Faith and Disbelief
902 questions
Is a person considered an infidel due to whispers and obsessions that revolve in the mind, including insulting the Divine Being, religion, and worship, despite feeling pain, trying to fight them, and seeking forgiveness?
Is loving friends who insult religion considered an act of disbelief? Is preferring a disbeliever over a Muslim in a worldly matter considered an act of loyalty to disbelievers? Does one become a disbeliever if they prefer the West over Arabs and Muslims in terms of work proficiency?
Is a person who plays war games in which the dead are revived with a defibrillator considered an unbeliever, even if the player himself does not use this feature, but rejoices when others use it on him? And is the game itself an act of disbelief because it contains no songs?
How were the disbelievers able to elevate and advance their civilizations despite their disbelief, and how did Allah Almighty enable them to achieve that?
Is it possible for one to achieve pure, unblemished faith, and is one who dies while harboring doubts about God, the Resurrection, and prophethood, despite observing religious rituals, considered among those of pure faith?
What is the ruling on not understanding or forgetting issues related to the Essence of Allah, His place, and anthropomorphism after studying them? Does that necessitate disbelief, especially with the belief that "there is nothing like unto Him"? How should one answer someone who asks about Allah's place? And are the People of the Sunnah and the Community (Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah) multiple sects?
Is intentionally delaying the utterance of the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn) after disbelief, with the aim of achieving apostasy, considered an apostasy that necessitates uttering the Two Testimonies for repentance, or is seeking forgiveness, abandoning apostasy, and feeling remorse sufficient?
What is the ruling on educating adolescents and raising their awareness of the rulings on acts of worship, while indirectly warning them against masturbation? Is the one who does so sinful if his desire is aroused and madhy (pre-seminal fluid) is discharged during the conversation? And is his action considered a means of earning reward?
Does a man become an unbeliever by jokingly saying, "No, then I am an unbeliever," in response to his fiancée who said, "I love men who pray," and then clarified that she was speaking generally, knowing that Al-Zarkashi said in Al-Manthur: "Whoever utters a word of disbelief jokingly, without intending disbelief, has committed an act of disbelief"?
Why is one who doubts in Islam or the divine essence considered an unbeliever and cast out from Islam, taking into account the Hadith: "No one who has a mustard seed's weight of pride in his heart will enter Paradise, nor will anyone who has a mustard seed's weight of faith in his heart enter the Fire," and that doubt is involuntary while disbelief is a choice?
What is the reality of the thoughts that plague the questioner and make him feel atheistic and infidel, revolving around man's predetermination, and how does he answer the questions of his mind regarding man's free will, its creation by God, and the impact of the material of creation and environmental conditions on man's choice between disbelief and faith, and are these thoughts considered hypocrisy?
How is inheritance distributed among the children and heirs of people from the Baron region of Nuristan, the majority of whom willingly embraced Islam a hundred years ago, while some remained disbelievers and died in their disbelief, or their conversion to Islam was not clearly established and they died in that state?
Is saying "I don't know" in response to the question "Are you a Muslim?" while angry considered an act of disbelief that expels one from the faith and invalidates all good deeds?
Is the person afflicted with obsessive doubts (waswas) held accountable for the blasphemous whisperings that accompany him when committing sins, or only for the sin itself? And is my understanding correct that disbelief (kufr) only occurs through intention and the heart's tranquility with it?
Is it permissible to warn against those who excessively declare rulers to be disbelievers (takfiris), and is it considered backbiting (ghiba) if one says, "So-and-so is a takfiri," with the intention of warning?
Does lying nullify faith, and is all lying classified as a grave sin?
What is the ruling on one who insulted the Messenger (peace be upon him) out of ignorance, then repented and increased her worship? Is she considered an apostate, has her worship become void, and is it possible for Allah to forgive her?
Is saying, "O Allah, I repent to You for my ingratitude for Your blessings," considered disbelief (kufr) if it stems from an inner belief—without being uttered—that the Qur'an is not a cure but rather a means, and that the cure is in Allah's hands, knowing that the Qur'an described itself as a cure?
Is my statement, "I don't care if I am a disbeliever," considered disbelief, and will my repentance be accepted, and must I utter the Two Testimonies despite the continued intrusive thoughts and complete lack of certainty?
What is the ruling on someone who acquitted a statement that was possibly an act of disbelief, then it became clear to him that it was indeed so? Is he required to re-perform the prayers and fasting from the past period? And what is the ruling on someone who described applications containing Qur’anic stories as trivialities? Is that considered an apostasy from the religion?
What is the ruling on placing something in a bag or wrapper on which the name of Allah (Jalalah) or any other sacred religious text is mentioned? Is it forbidden, a mockery, or an act of disbelief?
Is the failure to warn a person who commits one of the nullifiers of Islam, whether known or unknown, considered an approval of disbelief and a departure from the fold of Islam, similar to one who does not inform a disbeliever who asked him about Islam? And does the ruling differ between knowing the person and not knowing him?
What did Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul conceal within himself, given that his disbelief was one of hypocrisy?
What is the ruling on one who committed an act of disbelief (kufr) and apostasy (riddah) while ignorant of its nature, then repented, and subsequently became afflicted with obsessive doubts concerning apostasy, and cannot recall the last time he uttered the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn), and whether it was before or after the act of disbelief?