Ibn Mas’ud on Takfir: Dangerous to call someone an enemy of Allah

Qays reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “If a man declares his companion to be his enemy, then he has rebelled against Islam or his companion is innocent.”

Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 421

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ قَيْسٍ قَالَ‏ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ رضي الله عنه‏ إِذَا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ لِصَاحِبِهِ‏ أَنْتَ عَدُوِّي فَقَدْ خَرَجَ أَحَدُهُمَا مِنَ الإِسْلاَمِ أَوْ بَرِئ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ‏

421 الأدب المفرد للبخاري كتاب السباب

324 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في صحيح الأدب المفرد

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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