The Difference Between Shirk and Kufr
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe. Is it valid for you to be more general than eating it? This is a distinction between shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief). If that is the case, how do we reconcile the hadith reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Also, the one who abandons the disagreement has committed kufr, and in another narration, he has committed major kufr. That is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Riyad as-Salihin 1711 and in another narration, he has committed major kufr.
Answer:
Yes, between shirk and kufr there is a relationship of generality and specificity. Every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever), but not every kafir is a mushrik. The mushrik who calls upon other than Allah alongside Allah is a mushrik because he has associated with Allah in worship, and he is a kafir to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) because Allah forbade him from that and commanded him to worship Him alone, and he did not obey, so he is a mushrik and a kafir. As for kufr, it may not be shirk; it may be the disbelief of an ignorant atheist regarding the existence of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), such as the Mu'attilah (those who deny divine attributes), Pharaoh, and the materialists. These people do not believe in Allah at all. And the communists; these are disbelievers, but it is not said that they are mushrikin, because they do not worship Allah at all. They do not worship Allah, nor do they worship other than Him. They have no worship at all, neither for Allah nor for other than Him. They are atheists and materialists. These are called disbelievers, and it is not said that they are mushrikin, because they have no worship, so that it can be said that shirk is only through worship, and these people have no worship. They consider worship to be superstition. So every mushrik is a kafir, but not every kafir is a mushrik. The kafir may be an atheist or a materialist who does not believe in the lordship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and considers that this creation came into being by chance, or that this creation is the result of nature and has no Creator. This is the case of the materialists; they do not affirm the Creator at all; they deny the Creator and deny the opinion. So you see the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), but it is necessary to distinguish between this and its reality.
May Allah keep you safe. Is it valid for you to be more general than eating it? This is a distinction between shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief). If that is the case, how do we reconcile the hadith reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Also, the one who abandons the disagreement has committed kufr, and in another narration, he has committed major kufr. That is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who swears by anyone or anything other than Allah, has indeed committed an act of Kufr
من حلف بغير الله فقد كفرAnswer:
Yes, between shirk and kufr there is a relationship of generality and specificity. Every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever), but not every kafir is a mushrik. The mushrik who calls upon other than Allah alongside Allah is a mushrik because he has associated with Allah in worship, and he is a kafir to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) because Allah forbade him from that and commanded him to worship Him alone, and he did not obey, so he is a mushrik and a kafir. As for kufr, it may not be shirk; it may be the disbelief of an ignorant atheist regarding the existence of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), such as the Mu'attilah (those who deny divine attributes), Pharaoh, and the materialists. These people do not believe in Allah at all. And the communists; these are disbelievers, but it is not said that they are mushrikin, because they do not worship Allah at all. They do not worship Allah, nor do they worship other than Him. They have no worship at all, neither for Allah nor for other than Him. They are atheists and materialists. These are called disbelievers, and it is not said that they are mushrikin, because they have no worship, so that it can be said that shirk is only through worship, and these people have no worship. They consider worship to be superstition. So every mushrik is a kafir, but not every kafir is a mushrik. The kafir may be an atheist or a materialist who does not believe in the lordship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and considers that this creation came into being by chance, or that this creation is the result of nature and has no Creator. This is the case of the materialists; they do not affirm the Creator at all; they deny the Creator and deny the opinion. So you see the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), but it is necessary to distinguish between this and its reality.
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