▫️Major Kufr [8]
Kufr of not affirming the Names and Attributes of Allāh:
Is to rejecting, denying or making a false interpretation for the Sahīh Names and Attributes of Allāh that is mentioned in the Qur’ān, the Sahīh Ahādīth of the Prophet ﷺ, and the Āthār of the Salaf.
To Ahlu Sunnah, affirming the Attributes is to accept it like the apparent meaning of it, without changing it, or without saying “we don’t know what that means”,
Neither we make similarities between the Attributes of Allāh and the attributes of the creation, neither we say that “how” is it.
For example, an elephant has hands, and a man has hands, but they are too different that one can write pages about it’s differences, so how can one even think that The Hand of Allāh is anything similar to hands of creation?!
We cannot mention the verses and the Ahādīth about the Attributes because they are big in number.
Some Kāfir groups that have committed Kufr and heresy in this topic are:
Jahmīyyah, Mu’tazīlah, Ashā’īrah, Matūrīdīyah, Kullbīyah, and Rāfīdhah.
You can search the hashtag #Asharis_Are_Kuffar in our channels for more information.
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Kufr of not affirming the Names and Attributes of Allāh:
Is to rejecting, denying or making a false interpretation for the Sahīh Names and Attributes of Allāh that is mentioned in the Qur’ān, the Sahīh Ahādīth of the Prophet ﷺ, and the Āthār of the Salaf.
To Ahlu Sunnah, affirming the Attributes is to accept it like the apparent meaning of it, without changing it, or without saying “we don’t know what that means”,
Neither we make similarities between the Attributes of Allāh and the attributes of the creation, neither we say that “how” is it.
For example, an elephant has hands, and a man has hands, but they are too different that one can write pages about it’s differences, so how can one even think that The Hand of Allāh is anything similar to hands of creation?!
We cannot mention the verses and the Ahādīth about the Attributes because they are big in number.
Some Kāfir groups that have committed Kufr and heresy in this topic are:
Jahmīyyah, Mu’tazīlah, Ashā’īrah, Matūrīdīyah, Kullbīyah, and Rāfīdhah.
You can search the hashtag #Asharis_Are_Kuffar in our channels for more information.
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▫️Major Shirk [1]
Shirk means to associate others in worship with Allāh,
Worshipping is not only prostrating and praying, but has other forms too, so you as a Muslim should know the other forms of worshiping.
Shirk of seeking help and calling to:
It is to call upon other than Allāh for something that only Allāh can give you.
No matter the person you’re calling upon is a prophet or is a righteous man, or a grave, or someone alive that cannot hear you, calling upon these for help is Shirk.
These grave worshipers say that “we are not worshipping the graves, we are asking them to make us close to Allāh!”
And this is exactly what the pagans in the time of the prophet ﷺ said.
Allāh Ta’ālā says:
وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ
And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allāh in position." (39:3)
فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ
And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith and hope]. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him. (29:65)
And they say “you hate the prophets and the righteous!”
And we say to them, don’t you hate Allāh Ta’ālā?!
You can also check Surat al-Ahqāf verse 5, Surat al-Mu’minūn verse 117, Surat al-Jinn verse 18.
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Shirk means to associate others in worship with Allāh,
Worshipping is not only prostrating and praying, but has other forms too, so you as a Muslim should know the other forms of worshiping.
Shirk of seeking help and calling to:
It is to call upon other than Allāh for something that only Allāh can give you.
No matter the person you’re calling upon is a prophet or is a righteous man, or a grave, or someone alive that cannot hear you, calling upon these for help is Shirk.
These grave worshipers say that “we are not worshipping the graves, we are asking them to make us close to Allāh!”
And this is exactly what the pagans in the time of the prophet ﷺ said.
Allāh Ta’ālā says:
وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ أَوْلِيَآءَ مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلْفَىٰٓ
And those who take protectors besides Him [say], "We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allāh in position." (39:3)
فَإِذَا رَكِبُوا۟ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ دَعَوُا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّىٰهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْبَرِّ إِذَا هُمْ يُشْرِكُونَ
And when they board a ship, they supplicate Allāh, sincere to Him in religion [i.e., faith and hope]. But when He delivers them to the land, at once they associate others with Him. (29:65)
And they say “you hate the prophets and the righteous!”
And we say to them, don’t you hate Allāh Ta’ālā?!
You can also check Surat al-Ahqāf verse 5, Surat al-Mu’minūn verse 117, Surat al-Jinn verse 18.
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▫️Major Shirk [2]
Shirk of obeying someone or some system in declaring what that Allāh has declared Harām as Halāl, and otherwise:
When Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal has declared something as Halāl, but someone comes and says that this is Harām or otherwise, and you obey that person and declare that thing as Harām, you have committed Shirk.
And the person who changes the rulings of Allāh, also is a Kāfir.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًۭا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allāh, (9:31)
But how did they do that?
Messenger of Allāh ﷺ explains it:
عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَفِي عُنُقِي صَلِيبٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ . فَقَالَ " يَا عَدِيُّ اطْرَحْ عَنْكَ هَذَا الْوَثَنَ " . وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ فِي سُورَةِ بَرَاءَةََ : ( اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ ) قَالَ " أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا أَحَلُّوا لَهُمْ شَيْئًا اسْتَحَلُّوهُ وَإِذَا حَرَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا حَرَّمُوهُ " .
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim:
"I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while I had a cross of gold around my neck.
He ﷺ said: 'O 'Adi! Remove this idol from yourself!'
And I heard him reciting from Surah Bara'ah: They took their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allāh (9:31).
He ﷺ said:
'As for them, they did not worship them, but when they made something lawful for them, they considered it lawful, and when they made something unlawful for them, they considered it unlawful.'"
And we also know that doing the major sins like fornication, usury, murder and etc. are not Kufr themselves, but declaring them as permissible is indeed Kufr.
And this is the issue of the parliaments, their laws declare fornication as permissible, they declare polygamy as forbidden, and much more..
Yet people go vote for these individuals and they think that they are still Muslims! No, be sure that the parliament members and their voters have nothing to do with Islām.
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Shirk of obeying someone or some system in declaring what that Allāh has declared Harām as Halāl, and otherwise:
When Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal has declared something as Halāl, but someone comes and says that this is Harām or otherwise, and you obey that person and declare that thing as Harām, you have committed Shirk.
And the person who changes the rulings of Allāh, also is a Kāfir.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَـٰنَهُمْ أَرْبَابًۭا مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allāh, (9:31)
But how did they do that?
