Meaning: Every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever), but not every kafir is a mushrik
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the scholars' statement that every mushrik is a kafir, but not every kafir is a mushrik?
Answer:
Yes, because a kafir may be a denier and an atheist who does not believe in a Lord. Is he not a mushrik? No, he is not a mushrik; he is an atheist. He may be a denier of the Lord; he does not believe in the existence of the Lord. As for the mushrik, he acknowledges the existence of the Lord and believes in Allah regarding tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), but he associates others with Him. So the mushrik is a kafir, but not every kafir is a mushrik. There is a relationship of generality and specificity between them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the scholars' statement that every mushrik is a kafir, but not every kafir is a mushrik?
Answer:
Yes, because a kafir may be a denier and an atheist who does not believe in a Lord. Is he not a mushrik? No, he is not a mushrik; he is an atheist. He may be a denier of the Lord; he does not believe in the existence of the Lord. As for the mushrik, he acknowledges the existence of the Lord and believes in Allah regarding tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), but he associates others with Him. So the mushrik is a kafir, but not every kafir is a mushrik. There is a relationship of generality and specificity between them. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صلاة التطوع — islamhouse.com (1:13:27)
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