What is the origin of the saying "The conveyor of disbelief is not a disbeliever," who said it, and is it considered a jurisprudential principle?
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The rule "The transmitter of disbelief is not a disbeliever" is correct if the transmitter merely recounts the disbelief, or recounts and refutes it, as is the case in the Qur’an and . However, if he transmits it affirming it or agreeing with it, then he is a disbeliever, just like the one who uttered it. This rule is a matter of creed related to the chapter on declaring someone a disbeliever.
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