Aqaaid

Definition of Bid'ah

Q: I am a student of deen and I would humbly request Mufti saheb to help me in the issue of bidah. I want a ﺟﺎﻣﻊ definition of bidaah that excludes everything we doing and includes the other deviated sects.

Deobandis

Q: I have a doubt in mind that maybe I'm on the wrong path being a Deobandi. I think maybe salafism or barelwiat maybe the right path. How can I be sure that Deobandiat is the right path on which today's Muslims should act as the salafees and the barelwis also present the Qur'an and the Hadith?

Ahlul Athar or Atharees

Q: I would like to find clarity and closure on the school of 'aqidah that is ascribed to Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (RA) which is refered to as the Ahl al-Athar or the Atharis. What are the core differences between this school and the other two viz. the Asha'irah and the Maturidis? Is the Athari school that is claimed to be followed different to that followed by Imam ibn Hanbal and other early Hanbali 'ulama? A clear explanation on this issue is required as many are being confused and led astray by bringing up the Athari 'aqidah.

Utterances of kufr

Q: If a muslim attributes to himself an other religion by saying, for example, "I am a Jews" or "I am a Christian" or "the christian are better than muslim in aqida". Does such a person become a kafir even if he uttered the statement jokingly and even if he did not know that it is kufr to say such a thing?

Cursing Allah Ta'ala (Naudhubillah)

Q: I should not be saying this but it is bothering me. When something bad happens to me I lose my temper and say very very bad things about Allah Ta'ala like he is not merciful, he is cruel, and I also curse Allah (Naudhubillah). Do I become a Kafir on saying this? Are all my good deeds wasted by saying this? If I don't become a kafir, can I repent for these sayings?