What is the ruling on one who insulted the Messenger (peace be upon him) out of ignorance, then repented and increased her worship? Is she considered an apostate, has her worship become void, and is it possible for Allah to forgive her?
Reviling the Messenger (peace be upon him) is disbelief that expels one from the fold of Islam. This woman did not intend to revile him, as evidenced by her aversion, crying, and seeking forgiveness. Therefore, apostasy does not occur due to what she uttered unintentionally, because apostasy is the expansion of the chest to disbelief, as stated in the verse: "Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief - except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith. But those who expand [their] breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah, and for them is a great punishment." (An-Nahl: 106). One who has entered faith with certainty does not exit it except with certainty. And one who performs an act that could be apostasy or something else is not deemed a disbeliever by it. Describing women as "qawarir" (vessels of glass) is not a degradation of them, but rather a reminder of their delicacy and tenderness.
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