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Shirk & Kufr
526 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Shirk & Kufr, part of Beliefs & Aqeedah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Shirk & Kufr fatawa — page 10 of 14
- Mufti Online3 Nov 2015
Threatening to leave Islam
Does uttering words as such fall, example if a person says drop me off at such and such a place or else i'll leave islam? I've heard such a sentence…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam4 Oct 2015
Does writing or asking a statement of Kufr take one out of the fold of Islam?
A Muslim had thoughts of kufr of the statements, 'I am not muslim, I denounce islam', which he says in his mind to himself without any intention of…
Huzaifah Deedat - Mufti Online8 Sep 2015
Uttering statements of kufr
If a wife in a fit of anger and depression says to her husband that Allah is with the rich and not with the poor. Disrespects the religion. But deep…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2015
Rejecting abrogated Surahs
What is the ruling on a Muslim who categorically denies the abrogated Surahs, Al Kahl and Al Hafd? They reject them as never being revealed upon our…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Sep 2015
Attending Hindu festivals
I am a converted Muslim. My parents are Hindu. I face problems from my family's side whenever a festival comes. I want to know that up to what…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Sep 2015
School prayer
I am an educator at a government school and I am required to do the school assembly on occasions and entails me reading the school prayer which is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2015
Studying at a Christian school
I am a student at a Christian school. There, we are forced to join church sessions everyday in a church and be part of the prayers. Can I attend…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam22 Aug 2015
If you’re not an Islamaphobe, are you a still considered a kafir (Disbeliever)?
What constitutes as kufr. I mean I know a kafir is someone who knows islam is truth but rejects it correct. So for example there are many non…
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz - Mufti Online5 Aug 2015
Asking the dead for one's needs
I have a question in regards to Shirk. Can a Muslim be a mushrik. Let me define this Muslim first. 1, He accepts Allah and all his messenger are on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2015
Are Christians kaafirs?
My question is that I want to know are Christians for Muslims kaafir? If yes where can I find this subject in the Quran.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2015
Denying a Sunnah
I have a question which I hope you can clarify: If someone denies that a certain Sunnah is a Sunnah, under which conditions would this be kufr?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Aug 2015Roman Urdu
Shar'ee daleel ke beghair kisi ku kaafir kehna
Agar koi Muslim kisi dosrey Muslim par bins tasdeeq ke kafir honey ki tuhmat lagaey aesy Muslim Ko Islam Kia kehta he?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 May 2015
Can certain impermissible actions take a person out of the fold of Islam
Is there any action which can take a person out of the fold of Islam or it is only wrong beliefs that take a person out of the fold of Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2015
Doubts regarding kufr
I know someone who has bad thoughts, that he does not want, but they keep coming back and now he is confused about a particular situation. He had…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam7 Apr 2015
Which types of shirk and kufr in regards to the requirement of iqamatul hujjah?
which types of shirk and kufr in regards to the requirement of iqamatul hujjah ?
Zakir Husain - Ask Imaam3 Apr 2015
Is it shirk to say it is the karam of nabi s.a.w. on receiving some good news?
my question is whether it is shirk to say it is the karam of nabi s.a.w. on receiving some good news? also what is the ruling if someone says…
Zakir Husain - Mufti Online1 Apr 2015
Uttering statements of disbelief
My wife was frustrated because of something and she said repeatedly that she is no more Muslim. But now she is worried about that and needs to ask…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Mar 2015
Can a Muslim be forgiven after committing shirk?
My last question is can you please show me hadith where it says a Muslim has been/can be forgiven for Shirk, and also from Quranic verses,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Mar 2015
Shirk
There are many hadiths which speak about how the shirk that the Sahaba used to do before accepting Islam such as worshipping idols and their other…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam11 Feb 2015
Question about kufr and shirk.
