A person blasphemed the religion, is there any repentance for him

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

◾Blasphemy◾️

Answered by our Shaykh, the 'Allāmah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu 'Abdirrahman Yahya bin 'Ali Al-Hajūri - may Allah preserve him - on the 29th, Dhul-Qa'dah, 1441H

📥Question:

A person blasphemed the religion, is there any repentance for him?

📤Answer:

The one that blasphemes the religion of Allah is a disbeliever, due to the statement of Allah the Most High:

(وَإِنْ نَكَثُوا أَيْمَانَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ عَهْدِهِمْ وَطَعَنُوا فِي دِينِكُمْ فَقَاتِلُوا أَئِمَّةَ الْكُفْرِ إِنَّهُمْ لَا أَيْمَانَ لَهُمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَنْتَهُون)

"But if they violate their oaths after their covenant, and attack your religion with disapproval and criticism then fight (you) the leaders of disbelief (chiefs of Quraish - pagans of Makkah) - for surely their oaths are nothing to them - so that they may stop (evil actions)."

[At-Tawbah:12]

The disbelievers used to blaspheme Allah, the Most High, and His Religion the Truth, as the Most High said:

(وَلَا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدْوًا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ كَذَلِكَ زَيَّنَّا لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ عَمَلَهُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ)

"And insult not those whom they (disbelievers) worship besides Allah, lest they insult Allah wrongfully without knowledge. Thus We have made fair-seeming to each people its own doings; then to their Lord is their return and He shall then inform them of all that they used to do."

[Al-An'ām:108]

If whoever from amongst those that did this repented, Allah will accept their repentance:

(إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا)

"Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance and forgives."

[An-Nasr:3]

Allah, the Most High, said:

(قُلْ يَاعِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ)

"Say: "O 'Ibadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

[Az-Zumar:53]

This generality includes the disbelief and what's lesser than it.

And while the repentance is sound, Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy upon him, declared in "as-Sārim al-Maslūl" that they are to be disciplined with what will prevent them to go back to the likes of this.

I say:

The disciplining is implemented by those in authority.

And success is granted by Allah.

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Translated by: 

Abu 'Abdirrahman 'Abdullaah bin Ahmed Ash-Shingaani

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