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Restriction of kufr to Thakdhb of the heart.

Description of the irreligious actions which are not possible as beinganything except disbelief, such as cursing and mockery, as not beingkufr in their essence instead being only an indication of the Thakdhbwhich is in the heart.

The accusation that salafis are the Neo Murjiah because that say thatIman increases by the good deeds and decreases by the bad deedsexactly as Ahlus-Sunnah affirm, but they hold that sins only decreaseIman and even the absent of all the branches of Iman only decreaseIman. They dont consider any of these branches as something that

negates Iman full so the doer becomes a kaafir with major kufr ofactions, except in three situations (which are both major kufr of theheart):

if there is (juhood) rejection of that action as being obligatory (ifit is), being part of Islam, or being haraam

Istihlaal (making halaal) a haraam action or making haraam ahalaal action,

Or he believes in kufr in his heart

Irregardless of how great that sin or action is as they do not considerany action as an action which can negate Islam and Iman by itself.They say it has to be accompanied by Istihlaal, Juhood.

So they claim all actions of major kufr are not actions of major kufr bthemselves, but they say that these actions are a sign that the doerbelieves in Kufr, or has done denial, or has done Istihlaal (not theaction itself).


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Fatwas of Ibn Baz>Volume 28>Book on subject related toÀqidah>Definition of Ibadah>Questions>Kufr Amalytakes a person out of Islam,(Part No. 28; Page No. 146) Cana person commit Kufr Àmaly (disbelief in actions) whichtakes them out of Islam in normal cases? The Kufr Àmalywhich takes a person out of Islam includes performing Sujud(Prostration) and slaughtering animals for other than Allah.According to Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jamaàh (those adhering to theSunnah and the Muslim main body), the acts which indicate offeringa sacrifice to the idols, Jinn or the planets, offering Salah orprostrating oneself before them, cursing the religion or theMessenger, or mocking at Allah or the Messenger fall into major KufrÀmaly.

Fatwas of Nur Àla Al-Darb>Volume 4>Chapter: Reports onthe essence of Iman>Sins affect the state of one's Iman:Shaykh Bin Baz said, the correct view is that of Ahl-ul-Sunnahwal-Jamaàh, who say that such a sinner is not Kafir, meaning majorKufr, though they are disobedient, being afflicted with weak andincomplete Iman, and are liable to the great danger of lapsing intoKufr. Surely, they are not Kafir if they do not deem lawful what Allah

has forbidden, if they do not say that these sins are lawful, and theydo it knowing that it is a sin, being tempted to commit it by Shaytan(Satan) and their own vain desires. This is indeed the right opinion inthis regard.

Thus, committing sins does not incur apostasy upon the sinner - weseek refuge with Allah from that -, and so they are not doomed to

dwell in Hellfire forever, even if they die while committing it. Hence,if one dies while committing Zina or theft or Riya' (showing-off)without repenting of it and is aware that it is prohibited, then they arunder Allah's Will. If He Wills, He will forgive them and if He Wills,He (Exalted be He) will punish them for it, a punishment which He -the All-Wise - decides. Then, after one is punished in the way Allahordains, Allah will take them out of Hellfire and enter them intoJannah (Paradise). This is the view of the people following the truth,


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being narrated from the Prophet (peace be upon him). It is contraryto the claim of the Khawarij and the Mu`tazilah.

Fatwas of Ibn Baz>Volume 28>Book on subject related toÀqidah>Definition of Ibadah>Questions>Declaring theperson who abandons actions of organs as not a Kafir (PartNo. 28; Page No. 145), Shaykh Bin Baz said, It is Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jamaàh (those adhering to the Sunnah and the Muslimmain body) who declare that, for they view that whoever abandonsSawm (Fast), Zakah (obligatory charity) or Hajj is not Kafir, ratherhas fallen into a major sin. However, some scholars do chargewhoever does this of Kufr (disbelief), but the correct opinion is thatthey are not to be deemed so. With regards to a person who abandon

Salah (Prayer), the preponderant opinion is that anyone who doesthis will be committing major Kufr if they intend to do so.Abandoning Zakah, Sawm, or Hajj however, is an act of Kufr, yet, itdoes not take a person out of Islam, but is a grievous major sin.

Fatwas of Permanent Committee>Group 2>Volume 1:Àqidah>Acts commensurate with Kufr>Declaringsomeone who does an act nullifying Islam as a Kafir (PartNo. 1; Page No. 424) The second question of Fatwa no. 18415if a person commits anything that nullifies Islam, they are Kafirs,such as those who seek the help of the dead, slaughter animals forthem, abuse Allah and His Messenger, ridicule Islam and suchpractices clarified by the scholars in the ruling on apostates. Ahl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jamaàh do not testify that someone is a Kafir ordoomed, except for a strong reason. It is one of the greatest forms of

injustice to testify that someone will not be forgiven by Allah. Thiswas severely warned against. Member Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd,Member Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan, Member Shaykh

Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan, Deputy Chairman Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Al Al-Shaykh, Chairman Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibnAbdullah ibn Baz


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Fatwas of Permanent Committee>Group 2>Volume 2:`Aqidah>The Sects>The spread of and call to Irja' creed,(Part No. 2; Page No. 126), Fatwa no. 21436, the restriction ofKufr (disbelief) to denial of faith and Al-Istihlal (deeming what isHaram (prohibited) to be lawful) by heart. In fact, all these sayingsare false, deviant and contradict the Qur'an, Sunnah and the way ofAhl-ul-Sunnah wal-Jama`ah (those adhering to the Sunnah and theMuslim main body); the predecessors and successors. MemberShaykh Bakr Abu Zayd, Member Shaykh Salih Al-Fawzan,Member Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan, ChairmanShaykh Abdul-Aziz Al Al-Shaykh

Kufr may take place through sayings, actions, abandonment of

actions, beliefs and doubt, as proof from the Qur'an and Sunnah assupport.

