{"_id":"672d632935b7d9fa8142328e","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":false,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Does sin take away someone's faith/Iman?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":false,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"There's a Hadith that says whenever a Muslim commits a sin, their Iman is taken away until they are done with that sin. So if a Muslim dies while committing a sin, will be have died a disbeliever?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"It sounds like you’re referring to a hadith where the Prophet ﷺ explains that a person’s faith momentarily leaves them when they engage in major sins. In Sahih al-Bukhari, the Prophet ﷺ said: “A fornicator does not commit fornication while they are a believer, a thief does not commit theft while they are a believer, and a person does not drink alcohol while they are a believer.” (\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"italic\"}],\"text\":\"Source\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\": \"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://sunnah.com/muslim:57f\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Sahih Muslim 57f)\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"This doesn’t mean that someone who commits a sin becomes a disbeliever. What it means is that their Iman, or the strength of their faith, is weakened during that act. Scholars explain that even while committing these sins, a person remains a Muslim, but their faith is not in its full form at that moment.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"So, if someone were to die while committing a sin, it doesn’t mean they die as a disbeliever. They’re still considered a Muslim, but it’s a serious situation because it shows they weren’t in a state of readiness to meet Allah. Still, Allah’s mercy is vast, and as long as we are alive, repentance is always possible.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":false,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"The focus is on recognizing our mistakes and turning back to Allah in sincere repentance.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329f4","tag":"Worship: Repentance","count":66},{"_id":"668da0580b76658b4c2334b2","tag":"Knowledge: Aqeedah","count":39}],"createdOn":"2024-11-08T01:02:33.196Z"}