Does the following make one a kaafir?

Question:

Does the following make one a kaafir?

• If such and such happened I would be driven to kufr
• I will become a kaafir
• Honestly, I am close to becoming a kaafir
• I would become a kaafir if there was another Lord to believe in

Thank you for your time. Jazakallah.


Answer:

Wa Alaikum as Salaam,

No, these statements do not make one a kafir. However, uttering such statements is a major sin and can eventually lead one to kufr..

A Muslim must never use such statements. One should make Tauba (repentance) for uttering such statements and must not repeat them in future.

And Allah knows best,
Mufti Waseem Khan

2/1/2013