najis (Creator, tradition, beliefs, pagans, worship)

[kai]

I have a question for any shi'a

could you tell me if within Shi'a thinking all non muslims or Kaffur are Najis or unclean.



To the list of impure things enumerated by al-Nawawi, Shi’a jurists traditionally add dead bodies and kafirs.

There are discrepancies among Shi’a jurists that who is recognized as Kafir. Some of them recognize all of the non-Muslims as Kafir, but the others separate People of the Book(Christians and Jews).



sourcehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najis

[kai]

are there any shia here at RF?

[TashaN]

There are some and they come here from a time to another, not sure if they are still coming in here lately.

[kai]

Originally Posted by The Truth

There are some and they come here from a time to another, not sure if they are still coming in here lately.

looks like i will have to wait and see if any come along, patience is a virtue

[john313]

peace
i come here from time to time and consider myself as much shia as sunni or sufi, of course it will vary from person to person, but my beliefs are that all non muslims are not unclean, at least not non muslims in the traditional sense of the word. if you take muslim to mean anyone who follows the ways of peace and believes in a creator of some sort and the life after this one, then a possible arguement could be made for all non muslims to be considered unclean since they would not follow anything that is good, but i would not make that arguement.
i try not to use kafir because it is seen as derogatory and people instantly(people who know what it means) get more aggravated, but those i would consider to be considered a kafir are pagans, those who worship idols and things like that. but it is best to look at people as equal, forgive people's trespasses. unfortunately it is often read but rarely followed. someone is not a kafir because he is a christian or jew, kafir is something that is earned, and Allah knows all.
sorry for the rambling response.

peace