Aqeedah Sects


Sect	Tasdeeq bi al-qalb	Iqrar bi al-lisaan	Amal bi al-jawari’	View
Khawarij	✔	✔	✔	if you do a major sin you become a kafir
Mu’tazila	✔	✔	✔	if you sin then you are not a muslim, but you are not a kafir either
Karramiyah	✔	✔
Jahmiyyah	✔
Murji’ah	✔

Response to the different sects:

Those who say only tasdeeq bi al-qalb is necessary – this would include Abu Jahl and the jews in this definition of being Muslim, as they affirmed in their heart that they were Muslims, but did not testify this outwardly.
Those who say iqrar bi al-lisaan is necessary but tasdeeq bi al-qalb is not – this would include the munafiqeen in this definition of being Muslim, as they testified that they were Muslims openly, and would practise the different aspects of Islam outwardly, however they did not believe in their hearts.

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