If a person plays a video game where there’s Shirk, does the player become a Kafir playing it?

Question:

If a person plays a video game where there’s Shirk, does the player become a Kafir playing it?

If a person watches a movie that has Shirk/Kufr, does the viewer of such movies become a Kafir?

JazakAllah Khair.

Answer:

Wa Alaikum As Salam,

In both cases, the viewer/player will be committing sins by allowing himself/herself to be entertained by such haram movies. However, he/she will not be a kafir.

And Allah knows best,
Mufti Waseem Khan

8/11/2012