WHAT ASPECTS MAKES A PERSON A MUSLIM

1. For a person to becomea Muslim it is necessary for him or her to
believe Islam as the true religion and not toreject any of it's
necessary aspects. A person should also not have beliefs contradictory
or against the religion's necessary aspects (Zaroriyaat-e-Deen).
2. A Muslim must love and respect all those who are the beloved of
AllahTa'ala and His Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) even though
that person may be his enemy.
3. He must disrespect and hate all those who disrespect and hate Allah
Ta'ala and His Rasool (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) even if that
person may be his beloved son.
4. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam) states : "One
who loves for Allah, hates anyone because of Allah, spends for Allah
and holds back forAllah, then, indeed, he has completed his Imaan."
5. If the person does not have the knowledge about all the religion's
necessary aspect, i.e. even if he is a completeand utter illiterate,
he must believe in Islam and in the Messenger ofIslam (sallal laahu
alaihiwasallam) and not haveany beliefs against the necessary aspects
of Islam (Zarooriyat-e-Deen).
6. Whether he cannot pray the Kalima (submission into Islam) properly
he is still a Muslim and not a Kaafir. Therefore, if he misses Salaah,
Saum, Hajj, etc. he will be a grave sinner, but will remain a Muslim.
This isbecause deeds are not a part of faith.
7. Whatever is without doubt Haraam (forbidden) and to believe it as
Halaal (allowed), and to believe something Haraam, which is no doubt
Halaal, is Kufr, when there is no suspicion of a particular thing
being Halaal or Haraam or theperson knows this.