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Shirk & Kufr
526 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Shirk & Kufr, part of Beliefs & Aqeedah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Shirk & Kufr fatawa — page 4 of 14
- Ask Imaam18 Oct 2019
Is it permissable to marry a Muslim girl committing Shirk?
Assalamualaikum My question is Does nikah is valid that if I marry a muslim girl who is believing in Allah and also doing shirk(means that girl is…
M. Akhtar - Ask Imaam13 Oct 2019
Questions regarding kufr
Asalaamua'alikum, I have questions regarding kufr. 1) When I was watching TV there was a time when I laughed at something I shouldnt have when a…
Muhammad Fayyaadh - Mufti Online3 Oct 2019
Saying “Allah is with me and after Allah, this person or group is with me”
If someone says “Allah is with me and after Allah, this person or group is with me” is it kufr?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam21 Sep 2019
Query on Apostasy
Assalamualaikum, How does Shariah define, "apostasy," and are apostates distinguished from the "believers," in the sense of there being rights and…
Naved Akhtar Ibn Shabbir - Ask Imaam18 Sep 2019
Is calling Shaikh Abdul Qadir Jilani “ Ghous-e-Azam” considered shirk?
As salamo alaikum... There is one ghair muqallid who told me that using the title of ghaus-e-azam is shirk because the meaning of ghaus-e-azam is…
Naved Akhtar Ibn Shabbir - Mufti Online17 Sep 2019
Dealing with Qaadiyanis
If someone from your blood relations becomes a Qaadiyani then what should you do? I mean what should be your attitude towards them?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Sep 2019
Reciting the kalimah after uttering a kufr or shirk word
If I uttered a kufr word or shirk word and said the shahadah but did not repeat the mistake again and never sought forgiveness from the sin and were…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2019
Following one's parents to church
Can a Muslim child follow his mother or father to church in order to make them happy?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Sep 2019
Will a person become a kaafir by jokingly saying "you can lie"
I’d like to ask if the following constitutes kufr? In the morning, I asked my brother that did you pray Fajr? He said yes. Then later in the morning…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Correcting someone who is listening to music
My brother was playing a game and music was loud in the background. I told him to stop and he said ‘be quiet, it’s a live event (referring to a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Reciting the kalimah after carrying out an act of kufr
If a person does an act of kufr, but he doesn't know if it’s actually kufr and says the kalimah out of precaution, will his taubah be accepted and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Sep 2019
Addressing a Non-Believer as “Kafir”
asww iof this day an age saying the word kafir to a disbeliever is a offence, and all the hadith regarding calling someone kafir are regarding…
Mirza-Zain Ibn Ameer Baig - Mufti Online31 Aug 2019
Renewing one's Imaan and making tawbah for uttering words of kufr
If I uttered a kufr or shirk word, is it enough to say shahadah again or do I have to do tawba?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Aug 2019
Is saying godzilla and godfather haraam?
Is saying godzilla and godfather haraam?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Aug 2019
Repenting after uttering words of kufr
I uttered words of kufr and shirk. If I say the shahadah and ask Allah to forgive me, is that enough? Also, if an apostate returns to Islam, is he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Aug 2019
Taxi driver getting upset due to missing a pick up
My husband is a taxi driver so he has a phone which the company gave him. When he turns on the phone, a job will come and then he goes to pick up…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Aug 2019
Watching movies featuring people saying "Jesus Christ" or "Oh my God"
1. Unfortunately I fell into the habit of porn. I used to watch the videos in which the people said things that are very bad like “Jesus *****…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Aug 2019
Person saying "I don't want to be a Muslim anymore"
If somebody says "I don't want to be a Muslim anymore" when very angry but in their heart there's belief, did they apostate?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam5 Aug 2019
Is it permissible to say that all Shia are Kaafir?
