LessonsAhl al-Qibla, Sin and Faith, the Essence of Faith and Degrees of BelieversQuiz

وَلَا نُكَفِّرُ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقِبْلَةِ بِذَنْبٍ مَا لَمْ يَسْتَحِلَّهُ
We do not declare anyone of the qibla an unbeliever merely for committing a sin, unless the person deems it lawful.

Committing an offence and regarding a prohibited act as religiously permissible are different matters. Even a grave sin does not automatically cancel a Muslim's faith.

Istihlal, declaring an established prohibition permissible, raises a separate question that must be distinguished from the act of committing a sin without affirming its lawfulness.

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Sin does not automatically entail disbelief

Ahl al-Qibla, Sin and Faith, the Essence of Faith and Degrees of Believers

وَلَا نُكَفِّرُ أَحَدًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقِبْلَةِ بِذَنْبٍ مَا لَمْ يَسْتَحِلَّهُ
We do not declare anyone of the qibla an unbeliever merely for committing a sin, unless the person deems it lawful.

Committing an offence and regarding a prohibited act as religiously permissible are different matters. Even a grave sin does not automatically cancel a Muslim's faith.

Istihlal, declaring an established prohibition permissible, raises a separate question that must be distinguished from the act of committing a sin without affirming its lawfulness.