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How can one respond to a Christian who raises doubts about Islam and Prophet Muhammad, including: the reason for praying for forgiveness for the Prophet, accusations of violence, injustice towards women, and the killing of Safiyyah's family, as well as demands for his trial, the abolition of Quranic studies and the building of mosques, impugning the status of women in Islam and the Prophet's marriage to Aisha, questioning his mercy, trustworthiness, and truthfulness, the doubt concerning the Satanic Verses in Surah An-Najm, the issue of abrogation in the Quran, and how to deal with these false doubts?

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The fatwa advises the questioner to prioritize religious knowledge and piety before engaging in debates with the People of the Book. It affirms that Muslims are the best of people and are the only ones who worship God as He commanded. The fatwa clarifies that the Gospels are distorted and contradictory, and that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did not marry women against their will, emphasizing that women in Islam hold a protected status.

The fatwa refutes claims of enslaving women or raping a menstruating wife, clarifying that temporary marriage (mut'ah) and traveler's marriage (misyar) have their specific rulings. It also affirms the validity of the Prophet's marriage to Aisha and establishes the existence of houris in Paradise. It refutes the claim of altering the Qur'an and clarifies that jihad is a mercy to preserve religion.

The fatwa asserts the invalidity of the claim that the Prophet married his adopted son's wife and establishes the miracles of the Isra' (Night Journey) and the splitting of the moon. It denies the accusation that the Prophet borrowed from previous scriptures and affirms the established concept of abrogation (naskh) in the Qur'an. It refutes doubts related to the verse in Surah Al-Anfal and provides resources for further refutation of misconceptions.

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