Q 161: Me ke saɓa wa Imani (Bangaskiya)?
Q 161: What contradicts Iman (Faith)?
A--- Kafirci yana sabawa da imani. Kafirci yana da rassa daban-daban kamar yadda imani yake da su. Mun riga mun sani a baya cewa imani shi ne, a asali, yarda mai cike da biyayya wadda ke buƙatar cikakken miƙa wuya ga ayyukan biyayya. Saboda haka, kafirci a asali nau'i ne na ƙi da taurin kai wanda ke haifar da girman kai da rashin biyayya. Don haka, duk ayyukan biyayya suna cikin rassan imani; yayin da duk ayyukan rashin biyayya kuma suna cikin rassan kafirci. Bugu da ƙari, ya kamata a sani cewa akwai nau'i biyu na kafirci: Babban Kafirci, wanda ke fitar da mutum gaba ɗaya daga cikin Musulunci. Wannan shi ne kafirci na akida wanda ke sabawa furucin zuciya da ayyukanta ko ɗaya daga cikinsu. Sai kuma Ƙaramin Kafirci, wanda ba ya fitar da mutum daga cikin Musulunci. Yana sabawa cikakkiyar kammalar imani kawai. Wannan shi ake kira kafirci na aiki wanda ba ya sabawa furucin zuciya ko ayyukanta. Haka kuma ba ya buƙata ko ya haifar da hakan.
A--- Disbelief contradicts Faith. Disbelief has different branches just as Faith does. We knew earlier that faith is basically a submissive belief that requires complete submission to deeds of obedience. So, disbelief is basically a kind of rejection and stubbornness that incurs arrogance and disobedience. Thereupon, all deeds of obedience are among the branches of belief; while all deeds of disobedience are among the branches of disbelief. Moreover, one should know that there are two types of disbelief: the Major Disbelief, which excludes one completely from the fold of Islam. This is the dogmatic disbelief that contradicts the utterance of the heart and its deeds or one of them. And, the Minor Disbelief, which does not exclude one from the fold of Islam. It only contradicts the perfection of belief. This is the so-called practical disbelief that contradicts neither the utterance of the heart, nor its deeds. It does not require or necessitate this as well.