What is the difference between a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) and a kafir (disbeliever)?
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Question:
Is there a difference between a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) and a kafir (disbeliever)?
Answer:
Every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever), but not every kafir (disbeliever) is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). Every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever). And not every kafir (disbeliever) is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). This kafir (disbeliever) may not acknowledge Allah (Mighty and Majestic). He considers nature to be the one that causes things to happen. This is called an atheist. This atheist. Yes, he is not a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah); he is an atheist, yes.
Is there a difference between a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) and a kafir (disbeliever)?
Answer:
Every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever), but not every kafir (disbeliever) is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). Every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever). And not every kafir (disbeliever) is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). This kafir (disbeliever) may not acknowledge Allah (Mighty and Majestic). He considers nature to be the one that causes things to happen. This is called an atheist. This atheist. Yes, he is not a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah); he is an atheist, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين المشرك والكافر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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