Faith and Disbelief
1,116 questions
Is he who denies God's attributes and metaphorically interprets them—such as interpreting "God's hand" as God's power—considered to have departed from the fold of Islam, or is he merely not among the people of the Sunnah?
Does a person become an infidel if he blames his mother for causing his phone to get dirty – a phone he had washed fearing it would be damaged – believing that the situation would have been different had a problem not occurred between her and his brother, and is he required to inform those who heard him say that?
What is the ruling on one who contradicts something from the Quran, such as Allah’s saying: (Allah intends ease for you and does not intend hardship for you) by saying, "Religion is difficult"?
What is the ruling on one who insults Muslims, praises disbelievers, and wishes to become one of them?
What is the ruling on saying "Religion is difficult" or "It is not easy"?
What is the ruling on one who remains in the land of disbelief or travels to it, then is coerced into disbelief, while expecting coercion without certainty?
Does a vow made out of fear of disbelief and the torment of Hell, along with the belief that it is the only way to solidify faith, fall under the ruling of a vow made under duress?
Have I become a disbeliever by thinking that I am better than the prophets, after learning that this is considered disbelief?
What are the types of major disbelief (kufr akbar) that expel one from the fold of Islam, along with examples of each?
Is someone who abandons prayer for four days or a week considered a disbeliever in the madhhab of Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen if he returns to prayer?
Is someone who is assailed by doubts about Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) considered a believer or a disbeliever, even though he repels these doubts, performs all the pillars of the religion, does not feel a spiritual faith but intellectually believes in the necessity of a Creator?
Does completing one's ablution after seeing a picture of a church on a shirt constitute an act of apostasy?
Is it forbidden to resort to or act upon laws?
What is the refutation to the specious argument that the two verses from Surah At-Tawbah (9:17-18) concerning the maintenance of mosques are contradictory, given that an unbeliever claims to maintain the mosques of Allah despite Allah's saying: "It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief" and "The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day"?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to agree to the baptism of his daughter in the church, knowing that this ritual neither benefits nor harms, in order to avoid problems with his Christian in-laws, and to affirm good treatment of them in the hope of their guidance?
What should a Muslim say to a non-Muslim relative when they say to him, "I love you," and is it permissible for the Muslim to say to him, "I love you too"?
Does saying to someone, "By God, if you die and he is with you, you will enter the Fire," invalidate the speaker's deeds, by analogy with the Hadith Qudsi: "Who is he who takes an oath by Me, that I have forgiven him, whereas I have indeed forgiven him and invalidated your deeds"?
Am I to be considered a disbeliever for what happened in my case, taking into account the opinion of those who deem one who abandons prayer to be a disbeliever?
Does what the questioner said, out of exasperation and mockery of the religion or its rulings, constitute disbelief that necessitates uttering the Two Testimonies and performing ghusl, given her knowledge that she was suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder and that her exasperation was not in the realm of disbelief?
Are the persistent thoughts and questions about God's power and will, such as "If God is powerful, why doesn't your heart stop beating?", which cause fear and confusion, considered a whisper (waswas) or disbelief (kufr), and is there any reason to fear a heart stoppage or God's punishment?
What is the status of ruling by what Allah has revealed in Islam, and is the ruler who does not rule by what Allah has revealed considered a disbeliever?
How can one reconcile the hadith stating that "infanticide before the Prophetic mission occurred during the time of Al-Fatra" and that the female infanticide perpetrator "is in the Fire," as reported in a hadith authenticated by Al-Albani, while the people of Al-Fatra will be tested on the Day of Judgment?
What is the ruling on obsessive-compulsive thoughts related to polytheism (shirk), disbelief (kufr), and insulting the Divine Being and the Prophet - peace be upon him - and are actions resulting from these obsessions - especially if they are movements of the tongue - included under the Hadith: "Indeed, Allah has pardoned my Ummah for whatever they whisper to themselves, as long as they do not act upon it or speak of it," or are they considered a form of action or speech for which one will be held accountable? And is describing these obsessions to others considered "speech" for which one will be held accountable? If one commits a sin due to these obsessions, is there a way for them to repent, and how?
What is the ruling on ridiculing the beard, the short garment (thawb), and other manifestations of the Sunnah? And what is the view on someone who, when enjoined to these acts of worship, points to his heart and says: "Piety is here"?