Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Committing Kufr

· 10 Rabiʻ I 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a person commits an act of Kufr, does he lose his Imaan, or is he close to losing his Imaan?

Answer

Committing Kufr results in a person losing his/her Imaan.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

الكفر: بضم فسكون مص كفر: الستر ويقابله الشكر… تكذيب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بما جاء به مما هو معلوم من الدين بالضرورة, وهو ضد الايمان.

(معجم لغة الفقهاء 383)

Answered by
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali
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Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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