Messenger of Allāh ﷺ explains it:
عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ، قَالَ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَفِي عُنُقِي صَلِيبٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ . فَقَالَ " يَا عَدِيُّ اطْرَحْ عَنْكَ هَذَا الْوَثَنَ " . وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقْرَأُ فِي سُورَةِ بَرَاءَةََ : ( اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ ) قَالَ " أَمَا إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَعْبُدُونَهُمْ وَلَكِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا أَحَلُّوا لَهُمْ شَيْئًا اسْتَحَلُّوهُ وَإِذَا حَرَّمُوا عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا حَرَّمُوهُ " .
Narrated 'Adi bin Hatim:
"I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while I had a cross of gold around my neck.
He ﷺ said: 'O 'Adi! Remove this idol from yourself!'
And I heard him reciting from Surah Bara'ah: They took their rabbis and monks as lords besides Allāh (9:31).
He ﷺ said:
'As for them, they did not worship them, but when they made something lawful for them, they considered it lawful, and when they made something unlawful for them, they considered it unlawful.'"
And we also know that doing the major sins like fornication, usury, murder and etc. are not Kufr themselves, but declaring them as permissible is indeed Kufr.
And this is the issue of the parliaments, their laws declare fornication as permissible, they declare polygamy as forbidden, and much more..
Yet people go vote for these individuals and they think that they are still Muslims! No, be sure that the parliament members and their voters have nothing to do with Islām.
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▫️Major Shirk [3]
Shirk of loving:
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَندَادًۭا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَشَدُّ حُبًّۭا لِّلَّهِ ۗ
And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allāh as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allāh. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allāh. (2:165)
We see that people love their group, Hizb, country, or even a woman as much they love Allāh, or even more!
Or they respect a Kufrī national anthem more than the verses of Allāh! They become silent while it is playing, while they don’t even care about someone reciting the Qur’ān!
Or how we see people going to wars and shed bloods for their country, but the thought of Jihād has not entered their minds even for once!
Or how many people are ready to stab someone because they cursed their mothers, but don’t become angry even with a comment when they see people mocking and cursing Allāh and His prophet ﷺ!
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Shirk of loving:
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَندَادًۭا يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَشَدُّ حُبًّۭا لِّلَّهِ ۗ
And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allāh as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allāh. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allāh. (2:165)
We see that people love their group, Hizb, country, or even a woman as much they love Allāh, or even more!
Or they respect a Kufrī national anthem more than the verses of Allāh! They become silent while it is playing, while they don’t even care about someone reciting the Qur’ān!
Or how we see people going to wars and shed bloods for their country, but the thought of Jihād has not entered their minds even for once!
Or how many people are ready to stab someone because they cursed their mothers, but don’t become angry even with a comment when they see people mocking and cursing Allāh and His prophet ﷺ!
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▫️Major Shirk [4]
Shirk of slaughtering animals for other than Allāh:
Is that when someone slaughters an animal for RasūlAllāh ﷺ or for so and so Imām and Shaykh, or for a grave and shrine, or for a leader,
Whether it’s his intention in his heart or saying other than Allāh’s name while slaughtering.
Doing this is major shirk and the meat will be Harām to eat.
Why?
Because slaughtering animals is a type of worship that should be done for Allāh alone, and it should be done by His Name, not even RasūlAllāh -the best creation of Allāh- ‘s name ﷺ.
This type of Shirk is really widespread in the Sūfīs and grave worshippers.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allāh, Lord of the worlds. (6:162)
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Shirk of slaughtering animals for other than Allāh:
Is that when someone slaughters an animal for RasūlAllāh ﷺ or for so and so Imām and Shaykh, or for a grave and shrine, or for a leader,
Whether it’s his intention in his heart or saying other than Allāh’s name while slaughtering.
Doing this is major shirk and the meat will be Harām to eat.
Why?
Because slaughtering animals is a type of worship that should be done for Allāh alone, and it should be done by His Name, not even RasūlAllāh -the best creation of Allāh- ‘s name ﷺ.
This type of Shirk is really widespread in the Sūfīs and grave worshippers.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِى وَنُسُكِى وَمَحْيَاىَ وَمَمَاتِى لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allāh, Lord of the worlds. (6:162)
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▫️Democracy and Secularism [1]
Democracy, in summary, means the law is made by the majority of a nation,
glorifying the desires of the human beings and making it the law of a whole country!
Secularism, in summary, is separating the religion from the government, and the government is being led by anything but religion!
But is Allāh pleased with these?
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal descended a book from the seven heavens to be a guide for the mankind,
Anything that mankind needs can be found and fulfilled in the best way by accepting and working with the commands of that book.
So know this may Allāh have mercy on you, we cannot ignore this book and it’s rulings,
Truly we don’t have a country that completely accepts and fulfills the commands of this holy book,
But In Shā’ Allāh, our time will come too.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
قَدْ جَآءَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ نُورٌۭ وَكِتَـٰبٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
There has come to you from Allāh a light and a clear Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] (5:15)
How a sane man chooses the desires of a bunch of people that are rotting in their filth of sins over the book of Allāh?
What the democrats and seculars want, is to live like animals and worship their parliamentary masters, and indeed they are more dumb than animals.
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Democracy, in summary, means the law is made by the majority of a nation,
glorifying the desires of the human beings and making it the law of a whole country!
Secularism, in summary, is separating the religion from the government, and the government is being led by anything but religion!
But is Allāh pleased with these?
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal descended a book from the seven heavens to be a guide for the mankind,
Anything that mankind needs can be found and fulfilled in the best way by accepting and working with the commands of that book.
So know this may Allāh have mercy on you, we cannot ignore this book and it’s rulings,
Truly we don’t have a country that completely accepts and fulfills the commands of this holy book,
But In Shā’ Allāh, our time will come too.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
قَدْ جَآءَكُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ نُورٌۭ وَكِتَـٰبٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
There has come to you from Allāh a light and a clear Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] (5:15)
How a sane man chooses the desires of a bunch of people that are rotting in their filth of sins over the book of Allāh?
What the democrats and seculars want, is to live like animals and worship their parliamentary masters, and indeed they are more dumb than animals.
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▫️Democracy and Secularism [2]
Some so called “Islamic” parliament members and parties that are around, are no different from the seculars.
What is their plan? To return Allāh’s Law with voting and democracy?! What a joke!
One of the local “Islamic” party leaders here said once that “democracy comes from the core of Islām”!
So this Kāfir says that Islām is the source of all of these Kufrs! From legalization of clubs and alcohol to killing the Muslims in the name of terror!
When they become parliament members they take an oath by the Qur’ān to stick to the rules of the parliament!
