Unknowingly calling a Muslim a kaafir

Q: A person called someone a kaafir but this person had no idea that the person he’s talking about is actually a Muslim due to the fact that the person he spoke about has a kaafir name and made no clear indication that he was a Muslim. 

In this case, does it make the person that was speaking about the other person a kaafir?

A: Since this was not intentional, he will not be sinful (for regarding the person as a kaafir due to not having any sign of Islam on him.)

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

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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