Method of reverting to Islam
Question
What are the compulsory or necessary steps for a non-Muslim to accept, or convert, to Islam? Please explain in detail?
Answer
The Mustahab method of reverting one to Islam is that he/she should be made to take Ghusl. Thereafter, one is required to testify and believe in only One Allah Ta’ala as His deity, and in the Risaalat of Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam as the last and final Rasul of Allah Ta’ala. This is done by reciting the Kalimah-e-Shaadah and acknowledging its meaning. Together with this, one is required to renounce all the other religions and beliefs contrary to Islam, and briefly believing in everything that Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam brought. By doing this, one enters the fold of Islam.[i]
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[i] مسئلہ (۱): کسی غیر مسلم کو مسلمان بنانے کا مستحب طریقہ یہ ہے کہ اسے غسل کرایا جائے، پھر اسے : {أشہد أن لا إلٰہَ إلا اللّٰہُ وَحْدہٗ لا شَرِیکَ لَہٗ ، وأشہدُ أنّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبدُہٗ ورسُولُہ} مع ترجمہ و مختصر مطلب پڑھا یا جائے، نیز ایمانِ مجمل ومفصل پڑھانے کے ساتھ ، اس سے اپنے سابق مذہب سے برأت کا اقرار بھی لے لیا جائے، اور آئندہ کے لیے اسلامی احکامات سیکھ کر اس کے مطابق زندگی گذارنے کی تلقین بھی کی جائے۔ محقق ومدلل مسائل – مكتبة السلام
- Answered by
- Mufti Mohsin Khan
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
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