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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Nullifiers of Islam and How to Repent for One Who Falls into Them

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A message from the Arab Republic of Egypt sent by a listener named Ihab Salah al-Din. He asks and says: What are the nullifiers of Islam? And if someone falls into one of these nullifiers, how does he return to Islam again? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: The nullifiers of Islam are the nullifiers, the causes of apostasy. The scholars have explained these in a separate chapter in the books of Islamic jurisprudence, which they have titled: The Chapter on the Ruling of the Apostate. They mentioned it in the books of Islamic jurisprudence, in the latter parts of the books of Islamic jurisprudence, when they mentioned blood money, retaliation, and the fixed Qur'anic punishments, they mentioned this chapter. So you can review this chapter in the books of the Hanbalis, the Shafi'is, the Malikis, the Hanafis, and the books of the people of hadith, so that you may benefit from these great books.
The point is that this is a great chapter, in which they mentioned the nullifiers of Islam: and the greatest of them is shirk (associating partners with Allah) , calling upon idols, calling upon the people of the graves, or calling upon the stars, or calling upon statues, or calling upon trees and stones, seeking aid from them or making vows to them, or slaughtering for them; this is major shirk (associating partners with Allah).
And among the nullifiers of Islam is: insulting the religion, such as insulting the religion, insulting Islam, or criticizing it, or disparaging Islam. This is among the nullifiers of Islam.
And among the nullifiers of Islam is: mocking the religion, mocking what Allah and His Messenger said, or mocking the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), upon whom are the best of prayers and peace, or mocking the Qur'an. This is among the nullifiers of Islam.
Likewise: if one declares lawful what Allah has forbidden, if he says: zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) is lawful, or intoxicants are lawful, or riba (usury or interest) is lawful, this is apostasy from Islam, by the consensus of the Muslims.
Likewise: if he drops what Allah has made obligatory, such as the one who says: the ritual prayer is not obligatory, or fasting Ramadan is not obligatory for those who are accountable, or zakah (the obligatory alms) is not obligatory, or Hajj (the major pilgrimage) is not obligatory for the one who is able. All of this is apostasy from Islam, and they have mentioned many types other than these things. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good and do you good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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