Calling someone "Aaqa" or "Maalik"

Q: Calling someone "Aaqa" or "Maalik", is that shirk?

A: In the general usage this word is equivalent to the word "sir". Hence if this meaning is intended, then it is not shirk.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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