Faith and Disbelief
1,116 questions
How is the hijab worn in Islam? And what are Al-Wala' and Al-Bara'?
Does viewing explicit pornographic images on the internet affect a Muslim's creed?
What is the ruling on one who merely doubts the Last Day?
What is the ruling on one who reviles Allah or disbelieves under compulsion? Is he considered a disbeliever?
Is describing the فعل (action) of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as "fleeing" – with the intention of escaping the oppression of the disbelievers – considered an insult or an aspersion, given the citations "the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, fled from the polytheists" and "Moses, peace be upon him, fled from Pharaoh"?
Who is the guardian of a girl whose father has passed away, and she has paternal uncles and brothers, some of whom curse religion, and one of whom is a minor, and she is not content for her guardian to be someone who curses religion?
What is the argument for following the religion of Islam and abandoning the Christian faith?
How can one strengthen their religious commitment and perform the Fajr prayer regularly?
How can one overcome pathological doubt concerning creed, the Divine self, and the prophethood of Muhammad, peace be upon him, which prevents one from embracing Islam, taking into account that this doubt appears to be pathological and not a satanic whisper?
Is he who loves a created being as much as or more than he loves the Creator considered a disbeliever, regardless of whether his love for the created being is a love of worship or not? What is the ruling on one who loves a created being more than the Creator? Have scholars reached a consensus on declaring as a disbeliever one who does not love Allah but does not hate Him, believes in what the Messenger brought, and obeys him? What is the meaning of "If a lover reaches a degree of love such that the love and obedience of his beloved causes him to disobey Allah, then he has committed shirk"? And what is the ruling on a Muslim woman who marries a Christian man out of love for him?
How can one respond to questions regarding: (1) Allah Almighty's saying, "And to the earth, how it is spread out (suṭiḥat)," and the implication of the earth being flattened; (2) Allah being described as the Most Merciful despite the severe punishment for disbelievers; (3) The journey of Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj to Al-Aqsa Mosque at a time when it was not yet built; and what is the method for quickly memorizing the Qur’an to get rid of these intrusive thoughts?
Does the penalty for theft contradict the verse: (And if you punish [an enemy], then punish with the like of that with which you were afflicted) given that the harm of cutting off a thief's hand is greater than the harm of the theft?
Does a person become an infidel or a polytheist due to fear that vanishes when the light is turned on, or due to feigning sleep while walking to deceive the father into thinking one is asleep, or by pretending to be asleep out of fear of the father? And is saying "my penis's organic devil" after repentance considered polytheism with God, knowing that God is the Creator of all things?
Is a patient with psychosis held accountable for words of disbelief that he utters while asleep?
Is sincere repentance for major sins, including those that may constitute apostasy, sufficient without being certain of having fallen into the kind of disbelief that expels one from the fold of Islam? And what should be done if it later becomes clear that apostasy has occurred?
How can guidance and interpretation be offered to someone who was a Muslim, well-versed in the Qur'an and Sunnah, but apostatized a few years ago?
Is it permissible to persuade an atheist to Christianity, given that the People of the Book are closer to Islam, in order to avert his danger from society, and then attempt to persuade him to Islam later?
What is the meaning of the submission (al-inqiyād) the abandonment of which constitutes disbelief (kufr), according to what was narrated from Ibn Taymiyyah, that faith (al-īmān) is not complete except with affirmation (al-taṣdīq) and submission (al-inqiyād)?
Is what the questioner said—that Allah will cause a person's good deeds to be swallowed up because of his support for oppressors—considered an error, or does it amount to disbelief? And can the questioner's own good deeds be swallowed up because of this statement? And what is the repentance for that?
How can we reconcile Al-Tahawi's statement: "We do not expel a servant from faith except by denying that which admitted him into it," with the Hanafis' extensive pronouncements in their fiqh books regarding excommunication due to actions? And what are the foundational principles of these pronouncements, and what books are beneficial in this matter?
Is intellectual belief in the existence of the Creator and the miraculousness of the Quran sufficient for Islam, without the need to read the Torah and the Gospel, especially since there are verses in the Quran that declare the People of the Book who did not believe in our master Muhammad and distorted their scriptures to be disbelievers?
Is a Muslim man obligated to marry a non-Muslim woman who presents Islam upon marriage to him, and is not marrying her considered an acceptance of disbelief?
Can God forgive my grandmother—who used to go to soothsayers and believe their words, swear by other than God, and seek help from other than Him—even though she knew that shirk (associating partners with God) is unforgivable?
Is saying the opposite of what we believe considered hypocrisy? May Allah reward you.