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Calling someone "Aaqa" or "Maalik"

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Question

Calling someone "Aaqa" or "Maalik", is that shirk?

Answer

In the general usage this word is equivalent to the word "sir". Hence if this meaning is intended, then it is not shirk.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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