#469: Ruling on Making Takfīr on a Scholar Who calls to Participation in Democratic Elections

QUESTION

” Secondly, do we make takfeer on a scholar who permits participation in Intikhāb?”

Alhamdulillāh.

We do not make Takfīr except on an ‘Ālim who calls to a Kufr upon which there is no doubt and Ta’awil cannot accommodate.

In this regard, our Shaykh, the Steadfast Imām Abū Muhammad Al-Maqdisī – hafidhahullah – has authored the book ‘Tuh’fatu Al-Abrār Fī Ahkāmi Masājidi Ad-Dirār Wa As-Salāt Khalfa Awliyā At-Tāghūt Wa Nuwwābihi’…

I advise that you take your time to its study and thorough understanding. Read it more than once and strive to grasp its meanings for in it is enough for the Student of Knowledge on these matters.

Bārakallāhu fīkum
Jazākumullāhu Khayran

3rd Rabi’l Awwal 1439AH

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