The Difference Between Kufr (Disbelief) and Shirk (Associating Partners with Allah)?
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Question:
Is there a difference between shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief)?
Answer:
Shirk and kufr, and kufr is shirk, but generally, shirk is applied to the worship of other than Allah, and kufr to one who denies something that Allah has made obligatory, or denies something that Allah has forbidden, and he is called a disbeliever, or does something that Allah has forbidden, such as insulting the religion, insulting Allah, and he is called a disbeliever. As for one who worships other than Allah, they call him a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and the mushrik is called a disbeliever, and the disbeliever is also called a mushrik.
Is there a difference between shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief)?
Answer:
Shirk and kufr, and kufr is shirk, but generally, shirk is applied to the worship of other than Allah, and kufr to one who denies something that Allah has made obligatory, or denies something that Allah has forbidden, and he is called a disbeliever, or does something that Allah has forbidden, such as insulting the religion, insulting Allah, and he is called a disbeliever. As for one who worships other than Allah, they call him a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and the mushrik is called a disbeliever, and the disbeliever is also called a mushrik.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 25- الفرق بين الكفر والشرك ؟- فوائد من شرح القواعد الأربع — youtube.com
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