sins they commit—transgressions that fall short of disbelief and idolatry.

Loving such people therefore obliges us to counsel them sincerely and to condemn their wrongdoing. It is not permissible to remain silent about their sins; those sins must be reproved. They are to be commanded to do what is right and forbidden from what is wrong, and the legal punishments (hudūd) and disciplinary measures (taʿzīrāt) are to be enforced until they desist from their disobedience and repent of their misdeeds.

However, they are not to be hated with absolute, unqualified hatred or entirely disowned, as the Khārijites do with anyone who commits a major sin beneath the level of polytheism. Nor are they to be loved and granted unreserved loyalty, as the Murjiʾites claim. Rather, a balanced stance is taken toward them, as we have explained, which is the doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamāʿah.

Loving for Allah’s sake and hating for Allah’s sake are the strongest bonds of faith, and a person will be with those he loves on the Day of Resurrection, as the hadith states.