What is the ruling on a guardian who threw a box containing Quranic audiotapes, with the reciter's name and possibly the Basmala written on it, during an argument with his wife, and he most likely did so out of anger? What is the ruling on the marriage of his daughter, for whom he was the guardian in the marriage contract? Is it obligatory for her to ask him about his intention regarding that, despite the strong presumption that he did not intend to belittle or mock the Qur’an, even though asking him would cause extreme embarrassment?
The man in question is not to be judged as an apostate, and you are not required to question him, because the tapes containing the recordings do not possess the sanctity of the Quran. And intrusive thoughts do not remove the certainty of Islam. It is also permissible to destroy damaged tapes that cannot be utilized, because they are not like writing with letters, and what is on them can be erased. The anger that is beyond a person's ability and choice may be the cause of inappropriate actions, and for this, Islamic law does not hold one accountable. Furthermore, psychological factors such as forgetfulness, anger, and coercion, among others, affect speech and may prevent accountability. If an action can be interpreted as apostasy or not, its doer is not declared an infidel, because "averting penalties through doubts" is an objective of Islamic law.
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