Fatwa ID: 07827

Written by Alimah Khadija Tarwala

Question:

If a person says I guarantee that 100 percent this will happen about some event like a concert or I guarantee that someone will 100 percent do this, does this constitute kufr?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Making statements such as “I guarantee 100 percent this will happen” or “someone will 100 percent do this” does not constitute kufr if made based on assumptions. Statements like these can be problematic because they suggest knowledge of the future or the unseen, which only Allah has control over.

Allah says in Surah Luqman:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ  

‘Indeed, Allah ˹alone˺ has the knowledge of the Hour. He sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. No soul knows what it will earn for tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it will die. Surely Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware (Surah Luqman, 31:34).’

If such a statement is made in a casual or exaggerated manner and the person is not seriously claiming control over the future, it would not be considered kufr. If the statement is made in a serious manner where the individual believes they have knowledge or control over future events, this is problematic. It can lead to shirk, because only Allah has control over the unseen and the future. 

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Khadija Tarwala.

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah.

Darul Ifta Birmingham.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ (Surah Luqman, 31:34)

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كتاب حاشية ابن عابدين رد المحتار ط الحلبي، ج4، ص 25