Becoming Muslim
354 questions
Is my laughing and saying "Astaghfirullah" after my colleague asked me to "Pray Dhuhr with me" considered apostasy that expels one from the religion, necessitating the pronouncement of the Two Testimonies and performing ghusl, or is repentance sufficient?
Should the supplication mentioned in "Fortress of the Muslim" ("I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner..." etc.) be recited immediately after the muezzin's Shahada instead of repeating "La ilaha illallah" with the muezzin, or should "La ilaha illallah" be repeated first, and then the supplication recited? And is the Abrahamic prayer (Salat al-Ibrahimiyyah) to be recited only once after the Adhan?
Is a new Muslim obligated to separate from his wife if she does not convert to Islam?
Is merely denying that the word "wateen" mentioned in the Holy Quran is an artery, and being ignorant of its existence in the Quran, considered an act of disbelief that invalidates good deeds and necessitates performing ghusl and reciting the Two Testimonies anew?
Is it permissible for Muslims to take non-Muslims as friends, considering that they may be polytheists? And if a Muslim stops befriending them, how will they come to know the truth and embrace Islam? And if they are not interested in converting to Islam, should the relationship with them continue?
Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a non-Muslim woman from Asia if she desires to convert to Islam?
Is it permissible to marry a woman of the People of the Book who has embraced Islam, knowing that she was unchaste before her conversion, and that leaving her might prevent her from entering Islam?
Must I re-recite the Shahada? Is my marriage to the Egyptian man valid? And what is the supplication that can remove physical and emotional pains?
Is he who emigrates for study or seeking sustenance considered to have committed an act of disbelief, or does it refer to one whose emigration outwardly appears to be for Allah but inwardly is for worldly gain? What is the ruling on one who is ignorant that this is a form of polytheism, and is he required to utter the two testimonies of faith? And is he considered a disbeliever if he dies ignorant of a type of polytheism without having committed it or denied it?
Does one who converted to Islam from Christianity receive a doubled reward because they were from the People of the Book, while one who converted to Islam from atheism does not, taking into consideration the atheist's suffering until they came to know God?
What is the explanation of the Hadith: "This matter will reach wherever night and day reach, and Allah will not leave a house of mud nor a house of fur except that Allah will cause this religion to enter it, with the might of the mighty or the abasement of the abased; might with which Allah honors Islam, and abasement with which Allah humiliates disbelief," and how does this accord with Islam not entering some houses that were built and have ceased to exist?
Is a menstruating woman considered an unbeliever, or does her prayer become invalid if she does something she had intended not to do after prayer, especially after her repeated ritual baths for conversion to Islam? And is she considered sinful if her husband has intercourse with her after the declaration of faith (Shahada) but before intercourse itself? And do the clothes she was wearing during her delusion that she was an unbeliever become impure?
What is the ruling on uttering the Shahada with the intention of entering Islam if a person has committed an act or uttered a statement that constitutes disbelief (kufr) or if their disbelief is doubtful? And does that affect their Islam? And is it necessary to be certain of the disbelief of the act for the Shahada to be valid? And what is the ruling on uttering the Shahada without the intention of entering Islam with the heart?
Is it necessary for one who distorted the Qur’an—and is remorseful for his action—to utter anything along with the Shahada?
Is a marriage concluded between a Muslim man and a non-Muslim foreign woman—who only believed in God but did not utter the Two Testimonies of Faith until after the marriage contract—a valid marriage, and what should they do, and would the newborn daughter be considered illegitimate if the marriage is null and void?
What is the ruling on advocating for "unity of religions"?
Is it obligatory to inform someone who wishes to embrace Islam that the ruling on apostasy will be applied to them if they later abandon the faith? And what is the ruling on someone who initially claims to be a Christian to alleviate the fears of the addressed person, then clarifies their Islam?
Do committing masturbation and missing prayers lead to apostasy? And does returning to Islam require ghusl and uttering the Two Testimonies, or are repentance and prayer sufficient? Is it sufficient to utter the Two Testimonies during prayer? What is the ruling on one who intentionally prays in a state of major ritual impurity, knowing it is forbidden but ignorant of the punishment?
Is it permissible for a Muslim man to enter into an 'urfi marriage solely with a Christian woman who believes in God and in Muhammad (peace be upon him)? And is the husband's statement that a Muslim man's marriage to a Christian woman can only be an 'urfi marriage correct?
Does the repeated statement "I am not a Muslim, I am a Christian" expel a Muslim woman from the faith, even if said in a fit of anger? And does she need to re-recite the Shahada and renew the marriage contract?
What is the ruling on a strange man embracing the daughter of friends—especially if she is an orphan—and is it permissible for this girl to consider her friend's father as her own, knowing that she is a recent convert to Islam and is striving to adhere to Sharia?
Is it permissible for a Christian woman who separated from her husband ten years ago without legal proceedings to marry a Muslim man while she intends to convert to Islam, with her first marriage remaining valid?
Is it legislated for a disbeliever to shave his head upon embracing Islam, and is it obligatory or recommended? And is the same legislated for an apostate upon returning to Islam? And what should he do if his hair is short?
What is the ruling on someone ignorant of what is necessarily known of the religion, before he comes to know it? And is he obligated to pronounce the two testimonies if he comes to know it?