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The rulings to those who mocked Allah S.W.T, His verses and His Messengers From the official website of Malaysian Mufti of Federal Territory Question: Assalamualaikum. What is the ruling if a Muslim casually writes (through Whatsapp, messenger and other methods), stating that he is not a Muslim with the intention of hiding which religion he is in to others (especially towards the non-Muslims)? He then realized that his joke may affect his faith. If he is considered as apostate, what shall he do? Does he need eyewitnesses for him to say his syahadah again? Answer: Alhamdulillah, praise and thanks to Allah for the countless blessings He has blessed us all with. Blessings and salutations to the Prophet Muhammad PBUH, his wives, his family, companions and all those that follow his teachings to the day of judgement. Literally, murtad or riddah is isim masdar of the word اِرْتَدَّ يَرْتَدُّ اِرْتِدَادًا which means divert from something to another. Murtad is diverting from Islam to

Is Fitnah (Slander and Backbiting) a greater sin than killing? In the name of Allah S.W.T From official website of Malaysian Mufti of Federal Territory Question: Assalamualaikum. We usually hear the phrases of ‘the sin of slander is greater than murder’ and some even say ‘it is better to commit murder than slander’. Are these statements true SS Datuk Mufti? Jazakallah. Answer: Alhamdulillah, praise and thanks to Allah for the many countless blessings He has blessed us all with. Blessings and salutations to the Prophet Muhammad PBUH, his wives, his family, companions and all those that follow his teachings to the day of judgement. The statements or claims about the sin of fitnah (slander) with the meaning of making false accusation towards someone is a greater sin than murder is widespread in our society today. Advices and precautions are given against the dangers of slander and how great the sin is for someone to invent false news. They say this by referring to two verses from

Did all non-Muslims go to Hell? In the name of Allah S.W.T. To the non-Muslims who heard about the message of true Islam but rejected it: وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ ٱلْإِسْلَٰمِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ (Sahih International) And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. (3:85) تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ (Sahih International) It almost bursts with rage. Every time a company is thrown into it, its keepers ask them, "Did there not come to you a warner?" (67:8) قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ (Sahih International) They will say," Yes, a warner had come to us, but we denied and said, 'Allah has not sent down anything. You are not but in great error.'"

Does one bear the other sins or responsibility? Even if he’s done the job? In the name of Allah S.W.T. From official website of Malaysian Mufti Federal Territory Question: Is it true that the husband would bear the sins of his wife? Answer: Alhamdulillah, praise and thanks to Allah for the many countless blessings He has blessed us all with. Blessings and salutations to the Prophet Muhammad PBUH, his wives, his family, companions and all those that follow his teachings to the day of judgement. In the Quran there are a lot of verses that command every Muslim to take care of themselves and the people around them from misdeeds and sins. Among the statements of Allah SWT are: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا “O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire,” (66:6) Syeikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi in his commentaries said that this verse is for every individual that pronounced their belief towards Allah SWT, so that they will keep

Type of disbelievers according to Sh. Othman Alkhamees "There are four types of disbelievers: The Hypocrite, and he is the evil of disbelievers, as Allah the Almighty said: إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا (Sahih International) Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire - and never will you find for them a helper - The most evil of the disbelievers are the Hypocrites. Then comes the Apostate, he is in a better condition than the Hypocrite. However, he is more evil than whoever comes next. After the Apostate comes the Pagan, the Pagan Kafir, like Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and worshippers of idols, planets, fire, trees, rocks, animals and devils. Paganism in general, anyone who worships other than Allah S.W.T. Then comes people with better condition than those, but they are still disbelievers. They are the people of the Book/the people of the Scripture, Judaism and Christianity. These

Does one hold their sins if one spread corruption and invite people to it? Islamqa Question If a person dies, and leaves behind bad deeds and bad things, will these bad things accumulate? Meaning if there was a father who set a bad example for his children, and his children grow up following in their father’s footsteps, will this father bear the burden of his children's sins? Answer Praise be to Allah. If a person dies having done actions that were contrary to Islam, and others such as children, friends, neighbours and so on followed his example, then he bears the burden (of sin) of what he did and the burden of those who did the same, following his example, without that detracting from their burden of sin in the slightest. Ibn ‘Allaan said: “Whoever sets a bad precedent in Islam” means sin, even if it is small, if he does it and his example is followed, or if he promotes it or helps others to commit it. “Will bear the burden of sin for that”, means, for having done it. “And

Is it permissible to ask questions too much, even if it is not concerned about the Ummah? Qur'an يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِن تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ وَإِن تَسْأَلُوا عَنْهَا حِينَ يُنَزَّلُ الْقُرْآنُ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ عَفَا اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ۗ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ * قَدْ سَأَلَهَا قَوْمٌ مِّن قَبْلِكُمْ ثُمَّ أَصْبَحُوا بِهَا كَافِرِينَ (Sahih International) O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you. But if you ask about them while the Qur'an is being revealed, they will be shown to you. Allah has pardoned that which is past; and Allah is Forgiving and Forbearing. A people asked such [questions] before you; then they became thereby disbelievers. (5:101-102) Islamqa This verse forbade the believers to ask the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) about matters concerning which Allah had not said anything in His Book and had not said anything concerning them; splitting hairs

The ruling of eating Ahlul Kitab (People of the Book/Scripture AKA Jews and Christians) meat. In the name of Allah S.W.T Qur'an الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ ۖ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ (Sahih International) This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. (5:5) Islamqa Meat slaughtered by one of the people of the Book (a Jew or a Christian) is permissible subject to two conditions: 1 – That the meat be slaughtered as a Muslim does it, but cutting the throat and oesophagus and letting the blood flow. If the animal is killed by strangling or electric shock or drowning in water, its meat is not permissible. Similarly, if a Muslim does that, the meat is not permissible. 2 – No name other than that of Allah should be mentioned over it, such as the name of the Messiah etc. وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرِ

Is Taraweeh a bid'ah, as stated by several people because Umar R.A said "it's a good bidah" in Sahih Al-Bukhari?* Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem "Some say it is a bid'ah and what is a bid'ah? (It is) an innovation or bid'ah is something is invented in religion that is not part of it with the intention of worshipping Allah S.W.T and getting closer to Him. So some say taraweeh is a bid'ah, and this is not true. The prophet S.A.W himself initiated the Sunnah and the hadith is authentic. The prophet S.A.W prayed taraweeh prayer leading the companions for three or four nights. And then, he refrained. He stopped. So the companions started calling him out. "O Prophet of Allah, come, come and pray like you prayed the previous nights. We like it" So the prophet S.A.W came out to them and he said "I have seen what you had done the previous nights. Had I not feared that Allah would obligate this prayer upon you, I would have continue".** So listen to the prophet's S.A.W justification: "It's a

Can one make du'as (supplications) in other language if one doesn't understand Arabic and can't learn Arabic or still learning Arabic due to his condition? In the name of Allah S.W.T Islamqa If the worshipper can say du’aa’ well in Arabic, it is not permissible for him to make du’aa’ in any other language. But if the worshipper is unable to make du’aa’ in Arabic, there is no reason why he should not make du’aa’ in his own language, so long as he starts learning Arabic in the meantime. With regard to making du’aa’ in languages other than Arabic outside of prayer, there is nothing wrong with that, especially if that will make the worshipper more focused in his du’aa’. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: It is permissible to make du’aa’ in Arabic and in languages other than Arabic. Allaah knows the intention of the supplicant and what he wants, no matter what language he speaks, because He hears all the voices in all different languages, asking for all kinds of needs. Majmoo’