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massi
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now have you taken the shahada !!!!:lol: :lol:
assalam alaikum...i do not know the reason of you'r divert to hinduism but surely you can do shahada and afterward do not play with you'r future anymore...assalam alaikum
Salaam.
What? I was wondering if I would get accepted (by Allah) and not recieve Jahannam for what I did.
So I'm supposed to be killed for leaving Islam?
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abdul ghaleeb
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by all means convert back.. but i dont mean to sound like a bi"ch but to flip-flop in your religions is very dangerous--it could be seen as a sign of hypocricy.
when you convert back ask Allaah(swt) to make your light clear and bright and make du'a to remove any veils of darkness in your heart.
To flip-flop religions is very dangerous but Alllaah(swt) mecry encompasses all things
may Allaah(swt) guide us all on a straighter path.
when you convert back ask Allaah(swt) to make your light clear and bright and make du'a to remove any veils of darkness in your heart.
To flip-flop religions is very dangerous but Alllaah(swt) mecry encompasses all things
may Allaah(swt) guide us all on a straighter path.
massi
Junior Member
A calamity befell him and he apostatized from Islam; can he repent?
Question:
I used to pray regularly whenever I could, and I was one of the top students which enabled me to enter the school of engineering, and I was one of those who used to praise Allaah. Like all other young men, I hoped to have a house and beautiful wife and respected status, and I used to say a lot of du’aa’, night and day. Then I had some problems in my studies and failed to get the grades that would enable me to continue studying engineering, and I felt that that was unfair, so I said: So and so does not pray but Allaah made it easy for him to become an engineer, whereas I pray but I did not succeed. I could not bear it and I said to myself some things that put me beyond the pale of Islam, such as reviling Allaah and the faith, and reviling the divine decree. I stopped praying for a short while, even though I was uncomfortable about not responding to the adhaan and my heart became attached to the prayer. After my anger dissipated, I realized the enormity of my transgression against the rights of Allaah, and I was afraid that I might die when Allaah was angry with me. I wept and I could not continue with my studies because I was always worried about my sins. I went and looked for a fatwa that might give me peace of mind. Will Allaah forgive my sins? It says: “Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills” [al-Nisa’ 4:48]. I asked about this matter and I rejoiced when I read the verse in which Allaah says: “Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”[al-Zumar 39:53]. I researched and I found that this verse was revealed concerning people who were not Muslims and they asked the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) whether they could repent. But I am a Muslim so my joy quickly evaporated.
I have lost all hope of forgiveness. I no longer pray regularly as I used to do, or pray naafil prayer or fast on Mondays. My questions are as follows: Even if I repent, will I never be with the ummah of Muhammad, because of the report narrated by al-Bukhaari which says that the Messenger said: “On the Day of Resurrection Allaah will seize some people from my right and I will say, ‘My companions!’ but Allaah will say, ‘They are not your companions; they are people who apostatized after you were gone”? Is it true that even if I repent sincerely and am prepared to carry out the hadd punishment, Allaah will never forgive me for what I did, because Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
If you uttered what you mention of reviling the faith and the divine decree, then undoubtedly what you did was a serious matter, which is apostasy from Islam. By doing that you behaved badly towards Allaah the Almighty Who has blessed you, created you and guided you, and Who is more merciful towards you than anyone else. Perhaps He diverted you from engineering for some good that He wanted to bring to you, or for some evil that He wanted to ward off from you, and you should have accepted that and been content with it.
But if it is something that you merely thought or said to yourself, and did not utter out loud, and it did not settle in your heart, then you should have hastened to reject it and brought to mind the blessings of Allaah and His bounty towards you.
Whatever the case, your giving up prayer is another sin, and it is known that with regard to the one who does not pray out of laziness there is a difference of opinion among the scholars, but the most correct view is that he is a kaafir, because the texts indicate that.
Secondly:
No matter how great your sin, the forbearance of Allaah is greater.
No matter what your sin, if you repent from it, then Allaah will accept your repentance and forgive you. He has promised that and He is the most sincere of speakers, may He be glorified and exalted.
