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Once a believer falls into sin, he is supposed to be admonished and granted time to [[repent]]. Scholars disagree how many believing witnesses are to approach the sinner with a warning and how long the sinner is given opportunity to change their behavior. Neither [[Osama bin Laden]], nor Juhayman al-Otaybi who led the [[1979 Grand Mosque Seizure]] were declared ''takfir'' by the Saudi religious establishment, only admonished to repent for causing the deaths of innocent people. Peter Edward Kassig, a humanitarian aid worker who converted to Islam and was never accused of killing anyone, was declared ''takfir'' by ISIS and beheaded. Some [[Salafist]]s maintain it only takes one Muslim to declare another Muslim ''takfir'', and thus a [[traitor]] to Islam - a more serious crime than being a simple ignorant infidel who never accepted the ''tawhid''.
Once a believer falls into sin, he is supposed to be admonished and granted time to [[repent]]. Scholars disagree how many believing witnesses are to approach the sinner with a warning and how long the sinner is given opportunity to change their behavior. Neither [[Osama bin Laden]], nor Juhayman al-Otaybi who led the [[1979 Grand Mosque Seizure]] were declared ''takfir'' by the Saudi religious establishment, only admonished to repent for causing the deaths of innocent people. Peter Edward Kassig, a humanitarian aid worker who converted to Islam and was never accused of killing anyone, was declared ''takfir'' by ISIS and beheaded. Some [[Salafist]]s maintain it only takes one Muslim to declare another Muslim ''takfir'', and thus a [[traitor]] to Islam - a more serious crime than being a simple ignorant infidel who never accepted the ''tawhid''.
Historically, the term is tied to extremist groups like the 7th-century Kharijites, who used takfir against both [[Sunni]] and [[Shia]] Muslims, fueling insurrections. In modern contexts, Takfiri ideology is associated with [[jihad]]ist groups (e.g., [[ISIS]], [[al-Qaeda]], GIA, [[Boko Haram]]) who label Muslims, governments, or entire societies as apostates to sanction attacks, often citing thinkers like [[Sayyid Qutb]] or [[Ibn Taymiyyah]]. For example, during the Algerian Civil War (1991–2002), the GIA declared [[civilian]]s and non-members kafir, justifying massacres. Mainstream Muslim scholars, such as Hasan al-Hudaybi and Yusuf al-Qaradawi, denounce Takfiri practices as un-Islamic and divisive, emphasizing that only [[God]] can fully judge [[faith]].
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