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Respected & Beloved Sir...

May Allah shower his best of the blessings to you & your team in performing such a noble job for the sake of ISLAM…

Sir, I want to ask you a question which disturbs me quite. What If a person mistakenly & without thinking blurts the word of KURF out of his mouth? Does he really atone for his this unintentional sin??

Actually, I was with my brother… I was quite angry about him as I had doubt that he had done something wrong. I was inquiring him curiously & He was trying to clarify me in every possible manner he could. Suddenly without thinking I blurted out the following word from my mouth… Well… My action was indeed spontaneous. I said to my brother:

“If even Allah becomes your witness, I won’t believe on you!!!”

Then I suddenly recognized that I had said something really wrong… I did penance & apologized ALLAH many times… But still when I think about it I feel disturb …

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Answer:

Say a term of disbelief

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 none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

May Allah Subhanah reward you with the best of this world and the Hereafter for your kind comments of encouragement for our humble efforts in the propagation of the Truth. If our humble and modest efforts have helped even one brother or sister get closer to Allah and His Deen of Truth, then we would consider ourselves indeed fortunate to have been given this opportunity by the Lord Most Merciful to serve in His Cause. We hope, beg, and pray the Merciful Lord accepts our humble and weak efforts, forgives us our shortcomings, and saves you, us, and all the believers from the torment of the Hell Fire. Ameen.

Your Question: Then I suddenly recognized that I had said something really wrong… I did penance & apologized ALLAH many times… But still when I think about it I feel disturb …

Dear and beloved brother in Islam, if one who sincerely believes in Allah and the Last Day, strives their utmost to live their lives within the boundaries of Allah and His Messenger (saws), and fear their Lord in all that they do and say…if in an outburst of emotion or anger happen to unintentionally utter a term of disbelief….and soon thereafter realize their error and turn back to their Lord in sincere repentance, it is expected that their Lord will accept their ‘taubah’ and not hold them accountable for their unintentional utterance.

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 135-136:

Allah likes such good people very much, who, if ever they commit a base deed or wrong their own soul by the commission of a sin, remember Allah instantly, and ask for forgiveness from Him for their shortcomings. For who, but Allah, can forgive sins? (And Allah loves those) who do not knowingly persist in the wrongs they did. These will be rewarded with forgiveness from Allah, and with Gardens beneath which canals flow, and they will reside therein forever! How excellent is the reward of those who do good deeds!

The conditions or ways to seek sincere Taubah or Repentance from the Merciful Lord are:

1. One is aware that he has sinned, and feels sorry and ashamed at his sin.
2. Makes a solemn covenant and promise with Allah that he will not repeat his sin again.
3. Turns to Allah and seeks forgiveness, before he has met with his appointment of death.
4. Is a believer and does righteous good deeds thereafter.

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 39 Surah Zumur verses 53-54:

(O Prophet) say: “O My servants who have wronged their own souls….Do not despair of Allah’s Mercy! Surely, Allah forgives all sins. He indeed is the All Forgiving, All Merciful. Return to your Lord and submit to Him before the scourge overtakes you; for then you may get no help from anywhere.”

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 54:

When those come to you who believe in Our Signs, say: "Peace be on you! Your Lord had inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. Verily if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented and amended (his conduct), Lo! He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Beloved brother in Islam, from the tone and contents of your letter it is absolutely evident how sorry and repentant you are for your temporary and absolutely unintentional lapse….and your turning back to your Lord Most Merciful time and time again in this state for forgiveness is exactly and precisely what is sincere repentance and ‘taubah’ in the Sight of Allah Subhanah.

Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2357 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "He who repents of a sin is like him who has committed no sin."

Dear and beloved brother in Islam, rest assured that your Lord is Most Merciful and Oft-Forgiving towards his believing, repentant, and fearful slaves….and it is expected that your Lord Most Gracious will not hold you accountable for the words or phrase you unintentionally said in an outburst of emotion or anger.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan