Aqaaid

Q: If someone exposes his sin to his friend, will he be a disbeliever/kaafir for this act?

Q: If a person studies worldly knowledge such as other sciences will he be a disbeliever?

Q: Is making the masjid dirty and najis an act of kufr even if the person doing it has imaan in his heart, and loves Allah, the masjid and Islam?

Q: If someone continuously commits major sins and then commits shirk, will his repentance for shirk not be accepted since he's attached in major (kabirah) sins?

Q: I want to know the difference between ilmul yaqeen, ainul yakeen and haqqul yakeen.

Q: I have recently seen some of the YouTube videos of Sheikh Imran Hosein from Trinidad. However, I have some doubts and reservations regarding some of the things which he has mentioned in his lectures on YouTube. 

I have also read some of his Islamic books and articles, and find that he is promoting certain beliefs which are in contrast to the beliefs that we have learnt in madrasah. Among the beliefs which he subscribes to and promotes are the following two beliefs: 

1. He claims that Nabi Isa (‘alaihis salaam) had been crucified, and thereafter, Allah Ta’ala gave him life. 

2. He claims that the manner in which a certain verse is recited today is incorrect and is not part of the actual Qur’aan that was revealed by Allah Ta’ala upon Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). Rather, the people who came after Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) and the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum) made a change to that word of the Qur’aan Majeed. He says that the verse “وَاِنّه لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعة” can only be read as وَاِنّه لَعَلَمٌ لِّلسَّاعة and it is incorrect to read it as وَاِنّه لَعِلْمٌ لِّلسَّاعة . 

Can Mufti Saheb please explain whether this person’s beliefs are acceptable or whether they go against the correct beliefs of Islam and will render one out of the fold of Islam for subscribing to them? 

I have also heard that Sheikh Imran Hosein is coming to South Africa soon. Will it be permissible for people to attend his lectures? 

Q: A person called someone a kaafir but this person had no idea that the person he’s talking about is actually a Muslim due to the fact that the person he spoke about has a kaafir name and made no clear indication that he was a Muslim. 

In this case, does it make the person that was speaking about the other person a kaafir?

Q: I love reading, listening and learning about Islamic history. I love all the Prophet's stories, and stories about the Sahaabah. And also general Islamic history too. 

I’ve read Seerat ul Mustafa and now I’d like to read some other books that are authentic and I trust this site. What books would you recommend for me for stories and history? 

The other books I read or have read are Final Moments of the Past, Bahishti Zewar, Hayatul Muslimeen, Fazail Amal, Fazail Sadaqah.

Q: Is it jaiz to like one prophet over another?

Q: Do we Muslims worship Allah alone or do we worship His attributes too with Him?