The difference between the saying that a man is Kharaajee or a manhas Kharaajeeah in him and their saying that a man is Murjiee or aman has Irjaa in him is due to the difference of the condition of thetwo men.

So the man who adheres to the Usl of the Bidah and calls to it, is theone who is attributed to it indefinitely (i.e. Murjiee). However, theone who does not adhere to the Usl of the Bidah and does not adoptthis Usl could possibly fall into its implications or some of its Furooand this one is described with this attribute (i.e. Irjaa as opposed tobeing a Murjiee).

ShaykhAl-Albaanee in this matter also, he said a correctstatement; which is Eemaan is statements and actions,however, he carried it in a different way than the people oftruth since he differentiated between the actions and thestatements. So he consideredAl-Kufr Al-Akbaarall Atiqaadee andthat a person does not disbelieve due to an action. And theKufr Al-


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Asgaar; it is all Amilee (according to him) and this is false and amistake in theDeen of Allaah Taaalaa.

And the statements of Al-Albaanee, that actions are a condition forthe completeness (Shart Kamal) is from the false statements, whichare refuted with hundreds or thousands of the texts of the Book ofAllaah, Taaalaa and theSunnah of the Messenger of Allaah(sallahu- alayhi wassalam) and from the words of the people ofknowledge.

ShaykhAl-Albaanees Usoolin belief are from theSunnah, he hastaken the appearance ofIrjaain his beliefs (as well). So he (i.e. Al-

Albaanee) is saying thatEemaan is statements and actions;

however, he explains this statement in a way, which differswithAhl us-Sunnah wal-Jamaaah. And this was where hefell intoIrjaa, which was his saying that actions can not bea condition for existence (i.e.Shart Sihhah) ofEemaan. Sothis (concept) is present with his declaration thatstatements and beliefs are a condition for the existence (i.e

Shart Sihhah) ofEemaan. So he differentiated betweenactions and statements which is opposite to what theSalafsaid and that is indeed, the birth of theMethhaab ofIrjaa.AndShaykhAl-Albaanee did not merely make a mistake in hisspeech; rather he also made a mistake in his beliefs.And he strucktheMethhaab ofIrjaain some of itsFuroo.

Shaykh Abdul-Muhsin al-`Abbaad said, Faith (Eemaan) with

Ahlus-Sunnah Wal Jamaa'ah comprises of belief with the heart,statement of the tongue and action of the limbs. These three affairswith Ahlus-Sunnah all enter into what is specified and termed asEemaan. Allaah the Mighty and the Majestic has said:

"The believers are only those who, when Allaah ismentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His verses


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are recited unto them, they (the verses) increase theirfaith, and they put their trust in their Lord. [Those] Whoperform the prayer and spend out of that which We haveprovided them. It is they who are the believers in truth, forthem are grades of dignity with their Lord and forgivenessand a generous provision." (Al-Anfaal: 2-4)

So in these verses the actions of the hearts and the actions of thelimbs enter into Eemaan. Imaam Muslim has narrated in his Saheehfrom the Hadeeth of Abu Hurayrah-may Allaah be pleased with him-who said that the Messenger of Allaah SAllaahu Alihee Wasallamsaid:

"Al-Emaan is seventy odd or sixty odd branches, the bestof them is the statement: No one is worthy of worshipexcept Allaah and the lowest of them is removingsomething harmful from the path and Hayaa (shyness) isa branch of Eemaan."

So indeed this Hadeeth shows that what is established and foundedwith the heart, the tongue and the limbs is from Eemaan

Eemaan increases with obedience and decreases with sins, from theevidences that it increases, is the statement of Allaah the Mighty, theMajestic:

"Those (believers) unto whom the people (hypocrites) saidVerily the people have gathered against you, therefore

fear them, but it only increased them in faith." (Al-Imraan173)

Also His statement:

"And when the believers saw the confederates they said:This is what Allaah and His Messenger had promised us,


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and Allaah and His Messenger had spoken the truth. And ionly added to their faith and to their submissiveness." (Al-

Ahzaab: 22).

And from the evidences that it (Eemaan) decreases is his statementSAllaahu Alayhee Wasallam:

"Whoever sees an evil from amongst you, then let himchange it with his hand, and if he is unable, then with histongue, and if he is unable then with his heart, and that isthe weakest of Emaan." (narrated by Muslim)

So Ahlus-Sunnah hold the middle ground, with regards to the one

who commits a major sin, between what the Murji'ah are upon andbetween what the Khawaarij and the Mu'tazilah are upon. So theMurji'ah compromise and fall short and make him (the one who fallsinto major sin) a believer with complete Eemaan and they say: Sinsdo not harm a person's state of Eemaan, just like obedience does notbenefit a person's state of Kufr (disbelief). And the Khawaarij and theMu'tazilah go to the other extreme and to exaggeration and removehim (the sinner) from the fold of Eemaan, then the Khawaarij place aruling of Kufr upon him. The Mu'tazilah say that he is in a statebetween two states ( i.e. he is not a believer and not a Kaafir), and inthe hereafter they both agree that he will reside in hellfire forever.

Where as Ahlus-Sunnah describe the sinful person, as being abeliever with deficient Eemaan. So they do not make him a believerwith complete Eemaan, as the Murji'ah say, nor do they remove him

from Eemaan as the Khawaarij and the Mu'tazilah say. Rather Ahlus-Sunnah say:

"He is a believer with regards to his Eemaan and a sinner withregards to his major sin."


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