Muslim turns apostate
Mu' meneen
Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Bismillah,
My brother was born a muslim, but after 18 years of
being a muslim, he has turned into an athiest. PLEASE pray that he turns back to Islam, before my
parents find out. Also, is it a okay that i stopped talking to him for doing what he did? And pray
that everybody in my family and all other Muslim brothers and sisters die in
the state of being a Muslim. Please reply soon. Thankyou. May Allah bless you.
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Answer:
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Question: Also, is it a okay that i stopped talking to
him for doing what he did?
Beloved
sister in Islam, instead of breaking relations with your brother for what he
did, in the dictates of wisdom it would be best if you would strive with
extreme wisdom and absolute politeness to invite him to the Truth of the Holy Quran by giving him explanations and reasons which appeal
to his logic and intelligence.
It may be
that some misunderstanding might have triggered him to make this drastic move
to leave the fold of Islam, and it becomes your duty as her sister and sincere
well-wisher that you invite him to the path of the Merciful Lord; for if he was
to die in this state of disbelief, his accounting in the Just Court of Allah Subhanah would be very severe indeed.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 66 Surah Tahreem verse 6: O you who
have believed, save
yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel shall be men and stones; over which shall be appointed fierce and stern
angels, who never disobey Allah’s
Command, and they only do as they are
commanded!
But at
long length, if you feel that after you have tried your absolute best, he still
insists on the path of disbelief he has chosen for himself; then he should know
that Allah Subhanah is Self-Sufficient and absolutely
free from want from any in creation.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Wister