Assalam Respected Mufti Sb. 1. Is it permissible to say that all Shia are Kaafir ? 2. Is it true that one who doesn't say that all Shia are Kaafir…
Akhyar Uddin - Mufti Online5 Aug 2019
Wearing and displaying symbols of Hinduism
Recently in my family there has been an episode. My female cousin ran off with a non-Muslim girl and has not come back since. It has been a year…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Aug 2019
Status of nikaah if one of the spouses visits a temple
If from a married Muslim couple, either the husband or the wife visits a temple or any other non-Muslim shirk place to seek cure for a certain…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Aug 2019Roman Urdu
Biwi apne shohar ko kaafir kehna
Agar biwi ghusse me ya laraai me apne shohar ko kaafir kahe to kiya nikaah toot jata he?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Aug 2019
Making fun of a person who has an uneven beard
I recently started growing my beard. Due to that, its uneven with one side of hair being longer than the other side. My wife pointed this out and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jul 2019
Are all Shia kaafir?
1. Is it permissible to say that all Shia are Kaafir? 2. Is it true that one who doesn't say that all Shia are Kaafir is a Munaafiq?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Jul 2019
Meaning of "Aaqa"
What's the meaning of "Aaqa"? People refer to Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) as Aaqa in poetry. Is it Shirk?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam24 Jul 2019
Is liking Christian symbols tantamount to apostasy?
Assalam Alyaikum Ya Rokhmatullakhi Ya barokyatukh! Alkhamdullilah I’m muslim. But everytime I feel that I like cross of christian, christian words…
Mirza-Zain ibn Ameer Baig - Mufti Online21 Jul 2019
Will uttering the statement "I'm not going near a Muslim ever again" constitute kufr?
Are these statements kufr? "I'm not going near a Muslim ever again" " I'm not going to jannah"
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Jun 2019
Repeatedly committing shirk and kufr
1. Does Allah forgive a person who commits shirk and kufr repeatedly? Basically he committed shirk and kufr the first-time, then he realised that he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Using the word hallelujah
Can we use the word hallelujah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jun 2019
What is shirk?
Please describe what is Shirk?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam19 Apr 2019
Narrating half of a fatwaa is kufr
Aslaam alaikum If a person is telling a ruling/fatwa given by a maulana about an islamic topic such as kufr or any other ruling to someone else and…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online6 Apr 2019
Keeping a company name "OM"
Our society name starts with OM which is a Hindu word for beginning any work. Will it be shirk if I have to write a check with that name?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam3 Apr 2019
Committed kufr by taking Italian citizenship
Assalamu alaikum wrwb. I'm afraid I've comitted kufr obtaining italian citizenship by taking on oath swearing that I will be faithfull to the laws…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online3 Apr 2019
Participating in the Hindu Holi festival
1. I read online that if one plays holi (hindu festival) then they are out of the fold of Islam. Is this true? 2. What if one is walking, not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Apr 2019
Does mentioning an incident of kufr take one out of the fold of Islam?
I was talking with my collegueas at work regarding a man who claims to be a prophet. In refering to the person I used the title given to him by the…
Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Mufti Online27 Mar 2019
Reciting a verse of the Quraan in dua
Is raising your hands to make dua and saying a verse that starts with "O you who believe" and saying aamean shirk?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Mar 2019
Jokingly saying that one is a kaafir
If I say that I am a kaafir jokingly, am I out of the fold of Islam? There is no doubt about Allah and deen and is my nikaah valid or not?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Mar 2019Roman Urdu
Shirkat me ek khaas miqdaar ka nafa muqarar karna
Ek aadmi ne doosra aadmi ko 75000 doosra aadmi jo ke business me he, us ne wo paise apne business me invest karli aur keh diya ke uska nafa muqarrar…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Mar 2019Roman Urdu
Apne bache ko kafir kehna
Meri maa ne kaha ke me kafir hogi agarche yeh sach na hua lekin kufr ki koi niyyat nahi aur un ko kufr ka na pata he ke yeh kehne se kiya hoti he.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Feb 2019
Renewing one's Imaan due to having a wrong belief
A man made nikaah with a lady. After a few years of marriage, the lady said to the husband that from the age of nine she believed that Allah will…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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