They take an oath by the Qur’ān to works against the Qur’ān!
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Some so called “Islamic” parliament members and parties that are around, are no different from the seculars.
What is their plan? To return Allāh’s Law with voting and democracy?! What a joke!
One of the local “Islamic” party leaders here said once that “democracy comes from the core of Islām”!
So this Kāfir says that Islām is the source of all of these Kufrs! From legalization of clubs and alcohol to killing the Muslims in the name of terror!
When they become parliament members they take an oath by the Qur’ān to stick to the rules of the parliament!
They take an oath by the Qur’ān to works against the Qur’ān!
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▫️Democracy and Secularism [3]
What is really going on in the parliaments?
They vote about Allāh’s laws! One says he agrees with it, one calls it terror, another one calls it barbarism! This is what’s going on.
They prefer a Christian or a Jew’s desires than the Speech of Allāh, in their parliaments Allāh’s Speech is equal to a Kāfir woman that says abortion is totally fine!
And how many charlatans out there say that voting is fine because it’s “a lesser evil”? How Kufr can be lesser than Kufr? It’s like saying drinking vodka is Harām but drinking beer is fine!
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا۟ فِى حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًۭا مِّثْلُهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ جَامِعُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا
And it has already come down to you in the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] that when you hear the verses of Allāh [recited], they are denied [by them] and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them. Indeed, Allāh will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together. (4:140)
So may Allāh have mercy on you, be away from any form of voting in these Kufri parliaments, their people, their supporters, and their defenders and excusers.
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What is really going on in the parliaments?
They vote about Allāh’s laws! One says he agrees with it, one calls it terror, another one calls it barbarism! This is what’s going on.
They prefer a Christian or a Jew’s desires than the Speech of Allāh, in their parliaments Allāh’s Speech is equal to a Kāfir woman that says abortion is totally fine!
And how many charlatans out there say that voting is fine because it’s “a lesser evil”? How Kufr can be lesser than Kufr? It’s like saying drinking vodka is Harām but drinking beer is fine!
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
وَقَدْ نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتُمْ ءَايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ يُكْفَرُ بِهَا وَيُسْتَهْزَأُ بِهَا فَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا۟ فِى حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّكُمْ إِذًۭا مِّثْلُهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ جَامِعُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ فِى جَهَنَّمَ جَمِيعًا
And it has already come down to you in the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] that when you hear the verses of Allāh [recited], they are denied [by them] and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would then be like them. Indeed, Allāh will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together. (4:140)
So may Allāh have mercy on you, be away from any form of voting in these Kufri parliaments, their people, their supporters, and their defenders and excusers.
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▫️Democracy and Secularism [4]
The “Islamic” parties say that parliament is like Shūrā!
Hasbun Allāh Wa Ni’am al-Wakīl! They are comparing a bunch of intoxicated politicians to Imām ‘Umar Bin al-Khattāb and his Shūrā!
They also say if we don’t go there, the seculars will get all of the seats there and we gotta beat them!
They are stupid enough to think they should “beat” them with Kufr!
It’s like saying “that guy wants to disrespect Qur’ān and burn it, but I want to kick it!”
This is still Kufr and both of you are Kāfir!
And to think you can beat the Kuffār with their own system is nothing but childish ignorance.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
وَلَن تَرْضَىٰ عَنكَ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَلَا ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ ٱلَّذِى جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّۢ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
And never will the Jews and the Christians approve of you until you follow their religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allāh is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allāh no protector or helper. (2:120)
And if you ask them “even if you got more seats in the parliament, will you implement Sharī’ah law?”
Their shameful answer will be “no”.
May Allāh humiliate them and protect us.
#Post number 39
The “Islamic” parties say that parliament is like Shūrā!
Hasbun Allāh Wa Ni’am al-Wakīl! They are comparing a bunch of intoxicated politicians to Imām ‘Umar Bin al-Khattāb and his Shūrā!
They also say if we don’t go there, the seculars will get all of the seats there and we gotta beat them!
They are stupid enough to think they should “beat” them with Kufr!
It’s like saying “that guy wants to disrespect Qur’ān and burn it, but I want to kick it!”
This is still Kufr and both of you are Kāfir!
And to think you can beat the Kuffār with their own system is nothing but childish ignorance.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
وَلَن تَرْضَىٰ عَنكَ ٱلْيَهُودُ وَلَا ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ ۗ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ ۗ وَلَئِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَآءَهُم بَعْدَ ٱلَّذِى جَآءَكَ مِنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِىٍّۢ وَلَا نَصِيرٍ
And never will the Jews and the Christians approve of you until you follow their religion. Say, "Indeed, the guidance of Allāh is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have against Allāh no protector or helper. (2:120)
And if you ask them “even if you got more seats in the parliament, will you implement Sharī’ah law?”
Their shameful answer will be “no”.
May Allāh humiliate them and protect us.
#Post number 39
▫️al-Walā’ Wa al-Barā’ [1]
al-Walā’ means loving, supporting and alliance,
And al-Barā’ means being disassociating, hatred and opposing.
And al-Walā’ Wa al-Barā’ for the sake of Allāh is to love and ally with those that Allāh loves, and be disassociated and hate those that Allāh hates.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
وَأَذَٰنٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَجِّ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَرِىٓءٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ۙ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ
And [it is] an announcement from Allāh and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allāh is disassociated from the disbelievers, and [so is] His Messenger. (9:3)
And this is the way of Ibrāhīm ﷺ, and we are commanded to follow his way,
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥٓ
There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, "Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allāh. We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allāh alone" (60:4)
#Post number 40
al-Walā’ means loving, supporting and alliance,
And al-Barā’ means being disassociating, hatred and opposing.
And al-Walā’ Wa al-Barā’ for the sake of Allāh is to love and ally with those that Allāh loves, and be disassociated and hate those that Allāh hates.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
وَأَذَٰنٌۭ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلنَّاسِ يَوْمَ ٱلْحَجِّ ٱلْأَكْبَرِ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ بَرِىٓءٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ۙ وَرَسُولُهُۥ ۚ
And [it is] an announcement from Allāh and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allāh is disassociated from the disbelievers, and [so is] His Messenger. (9:3)
And this is the way of Ibrāhīm ﷺ, and we are commanded to follow his way,
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌۭ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥٓ
There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, "Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allāh. We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allāh alone" (60:4)
#Post number 40
▫️al-Walā’ Wa al-Barā’ [2]
We all love our parents don’t we?
But what about the enemies of our parents? Should we love them? Or we hate and oppose them?