The verse which you mention, in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills” [al-Nisa’ 4:48] applies to those who meet Him without having repented from shirk; Allaah will not forgive them. But as for those who repent before the death rattle reaches the throat, and before the sun rises from the west, Allaah will accept that from them, and will turn their bad deeds into good, whether they committed kufr and shirk, or major or minor sins. What matters is sincere repentance, regretting what one has done in the past and resolving never to go back to it.
The evidence for that is the verses in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And those who invoke not any other ilâh (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse ___and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;
70. Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allaah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Furqaan 25:68-70]
“And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them (till his death)”
[Ta-Ha 20:82]
“Know they not that Allaah accepts repentance from His slaves and takes the Sadaqaat (alms, charity), and that Allaah Alone is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful?”
[al-Tawbah 9:104]
There is no difference between one who was originally a kaafir, then Allaah guided him, and one who was a Muslim and then apostatized – Allaah forbid – then repented and turned back to Allaah. Repentance erases the sins that came before it, and Islam erases that which came before it.
The verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”[al-Zumar 39:53], is general in meaning and applies to everyone who sins then repents, whether he was originally a kaafir or he was a Muslim then apostatized. It includes all those who commit sin.
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: This verse is a call to all sinners, kaafirs and others, to repent and turn back to Allaah. It tells us that Allaah, may He be blessed and exalted, forgives all sins for the one who repents to Him and gives up the sin, no matter what it is, even if his sins are many and like the foam of the sea. It is not correct to interpret this as meaning that all sins will be forgiven without repentance, because shirk can never be forgiven except in the case of one who repents from it. End quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer (4/75).
As for those who will be driven away from the Cistern, of whom it will be said: “You do not know what they introduced after you were gone,” this applies to those who did not repent, rather they meet Allaah as sinners and apostates.
If you have repented to Allaah, then be of good cheer and praise Allaah for having caused you to live until you came back to Islam. Do a lot of righteous deeds and strive to do a lot of acts of worship, so that after you repent you will be better than you were before. Beware of neglecting prayer or delaying prayer until the time for it is over, because prayer is very important and it is the connection between a person and his Lord, and it is the door to happiness and peace of mind. We ask Allaah to accept it from you and to pardon your sin.
And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A
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Question:
I used to pray regularly whenever I could, and I was one of the top students which enabled me to enter the school of engineering, and I was one of those who used to praise Allaah. Like all other young men, I hoped to have a house and beautiful wife and respected status, and I used to say a lot of du’aa’, night and day. Then I had some problems in my studies and failed to get the grades that would enable me to continue studying engineering, and I felt that that was unfair, so I said: So and so does not pray but Allaah made it easy for him to become an engineer, whereas I pray but I did not succeed. I could not bear it and I said to myself some things that put me beyond the pale of Islam, such as reviling Allaah and the faith, and reviling the divine decree. I stopped praying for a short while, even though I was uncomfortable about not responding to the adhaan and my heart became attached to the prayer. After my anger dissipated, I realized the enormity of my transgression against the rights of Allaah, and I was afraid that I might die when Allaah was angry with me. I wept and I could not continue with my studies because I was always worried about my sins. I went and looked for a fatwa that might give me peace of mind. Will Allaah forgive my sins? It says: “Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills” [al-Nisa’ 4:48]. I asked about this matter and I rejoiced when I read the verse in which Allaah says: “Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”[al-Zumar 39:53]. I researched and I found that this verse was revealed concerning people who were not Muslims and they asked the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) whether they could repent. But I am a Muslim so my joy quickly evaporated.
I have lost all hope of forgiveness. I no longer pray regularly as I used to do, or pray naafil prayer or fast on Mondays. My questions are as follows: Even if I repent, will I never be with the ummah of Muhammad, because of the report narrated by al-Bukhaari which says that the Messenger said: “On the Day of Resurrection Allaah will seize some people from my right and I will say, ‘My companions!’ but Allaah will say, ‘They are not your companions; they are people who apostatized after you were gone”? Is it true that even if I repent sincerely and am prepared to carry out the hadd punishment, Allaah will never forgive me for what I did, because Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
If you uttered what you mention of reviling the faith and the divine decree, then undoubtedly what you did was a serious matter, which is apostasy from Islam. By doing that you behaved badly towards Allaah the Almighty Who has blessed you, created you and guided you, and Who is more merciful towards you than anyone else. Perhaps He diverted you from engineering for some good that He wanted to bring to you, or for some evil that He wanted to ward off from you, and you should have accepted that and been content with it.
