The shaykh—may Allah have mercy on him—said:

Tenth: to turn away from the religion of Allah, neither learning it nor acting upon it. The proof is the saying of the Most High: “And who is more unjust than one who is reminded of the signs of his Lord, then turns away from them? Surely We shall exact retribution from the criminals” (32:22). There is no distinction, with regard to all of these nullifiers, between someone who is joking and one who is in earnest, nor between the courageous and the fearful—except for the one who is coerced. All of them are among the gravest of dangers and occur most frequently; therefore the Muslim must beware of them and fear them for himself. We seek refuge with Allah from what incurs His wrath and from His painful punishment. May Allah send blessings upon the best of His creation, Muhammad, and upon his family and Companions.

The tenth of the nullifiers is turning away from the religion of Allah—neither learning it nor acting upon it.

Among the forms of disbelief is the disbelief of turning away (kufr al-i‘rāḍ). Some disbelievers reject the Messenger’s call completely: they do not listen to it and know nothing about it. They are invited, yet they refuse to lend an ear, give it no thought, and do not reflect.

Then, if a person outwardly professes Islam and utters the two testimonies of faith, yet turns away from the religion of Allah—caring nothing for what is lawful or unlawful, doing nothing of the religion, and never asking about anything—he does not pray, fast, perform ḥajj, give charity for Allah’s sake, remember Allah, recite anything of the Quran, nor does he refrain from fornication out of fear of