Fariq Naik – Is it Permissible to Call Kaafir a Kaafir

We will take the last question a son from Lahore Pakistan, he asks,

Is it permissible to call Kaffir a Kaffir.

The word Kaffir is derived from the root word Gopher, which means

to reject, to conceal or to hide.

Linguistically the word Kaffir means to reject to conceal or to

hide an Islamic terminology Kaffir means a person who rejects or

hides the truth of Islam.

So, a non Muslim in Arabic is called as a Kaffir.

So when a person is speaking Arabic, if he's referring to non

Muslim he will call them a Kaffir.

So it is permissible to call a non Muslim a Kaffir. Because this word

tougher if you translate it into English, it refers to as a non

Muslim.

So as I said, linguistically, it means to reject to conceal or to

hide, like the farmer, he hides the seeds. But in Islamic

terminology, it refers to someone who rejects or hides the truth of

Islam. non Muslim in Arabic is called as a cafe. If the kaffir or

the non Muslim did not like this terminology of Kaffir then I would

request them to accept Islam and we will stop referring them as a

Kaffir that is a non Muslim