But if it is something that you merely thought or said to yourself, and did not utter out loud, and it did not settle in your heart, then you should have hastened to reject it and brought to mind the blessings of Allaah and His bounty towards you.
Whatever the case, your giving up prayer is another sin, and it is known that with regard to the one who does not pray out of laziness there is a difference of opinion among the scholars, but the most correct view is that he is a kaafir, because the texts indicate that.
Secondly:
No matter how great your sin, the forbearance of Allaah is greater.
No matter what your sin, if you repent from it, then Allaah will accept your repentance and forgive you. He has promised that and He is the most sincere of speakers, may He be glorified and exalted.
The verse which you mention, in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Verily, Allaah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills” [al-Nisa’ 4:48] applies to those who meet Him without having repented from shirk; Allaah will not forgive them. But as for those who repent before the death rattle reaches the throat, and before the sun rises from the west, Allaah will accept that from them, and will turn their bad deeds into good, whether they committed kufr and shirk, or major or minor sins. What matters is sincere repentance, regretting what one has done in the past and resolving never to go back to it.
The evidence for that is the verses in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And those who invoke not any other ilâh (god) along with Allaah, nor kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor commit illegal sexual intercourse ___and whoever does this shall receive the punishment.
69. The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in disgrace;
70. Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allaah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Furqaan 25:68-70]
“And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them (till his death)”
[Ta-Ha 20:82]
“Know they not that Allaah accepts repentance from His slaves and takes the Sadaqaat (alms, charity), and that Allaah Alone is the One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful?”
[al-Tawbah 9:104]
There is no difference between one who was originally a kaafir, then Allaah guided him, and one who was a Muslim and then apostatized – Allaah forbid – then repented and turned back to Allaah. Repentance erases the sins that came before it, and Islam erases that which came before it.
The verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Say: O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”[al-Zumar 39:53], is general in meaning and applies to everyone who sins then repents, whether he was originally a kaafir or he was a Muslim then apostatized. It includes all those who commit sin.
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: This verse is a call to all sinners, kaafirs and others, to repent and turn back to Allaah. It tells us that Allaah, may He be blessed and exalted, forgives all sins for the one who repents to Him and gives up the sin, no matter what it is, even if his sins are many and like the foam of the sea. It is not correct to interpret this as meaning that all sins will be forgiven without repentance, because shirk can never be forgiven except in the case of one who repents from it. End quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer (4/75).
As for those who will be driven away from the Cistern, of whom it will be said: “You do not know what they introduced after you were gone,” this applies to those who did not repent, rather they meet Allaah as sinners and apostates.
If you have repented to Allaah, then be of good cheer and praise Allaah for having caused you to live until you came back to Islam. Do a lot of righteous deeds and strive to do a lot of acts of worship, so that after you repent you will be better than you were before. Beware of neglecting prayer or delaying prayer until the time for it is over, because prayer is very important and it is the connection between a person and his Lord, and it is the door to happiness and peace of mind. We ask Allaah to accept it from you and to pardon your sin.
And Allaah knows best.
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assalam alaikum...Wannabe TTI(turn to islam)web is not here to apply(execute) the mentioned fatwa but is to help to people understand Islam
MubarekMuslimah
Junior Member
Salaams wannabe
I am not sure how you came to this conclusion - what was said is that as long as you take shahadah before you die then Allah swt will accept it. Why would you be killed ( even in an Islamic state - not to mention in most countries we are in right now it would be illegal) - when you are REPENTING and RETURNING to Islam?
#Subhanallah! For you to return to Islam would make a muslim, any muslim, so happy insha'allah! and make Allah swt so so so so happy we cannot even imagine how much you would please him by sincerely repenting and returning to Islam with a true heart insha'allah!