If our parents find out that we love their enemies, would they be pleased from us? Definitely not!
Allāh Has the Highest example,
We all claim that we love Allāh, we don’t hate Him, neither we oppose Him,
So what about His enemies?
Do we oppose and hate His enemies? Or we take them as allies and friends?
Do we think that Allāh accepts that we ally with His enemies? Indeed no!
Do we even know who are the enemies of Allāh? So we can oppose them?
Enemies of Allāh are the people of Kufr, Shirk, and Bid’ah and sins.
Those who accept the Tawāghīt, the grave worshippers, those who deny the Attributes of Allāh, and those who defend these people with their tongues and weapons.
Do you hate these people? Or you voted for them?
Hate those whom Allāh hates, and love those whom Allāh loves,
And this is how your al-Walā’ Wa al-Barā’ firms.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًۭا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ يُوَآدُّونَ مَنْ حَآدَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ ۚ
You will not find a people who believe in Allāh and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allāh and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. (58:22)
He ‘Azza Wa Jal also says:
لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةًۭ ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination. (3:28)
#Post number 41
We all love our parents don’t we?
But what about the enemies of our parents? Should we love them? Or we hate and oppose them?
If our parents find out that we love their enemies, would they be pleased from us? Definitely not!
Allāh Has the Highest example,
We all claim that we love Allāh, we don’t hate Him, neither we oppose Him,
So what about His enemies?
Do we oppose and hate His enemies? Or we take them as allies and friends?
Do we think that Allāh accepts that we ally with His enemies? Indeed no!
Do we even know who are the enemies of Allāh? So we can oppose them?
Enemies of Allāh are the people of Kufr, Shirk, and Bid’ah and sins.
Those who accept the Tawāghīt, the grave worshippers, those who deny the Attributes of Allāh, and those who defend these people with their tongues and weapons.
Do you hate these people? Or you voted for them?
Hate those whom Allāh hates, and love those whom Allāh loves,
And this is how your al-Walā’ Wa al-Barā’ firms.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًۭا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ يُوَآدُّونَ مَنْ حَآدَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ ۚ
You will not find a people who believe in Allāh and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allāh and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. (58:22)
He ‘Azza Wa Jal also says:
لَّا يَتَّخِذِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ فِى شَىْءٍ إِلَّآ أَن تَتَّقُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ تُقَىٰةًۭ ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Let not believers take disbelievers as allies [i.e., supporters or protectors] rather than believers. And whoever [of you] does that has nothing [i.e., no association] with Allāh, except when taking precaution against them in prudence. And Allāh warns you of Himself, and to Allāh is the [final] destination. (3:28)
#Post number 41
❤3
▫️al-Walā’ Wa al-Barā’ [3]
It is well known that it is mandatory to be good and dutiful to one’s parents, and being bad to them is a major sin,
To a point that even if your parents command you to do shirk you will not obey them but in terms of worldly life you have to be dutiful to them.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
وَإِن جَـٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًۭا ۖ
But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge,1 do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness (31:15)
Narrated Asma 'bint Abi Bakr:
During the period of the peace treaty of Quraish with Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) , my mother, accompanied by her father, came to visit me, and she was a pagan.
I consulted Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) , "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ! My mother has come to me and she desires to receive a reward from me, shall I keep good relation with her?"
He ﷺ said:
"Yes, keep [family] ties with her."
One might ask, but how some of the companions like Abū ‘Ubayd al-Jarrāh killed their own fathers and family members in the battlefield?
Or how Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًۭا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ يُوَآدُّونَ مَنْ حَآدَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ ۚ
You will not find a people who believe in Allāh and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allāh and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. (58:22)
The answer is:
Those were the Muhārib Kuffār that used to fight against Islām and opposing the Muslims and even exiled them from their homes.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
لَّا يَنْهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَـٰرِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ
Allāh does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly.
إِنَّمَا يَنْهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ قَـٰتَلُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُم مِّن دِيَـٰرِكُمْ وَظَـٰهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَن تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
Allāh only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers. (60:8-9)
Sadly a lot of young brothers and sisters are harsh upon their parents, even if they are Kuffār, they can give them Da’wah with their attitude, but they keep make them be more distanced from Islam.
#Post number 42
It is well known that it is mandatory to be good and dutiful to one’s parents, and being bad to them is a major sin,
To a point that even if your parents command you to do shirk you will not obey them but in terms of worldly life you have to be dutiful to them.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
وَإِن جَـٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِى مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌۭ فَلَا تُطِعْهُمَا ۖ وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًۭا ۖ
But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge,1 do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness (31:15)
Narrated Asma 'bint Abi Bakr:
During the period of the peace treaty of Quraish with Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) , my mother, accompanied by her father, came to visit me, and she was a pagan.
I consulted Allāh's Messenger (ﷺ) , "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ! My mother has come to me and she desires to receive a reward from me, shall I keep good relation with her?"
He ﷺ said:
"Yes, keep [family] ties with her."
📚 Sahih al-Bukhari, 3183
One might ask, but how some of the companions like Abū ‘Ubayd al-Jarrāh killed their own fathers and family members in the battlefield?
Or how Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًۭا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ يُوَآدُّونَ مَنْ حَآدَّ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ ءَابَآءَهُمْ أَوْ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ أَوْ إِخْوَٰنَهُمْ أَوْ عَشِيرَتَهُمْ ۚ
You will not find a people who believe in Allāh and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allāh and His Messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred. (58:22)
The answer is:
Those were the Muhārib Kuffār that used to fight against Islām and opposing the Muslims and even exiled them from their homes.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
لَّا يَنْهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَـٰتِلُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيَـٰرِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَ
Allāh does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allāh loves those who act justly.
إِنَّمَا يَنْهَىٰكُمُ ٱللَّهُ عَنِ ٱلَّذِينَ قَـٰتَلُوكُمْ فِى ٱلدِّينِ وَأَخْرَجُوكُم مِّن دِيَـٰرِكُمْ وَظَـٰهَرُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ إِخْرَاجِكُمْ أَن تَوَلَّوْهُمْ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُمْ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
Allāh only forbids you from those who fight you because of religion and expel you from your homes and aid in your expulsion - [forbids] that you make allies of them. And whoever makes allies of them, then it is those who are the wrongdoers. (60:8-9)
Sadly a lot of young brothers and sisters are harsh upon their parents, even if they are Kuffār, they can give them Da’wah with their attitude, but they keep make them be more distanced from Islam.
