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What is the ruling on someone who experiences intrusive thoughts about committing disbelief unintentionally or unknowingly, especially when committing a sin in front of a Mus'haf (copy of the Quran) or during the call to prayer (Adhan)? And does the principle "whoever's faith is established with certainty does not lose it except with certainty" also apply in the sight of Allah Almighty?

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"Worrying in this matter brings great evil, so do not pay attention to it or dwell on it. A Muslim does not become an infidel merely by committing a sin. Rather, apostasy has specific, confined causes. Whoever's Islam has been established with certainty does not exit from it except with certainty and by the existence of a nullifier of Islam, and the absence of impediments to declaring someone an infidel. You must abandon these whispers and not give them any attention, for dwelling on them leads to great evil, and you are upon Islam as long as you strive against these whispers."

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