Is it obligatory for one who apostatized and then repented to renew their repentance or Islam if they forgot some of the conditions of repentance, such as optimism and good thoughts about Allah at the beginning, knowing that they did not have bad thoughts? And does the ghusl of Islam become void if the intention of ghusl al-janabah is added to it intentionally and out of ignorance of the ruling, despite there being no janabah? And what is the ruling on one who dislikes their disbelieving relatives for their disbelief but loves them for kinship; are they considered a Muslim, or is it obligatory for them to disavow themselves from them?
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The aforementioned person's Islam is valid, and he is not required to renew his declaration of faith. His sorrow over what transpired from him is evidence of the sincerity of his repentance. Adding the intention of (ritual bath) for (state of ritual impurity) to the intention of ghusl for embracing Islam is of no consequence, as he was not in a state of janabah. Furthermore, he remains a Muslim as long as he dislikes his relatives for their disbelief and believes them to be disbelievers. The natural affection he feels in his heart for them due to kinship does not harm him.
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