Mankind Is Able To Distinguish Right From Wrong.

Why are some people born Kaafir?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Yusuf Hussain

Question:

I want to know why are some people born Kaafir? Or why they are born in Kaafir families?

Answer:

No one is born Kaafir.  According to this hadith from Bukhari, narrated Abu Huraira:

The Prophet said, “Every child is born with a true faith of Islam (i.e. to worship none but Allah Alone) and his parents convert him to Judaism or Christianity or Magianism, as an animal delivers a perfect baby animal. Do you find it mutilated?”  (Book #23, Hadith #467)

Even when a child is born into a family which is disbelieving, s/he is not responsible until s/he reaches adulthood.   At that time, everyone (with a sound mind) is able to determine right from wrong.

According to Surah Shams:

7. And by oath of the soul and by oath of Him Who made it proper.

8. And inspired in it the knowledge of its sins and its piety.

9. Indeed successful is the one who made it pure.

10. And indeed failed is the one who covered it in sin.

This shows that mankind is able to distinguish right from wrong.

Yusuf Hussain

About Yusuf Hussain

Studied under Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani for the last 5 years, and prior to that another an Uwaisi Shaykh in Pakistan for two years from '93-96 and intensive self-study. Secular Education: 1997-2001 bachelors in Computer Science 2008-present masters of business adminstration