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Is reviling religion, God, or the Prophet—peace be upon him—by using the word "yina'in" (ينعن) instead of "yal'an" (يلعن) considered a way out of disbelief, and is not completing the revilement, such as saying only "yal'an rabb" (يلعن رب - curses a lord) or "yal'an din" (يلعن دين - curses a religion) without completing it, considered a way out of the fold of Islam?

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The word "yanan" does not convey cursing, and its speaker may have intended to evade cursing or disbelief by using it. Speech that potentially indicates disbelief or other meanings should be interpreted as not leading to disbelief, based on the scholars' saying: "If ninety-nine interpretations point to a Muslim's disbelief, and one interpretation points to keeping him within Islam, then the mufti and judge should act upon that one interpretation." This is also based on the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Avert the prescribed punishments from Muslims as much as you can. If you find a way out for a Muslim, then let him go, for it is better for the Imam to err in forgiveness than to err in punishment." One should avoid cursing and reviling, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The believer is not a slanderer, nor a curser, nor obscene, nor foul-mouthed." One must also guard their tongue and ponder over speech before uttering it; if a benefit appears, one speaks, otherwise, one refrains.

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