The ruling on the statement: "Every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever)"?
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The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : You mentioned combining the verse[An-Nisa 4:48] with the hadith in "Sahih al-Bukhari" ... .
The Shaykh : ... the topic.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : O people, you are students of knowledge! This "shushura" (commotion) and the noise and the crowd; I only hear with one ear, and I only understand with one heart, andJami` at-Tirmidhi 3199Da'if (Darussalam), so one of you reminds us. In my opinion, I had finished the topic, so may Allah reward the one who reminded me that I had not [finished]. Where did we get to such that you say this?
The questioner : We got there; is every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) a kafir (disbeliever)? Did you say that every kafir (disbeliever) is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), or that a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever)?
The Shaykh : Yes, and I brought the story of the dialogue between the believer and the disbeliever from the story of al-Kahf (the Cave), and this is the evidence, this is the evidence, and then I added to that and said: and by that, the difficulties in some of the hadiths are resolved; for exampleSahih Ibn Hibban 9:19, Sahih Ibn Hibban 9:19, did you hear this?
The questioner : Yes, we heard it.
The Shaykh : Then, do you want more after this?
The questioner : The man who entered Paradise, which al-Bukhari narrated.
The Shaykh : We are done with that - may Allah bless you - , you guided us. The topic was that Allah - Mighty and Majestic - has the straight scales, He reckons people other than our apparent reckoning, so He said to him: Why did you do it? He said: I feared You. He said: Then I have forgiven you. But we are done with the topic; because the hadith is explicit in the reason for Allah's forgiveness of him, but I, by way of reminding and explaining to our good young brothers, asked that question: Is this a kafir (disbeliever) or a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)? And the discussion took place which you were present for, then I explained the topic: that shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief) from the legal perspective are one and the same meaning.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So we have settled the topic.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : You mentioned combining the verse
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him
إن الله لا يغفر أن يشرك بهThe Shaykh : ... the topic.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : O people, you are students of knowledge! This "shushura" (commotion) and the noise and the crowd; I only hear with one ear, and I only understand with one heart, and
Allah has not made for any man two hearts inside his body.
ما جعل الله لرجل من قلبين في جوفهThe questioner : We got there; is every mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) a kafir (disbeliever)? Did you say that every kafir (disbeliever) is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), or that a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is a kafir (disbeliever)?
The Shaykh : Yes, and I brought the story of the dialogue between the believer and the disbeliever from the story of al-Kahf (the Cave), and this is the evidence, this is the evidence, and then I added to that and said: and by that, the difficulties in some of the hadiths are resolved; for example
Whoever abandons prayer has committed disbelief.
من ترك الصلاة فقد كفرWhoever abandons the prayer has committed shirk (associating partners with Allah).
من ترك الصلاة فقد أشركThe questioner : Yes, we heard it.
The Shaykh : Then, do you want more after this?
The questioner : The man who entered Paradise, which al-Bukhari narrated.
The Shaykh : We are done with that - may Allah bless you - , you guided us. The topic was that Allah - Mighty and Majestic - has the straight scales, He reckons people other than our apparent reckoning, so He said to him: Why did you do it? He said: I feared You. He said: Then I have forgiven you. But we are done with the topic; because the hadith is explicit in the reason for Allah's forgiveness of him, but I, by way of reminding and explaining to our good young brothers, asked that question: Is this a kafir (disbeliever) or a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)? And the discussion took place which you were present for, then I explained the topic: that shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief) from the legal perspective are one and the same meaning.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So we have settled the topic.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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