Re: Are They Muslims?
Peace All
Pimping and Killing and the likes can still fall into the category of shirk (without going into detail on this) ... that is what we need to be aware of.
But the initial question was this:
Are they Muslim?
One does not need to be a Muslim to be forgiven. However, the requirement for us humans is that we need to be 'Mutawahidun' - Monotheists i.e. The Opposite of Mushriks.
The Opposite of Mu'min (Believer) is Kaafir (Rejector)
So this means the opposite of Muslim (Submitter) must be Zalim (Aggressor).
I would not like to say that a PIMP is not a zalim, nor would I like to say that a PIMP is a Muslim. However, to be a Muslim simply means one who believes in the heart that Tawhid is the only right system of belief in God, so in this respect a PIMP may be a Muslim in accordance to that definition, but then he/she would still be one who is a Zalim or one who is committing Kufr by unIslamic actions. If a PIMP justifies his/her actions by interpreting the orders of God in such a way that it seems pimping is allowable then this is Shirk, because they have placed their nufs and reasoning above the law of God.