Faith and Disbelief
902 questions
Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan for studying and changing one's major, if the person has been unemployed for years, has not found work in their previous field, has exhausted their savings and government assistance, and cannot find anyone to give them a benevolent loan, knowing that they avoid usury and believe they may have been bewitched in a way that prevents them from earning a livelihood?
Is not forgiving a brother who assaulted me with beating and verbal abuse destructive to the reward of the 15th of Sha’ban night?
Is it considered a sin to dislike marriage and to consider it restrictive of freedom?
Will the alleviation of torment for the disbeliever on the Day of Resurrection be returned to Allah?
Was what the questioner and his wife did by leaving Canada with the infant daughter, fleeing from her non-Muslim father after he gained her custody, and out of fear of his raising her on atheism and distancing her from Islam, an act that is legally correct or incorrect, especially considering the deceased mother's will that her father not raise her? And is the Muslim grandmother more entitled to the custody of the child than the non-Muslim atheist father, especially since the child was raised on Islam?
What is the ruling on one who loves secular states and rejoices at their victory, wishing for their continuation—even if they face a Muslim state—while affirming that Islam is the truth and is suitable for every time and place, but fears their demise and the loss of his freedom and enjoyment? Does he become a disbeliever by that? And what is the remedy?
What is the authenticity of what is mentioned in some Shiite books, that Talhah (may Allah be pleased with him) wanted to marry Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)? What was Aisha's (may Allah be pleased with her) reaction to that? And did the matter end after the revelation of the verse from Surat al-Ahzab, or was the issue raised again?
Is saying "I must tell Allah" and "Welcome, Allah" in jest, knowing that it is not permissible, considered Shirk (polytheism)?
Is the statement that “faith is a saying, a belief, and an action, but action is a condition for its perfection,” and that “there is no disbelief except by conviction,” the statement of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah?
What is the meaning of the phrase: (They never did any good whatsoever) in the Hadith Qudsi that mentions Allah's expulsion of a people from Hell who never did any good whatsoever?
What is the ruling on one who utters the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn) every time they become aware of something forbidden or a new nullifier of Islam, and what is the ruling on one who believes that one of the nullifiers of faith is not a nullifier due to their ignorance, and is ignorance an excuse for nullifiers of faith in our current era?
What is the ruling on someone who says "I am an atheist" while believing in God and His Messenger and not praying? Is he excused by ignorance? And is the failure to disseminate the religious ruling on this considered concealment of knowledge?
Is a person's intention to choose disbelief over torment, without any whisperings, considered an intention of disbelief?
Is it considered disbelief to believe that some prophets were tormented and tested more than others, or to question the wisdom of creation and not be convinced by the answers, and what is the solution for the obsessive thoughts and intellectual confusion that lead one to wish for death?
Is sitting with those who mock God's verses without objection or action considered an act of disbelief and one of the nullifiers of Islam, even if one's heart detests this act, especially given the differing opinions of scholars on this issue, and questions regarding the ruling on sitting in gatherings of disbelief and polytheism and watching programs that contain them?
Is jesting about some dialects, or the difficulty of pronouncing some Arabic letters for non-native speakers, or customs, or rarely used Arabic words, considered forbidden jesting? And what is the ruling on discarding volumes or papers that contain Arabic text not including Quranic verses, or Hadiths, or names of Allah or His prophets? And must mere Arabic words and letters be respected?
Will a Muslim be held accountable for words he utters to himself, without speaking them aloud, when they are blasphemous towards the Divine, and uttered under the influence of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, knowing that he did not intend their meaning? And can fasting for two consecutive months be an expiation for that?
What is the ruling on one who absolves Allah of something befitting Him, out of ignorance or doubt, such as someone who says: "Glory be to Allah above the Throne," while not knowing that the Throne is befitting of Allah Almighty? And does he commit an act of disbelief in such a case? And can a person commit an act of disbelief while disliking it, even if he performs the actions due to ignorance or doubt?
Is it considered a forbidden act to compel a wife to live in her Islamic country with the children and prevent her from returning to her husband who resides in a non-Islamic country, contenting oneself with him visiting them for 8 weeks annually? And must he permit her to remain with him in the land of disbelief? And is she obliged to accept this situation? And what are the proofs from the Qur'an and Sunnah regarding this matter?
Is the statement, "If God exists, then make me cough," considered an act of disbelief, and what is its effect on the past acts of worship and obedience of the person who uttered it?
Is feeling distressed by the rulings of the religion, like the rulings on apostasy, considered equivalent to denying something from the religion, and is disliking some of the rulings of the religion considered as such?
How can the phrase "from the narrowness of this world to its vastness" in the saying of Rib'i bin Amir be understood, taking into account that this world is the believer's prison and the disbeliever's paradise, and that disbelievers do as their whims dictate without restraint, unlike Muslims?
Does a person's not feeling tested in their life truly mean they are not a believer?
What is the reason for the disbelievers' envy of Muslims for their faith and their not following the religion of Islam, and does the command in His (the Most High) saying: (So pardon and overlook) refer to the People of the Book?