The Ruling on the Deeds of an Apostate Who Returns to Islam
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The questioner:
Shaykh, I have a question: A Muslim, may Allah protect us from that, apostatized and then returned and became a Muslim again. What is the ruling on his deeds before the apostasy? And is it obligatory for him to repeat the Hajj, with evidence?
The Shaykh:
He becomes a Muslim on the basis of the good he had done before. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 2538 If he becomes a Muslim, his previous Hajj is complete. His previous prayers are preserved, except in the case of death; if he dies in a state of apostasy, then as for if Allah guides him and he becomes a Muslim, praise be to Allah,
The questioner:
and the evidence.
The Shaykh:
The authentic hadith is:Sahih Muslim 123a.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. He was in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) when he said to him.
The Shaykh:
Even the deeds of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), his past Hajj, his charities, his voluntary deeds, and his dutifulness to his parents,
The questioner:
even in the state of ignorance.
The Shaykh:
If he becomes a Muslim, whatever he had done of good is good for him.
The questioner:
All of it, whether in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), in the apostasy, or before that in Islam.
The Shaykh:
What I have before the apostasy, meaning, in the apostasy it is invalid.
The questioner:
Even the righteous deeds.
The Shaykh:
What is in the apostasy is invalid, even if[Al-An'am 6:88], but what is before the apostasy is what is invalidated for him. The deeds in the apostasy are not invalidated unless he dies in a state of apostasy; if he dies in a state of apostasy, all his deeds are invalidated,
The questioner:
but during the apostasy, nothing is ever accepted from him.
The Shaykh:
What is after the apostasy is not accepted until he becomes a Muslim.
Shaykh, I have a question: A Muslim, may Allah protect us from that, apostatized and then returned and became a Muslim again. What is the ruling on his deeds before the apostasy? And is it obligatory for him to repeat the Hajj, with evidence?
The Shaykh:
He becomes a Muslim on the basis of the good he had done before. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
You have embraced Islam along with all those good deeds you did.
صلى الله عليه وسلم أسلمت على ما أسلمت من خير،The questioner:
and the evidence.
The Shaykh:
The authentic hadith is:
You accepted Islam with all the previous virtues that you practised.
أَسْلَمْتَ عَلَى مَا أَسْلَفْتَ مِنْ خَيْرٍThe questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. He was in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) when he said to him.
The Shaykh:
Even the deeds of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), his past Hajj, his charities, his voluntary deeds, and his dutifulness to his parents,
The questioner:
even in the state of ignorance.
The Shaykh:
If he becomes a Muslim, whatever he had done of good is good for him.
The questioner:
All of it, whether in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), in the apostasy, or before that in Islam.
The Shaykh:
What I have before the apostasy, meaning, in the apostasy it is invalid.
The questioner:
Even the righteous deeds.
The Shaykh:
What is in the apostasy is invalid, even if
if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.
أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَThe questioner:
but during the apostasy, nothing is ever accepted from him.
The Shaykh:
What is after the apostasy is not accepted until he becomes a Muslim.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب حد الشارب وبيان المُسْكِر — islamhouse.com (6:31)
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