#Post number 42
▫️at-Tāghūt [1]
Linguistically it means someone that has crossed the borders and has chosen the path of tyranny.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
So whoever disbelieves in ṭāghūt and believes in Allāh has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing. (2:256)
There is some multiple commentaries of Salaf about Tāghūt:
Imām ‘Umar Bin al-Khattāb said:
It is the satan.
Imām Ibn ‘Abbās said:
It is Ka’b Bin Ashraf (in Shā’ Allāh we will post about him later).
Imām ‘Ikrimah said:
It is the soothsayer.
Imām ash-Sha’bī said:
It is the witch.
Imām Mālik Bin Anas said:
It is anything that is worshipped other than Allāh while it is pleased about it.
And none of these are contradictory to each other.
Imām at-Tabarī says:
The correct speech is that Tāghūt is anyone that transgresses the limits that were set by Allāh,
And it is worshipped besides Allāh,
Either he forces people to worship him or people obey him and worship him themselves,
Either that person is a human being or a demon or an idol or a witch and a soothsayer.
So with collecting all of these evidences,
Whoever that is worshipped and obeyed besides Allāh and he is pleased about it,
Or people worship him and he doesn’t deny them,
Whether he’s a human, a parliament leader or a president, and witch and a soothsayer, or a Sufī man who claims to give cure and Rizq to people,
Is a Tāghūt.
And important note is that the person should be pleased about being worshipped to be considered as Tāghūt,
Otherwise Christians worship ‘Īsā Bin Maryam and his mother peace be upon them,
Or grave worshippers worship RasūlAllāh ﷺ,
But they are dissociated from what they do and have nothing to do with them.
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Linguistically it means someone that has crossed the borders and has chosen the path of tyranny.
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal says:
فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
So whoever disbelieves in ṭāghūt and believes in Allāh has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing. (2:256)
There is some multiple commentaries of Salaf about Tāghūt:
Imām ‘Umar Bin al-Khattāb said:
It is the satan.
Imām Ibn ‘Abbās said:
It is Ka’b Bin Ashraf (in Shā’ Allāh we will post about him later).
Imām ‘Ikrimah said:
It is the soothsayer.
Imām ash-Sha’bī said:
It is the witch.
Imām Mālik Bin Anas said:
It is anything that is worshipped other than Allāh while it is pleased about it.
📚 Tafsīr Ibn Abī Hātim
And none of these are contradictory to each other.
Imām at-Tabarī says:
The correct speech is that Tāghūt is anyone that transgresses the limits that were set by Allāh,
And it is worshipped besides Allāh,
Either he forces people to worship him or people obey him and worship him themselves,
Either that person is a human being or a demon or an idol or a witch and a soothsayer.
📚 Tafsīr at-Tabarī
So with collecting all of these evidences,
Whoever that is worshipped and obeyed besides Allāh and he is pleased about it,
Or people worship him and he doesn’t deny them,
Whether he’s a human, a parliament leader or a president, and witch and a soothsayer, or a Sufī man who claims to give cure and Rizq to people,
Is a Tāghūt.
And important note is that the person should be pleased about being worshipped to be considered as Tāghūt,
Otherwise Christians worship ‘Īsā Bin Maryam and his mother peace be upon them,
Or grave worshippers worship RasūlAllāh ﷺ,
But they are dissociated from what they do and have nothing to do with them.
#Post number 43
▫️at-Tāghūt [2]
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal clearly call’s pharaoh as a Tāghūt:
ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed. (79:17)
But why pharaoh was a Tāghūt, because of his oppressions? No.
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
And he gathered [his people] and called out
فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
And said, "I am your most exalted lord." (79:23-24)
And we said we’re gonna talk about Ka’b Bin Ashraf in the last post, scholars of Tafsīr have clearly called him a Tāghūt.
He was from the Jewish leaders at the time of RasūlAllāh ﷺ,
He and another Jew gathered 10,000 people to fight against RasūlAllāh ﷺ and “destroy” Islām.
And that’s how the battle of Khandaq happened and the army of Islām gained victory and power.
Ka’b Bin Ashraf believed that the message of RasūlAllāh ﷺ is the truth but he fought against him and gathered an army against Islām.
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]? (3:71)
وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌۭ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَجْهَ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱكْفُرُوٓا۟ ءَاخِرَهُۥ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
And a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they will return [i.e., abandon their religion], (3:72)
۞ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنطَارٍۢ يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِدِينَارٍۢ لَّا يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا مَا دُمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَآئِمًۭا ۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ سَبِيلٌۭ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
And among the People of the Scripture is he who, if you entrust him with a great amount [of wealth], he will return it to you. And among them is he who, if you entrust him with a [single] coin, he will not return it to you unless you are constantly standing over him [demanding it]. That is because they say, "There is no blame upon us concerning the unlearned." And they speak untruth about Allāh while they know [it]. (3:75)
For more benefit you can check out Tafsīr of Imām Ibn Wahb.
#Post number 44
Allāh ‘Azza Wa Jal clearly call’s pharaoh as a Tāghūt:
ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed. (79:17)
But why pharaoh was a Tāghūt, because of his oppressions? No.
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
And he gathered [his people] and called out
فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
And said, "I am your most exalted lord." (79:23-24)
And we said we’re gonna talk about Ka’b Bin Ashraf in the last post, scholars of Tafsīr have clearly called him a Tāghūt.
He was from the Jewish leaders at the time of RasūlAllāh ﷺ,
He and another Jew gathered 10,000 people to fight against RasūlAllāh ﷺ and “destroy” Islām.
And that’s how the battle of Khandaq happened and the army of Islām gained victory and power.
Ka’b Bin Ashraf believed that the message of RasūlAllāh ﷺ is the truth but he fought against him and gathered an army against Islām.
يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
O People of the Scripture, why do you mix [i.e., confuse] the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]? (3:71)
وَقَالَت طَّآئِفَةٌۭ مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَجْهَ ٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱكْفُرُوٓا۟ ءَاخِرَهُۥ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ
And a faction of the People of the Scripture say [to each other], "Believe in that which was revealed to the believers at the beginning of the day and reject it at its end that perhaps they will return [i.e., abandon their religion], (3:72)
۞ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ مَنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِقِنطَارٍۢ يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ إِن تَأْمَنْهُ بِدِينَارٍۢ لَّا يُؤَدِّهِۦٓ إِلَيْكَ إِلَّا مَا دُمْتَ عَلَيْهِ قَآئِمًۭا ۗ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا فِى ٱلْأُمِّيِّـۧنَ سَبِيلٌۭ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
And among the People of the Scripture is he who, if you entrust him with a great amount [of wealth], he will return it to you. And among them is he who, if you entrust him with a [single] coin, he will not return it to you unless you are constantly standing over him [demanding it]. That is because they say, "There is no blame upon us concerning the unlearned." And they speak untruth about Allāh while they know [it]. (3:75)
For more benefit you can check out Tafsīr of Imām Ibn Wahb.
