Getting happy due to being called by the name of a soccer player
Question
I played very good football. My friend told me "nice Ronaldo". I smiled at him, thinking and accepting that I am Ronaldo and becoming happy about it. Ronaldo is a Christian footballer. Did I commit kufr by thinking and becoming happy that someone called me a Christian (by calling me Ronaldo)?
Answer
This does not constitute kufr.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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