What is Yasir Al-Habib’s judgement on the Shiites who believe that the Qur’an has been changed?

Yasir Al-Habib is being asked:

مولانا الفاضل ما هو الرأي فيمن يقول بتحريف القرآن أو نقصانه من قبل علمائنا مع العلم بأن القرآن صريح في أن الله سبحانه و تعالى قد تكفل بحفظه؟ فهل هو كافر؟ لأنه مكذب لما جاء في صريح القرآن؟

“Our dear Master, what is the opinion of our scholars about the one who believes in the falsification of the Qur’an or in its incompleteness? With the knowledge that the Qur’an explicitly says that God has taken care of its protection? Is he an disbeliever? For he accuses that which is explicitly stated in the Qur’an of being a lie?”

To this he answers:

إذا كان القائل بالتحريف يقول بذلك لشبهة فلا يجوز تكفيره، أما إذا كان يقصد تكذيب القرآن المعتقد بنزوله فنعم، ولا أحد قصد ذلك فالذين يقولون بالتحريف لم يقولوا بذلك بقصد التكذيب وإنما عن شبهة، كتأويل آية حفظ القرآن بأن المقصود بها حفظ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله. لأن الآية الكريمة نصّها: ”إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ“. (الحجر: 10)، فيقولون مثلا أن (الذكر) هنا هو رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله، بدلالة آيات أخرى هي قوله تعالى: ”قَدْ أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكُمْ ذِكْرًا، رَّسُولا يَتْلُو عَلَيْكُمْ آيَاتِ اللَّهِ“. (الطلاق: 11-12). فهذا الذي يكون قوله بالتحريف ناشئا من مثل هذه الشبهة لا يجوز تكفيره وإنما ينبغي محاورته وهدايته

“If the one who advocates the falsification believes it on the basis of a fallacy, then it is not permitted to declare him an disbeliever. But if his purpose is to accuse the Qur’an of lying, about which its revelation is believed in, then yes, and no one intends at that, because those who believe in the falsification do not believe in it because they accuse it of lying, but only because of a fallacy, for example by interpreting the verse about the protection of the Qur’an in such a way that the protection of the messengers of God (s) is meant, for the noble verse literally says: “We sent down the reminder, and We are certainly their guardians.” (15:19) For example, they say that the reminder here refers to the messenger of God, referring to other verses that are His statement: “God sent you down an reminder as a messenger who reads out the signs of God to you.” (65:10-11) This one, then, whose advocacy of falsification stems from a fallacy such as this, must not be declared an disbeliever, and one should only enter into dialogue with him and convert him.” [Source: Al-Qatrah]

The office of Yasir Al-Habib is being asked:

هل يجاب على الأسئلة هنا حسب الآراء للشيخ ياسر الحبيب؟

“Are the questions here answered according to the views of Shaikh Yasir Al-Habib?”

This is what is answered:

نعم

“Yes”

The office of Yasir Al-Habib is being asked:

هناك من شباب الشّيعة من يعتقد بأنّ المصحف الموجود بين أيدينا الآن فيه نقص وزيادة وتغيير وأنّ القرآن الّذي يحفظه الله عزّ وجلّ هو عند إمام زماننا عجّل الله فرجه الشّريف بغض النّظر عن بُطلان قولهم: هل يجوز للعامّيّ المقلّد أن يكفّر هؤلاء وأن يعتبرهم كُفّارًا أنجاسًا وغير مسلمين أم لا؟

“Some Shiite youths believe, that in the present codex (Mushaf) which is in our hands there is an incompleteness, addition and change, and that the Qur’an, which God guards, is with the Imam (a.) of our time. Apart from the invalidity of their statement: Is it permissible for an imitating lay person to declare them to be disbelievers and to be considered impure disbelievers and non-Muslims or not?

To this is answered:

لا يجوز

“It is not allowed.” [Source: Fadak office / 24.10.2020]