Is writing, "My homeland—were I preoccupied from it with eternity, my soul would contend with me over it in eternity," considered disbelief, intending that "eternity" has a meaning other than Paradise?

This verse contains reprehensible exaggeration in the sanctification of homelands, which can reach the level of shirk (polytheism). Dr. Salman Al-Ouda says: "Among the forms of shirk is the sanctification of homelands until they have become idols," like the poet's saying: "If my homeland were depicted as an idol to me, I would hasten to kiss that idol." And another's saying: "I turn my face to you before the Kaaba, if I seek martyrdom and reward." Indeed, the sanctification of the homeland, or race, or individuals, and the ascription of divine characteristics to them is shirk with Allah.

However, using this verse in an Arabic exam is not considered disbelief or an error, as books of exegesis and language are full of quotes from pre-Islamic poetry. Nor is it considered disbelief if you believe it has a meaning that is not forbidden by Islamic law. Apostasy is "the openness of one's heart to disbelief, the reassurance of the heart with it, and the tranquility of the soul towards it." And whoever entered faith with certainty does not exit it except with certainty. Scholars have stated that "if ninety-nine reasons point to the excommunication of a Muslim, and one reason points to keeping him within Islam, then the mufti and judge should act upon that one reason."