The word for disbelief (kufr) when it comes without the definite article (al) refers to minor disbelief, but I am confused by the statement of Allah: “And Sulayman did not disbelieve”
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I am confused by the statement of some scholars that the word for disbelief (kufr) in the Qur'an, when it comes without the definite article (al), refers to minor disbelief, and when it comes with the definite article (al) or is attached to it, it refers to major disbelief. I am confused by some verses in the Qur'an, such as His saying:[Al-Baqarah 2:102].
Answer:
This is an action. This is not disbelief; it is not a name. This is the action of disbelief. The discussion is about the name, "disbelief" or "disbelief" as a verbal noun. As for "disbelief" in the sense of shirk (associating partners with Allah), that is what the discussion covers. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I am confused by the statement of some scholars that the word for disbelief (kufr) in the Qur'an, when it comes without the definite article (al), refers to minor disbelief, and when it comes with the definite article (al) or is attached to it, it refers to major disbelief. I am confused by some verses in the Qur'an, such as His saying:
It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved
وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَٰكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُواAnswer:
This is an action. This is not disbelief; it is not a name. This is the action of disbelief. The discussion is about the name, "disbelief" or "disbelief" as a verbal noun. As for "disbelief" in the sense of shirk (associating partners with Allah), that is what the discussion covers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [125 -521]كلمة الكفر إذا جاءت مجردة من(ال)فالمراد الكفر الأصغر لكن أشكل علي قول الله﴿وما كفر سليمان) — youtube.com
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