Shirk, Kufr, Hypocricy

Question 1

Why do people commit shirk?

Answer 1

1. Shaytan makes it look good
2. Copying their forefathers
3. Following their desires
4. Following their leaders
5. Not understanding

Question 2

What are the signs of a hypocrite?

Answer 2

1. He lies.
2. He breaks his promises.
3. He betrays when entrusted.
4. He is insulting and rude when he argues.

Question 3

What is minor shirk?

Answer 3

Showing off. Doing good deeds or acts of worship so others can see and praise you.

Question 4

What is shirk?

Answer 4

Joining partners with Allah.

Question 5

What is kufr?

Answer 5

Not believing or rejecting Islamic teachings.

Question 6

What is hypocrisy?

Answer 6

Pretending to be a Muslim but not really believing in Islam.

Question 7

What is the result/effect of shirk?

Answer 7

1. It’s the worst sin in Islam.
2. It’s a great disobedience to Allah.
3. It invalidates all of a person’s deeds.
4. A person’s good deeds will be rejected.
5. It violates the rights of Allah.
6. It leads to Hellfire.
7. It forbids Jannah for the person.
8. The person who dies on shirk will not be forgiven.
9. The person becomes the worst of creation.
10. Causes the person to go astray.
11. It is rewarded with the punishment of Allah.
12. The person will have no safety or security on the Day of Judgement.
13. This person will lose themselves and their families.
14. It is a lie against Allah.
15. Allah will be free from this person.

Question 8

What are some of the actions of shirk?

Answer 8

1. Saying “Whatever Allah and you will…”
2. Going to a fortune teller
3. Swearing by other than Allah
4. Saying “We got rain because of a star…”
5. Loving others like or more than you love Allah
6. Calling on other than Allah to connect to Allah
7. Worshipping others with Allah
8. Believing someone else knows the future with Allah
9. Letting someone other than Allah say what is halal and haram
10. Doing magic
11. Believing blessings are from other than Allah.
12. Saying Allah has sons or daughters
13. Worshipping the jinn

Question 9

Who is a disbeliever?

Answer 9

1. Whoever takes a religion other than Islam.
2. Whoever does not say the shahadah.
3. Whoever abandons the prayer.

Question 10

How are disbelievers rewarded for their good deeds?

Answer 10

They are rewarded in this life only.

Question 11

What happens to a person who never heard about the true message of Islam?

Answer 11

Allah will give them a special test on the Day of Judgement.

Question 12

What is the result/effect of disbelief?

Answer 12

1. The person will not be forgiven on the Day of Judgement.
2. His religion will be rejected.
3. The curse of Allah is upon them.
4. This life is beautified for them.
5. They will be the fuel of Hellfire.
6. They stay in Hellfire forever.

Question 13

What are some of the actions of hypocrisy?

Answer 13

1. They want the judgement of other than Allah.
2. They take disbelievers as allies.
3. They fake their belief.
4. They are lazy to pray.
5. They remember Allah very little.
6. They turn away from Allah and His Messenger.
7. They make fun of Allah, Islam, and the believers.

Question 14

Can a Muslim have some of the characteristics of a hypocrite?

Answer 14

Yes, but he should work to give it up.

Question 15

Do sins like stealing, lying, or killing take a person out of Islam?

Answer 15

No, they are sinful believers.

Question 16

Can we call a sinning Muslim a disbeliever?

Answer 16

No. The one calling him a disbeliever is committing an act of disbelief.

Question 17

Should a Muslim feel safe that he will not commit shirk?

Answer 17

No, we should never feel safe from shirk.

Question 18

If someone says they are Muslim, should we try to investigate them to be sure?

Answer 18

No, we accept what they have said and leave them to Allah.