What is the ruling on a woman who uttered a word of disbelief jokingly while ignorant of its ruling, and then recited the Shahada? And what is the ruling on a marriage contract that took place while the husband was in a state of disbelief and not praying? And does continuing to correspond with an unmarriageable fiancée prevent the husband's repentance after he caused her to utter the word of disbelief? And does the wife's delaying her prayers due to correspondence make the husband sinful and an infidel, like one who abandons prayer? And is saying "Any religion?" unknowingly considered apostasy?

One must turn away from misgivings and not succumb to them, for they are a severe illness and an intractable disease. Giving in to them leads one to confusion, doubt, distress, and legal difficulty. Disbelief does not occur through misgivings as long as the person dislikes them. Whoever has entered faith with certainty does not exit it except with certainty. And whoever does something that could be apostasy or otherwise, does not become an infidel by that. Indeed, scholars have mentioned that if ninety-nine reasons are found to declare a Muslim an infidel, and one reason to keep him in his Islam, then one should act upon that one reason.