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Regarding Faith(المعجم ٩) - بابٌ: في الإيمان

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Darussalam · Volume 1

The Book Of The Sunnah

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الحديث: 69 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 27

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69. It was narrated that 'Abdullâh said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Verbally abusing a Muslim is immorality and fighting him is Kufr (disbelief).'" (Sahih)

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69 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ، وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ»

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Since maintaining cordial relations between the Muslims is desirable in Islam, our sacred law forbids doing things that might spoil relations. One of those undesirable things is verbally abusing each other—an act wholly unbecoming a good Muslim. That is the reason why it has been branded as an act of disobedience, immorality and sin. Fighting a Muslim is Kufr. The word Kufr as used here does not mean the Kufr that drives man out of the pale of Islam. It only means an act which is unfit for a Muslim. It is technically called a minor Kufr. The Qur'an says: "And if two parties of believers fight, make peace between them". (49:9) The Verse is categorical on the point that believers, even when they fight each other, continue to remain believers; they do not turn disbelievers.