Fatwa ID: 08411
Written by Alimah Saleha Bukhari Islam
Question:
Does any of these contain disbelief?: (May Allah beware us of sinning. Amin) (Those sins are only examples, not actually happening)
– Inviting one to a major sin like zina or drinking alcohol.
– While sinning forgetting that one actually is sinning until one remembers again.
– Not realising at all that he is committing a sin. (happens for example often when people backbite or don’t lower their gaze)
– Not knowing that something is a sin/haram.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
The scenarios described involve sinning or promoting sin but do not constitute disbelief unless they involve denying the Islamic teachings regarding these sins:[1]
- Inviting someone to a major sin: This is a serious sin if the person accepts the prohibition but does not become disbelief unless the prohibition itself is denied.
- Forgetting one is sinning while engaged in the act: This reflects negligence or forgetfulness. It is sinful but does not amount to disbelief, as it needs deliberate rejection of Islamic laws.
- Not realising one is committing a sin: This often results from ignorance or lack of awareness and highlights the importance of Islamic education but is not disbelief.
- Not knowing something is a sin: This scenario is based on ignorance. While it is a deficiency that needs addressing through learning, it does not equate to disbelief unless the person denies the prohibition after learning of it.
These situations highlight the need for continuous learning and mindfulness in practice but do not give rise to disbelief unless they include a rejection of the clear prohibitions in Islam. [2]
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Alimah Saleha Bukhari Islam
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1] وَالْحَاصِلُ أَنَّ مَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةِ الْكُفْرِ هَازِلًا أَوْ لَاعِبًا كَفَرَ عِنْدَ الْكُلِّ وَلَا اعْتِبَارَ بِاعْتِقَادِهِ كَمَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ قَاضِي خَانْ فِي فَتَاوِيهِ وَمَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا مُخْطِئًا أَوْ مُكْرَهًا لَا يَكْفُرُ عِنْدَ الْكُلِّ وَمَنْ تَكَلَّمَ بِهَا عَالِمًا عَامِدًا كَفَرَ عِنْدَ الْكُلِّ
ص134 – كتاب البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري – باب أحكام المرتدين – المكتبة الشاملة
[2] فَيَكْفُرُ إذَا وَصَفَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى بِمَا لَا يَلِيقُ بِهِ أَوْ سَخِرَ بِاسْمٍ مِنْ أَسْمَائِهِ أَوْ بِأَمْرٍ مِنْ أَوَامِرِهِ وَأَنْكَرَ وَعْدَهُ أَوْ وَعِيدَهُ أَوْ جَعَلَ لَهُ شَرِيكًا أَوْ وَلَدًا أَوْ زَوْجَةً أَوْ نَسَبَهُ إلَى الْجَهْلِ أَوْ الْعَجْزِ أَوْ النَّقْصِ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فِي قَوْلِهِ فُلَانٌ فِي عَيْنِي كَالْيَهُودِيِّ فِي عَيْنِ اللَّهِ فَكَفَّرَهُ الْجُمْهُورُ وَقِيلَ لَا إنْ عَنَى بِهِ اسْتِقْبَاحَ فِعْلِهِ وَقِيلَ يَكْفُرُ إنْ عَنَى الْجَارِحَةَ لَا الْقُدْرَةَ وَالْأَصَحُّ مَذْهَبُ الْمُتَقَدِّمِينَ فِي الْمُتَشَابِهِ كَالْيَدِ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فِي جَوَازِ أَنْ يُقَالَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ اللَّهِ وَيَكْفُرُ بِقَوْلٍ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِعْلًا لَا حِكْمَةَ فِيهِ وَبِإِثْبَاتِ الْمَكَانِ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى فَإِنْ قَالَ اللَّهُ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَإِنْ قَصَدَ حِكَايَةَ مَا جَاءَ فِي ظَاهِرِ الْأَخْبَارِ لَا يَكْفُرُ وَإِنْ أَرَادَ الْمَكَانَ كَفَرَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ نِيَّةٌ كَفَرَ عِنْدَ الْأَكْثَرِ وَهُوَ الْأَصَحُّ وَعَلَيْهِ الْفَتْوَى وَيَكْفُرُ إنْ اعْتَقَدَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَرْضَى بِالْكُفْرِ وَبِقَوْلِهِ لَوْ أَنْصَفَنِي اللَّهُ تَعَالَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ انْتَصَفْت مِنْك أَوْ إنْ قَضَى اللَّهُ يَوْمَ
ص129 – كتاب البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري – باب أحكام المرتدين – المكتبة الشاملة
