Fatwa ID: 09435
Answered by Muftiyah Maryam Badshah
Question:
Look I am muslim but I don’t consider myself one everyday I go out in masjid made wudu but I believed in heart Jesus’s is n real God but I pray behind imam only fard of every salah in every prayer I cough ten times to make my dhikr in ruku and sujud for allah it is mandatory for me otherwise it will be for Jesus but my question is that if I intentionally say my dhikr to Jesus’s in salah same wording to allah as Muslims but redirecting it to Jesus and in tahshahud and I can’t say allahuakbar at beginning because how do I know I have intention to worship allah or pray salah so I stops and thoughts come it feels I have accepted Jesus’s as n god what do I do??
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Kufr (apostasy) occurs when a person verbally denies or mocks the religion willingly, has thoughts of disbelief that they decide are true, or they decide to become a disbeliever. Disbelief is not done by mistake, and neither is Islam removed by doubtful situations or obsessive thoughts (waswasah).[1]
Kufr is not a light matter as it renders all previous rewards null and void, even if you return to the fold of Islam. From the description you have given, by believing other than Allah ﷻ to be God, kufr has been committed. In order to remain in Islam, you should perform istighfar and reaffirm your Shahādah.[2]
Allah (ﷻ) says in the Qur’an: “…And whoever denies the faith, then surely his deeds have become worthless…” Al-Ma’idah (5:5) [3]
A conflict of deen occurs due to a lack of knowledge regarding both Islam and the religion in question, as well as working off assumptions on religion as a whole. Unfortunately you have not stated the cause of your confusion or conflict in understanding, however, a key point I would like to point out regarding your contemplation on Christianity is the fact that Jesus (‘Isa ﵇) does not state he is god anywhere in the Bible. I advise you to discuss any issues you are facing with an Islamic scholar knowledgeable in comparative religion or an Islamic counsellor. Try to get into contact with those who have reverted to Islam from Christianity or are involved in dawah, as well as seek out reliable resources and platforms where your conflict in understanding can be addressed.
Only Allah ﷻ knows best.
Written by Muftiyah Maryam Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
References:
[1]
الْمُرْتَدُّ عُرْفًا هُوَ الرَّاجِعُ عَنْ دِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ كَذَا فِي النَّهْرِ الْفَائِقِ وَرُكْنُ الرِّدَّةِ إجْرَاءُ كَلِمَةِ الْكُفْرِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ بَعْدَ وُجُودِ الْإِيمَانِ وَشَرَائِطُ صِحَّتِهَا الْعَقْلُ … وَمِنْهَا الطَّوْعُ فَلَا تَصِحُّ رِدَّةُ الْمُكْرَهِ عَلَيْهَا…
مَنْ أَصَابَهُ بِرْسَامٌ، أَوْ أُطْعِمَ شَيْئًا فَذَهَبَ عَقْلُهُ فَهَذَى فَارْتَدَّ لَمْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ ارْتِدَادًا، وَكَذَا لَوْ كَانَ مَعْتُوهًا، أَوْ مُوَسْوِسًا، أَوْ مَغْلُوبًا عَلَى عَقْلِهِ بِوَجْهٍ مِنْ الْوُجُوهِ، فَهُوَ عَلَى هَذَا…
Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.2, pg.253, Dār Al-Fiqr)
قَوْلُهُ وَرُكْنُهَا إجْرَاءُ كَلِمَةِ الْكُفْرِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ) هَذَا بِالنِّسْبَةِ إلَى الظَّاهِرِ الَّذِي يَحْكُمُ بِهِ الْحَاكِمُ، وَإِلَّا فَقَدْ تَكُونُ بِدُونِهِ كَمَا لَوْ عَرَضَ لَهُ اعْتِقَادٌ بَاطِلٌ أَوْ نَوَى أَنْ يَكْفُرَ بَعْدَ حِينٍ أَفَادَهُ
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.4, pg.221, Dār Al-Fiqr)
وَشَرَائِطُ صِحَّتِهَا الْعَقْلُ) وَالصَّحْوُ (وَالطَّوْعُ) فَلَا تَصِحُّ رِدَّةُ مَجْنُونٍ، وَمَعْتُوهٍ وَمُوَسْوِسٍ…
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لَا يُخْرِجُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ الْإِيمَانِ إلَّا جُحُودُ مَا أَدْخَلَهُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ مَا تَيَقَّنَ أَنَّهُ رِدَّةٌ يُحْكَمُ بِهَا وَمَا يَشُكُّ أَنَّهُ رِدَّةٌ لَا يُحْكَمُ بِهَا إذْ الْإِسْلَامُ الثَّابِتُ لَا يَزُولُ بِالشَّكِّ مَعَ أَنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ يَعْلُو…
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.4, pg.224, Dār Al-Fiqr)
[2]
تَنْبِيهٌ] مُقْتَضَى كَوْنِ حَبْطِ الْعَمَلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ جَزَاءَ الرِّدَّةِ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَمُتْ عَلَيْهَا عِنْدَنَا أَنَّهُ لَوْ أَسْلَمَ لَا تَعُودُ حَسَنَاتُهُ
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.2, pg.76, Dār Al-Fiqr)
أَمَّا عِنْدَنَا فَبِمُجَرَّدِ الرِّدَّةِ يُحْبَطُ الْعَمَلُ، وَالصُّحْبَةُ مِنْ أَشْرَفِ الْأَعْمَالِ، لَكِنَّهُمْ قَالُوا إنَّهُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ تَعُودُ أَعْمَالُهُ مُجَرَّدَةً عَنْ الثَّوَابِ، وَلِذَا لَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاؤُهُ سِوَى عِبَادَةٍ بَقِيَ سَبَبُهَا كَالْحَجِّ وَكَصَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا فَارْتَدَّ فَأَسْلَمَ فِي وَقْتِهَا
Raddul Muhtār (Vol.1, pg.13, Dār Al-Fiqr)
وَإِسْلَامُهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِكَلِمَةِ الشَّهَادَةِ، وَيَتَبَرَّأَ عَنْ الْأَدْيَانِ كُلِّهَا سِوَى الْإِسْلَامِ
Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.2, pg.253, Dār Al-Fiqr)
[3]
… وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِالْإِيمَانِ فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهُ…
Qur’an (5:5)