Saying that Allah Ta'ala grows all the time in His greatness
Q: I don't remember from where I have read something about how Allah Ta'alas greatness grows continuously. Can you please grant me clarity about the aqeedah about this belief?
Kufr
Imagining oneself being born in a Hindu family
Q: If I deliberately imagine about rebirth and a Hindu family for entertainment, would it be kufr?
I watch tv serial and then imagine about the characters of the serial and they are Hindu. I know it's a major sin but is it equal to doing kufr? It is not unwanted thought, I imagine it intentionally.
Rulers of Muslim countries aiding against the Muslims
Q:
1. What is the status of a Muslim ruler who aids Kuffaar against Muslims... Is he still regarded as a Muslim?
2. Is it permissible to kill him even if he is regarded as a Muslim?
3. Are there any actions that nullify a person's Islam despite him claiming to be one?
Calling a woman wearing the niqaab a "ninja"
Q: If someone (Muslim) calls a niqabi a "ninja" (not in a derogatory way or to mock niqab, nor to make fun of the person for wearing niqab), will it be kufr?
What if the niqabi didn't think much of it and just passed it over as a joke, because she believes that the person was just joking and not trying to degrade her or something.
Basically, a ninja can be considered good or bad, but it depends on what the ninja does (apparently).
Calling Islam a "terrorist group"
Q: Someone joked about Islam being a terrorist group (sarcasm). I knew that it isn't a good thing to say but the tone and way of saying made me laugh and then I stopped afterwards because I know this is wrong, and I also felt worried about this. I don't mean to condone such jokes. Is this kufr?
Muftis using words like "one may risk his imaan through doing such and such action"
Q: Can you please explain what scholars mean by each of these in kufr related queries if they respond with the following:
1. "One is risking their iman if they do this."
2. "One may risk their iman if they do this."
3. "This is dangerous"
4. "Any act which has some resemblance with shirk is haram, and can take you out of Islam." Does "can take you out of Islam" here means it definitely does take you out or there's a chance it does?
5. "Recite kalimah in abundance.", do they mean recite it as a precaution or to keep repeating kalimah frequently to save ones self from accidental kufr?
6. "This act borders with kufr or borders on kufr".
7. "This act is borderline kufr".
Using guesswork and speculation in one's life
Q: Is guesswork and speculation considered kufr if one doesn't claim knowledge of the unseen?
Examples:
1. A call comes to the phone, I haven't looked at it, and I speculate it's surely x person with very much confidence and it turns out to be them. And I say "look I knew it"(meaning I am so smart that I guessed it correctly not claiming knowing unseen).
2. In multiple choice type questions choosing any of the answers blindly. Hoping you'd be correct. You don't know the correct answer and you choosing the answer was blind. Like betting.
3. Someone asks you to guess what's in their hand and you guess.
4. Saying a particular fictional story would probably end like the person is expecting.
In short, is speculation and guesswork in which you have strong confidence that you are right and the one in which you don't have it. Is it considered kufr?
Making statements like "I will challenge Allah Ta'ala"
Q: I would like to bring a matter under consideration regarding my husband, as he said that "he will challenge Allah".
It all happened when I told him that I want to take separation from him and I mentioned that Allah has given me this right, to which he said no I can't and first he said I can bring any Ulamas I want he will send them all flying, they cannot interfere, I will challenge them all, to which I said okay no problem but Allah has given me this right. It's almost 10 years you can't look after me so I will go away myself and then he said "I will challenge Allah ". Listening to this I told him are you gone nuts what are you talking, you can't talk like this. He stood firm on his statement and after that I kept myself quiet, before he says something more bad.
Just to mention, he was in his full senses, wasn't angry when the topic started. I keep Ulamas away as he has no respect, but please I want to know what to be done with this statement.
Also his ibadaat is personal, I don't want to bring that in the picture, but want to mention he used to read fajar at the time of sunrise, which always caused a spark between us. He never use to listen. Now he no more reads, even on big nights and on Shabe Barah he told my son Asar time that books are already closed we don't need to make ibadat. I was completely shocked and explained to my son that we have to make ibadah till fajar. So I'm not sure what is his say in religious matters.
Please I want to know what is the way forward with it.
Mistakenly saying something of kufr
Q: If a person, due to slip of tongue, said something of kufr while not intending it, is he kafir?
For example, a person wanting to say that "one who rejects God is not a Muslim" but he accidentally says "one who rejects God is not a kafir" but then he realises and corrects it. Does he have to renew his iman and nikah?
Believing music to be a sin but it does not have any worldly harm
Q: Someone believes there's no worldly harm of listening to music as it has benefits scientifically, however they believe music is still a sin, and that this argument doesn't justify it nor renders the ruling mistaken. And that music is sin. Are they kaafir?