{"id":34915,"date":"2025-01-02T21:08:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T21:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=34915"},"modified":"2025-01-02T21:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T21:08:59","slug":"if-a-person-says-i-guarantee-that-100-percent-this-will-happen-does-this-constitute-kufr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/if-a-person-says-i-guarantee-that-100-percent-this-will-happen-does-this-constitute-kufr\/","title":{"rendered":"If a Person Says I Guarantee That 100 Percent This Will Happen Does This Constitute Kufr?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07827<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Written by Alimah Khadija Tarwala<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Answer:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Making statements such as &#8220;I guarantee 100 percent this will happen&#8221; or &#8220;someone will 100 percent do this&#8221; 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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Allah says in Surah Luqman:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0639\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0639\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064f\u0646\u064e\u0632\u0651\u0650\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062b\u064e \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064c \u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0628\u064f \u063a\u064e\u062f\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064c \u0628\u0650\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u064d \u062a\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u062a\u064f \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064c \u062e\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064c\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u2018Indeed, Allah \u02f9alone\u02fa 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).\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Written by Alimah Khadija Tarwala.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0639\u0650\u0646\u062f\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0639\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0639\u064e\u0629\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064f\u0646\u064e\u0632\u0651\u0650\u0644\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062b\u064e \u0648\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0641\u0650\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064c \u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0628\u064f \u063a\u064e\u062f\u064b\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a \u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064c \u0628\u0650\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650 \u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636\u064d \u062a\u064e\u0645\u064f\u0648\u062a\u064f \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0645\u064c \u062e\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064c (Surah Luqman, 31:34)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062d\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0631\u0645 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u062c\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0638\u0646 \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0643\u0641\u0631 \u0643\u0645\u0627 \u0644\u0648 \u0638\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u064a\u0628<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u062d\u0627\u0634\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0628\u062f\u064a\u0646 \u0631\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0627\u0631 \u0637 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0644\u0628\u064a\u060c \u062c4\u060c \u0635 25<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07827 &nbsp; &nbsp; Written by Alimah Khadija Tarwala &nbsp; Question: If a person says I guarantee that 100 percent this will happen about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34915"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35021,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34915\/revisions\/35021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}