#Post number 44
▫️Minor Kufr and Shirk [1]
Minor kufr and minor shirk are those actions which, although sinful, do not expel a person from Islām.
In many authentic ahadith of the Prophet ﷺ we find the terms Kufr or Shirk being used, or actions being described as such, yet the intended meaning is not major kufr or major shirk.
These, along with many other examples, have been transmitted to us in the books and writings of the scholars showing that such acts are not major disbelief, but rather sins for which the Prophet ﷺ used strong language to warn his Ummah, so they would not fall into the greater forms of these sins.
The question then arises: when the Prophet ﷺ used the word Kufr in his speech, did he always mean major kufr, or did he sometimes mean minor kufr? How do we distinguish between them?
The only correct method to determine this is to return to the understanding of the Salaf of the Ummah, for they were the most knowledgeable of Allāh’s Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger ﷺ—either because they were the Companions themselves, or the Tābi’ūn who took from them, or the Tābi’ at-Tābi’īn who took from the Tābiʿūn.
They were upon the pure religion and had a better, deeper understanding of the Qur’ān and Sunnah than we do.
Sadly, today we see many preachers and callers who have abandoned the methodology of the Salaf of the Ummah.
In their talks and lectures, they hastily declare: “Whoever does such-and-such is a kāfir!” or “He will die and Allāh will bring him back to life without iman!”—while the very action they are labelling as major kufr is, in reality, considered by the scholars to be minor kufr.
Thus, we as Muslims must be neither extreme nor negligent, but rather anchor our understanding upon the true explanation of the Salaf.
If Allāh wills, in the next post we will discuss some examples of minor kufr and minor shirk.
#Post number 45
Minor kufr and minor shirk are those actions which, although sinful, do not expel a person from Islām.
In many authentic ahadith of the Prophet ﷺ we find the terms Kufr or Shirk being used, or actions being described as such, yet the intended meaning is not major kufr or major shirk.
These, along with many other examples, have been transmitted to us in the books and writings of the scholars showing that such acts are not major disbelief, but rather sins for which the Prophet ﷺ used strong language to warn his Ummah, so they would not fall into the greater forms of these sins.
The question then arises: when the Prophet ﷺ used the word Kufr in his speech, did he always mean major kufr, or did he sometimes mean minor kufr? How do we distinguish between them?
The only correct method to determine this is to return to the understanding of the Salaf of the Ummah, for they were the most knowledgeable of Allāh’s Book and the Sunnah of His Messenger ﷺ—either because they were the Companions themselves, or the Tābi’ūn who took from them, or the Tābi’ at-Tābi’īn who took from the Tābiʿūn.
They were upon the pure religion and had a better, deeper understanding of the Qur’ān and Sunnah than we do.
Sadly, today we see many preachers and callers who have abandoned the methodology of the Salaf of the Ummah.
In their talks and lectures, they hastily declare: “Whoever does such-and-such is a kāfir!” or “He will die and Allāh will bring him back to life without iman!”—while the very action they are labelling as major kufr is, in reality, considered by the scholars to be minor kufr.
Thus, we as Muslims must be neither extreme nor negligent, but rather anchor our understanding upon the true explanation of the Salaf.
If Allāh wills, in the next post we will discuss some examples of minor kufr and minor shirk.
#Post number 45
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▫️Minor Kufr and Shirk [2]
Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal رحمه الله, in his Uṣūl al-Sunnah, under the section on nifāq (hypocrisy) and, mentions a number of prophetic aḥādīth which he classifies as “minor kufr” (الكفر الأصغر).
He then explains that these narrations are to be taken as they are, without speculative interpretation, and without claiming that they mean major disbelief.
He cites the following:
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1. Ḥadīth on Signs of the Hypocrite
Arabic:
«آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلاثٌ: إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ»
(متفق عليه)
English Athar Translation:
“The sign of a hypocrite are three: When he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted, he betrays.”
[Agreed upon by al-Bukhārī and Muslim]
And in another wording:
«أربعٌ مَن كنَّ فيه كان منافقًا خالصًا: إذا حدَّثَ كذب، وإذا وعدَ أخلف، وإذا عاهدَ غدر، وإذا خاصمَ فجر»
(رواه مسلم)
Translation:
“Four traits—whoever has them is a pure hypocrite: When he speaks he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he makes a covenant he betrays it; and when he disputes he behaves immorally.”
[Muslim]
Imām Aḥmad explains: This is not major nifāq (which is disbelief), but rather nifāq ‘amalī (hypocrisy in actions).
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2. Ḥadīth: “Do not return to disbelief after me”
Arabic:
«لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»
(متفق عليه)
English:
“Do not turn back to disbelief after me, striking the necks of one another.”
[Agreed upon]
This refers to fighting among Muslims, but it does not expel one from Islam. Imām Aḥmad says this wording is one of severity (تغليظ), not a declaration of actual kufr.
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3. Ḥadīth on Fighting Between Muslims
Arabic:
«إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا، فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ»
(رواه البخاري ومسلم)
English:
“When two Muslims meet with their swords, then both the killer and the one killed are in the Fire.”
[al-Bukhārī and Muslim]
Explanation: The wording is harsh, but it is not takfīr, unless the one considers the Muslim’s blood Halāl to shed while he is innocent, many Ṣaḥābah themselves fought each other in civil conflicts, yet the Ummah affirms their Islam.
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4. Ḥadīth on Reviling Muslims
Arabic:
«سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ، وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ»
(رواه البخاري ومسلم)
English:
“Verbally abusing a Muslim is wickedness, and fighting him is disbelief.”
[al-Bukhārī and Muslim]
Imām Aḥmad clarifies: This is “minor kufr” (كفر أصغر), not kufr that removes from the religion.
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5. Ḥadīth on Takfīr of One’s Brother
Arabic:
«مَنْ قَالَ لِأَخِيهِ يَا كَافِرُ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِهَا أَحَدُهُمَا»
(متفق عليه)
English:
“Whoever says to his brother: ‘O disbeliever!’—then surely one of them has indeed fallen into it.”
[Agreed upon]
If one Takfīrs a Muslim mistakenly because he saw something that looked like Kufr, this is a minor Kufr for the one who did the Takfīr,
But if he finds out this guy is a Muslim yet he still Takfīrs him and rejects the evidences of Qur’ān and Āthār about this man that is a Muslim, will be a major Kufr for him.
