Takfir

TAKFIR/TAKFEER

Sl. No.	Khwarij Tweets	Counter Tweets
1	Whoever does [any act they denounce] is a kāfir	Beliefs, not actions, make you a kāfir
2	Whoever does not do hijra is a kāfir	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ never asked the Companions to leave Abyssinia and make hijra to Madina
3	Death is the punishment of disbelief (kufr)	The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did not kill Khuwaysara Tamimi who said, be just, you are not just (Bukhārī) despite this being a statement of kufr (one ex.)
4	Standing for the National Pledge is an act of clear disbelief	Dhahabī said that the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ  used to love his nation (waṭan) so loving one’s homeland and nation is a Sunna
5	Wishing season’s greetings to non-Muslims is disbelief and a major sin	God does not forbid you regarding those who do not wage war against you on account of religion that you should treat them kindly (60:8)
6	Whoever does [any act they denounce] is a kāfir	Terrorists who do takfīr of those who don’t agree with them is crazy talk that has nothing to do with Islam
7	Whoever does [any act they denounce] is a kāfir	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ warned us against making takfīr of our fellow Muslims causing their blood to be spilt and their wealth to be taken
8	Anyone against us is the enemy and it is necessary to kill them since they are a kāfir	Lethal force in Islam is used to repel an attacking enemy and not simply the existence of disbelief, or lack of Islam or a differing faith
9	Muslims are only so in name Judging people on their faith and beliefs is only for God	Remind them for you are a reminder (88:21)
10	We alone are the correct Muslims	No one is entitled to exercise religious authority over other people
11	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	“Religion is advice” Bukhārī. All we can do towards a sinner is to gently and privately extend advice to them
12	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	After sincere advice, if a sinner turns to repentance, then God forgives them. If they continue, our advice suffices
13	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ  said, “God does not look at your appearance or wealth, but He looks at your hearts and deeds.” Muslim
14	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	We should do our best to purify our hearts and avoid accusing people of disbelief
15	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	What is lawful is clear and what is unlawful is clear. Deviant and extremist groups cannot declare people disbelievers
16	Committing sins and acts of disobedience renders Muslim disbeliever.	The Muslim who says the shahada cannot be declared non-Muslim unless they deny tawḥīd
17	Committing sins and acts of disobedience renders Muslim disbeliever.	A Muslim may commit sins since they are human. Being human necessitates that one sins and commits mistakes
18	Committing sins and acts of disobedience renders Muslim disbeliever.	God is All Merciful and All-Forgiving. This sentiment rejects this fundamental belief
19	Committing sins and acts of disobedience renders Muslim disbeliever.	“Were you not to commit sins, God would replace you with a people who would commit sins and then seek forgiveness from God.” Muslim
20	Committing sins and acts of disobedience renders Muslim disbeliever.	A Muslim cannot be declared a disbeliever due to committing sins; unless they commit them viewing they are permissible
21	Those who support non-Muslims are apostates and it is permissible to kill them.	Supporting non-Muslims, even if they are enemies, is not an act of disbelief
22	Those who support non-Muslims are apostates and it is permissible to kill them.	Supporting the enemy is a serious crime that necessitates punishment by the ruler to deter the traitor, yet they remain Muslim
23	Those who support non-Muslims are apostates and it is permissible to kill them.	The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ didn’t kill Hatib ibn Abi Balta’a nor declared him as disbeliever, despite his crime. Bukhārī
24	The existence of embassies, ambassadors and non	Muslims’ investment authoritiesin Muslim countries is apostasy.
25	The existence of embassies, ambassadors and non-Muslims’ investment authorities in Muslim countries is apostasy.	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ sent messengers and ambassadors to other countries and met non-Muslims’ delegations and ambassadors
26	The existence of embassies, ambassadors and non-Muslims’ investment authorities in Muslim countries is apostasy.	Is the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, therefore, an apostate for sending ambassadors to other countries and meeting non-Muslim delegations in Medina?
27	Loving non-Muslims is an act of disbelief	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ loved his uncle Abu Talib, who was not a Muslim
28	It is obligatory to sever all ties with non-Muslim and even with Muslims who do not cut their relations with non-Muslims.	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ lived with polytheists, Jews, and Christians and all of them attested to his good manners
29	It is obligatory to sever all ties with non-Muslim and even with Muslims who do not cut their relations with non-Muslims.	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ never fought except after people showed him hostility and prevented him from practicing his religion
30	It is obligatory to sever all ties with non-Muslim and even with Muslims who do not cut their relations with non-Muslims.	The biography of the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ indicates he had relationships with people of other faiths and even cooperated with them
31	It is obligatory to sever all ties with non-Muslim and even with Muslims who do not cut their relations with non-Muslims.	How can one have such a false belief while it is known that the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ used to visit his Jewish neighbour when he was sick?
32	It is obligatory to sever all ties with non-Muslim and even with Muslims who do not cut their relations with non-Muslims.	Once a Jewish woman invited the Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ to have lunch, and he accepted the invitation for food
33	It is obligatory to sever all ties with non-Muslim and even with Muslims who do not cut their relations with non-Muslims.	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ never cut his relationship with non-Muslims nor did he order Muslims to cut their relationships with them
34	It is obligatory to sever all ties with non-Muslim and even with Muslims who do not cut their relations with non-Muslims.	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ is our example and he never said any of this
35	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	Belief and disbelief is an affair between a person and God alone
36	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ instructed us to deal with people based on what they say, and not to judge them by what they bear in their hearts.
37	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	We are not allowed to scrutinize people’s beliefs.
38	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	No one can know what is in another’s heart except God.
39	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	We judge people by their outward deeds and God judges their inward intentions.
40	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	Extremists labeling their opponents and those who do not adopt their ideology as disbelievers has nothing to do with Islam
41	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ warned against declaring fellow Muslims disbelievers, shedding their blood, seizing their properties and violating their honor.
42	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	Extremists groups use words like kāfir to describe those who reject their ideology, and find a pretext for shedding their blood.
43	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	Muslim scholars agree that belief is an inward affair.
44	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	No one is to be declared disbeliever until they declare their denial to clear beliefs.
45	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ said, “If a man says to his brother, O Kafir Then surely one of them is as such” Bukari.
46	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	We judge people according to what is apparent to us, their inner belief is left to God.
47	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	The Prophet  Muhammad ﷺ warned that a Muslim should not declare their brother unbeliever or transgress against their self, property, or honor
48	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	Extremists use the term ridda (apostasy) to describe the majority of Muslims, justifying the right to kill them.
49	We alone are the correct Muslims. Committing sins renders Muslims disbelievers	The Muslim community unanimously agrees that faith is an act of the heart