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Are Shias kaafir?

· 14 Jumada I 1442 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Are Shias kaafir?

Answer

Our Ulama do not consider the Shias as Muslims, for disbelieving in a single word of the Quraan Shareef amounts to disbelief and generally the Shias believe that the Quraan Shareef was distorted.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وحاصله أن المحكوم بكفره من أداه هواه وبدعته إلى مخالفة دليل قطعي لا يسوغ فيه تأويلا أصلا كرد آية قرآنية أو تكذيب نبي أو إنكار أحد أركان الإسلام ونحو ذلك (تكملة رد المحتار 7/162)

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