever‫ ގ‬changes‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬din,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬kill‫ ގ‬him.”‫ ގ‬It‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬general‫ގ‬for‫ގ‬
whoever‫ ގ‬changes‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬din,‫ ގ‬even‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬joking‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬serious.‫ގ‬
Further‫ ގ‬proof‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬speech‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hypocrites‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Battle‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Tabuk,‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬indeed‫ ގ‬they‫ގ‬
committed‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬mocking‫ ގ‬fashion‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬way‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬joke;‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬
excused.‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬second‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬person‫[ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author]‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬was‫ގ‬serious,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬

he is the one who intended to perform the nullifier out of conviction.‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬third‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬person‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬scared,‫ ގ‬and‫ގ‬what‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬meant‫ގ‬here‫ގ‬by‫ގ‬scared‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬
the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬excused.‫ ގ‬Examples‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬commits‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier‫ ގ‬fearing‫ގ‬
being‫ ގ‬cursed‫ ގ‬at,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬fears‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬mark‫ ގ‬on‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬reputation,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬fears‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬loss‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬worldly‫ގ‬
matter.‫ގގ‬

This‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬what‫ ގ‬we‫ ގ‬had‫ ގ‬previously‫ ގ‬mentioned‫ ގ‬in‫[ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬elucidation]‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬Kashf̲ ash-Shubuhat̲
regarding‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬fears‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬loss‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬some‫ ގ‬worldly‫ ގ‬matter,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬losing‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬high‫ގ‬
reputation,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬fears‫ ގ‬losing‫ ގ‬extensive‫ ގ‬praise,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬other‫ގ‬things‫ގ‬which‫ގ‬are‫ގ‬similar‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬that.‫ގ‬
And‫ ގ‬at‫ ގ‬times‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬mukrah‫(ގ‬one‫ގ‬being‫ގ‬forced)‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬referred‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬as‫ގ‬ikrah‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬mujla‫(ގ‬i.e.‫ގ‬
ikrah that is not complete).‫ގ‬

“Except‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬mukrah,”‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬made‫ ގ‬an‫ ގ‬exception‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬person,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬he‫ގ‬
is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬mukrah‫(ގ‬one‫ގ‬who‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬forced),‫ގ‬with‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬condition‫ގ‬that‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬ikrah‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬mulja‫(ގ‬complete)‫ގ‬
such‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬would‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬killed,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬all‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬wealth‫ ގ‬would‫ ގ‬be‫ ގ‬taken‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬can‫ ގ‬not‫ގ‬

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bear,‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬severe‫ ގ‬harm‫ ގ‬consumes‫ ގ‬him.‫ ގ‬All‫ ގ‬these‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬same‫ ގ‬issues‫ ގ‬which‫ގ‬
were addressed at the end of [our elucidation] of Kashf ash-Shubuhat.‫ގ‬

The‫ ގ‬proof‫ ގ‬for‫ ގ‬ikrah‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬His‫( ގ‬ta‘ala)‫ ގ‬statement,‫“ ގ‬Except‫ ގ‬one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬forced‫ގ‬while‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬heart‫ގ‬
is secure…”‫ގގ‬

There‫ ގ‬remains‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬person‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬author‫ ގ‬did‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬mention‫ ގ‬of,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬it‫ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬jahil‫ގ‬
(ignorant).‫ ގ‬We‫ ގ‬were‫ ގ‬exposed‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬explanation‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬nullifiers,‫ ގ‬so‫ ގ‬we‫ ގ‬say‫ގ‬
regarding‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ignorance‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬turning‫ ގ‬away‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬negligence,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬it‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬as‫ގ‬
for‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬ignorance‫ ގ‬relating‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬hujjah‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬reaching‫ ގ‬him,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬they‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬few,‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬
one‫ ގ‬who‫ ގ‬recently‫ ގ‬entered‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬Islam;‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬lives‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬far‫ ގ‬away‫ގ‬place;‫ގ‬or‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬lands‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬
kuffar;‫ ގ‬or‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬insane‫[ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬excused‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬ignorance‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬are‫ގ‬
apparent and obscure but not in regards to asl ad-Din].‫ގގ‬

Another‫ ގ‬type‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬muta-awwil,‫ގ‬and‫ގ‬this‫ގ‬requires‫ގ‬an‫ގ‬elaboration.‫ގ‬If‫ގ‬his‫ގ‬tawil‫ގ‬was‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬

matters‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬are‫ ގ‬agreed‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬known‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬Din‫ ގ‬by‫ ގ‬necessity,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬tawil‫ ގ‬is‫ގ‬not‫ގ‬
accepted‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬issues;‫ ގ‬like‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬was‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬sacrifice‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬other‫ ގ‬than‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬due‫ގ‬to‫ގ‬a‫ގ‬
tawil‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬this‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬nullifier.‫ ގ‬And‫ ގ‬if‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬made‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬tawil‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬matters‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬there‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬a‫ގ‬
disagreement‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬such‫ ގ‬as‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬the‫ގ‬mushrikin;‫ގ‬therefore‫ގ‬
he‫ ގ‬does‫ ގ‬not‫ ގ‬make‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬group‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬fell‫ ގ‬into‫ ގ‬shirk‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬tawil,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬does‫ގ‬
not‫ ގ‬disbelieve.‫ ގ‬An‫ ގ‬example‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬that‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬made‫ ގ‬a‫ ގ‬tawil‫ ގ‬which‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬led‫ ގ‬him‫ ގ‬to‫ގ‬
refrain‫ ގ‬from‫ ގ‬takfir‫ ގ‬of‫ ގ‬the‫ ގ‬laymen‫ ގ‬Rafidah,‫ ގ‬then‫ ގ‬he‫ ގ‬is‫ ގ‬excused‫ ގ‬due‫ ގ‬to‫ ގ‬his‫ ގ‬tawil‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬has‫ގ‬
not fell into a nullifier.‫ގގ‬

May the salah and salam of Allah be upon our prophet Muhammad.‫ގ‬

This‫ ގ‬ends‫ ގ‬Nawaqid‫ ގ‬al-Islam,‫ ގ‬may‫ ގ‬Allah‫ ގ‬have‫ ގ‬mercy‫ ގ‬upon‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬author,‫ ގ‬its‫ ގ‬explainer,‫ ގ‬its‫ގ‬
transcriber,‫ ގ‬and‫ ގ‬whoever‫ ގ‬assisted‫ ގ‬in‫ ގ‬sharing‫ ގ‬it.‫ ގ‬Completed‫ގ‬in‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬middle‫ގ‬of‫ގ‬the‫ގ‬day‫ގ‬on‫ގ‬
the fourth day of the week, 3/3/1415 H.‫ގ‬

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