Fatwa ID: 08854

Answered by: Alimah Maryam Badshah

Question:

I was farting, and then without realising made dua in my head, I thought to myself “oh Allah” but then stopped as I remembered I was passing wind. Was this kufr?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Kufr (apostasy) occurs when a person denies or mocks the religion willingly. If a person has thoughts of disbelief that they decide are true, or they decide to become a disbeliever, then this person would have committed apostasy. Disbelief is not done by mistake, nor is Islam removed by doubt. It is unclear as to why you would think such an act would constitute kufr. Nonetheless, making dua whilst passing wind would not be kufr.

References:

الْمُرْتَدُّ عُرْفًا هُوَ الرَّاجِعُ عَنْ دِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ كَذَا فِي النَّهْرِ الْفَائِقِ وَرُكْنُ الرِّدَّةِ إجْرَاءُ كَلِمَةِ الْكُفْرِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ بَعْدَ وُجُودِ الْإِيمَانِ وَشَرَائِطُ صِحَّتِهَا الْعَقْلُ

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)

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)

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by Alimah Maryam Badshah
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham