We call on them to remain steadfast in the face of the empty claims and promises made before them and to live the Islamic law properly so that they will not be confused and duped into confusing falsehood with truth. This applies, in particular, to those who do not have a command of Arabic and do not understand the language of the Qur’an.
No Muslim is to be excommunicated unless he or she says or does something that is absolutely unambiguous and not open to alternative interpretations. The Prophet, God’s peace and blessings upon him, declared that simply cursing a Muslim is deviance and killing him is disbelief. God has declared the human soul as sacred:
{Do not take life, which God has made sacred, except by right} Qur’an, 17:33.
God has also made killing one soul equal to killing all of humanity:{If anyone kills a person—unless in retribution for murder or spreading corruption in the land—it is as if he kills all humankind, while if any saves a life, it is as if he saves the lives of all humankind} Qur’an, 5:32.
Also, a tradition of the Prophet, God’s peace and blessings upon him, states:A believer will still have some leeway regarding his religious duties, as long as he has not spilled blood unjustly.
May God’s sublime peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad, his kin, and his companions.
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From:
This is Not the Path to Paradise - Response to ISIS
[binbayyah.net]
Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah
President, Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies September 14, 2014
Abu Dhabi
Document written by 250 muslim scholars and thinkers.
other links:
• Open Letter To Al-Baghdādī
• Suspected Secret Service Links
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