Is it true that when the word *kufr* (disbelief) appears in the definite form, the intended meaning is *kufr* that expels one from the religion?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I heard some of the people of knowledge say that when the word *kufr* appears in the Book and the Sunnah in the definite form, the intended meaning is *kufr* that expels one from the religion, and if it appears in the indefinite form, it is *kufr* less than *kufr*. Is this correct?

Answer:
The words of the people of knowledge, yes. Definite *kufr* means major *kufr*. For example, between a servant and *kufr* is abandoning the prayer. *Kufr* with the *lam*. With the *alif* and *lam*, definite, this is major *kufr*. And if it comes in the indefinite form, not definite, it is minor *kufr*. For example, “Do not return after me as disbelievers, striking one another,” this is minor *kufr*. For example, “Two things in the people are *kufr* for them: slandering lineages and boasting about lineage,” this is also minor *kufr*. Yes. We tell them: if it is indefinite, it is minor *kufr*. If it comes in the definite form, it is major. Yes.