A Response to Those Who Say That Kufr (Disbelief) Is Only the Kufr of the Heart

Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says that there are those who say that kufr (disbelief) is only the kufr of the heart.

Answer:
This is a statement made without knowledge. Kufr (disbelief) occurs through action and through speech. It occurs through belief. It is not limited to the kufr of the heart. The kufr of the heart is a type of kufr. It is the most severe type of kufr, but it is not all of kufr. There is kufr through action, there is kufr through speech, there is kufr through belief, , and so are those who said, "We have not seen the like of our forefathers, these people." Is this speech or not? "We have not seen the like of our forefathers, these people." Allah the Exalted said, So He did not ask about what was in their hearts; rather, He declared them disbelievers for what they uttered, for what they spoke. Yes.