The New Muslim Hiding His Religion for Fear of Fitnah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a new Muslim fears fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) regarding his religion by displaying his Islam, is it permissible for him to hide in some matters and leave off some of the prayers?
Answer:
He does not leave off the prayers, but he prays in secret.[Ghafir 40:28]
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a new Muslim fears fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) regarding his religion by displaying his Islam, is it permissible for him to hide in some matters and leave off some of the prayers?
Answer:
He does not leave off the prayers, but he prays in secret.
And a believing man from the family of Pharaoh who concealed his faith
وَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَكْتُمُ إِيمَانَهُ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن تلاعبه وكيده : تلاعبه بالثنوية — islamhouse.com (52:43)
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