You ask about getting Jannah or not because of what you did - even those muslims who never left Islam or anything similar are not guarenteed Jannah - just remember Allah swt is The Judge, The Just, and the Most Compassionate and Most Merciful. Whether you receive jannah or not because of converting AWAY from Islam is NOT a reason not to convert BACK to Islam
Allah swt loves you - repent and return to the family insha'allah.May Allah swt guide you, Ameen
Please stay on the board for support and understanding and a chance to increase your knowledge and Islam insha'allah amongst your brothers and sisters.
Assalamu Alaikum brother ayman1,
You wrote the following:
The sources of the Islamic religion are the Qur'an and the authentic sayings of the prophet [peace be upon him], as these two sources are understood by the Companions [may Allah be pleased with them].
And that is why it's important to view all the evidence relating to a certain area before reaching a conclusion.
There are statements of the Prophet [peace be upon him] that indicate that the above verse only applies to not forcing non Muslims to become Muslims. It does not mean that a Muslim can publicly renounce Islam in a Muslim country. If he does that, then he's to be executed by the competent State authorities and after a trial. In this trial, he's given a chance to repent. If he does not, then the execution is to be carried out.
Please click on the following link to read more about this subject. It talks about another topic, but it contains that hadith [saying of the Prophet-peace be upon him] that I referred to above:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=79502&postcount=9
If Jews and/or Christians started to attack Islam because of this, then please read the following two links:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=60027&postcount=33
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=58513&postcount=8
Best regards,
Bluegazer
Wassalamu Alaikum
You wrote the following:
The sources of the Islamic religion are the Qur'an and the authentic sayings of the prophet [peace be upon him], as these two sources are understood by the Companions [may Allah be pleased with them].
And that is why it's important to view all the evidence relating to a certain area before reaching a conclusion.
There are statements of the Prophet [peace be upon him] that indicate that the above verse only applies to not forcing non Muslims to become Muslims. It does not mean that a Muslim can publicly renounce Islam in a Muslim country. If he does that, then he's to be executed by the competent State authorities and after a trial. In this trial, he's given a chance to repent. If he does not, then the execution is to be carried out.
Please click on the following link to read more about this subject. It talks about another topic, but it contains that hadith [saying of the Prophet-peace be upon him] that I referred to above:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=79502&postcount=9
If Jews and/or Christians started to attack Islam because of this, then please read the following two links:
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=60027&postcount=33
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=58513&postcount=8
Best regards,
Bluegazer
Wassalamu Alaikum
msaeed
Junior Member
Shahada and Shaheed
Salaamualikumwrwb. to take the shahada means you must recite in arabic :
ashadu'an la ilaha illa-llah, wa ashadu'anna muhammadan rasulullah.
Which means in english:
I bear witness that there is no God but Allaah and I bear witness that Muhammed is the messenger of Allaah.
Recite this in arabic with a sincere heart to Allaah. Thats wat taking the shahada means, it does not mean to die as a 'shaheed' i thats what was confusing you. Thats all it takes for you to be called a muslim, next is to obey Allaah SWT and your obligations to Him, such as your prayers, fasting, zakat, Hajj, etc.
To die as a shaheed is something else and means to die as a martyr, for example, Jaabir [radhiallaahu anhum] is reported that Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] mentioned, ‘Besides the one who has passed away in the path of Allah, there are seven other people who are regarded as martyrs from these seven.’ Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] is reported that the one burnt to death is also a martyr.’ (Abu Dawud)
Salaamualikumwrwb
Salaamualikumwrwb. to take the shahada means you must recite in arabic :
ashadu'an la ilaha illa-llah, wa ashadu'anna muhammadan rasulullah.
Which means in english:
I bear witness that there is no God but Allaah and I bear witness that Muhammed is the messenger of Allaah.
Recite this in arabic with a sincere heart to Allaah. Thats wat taking the shahada means, it does not mean to die as a 'shaheed' i thats what was confusing you. Thats all it takes for you to be called a muslim, next is to obey Allaah SWT and your obligations to Him, such as your prayers, fasting, zakat, Hajj, etc.
To die as a shaheed is something else and means to die as a martyr, for example, Jaabir [radhiallaahu anhum] is reported that Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] mentioned, ‘Besides the one who has passed away in the path of Allah, there are seven other people who are regarded as martyrs from these seven.’ Nabi [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] is reported that the one burnt to death is also a martyr.’ (Abu Dawud)
Salaamualikumwrwb