Faith and Disbelief
902 questions
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a question that arises in the heart, containing doubt and disbelief, even though it is not outwardly expressed or assented to?
Can a believing soul, keen on worshipping and obeying Allah, utter an insult against Allah Almighty that is not a satanic whisper?
Does the appearance of images and fantasies of people while remembering Allah, and the accompanying whispers of Shirk (polytheism), affect the soundness of faith? And is that considered Shirk, even if the heart is believing and abhors Shirk, or is it merely an obsessive-compulsive whisper that requires special treatment?
Does a Muslim's desire for a popular saying among the wicked, along with his joy in it, without uttering it, constitute apostasy from Islam, given that it clashes with Sharia or is considered an affirmation of falsehood and a denial of Sharia?
Does one fall into disbelief or sin if he says to his friend who asked him for a testimony in a joking context: "Don't say that, it is forbidden," intending to prevent joking about religious matters, not to forbid the testimony itself? Or if he says to him: "Forbidden, this is a book of Fiqh" with a smile upon seeing him carelessly throw a book of Fiqh, due to fear of mockery or ridicule of religion?
Wa Alaikum Assalam. What is the ruling on the hypocrisy of hypocrites?
Am I subject to the prescribed punishment of stoning or execution for hearing insults against religion and the Prophet (peace be upon him), and my attempt not to laugh, and my imagining the reaction of the one who uttered the insults, and to what extent does my obsessive whispering affect the ruling of disbelief?
What is the difference between believers (mu'minin) and Muslims (muslimin), and which has a higher rank?
Are there conditions for not deeming a ruler who does not govern by what Allah has revealed an infidel, taking into consideration His (the Almighty’s) saying: "And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed, then it is those who are the disbelievers," and that what is meant by "what Allah has revealed" is the Qur’an and the Sunnah?
How does one respond to those who believe that cursing, reviling, and invoking curses upon non-aggressive disbelievers alienates them from Islam, and what is the intended benefit of that?
What is meant by the act of deeming lawful (istihlal) that expels the perpetrator of a grave sin from the fold of Islam? Is it limited to verbal utterance, or is persistence in the act while acknowledging its prohibition considered deeming lawful? What is the ruling on one who persists in sin, knowing its prohibition and loving it? Does this contradict faith?
Does it become permissible for me to commit suicide because I was raped?
What is the ruling on one who commits suicide, what is their state with their Lord, and what can their parents do to alleviate their suffering (the person who commits suicide)?
Are head or hand movements accompanying self-talk that is abusive towards religion considered as utterances that render their perpetrator an apostate, and is it valid to make a general affirmation of faith after forgetting what was denied or said in terms of disbelief?
Is it permissible not to greet a person of innovation (bid'ah) or one who declares a Muslim an infidel for abandoning prayer, and to boycott a Muslim instead of advising him, especially if that person holds to Irja' (the doctrine that faith is merely outward confession, and sins do not diminish it)?
What is the ruling on doubting the Islamic religion and changing one's religion?
What is the ruling on one who holds that publicizing a sin out of pride in it is considered a major sin and not an act of disbelief that expels one from the faith, contrary to the saying of Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen that whoever boasts about fornication should be asked to repent or else be killed, because it implies his deeming fornication lawful?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on someone who follows a secular channel that mocks the Companions and the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and lies about the رباني (Rabbaniyyin) scholars, and defends it, while knowing that it combats religion?
How is the meaning of the Qudsi hadith — 'I become his hearing with which he hears, his sight with which he sees, his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks' — explained?
Is feeling fear and confusion when speaking with a superior at work, with the intention of pleasing him or showing good conduct, considered Shirk (associating partners with Allah)? And what should be done to repent from that, and does that necessitate leaving the job?
What is the ruling on insulting the Companions in Islamic law, and what is the evidence for it?
Is the ruling on coercion into disbelief different for a girl and a boy? And must a girl cling to her religion even if it leads to death or rape?
What is the religious ruling on refraining from asking about what is ambiguous to a person: Does it expel him from the faith or not?
Would a person be considered an apostate if he said to Satan, "I wish to enter Hell out of a desire to fight him," or if he read something written by a heretical individual who insulted Aisha and he thought that he was insulting her?