I am perpetually fearful of committing Shirk or Kufr. I tend to over-analyze each and every statement I utter or think and connect it with Shirk or…
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Adultery with a kaafir
If a Muslim woman bears a child of non Muslim man due to adultery will she be a kaafir? She is planning to keep the baby and make him a Muslim and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Dec 2014
Rejecting a fardh of Deen
I want to ask about the reasons which cause the loss of a person's Imaan. There is a man who does not fast in the Holy month of Ramadaan. He does…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Dec 2014
Magic and doing tricks with cards
I do magic tricks and I do cardistry (some sort of art form like juggle and make pattern using cards). My local ustaz said its ok to do magic tricks…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Nov 2014
Is it Kufr to assist the disbelievers against the Believers?
Is it Kufr to assist the disbelievers against the Believers? I just wanted to know to increase my knowledge. Many Ulama say it is Kufr by Ijma and…
Arshad Ali - Mufti Online19 Nov 2014
Respecting a person who has kufr beliefs
If a certain individual (zaid) believed in the tahreef of the Quran, and other person (xyz) doesn't belief in the kufar of zaid, and still holds him…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam17 Nov 2014
Praying behind Salafis who wipe over normal socks. Having thoughts of kufr.
1)i WORK IN A CHOCOLATE FACTORY WHERE MAJORITY OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERS ARE SALAFIS. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THEY DO MASAH OVER NORMAL SOCKS. I DO NOT…
Zameelur Rahman - Mufti Online12 Nov 2014
Songs with words of kufr
In songs some words are kufur words (example rab will forget) so if you listen or spell that word, what is the hukum in islam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Oct 2014
Imaam who is involved in shirk
Can you pray behind an Imam or someone who leads you in Prayer who is involved in Fetish or great Shirk like fortune telling or claiming to know the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Oct 2014
Fear of committing shirk
Please tell me whether I committed shirk or not. I was praying Salatul dhuhr and shaytan was really pestering me with whispers, now in the final…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam14 Oct 2014
Does the following constitute kufr?
When you actually do not deserve something and knowingly tell a lie that 'I believe that I deserve this', will this constitute kufr since I mention…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Mufti Online23 Sep 2014
Unknowingly uttering words of kufr
I wanted to know what is the consequences of a Muslim who could have unknowingly left the fold of Islam. I uttered a sentence in the gym that said…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2014
The ruling of istighathah. Is Istighathah shirk which takes a person out of Islam?
There are people in our area who seek help from Auliya ullah who are dead (Istigasa). I understand that these people are committing Shirk. Now the…
Zameelur Rahman - Ask Imaam19 Sep 2014
Does the following constitute kufr?
Does this constitute kufr. Saying to my sister that you should not marry someone who is conservative and will tell you to wear hijab.
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Ask Imaam18 Sep 2014
Follow up question - Does bowing down to apply a tika constitute kufr?
Regarding clarification sought on Fatwa No 30376, these are my answers 1) What was the purpose for bowing your head? By bowing my head, I was not…
Bilal Mohammad - Mufti Online4 Sep 2014
Christianity and Judaism
1. As we know, in comparison to all world views and the other Abrahamic religions, we are the Ummatan Wasataa. Jews have strict laws (kosher) but…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam26 Aug 2014
Does bowing down to apply a tika constitute kufr?
Once while entering an office, someone greeted me and asked me permission to apply a tika on my head (based on Hindu tradition) I agreed and bent my…
Bilal Mohammad - Mufti Online12 Aug 2014
Aspiring to become a magician
I am adamant that I want to become a magician, but magic is haraam in Islam. What should I do?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Aug 2014
Becoming a magician
I am a muslim and I am a magician. What does islam say about this?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jun 2014
Kufr beliefs of the shias
Someone said this: "anyone who says that they believe and ascribe to the fundamental beliefs of the Shia is a kaafir" and also: "Anyone who believes…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Apr 2014
1. Is bai`at shirk or not? 2. what`s the purpose of religion?
1) Could you please provide evidence that bayah is NOT shirk and if it has been mentioned anywhere in quran? 2) I read this somewhere. Is it true?…
Hanif Yusuf Patel
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