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6. Ḥadīth on Swearing by Other Than Allah
Arabic:
«مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ أَوْ أَشْرَكَ»
(رواه أبو داود والترمذي)
English:
“Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed disbelief or shirk.”
[Abū Dāwūd, al-Tirmidhī]
Imām Aḥmad: This is minor kufr/shirk unless the person regards the thing he swears by as equal to Allāh in reverence—then it becomes major shirk.
#Post number 46
Imām Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal رحمه الله, in his Uṣūl al-Sunnah, under the section on nifāq (hypocrisy) and, mentions a number of prophetic aḥādīth which he classifies as “minor kufr” (الكفر الأصغر).
He then explains that these narrations are to be taken as they are, without speculative interpretation, and without claiming that they mean major disbelief.
He cites the following:
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1. Ḥadīth on Signs of the Hypocrite
Arabic:
«آيَةُ الْمُنَافِقِ ثَلاثٌ: إِذَا حَدَّثَ كَذَبَ، وَإِذَا وَعَدَ أَخْلَفَ، وَإِذَا اؤْتُمِنَ خَانَ»
(متفق عليه)
English Athar Translation:
“The sign of a hypocrite are three: When he speaks, he lies; when he promises, he breaks it; and when he is entrusted, he betrays.”
[Agreed upon by al-Bukhārī and Muslim]
And in another wording:
«أربعٌ مَن كنَّ فيه كان منافقًا خالصًا: إذا حدَّثَ كذب، وإذا وعدَ أخلف، وإذا عاهدَ غدر، وإذا خاصمَ فجر»
(رواه مسلم)
Translation:
“Four traits—whoever has them is a pure hypocrite: When he speaks he lies; when he makes a promise he breaks it; when he makes a covenant he betrays it; and when he disputes he behaves immorally.”
[Muslim]
Imām Aḥmad explains: This is not major nifāq (which is disbelief), but rather nifāq ‘amalī (hypocrisy in actions).
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2. Ḥadīth: “Do not return to disbelief after me”
Arabic:
«لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ»
(متفق عليه)
English:
“Do not turn back to disbelief after me, striking the necks of one another.”
[Agreed upon]
This refers to fighting among Muslims, but it does not expel one from Islam. Imām Aḥmad says this wording is one of severity (تغليظ), not a declaration of actual kufr.
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3. Ḥadīth on Fighting Between Muslims
Arabic:
«إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا، فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ»
(رواه البخاري ومسلم)
English:
“When two Muslims meet with their swords, then both the killer and the one killed are in the Fire.”
[al-Bukhārī and Muslim]
Explanation: The wording is harsh, but it is not takfīr, unless the one considers the Muslim’s blood Halāl to shed while he is innocent, many Ṣaḥābah themselves fought each other in civil conflicts, yet the Ummah affirms their Islam.
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4. Ḥadīth on Reviling Muslims
Arabic:
«سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ، وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ»
(رواه البخاري ومسلم)
English:
“Verbally abusing a Muslim is wickedness, and fighting him is disbelief.”
[al-Bukhārī and Muslim]
Imām Aḥmad clarifies: This is “minor kufr” (كفر أصغر), not kufr that removes from the religion.
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5. Ḥadīth on Takfīr of One’s Brother
Arabic:
«مَنْ قَالَ لِأَخِيهِ يَا كَافِرُ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِهَا أَحَدُهُمَا»
(متفق عليه)
English:
“Whoever says to his brother: ‘O disbeliever!’—then surely one of them has indeed fallen into it.”
[Agreed upon]
If one Takfīrs a Muslim mistakenly because he saw something that looked like Kufr, this is a minor Kufr for the one who did the Takfīr,
But if he finds out this guy is a Muslim yet he still Takfīrs him and rejects the evidences of Qur’ān and Āthār about this man that is a Muslim, will be a major Kufr for him.
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6. Ḥadīth on Swearing by Other Than Allah
Arabic:
«مَنْ حَلَفَ بِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ فَقَدْ كَفَرَ أَوْ أَشْرَكَ»
(رواه أبو داود والترمذي)
English:
“Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed disbelief or shirk.”
[Abū Dāwūd, al-Tirmidhī]
Imām Aḥmad: This is minor kufr/shirk unless the person regards the thing he swears by as equal to Allāh in reverence—then it becomes major shirk.
#Post number 46
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▫️Takfīr [1]
Takfīr means declaring someone a disbeliever.
Before going into the subject itself, I want to say: this matter is very sensitive among the people today.
Most people have become very careless in this issue—so much so that if you speak about takfīr they immediately accuse you of being an extremist or from the Khawārij.
On the other side, there are those who go to the other extreme, declaring people disbelievers over strange and trivial things, or considering the common Muslims to be kuffār without any clear evidence of kufr being present.
The problem on both sides traces back to the confusion created by ḥizbī “Islamic” groups and the Madkhalīs. What do you expect from them, when they are so contradictory?
One of them claims even a cow or a donkey cannot be kāfir! So some people react and oppose them severely, while others adopt their speech and deny what is clear.
And like the Madkhalī Jahmiyyah, they put a thousand and one obstacles before making takfīr, until a clear disbeliever is never declared kāfir but is instead counted as a Muslim.
At the same time, it is not allowed—like the general misguided ones do—to declare every person who prays, fasts, and outwardly shows Islam to be a kāfir.
So, in truth, a Muslim must be cautious: he should not speak blindly, nor be driven by emotion and zeal.
Rather, he must speak and act upon ʿilm (knowledge) and certainty, not suspicion.
The Muslim should not be weak and negligent, nor should he be extreme as a reaction to negligence.
The true Muslim is the one who bases his stance on evidence, practices his dīn with knowledge, and understands it as the Salaf of this Ummah understood it.
Whenever the truth becomes clear with evidence and with the understanding of the Salaf, it becomes obligatory to follow it—whether one has been upon falsehood for years or only for a few hours.
What matters is that one follows the truth alone, and repents from falsehood.
So, in shāʾ Allāh, in upcoming posts I will enter into the topic in more detail and try to clarify it.
Therefore, I ask Allāh for tawfīq, to aid us and you in learning the true dīn that is built upon the Qur’ān and Sunnah, with the understanding of the Salaf.
#Post number 47
Takfīr means declaring someone a disbeliever.
Before going into the subject itself, I want to say: this matter is very sensitive among the people today.
Most people have become very careless in this issue—so much so that if you speak about takfīr they immediately accuse you of being an extremist or from the Khawārij.
