Takfir upon Mushrikeen an obligation & proof from Quraan!

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The proof from the Qur’ān showing why takfīr upon the mushrikīn is from the most important obligations of Kufr bit-Tāghūt, which every muslim is required to pay attention too.

1 — Shaykh al-‘Allāmah ‘Abdul-Latīf Ibn ‘Abdir-Rahmān Ibn Hassan Āl ash-Shaykh (رحمه الله) mentioned in “Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah” (12/264):

‎وأهم شروط الصلاة والإمامة، هو: الإسلام، معرفته والعمل به; ومن كفّر المشركين ومقتهم، وأخلص دينه لله، فلم يعبد سواه، فهو أفضل الأئمة وأحقهم بالإمامة، لأن التكفير بالشرك والتعطيل، هو أهم ما يجب من الكفر بالطاغوت
❝The most important condition of Salāh and Imāmah (leadership) is Islām, knowing its meaning and acting upon it; Thus, whoever makes takfīr upon the mushrikīn, detests them and purifies his Dīn for Allāh, not worshipping anyone besides Him, then he is the best of Imāms and the most deserving of Imāmah (leadership). Since performing takfīr upon shirk and ta’tīl (denying ALL of Allāh’s names and attributes) is from the most important obligations of Kufr Bit-Tāghūt.❞

2 — Shaykh al-‘Allāmah Hamad Ibn ‘Atīq (رحمه الله) further explains why takfīr upon the mushrikīn is from the most important obligations in “Hidāyat at-Tarīq” (pages 33-34):

‎وهاهنا نكتة بديعة في قوله: {إنا برءاء منكم ومما تعبدون من دون الله}: وهي أن الله تعالى قدم البراءة من المشركين العابدين غير الله، على البراءة من الأوثان المعبودة من دون الله، لأن الأول أهم من الثاني، فإنه قد يتبرأ من الأوثان ولا يتبرأ ممن عبدها، فلا يكون آتياً بالواجب عليه، وأما إذا تبرأ من المشركين، فإن هذا يستلزم البراءة من معبوداتهم وهذا كقوله تعالى: {وأعتزلكم وما تدعون من دون الله وأدعو ربي عسى أن لا أكون بدعاء ربي شقيا} فقدم اعتزالهم على اعتزال معبوداتهم، وكذا قوله:

{فلما اعتزلهم وما يعبدون من دون الله}، وقوله: {وإذ اعتزلتموهم وما يعبدون إلا الله

❝And here is an amazing point of benefit in His Saying, the Exalted, “Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah.” [60:4]

And it (this amazing point of benefit) is that Allāh, the Exalted has mentioned rejecting the people of Shirk, who worship other than Allāh, before mentioning rejecting the idols which are worshipped besides Allāh.

This because the first is MORE IMPORTANT than the second.

Since it is possible that he rejects the idols but does not reject those who worship them. Thus he would not have come with that which is WĀJIB upon him.

However, if he rejects the people of Shirk, then this necessarily entails that he also rejects their idols.

And this is like in His Saying, the Exalted, “And I shall turn away from you and from those whom you invoke besides Allah. And I shall call on my Lord; and I hope that I shall not be unblest in my invocation to my Lord.” [19:48]

Allāh mentioned turning away from them (the people of Shirk), before mentioning turning away from their idols.

And likewise (in) His Saying, the Exalted, “So when he had turned away from them and from those whom they worshipped besides Allah…” [19:49]
“And when you withdraw from them, and that which they worship, except Allah…” [18:16]❞

So we come to learn takfīr upon the mushrikīn is from the most important obligations of Kufr Bit-Tāghūt, since it necessitates rejecting their shirk and idols.

Whereas the one who simply rejects their shirk doesn’t necessitate making takfīr upon them and having complete bāra’ah from them, hence falling into misguidance for abandoning these two great obligations (making takfīr and barā’ah), and this is the amazing point of benefit in the aforementioned Āyāt of the Qur’ān.

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