Is it apostasy to address a Muslim as a Christian Pope?
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Calling a Muslim "son of a dog" is a reprehensible falsehood. While it is forbidden, it does not render the speaker an infidel, because it is no more severe than a Muslim saying to his brother, "O disbeliever."
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