Majmu' al-FatawaIbn Taimiya

As for declaring someone a disbeliever on account of a sin or a belief consistent with the Sunnah, this is the doctrine of the Kharijites. Declaring someone a disbeliever on account of a belief consistent with the Sunnah is the doctrine of the Rāfidah, the Muʿtazilah, and many others. As for declaring someone a disbeliever on account of an innovated belief, I have explained this elsewhere.

Even short of declaring someone a disbeliever, some of these interpretations may lead to impermissible hatred, censure, and punishment—which constitute transgression—or to withholding love, supplication, and kindness—which constitutes neglect. All of this amounts to violating the rights of Allah Most High or those of His creatures, as I have explained elsewhere.

For this reason, Ahmad ibn Hanbal said to one of his companions:
“Most of people’s errors arise from interpretation and analogical reasoning.”

وَأَمَّا التَّكْفِيرُ بِذَنْبٍ أَوْ اعْتِقَادٍ سُنِّيٍّ فَهُوَ مَذْهَبُ الْخَوَارِجِ. وَالتَّكْفِيرُ بِاعْتِقَادٍ سُنِّيٍّ مَذْهَبُ الرَّافِضَةِ وَالْمُعْتَزِلَةِ وَكَثِيرٍ مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ. وَأَمَّا التَّكْفِيرُ بِاعْتِقَادِ بِدْعِيٍّ فَقَدْ بَيَّنْته فِي غَيْرِ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ وَدُونَ التَّكْفِيرِ قَدْ يَقَعُ مِنْ الْبُغْضِ وَالذَّمِّ وَالْعُقُوبَةِ - وَهُوَ الْعُدْوَانُ - أَوْ مَنْ تَرَكَ الْمَحَبَّةَ وَالدُّعَاءَ وَالْإِحْسَانَ وَهُوَ التَّفْرِيطُ بِبَعْضِ هَذِهِ التَّأْوِيلَاتِ مَا لَا يَسُوغُ وَجِمَاعُ ذَلِكَ ظُلْمٌ فِي حَقِّ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى أَوْ فِي حَقِّ الْمَخْلُوقِ كَمَا بَيَّنْته فِي غَيْرِ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ. وَلِهَذَا قَالَ أَحْمَد بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ: أَكْثَرُ مَا يُخْطِئُ النَّاسُ مِنْ جِهَةِ التَّأْوِيلِ وَالْقِيَاسِ.

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