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Encyclopedia > Fasiq

A term in Islam. It may be used to describe anyone who has violated any portion of Islamic law; however, it is more usually reserved to describe someone guilty of more serious violations, or someone whose moral character is outright corrupt. Islam  listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ...




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The Qur'an has referred to a Kafir as Fasiq, although, in our imagination, a Kafir is worse than a mere Fasiq and hence to say that someone is a Kafir should be enough.
After all, we allow someone who has lied, or has slandered, or carries news from person to person, to lead in the Prayers, although, the Fisq of such a person is of a more serious nature than that of a beardless Muslim.
Also note that the opinion that a beardless Muslim is a Fasiq, is that of some of the scholars, and not all.
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