On the other side, there are those who go to the other extreme, declaring people disbelievers over strange and trivial things, or considering the common Muslims to be kuffār without any clear evidence of kufr being present.
The problem on both sides traces back to the confusion created by ḥizbī “Islamic” groups and the Madkhalīs. What do you expect from them, when they are so contradictory?
One of them claims even a cow or a donkey cannot be kāfir! So some people react and oppose them severely, while others adopt their speech and deny what is clear.
And like the Madkhalī Jahmiyyah, they put a thousand and one obstacles before making takfīr, until a clear disbeliever is never declared kāfir but is instead counted as a Muslim.
At the same time, it is not allowed—like the general misguided ones do—to declare every person who prays, fasts, and outwardly shows Islam to be a kāfir.
So, in truth, a Muslim must be cautious: he should not speak blindly, nor be driven by emotion and zeal.
Rather, he must speak and act upon ʿilm (knowledge) and certainty, not suspicion.
The Muslim should not be weak and negligent, nor should he be extreme as a reaction to negligence.
The true Muslim is the one who bases his stance on evidence, practices his dīn with knowledge, and understands it as the Salaf of this Ummah understood it.
Whenever the truth becomes clear with evidence and with the understanding of the Salaf, it becomes obligatory to follow it—whether one has been upon falsehood for years or only for a few hours.
What matters is that one follows the truth alone, and repents from falsehood.
So, in shāʾ Allāh, in upcoming posts I will enter into the topic in more detail and try to clarify it.
Therefore, I ask Allāh for tawfīq, to aid us and you in learning the true dīn that is built upon the Qur’ān and Sunnah, with the understanding of the Salaf.
#Post number 47
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▫️Takfīr [2]
Everyone knows that prayer becomes invalidated by certain nullifiers.
For example, if something comes out from the front or back passage, then your wuḍū’ is gone — and if wuḍū’ is gone, your prayer no longer remains. Likewise, there are actions within the prayer that nullify it: such as praying without wuḍū’, or eating and drinking during the prayer.
Other actions also have their own nullifiers, and if one commits them, their actions become void.
Islām and Tawḥīd likewise have nullifiers. These are major kufr, major shirk, and nifāq. As for minor kufr and minor shirk, they do not nullify one’s Islām.
Allāh the Most High says:
“And it has already been revealed to you and to those before you: if you commit shirk, your deeds will surely be nullified, and you will certainly be among the losers.” (al-Zumar 65)
Meaning: O Muḥammad ﷺ, it has been revealed to you and to those before you that if you commit shirk, all your deeds will be nullified, and on the Day of Judgement you will be among the losers.
He also says:
“Indeed, they uttered the word of disbelief, and they disbelieved after their Islām.” (at-Tawbah 74)
So reflect on these verses carefully and understand: the Qur’an makes it extremely clear that even one’s Islām can be nullified.
Even the Prophets were not excused if they were to commit shirk — although they are protected from major sins and from shirk — but this is mentioned for our instruction and understanding.
Now, this was an introduction to the topic. Let me now ask: if someone prays but loses his wuḍū’ in the middle of the prayer, do you still say that this person completed his prayer?
Or imagine someone fasting, but in the middle of the day he drinks some water — does he still have a fast?
No doubt: of course not.
Islām is far more delicate and sensitive than these things.
If a person commits shirk, does he know what he has done? It is as if he has placed a created being — who possesses no power or authority — as an equal to Allāh, the Magnificent.
Yet you still consider such a person a Muslim? Do you not have gheerah for Allāh?
Likewise, if someone mocks an āyah, or mocks an Islamic ruling, or curses Allāh or His Messenger ﷺ, or commits any of the major forms of kufr — do you still consider him a Muslim?! If this same person were to insult your honour, would you accept it?!!
If you accept the mockery of your own honour, then truly you have no Gheerah. But Allāh says:
“And He does not approve for His servants disbelief.” (al-Zumar 7)
However, we must be aware of this principle:
We only pass judgement on what is outward and apparent. If kufr is seen from a person, or heard from him, we rule by what is clear.
As for what is in the heart, we leave that to Allāh — we do not assume or speculate what lies within people’s chests.
#Post number 48
Everyone knows that prayer becomes invalidated by certain nullifiers.
For example, if something comes out from the front or back passage, then your wuḍū’ is gone — and if wuḍū’ is gone, your prayer no longer remains. Likewise, there are actions within the prayer that nullify it: such as praying without wuḍū’, or eating and drinking during the prayer.
Other actions also have their own nullifiers, and if one commits them, their actions become void.
Islām and Tawḥīd likewise have nullifiers. These are major kufr, major shirk, and nifāq. As for minor kufr and minor shirk, they do not nullify one’s Islām.
Allāh the Most High says:
“And it has already been revealed to you and to those before you: if you commit shirk, your deeds will surely be nullified, and you will certainly be among the losers.” (al-Zumar 65)
Meaning: O Muḥammad ﷺ, it has been revealed to you and to those before you that if you commit shirk, all your deeds will be nullified, and on the Day of Judgement you will be among the losers.
He also says:
“Indeed, they uttered the word of disbelief, and they disbelieved after their Islām.” (at-Tawbah 74)
So reflect on these verses carefully and understand: the Qur’an makes it extremely clear that even one’s Islām can be nullified.
Even the Prophets were not excused if they were to commit shirk — although they are protected from major sins and from shirk — but this is mentioned for our instruction and understanding.
Now, this was an introduction to the topic. Let me now ask: if someone prays but loses his wuḍū’ in the middle of the prayer, do you still say that this person completed his prayer?
Or imagine someone fasting, but in the middle of the day he drinks some water — does he still have a fast?
No doubt: of course not.
Islām is far more delicate and sensitive than these things.
If a person commits shirk, does he know what he has done? It is as if he has placed a created being — who possesses no power or authority — as an equal to Allāh, the Magnificent.
Yet you still consider such a person a Muslim? Do you not have gheerah for Allāh?
Likewise, if someone mocks an āyah, or mocks an Islamic ruling, or curses Allāh or His Messenger ﷺ, or commits any of the major forms of kufr — do you still consider him a Muslim?! If this same person were to insult your honour, would you accept it?!!
If you accept the mockery of your own honour, then truly you have no Gheerah. But Allāh says:
“And He does not approve for His servants disbelief.” (al-Zumar 7)
However, we must be aware of this principle:
We only pass judgement on what is outward and apparent. If kufr is seen from a person, or heard from him, we rule by what is clear.
As for what is in the heart, we leave that to Allāh — we do not assume or speculate what lies within people’s chests.
#Post number 48
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