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He has left Islam three times

Question: 7810

My question is I have left Islam and returned three diffrent times,I feel that the reason for this is the beliefs that I have had in the past are imbedded in me what can I do to establish true Iman wa taqwa and feel comfortably in this deen

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Truly, the religion with Allaah is Islam” [Aal ‘Imraan
3:19]

 “And
whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted
of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers” [Aal ‘Imraan
3:85]

 The essence of Islam is submission to Allaah alone,
by worshipping Him alone with no partner or associate, and by obeying
Him and His Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him). The basic principle of Islam is bearing
witness that there is no god except Allaah and that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allaah. Every Muslim must practise the religion of Islam,
devoting his worship sincerely to Allaah and following the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Whoever adheres to that
until he dies will be one of the people of Paradise, but whoever does
not enter Islam before he dies will be among the people of Hell. Whoever
enters Islam then goes back (to kufr) is an apostate and a kaafir, and
if he dies in that state of kufr (disbelief) he will be one of the people
of Hell. But if he repents and comes back to Islam, and remains a Muslim
until he dies, his apostasy will not affect him, and he will be one
of the people of Paradise, even if he fell into apostasy more than once.
But there is the fear that this repeated leaving Islam will cause him
not to be guided to repentance. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

 “Verily, those
who believe, then disbelieve, then believe (again), and (again) disbelieve,
and go on increasing in disbelief; Allaah will not forgive them, nor
guide them on the (right) way” [al-Nisaa’ 4:137] 

So hasten to repent sincerely and adhere to Islam, fulfilling
the obligations that Allaah has enjoined on His slaves, the greatest
of which are the five daily prayers. Avoid sin, and ask your Lord to
make you steadfast in adhering to His  religion. If you lose enthusiasm
then seek the help of Allaah and seek refuge with Allaah from the Shaytaan.
If you find that you are experiencing insinuating whispers which are
causing you to doubt Islam or some of its principles, then turn away
from them (those whispers), and seek refuge with Allaah from the Shaytaan,
and say “I believe in Allaah and His Messenger.” You should recite Qur’aan,
and read books which will make you love Islam and encourage you to obey
Allaah, such as Riyaadh al-Saaliheen
by Imaam al-Nawawi, and the Tafseer (Qur’aanic commentary) of al-‘Allaamah
‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Sa’di, Tayseer
Kalaam al-Rahmaan fi Tasfeer Kalaam al-Mannaan. Beware of
books which make you doubt Islam and make sin attractive to you. Beware
of bad company, for they are the devils among men. You should make friends
with those who will help you to remain steadfast. Beware of arguing
about matters of religion, for this causes anxiety and confusion. Strive
to worship Allaah, for He guides those who strive for His sake to the
straight path. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

 “As for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause),
We will surely guide them to Our paths (i.e. Allaah’s religion — Islamic
Monotheism). And verily, Allaah is with the Muhsinoon
(good-doers)” [al-‘Ankaboot 29:69]

Source

Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahmaan al-Barraak

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