Question
If a person is tortured, will it be permissible for him to renounce Islam verbally while concealing Imaan in his heart? I have read that the Sahaabi, Yaasir Bin Ammaar (radhiyallahu anhu) had done so. Which course is better: to verbally renounce Imaan or to rather be killed while refusing to verbally renounce Imaan?
Answer
Under torture it is permissible to verbally renounce Imaan while the heart is filled with Imaan. It is better to proclaim Imaan and to be killed than to renounce it verbally.
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- The Majlis Vol 20 No 09
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