Is there a difference between kufr (disbelief) and shirk (associating partners with Allah) in the hadith: “Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed shirk or kufr”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the narrator’s statement, “Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed shirk or kufr,” the word “or” indicates the narrator’s uncertainty. Is there a difference between these two terms?
Answer:
There is no difference between them, but this is due to the Companions’ caution in narration. When they were not certain, they would provide both possible terms to clear their conscience.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the narrator’s statement, “Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed shirk or kufr,” the word “or” indicates the narrator’s uncertainty. Is there a difference between these two terms?
Answer:
There is no difference between them, but this is due to the Companions’ caution in narration. When they were not certain, they would provide both possible terms to clear their conscience.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1667] هل هناك فرق بين الكفر والشرك في حديث (من حلف بغير الله فقد أشرك أو كفر)؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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