Think of a situation where a Muslim undergoes a baptism in a church in order to make Christians think that he's converting to Christianity (maybe he's doing some undercover work). But in reality, he is still a Muslim. Would that be shirk? Would that make him an apostate? I read that from the Islamic perspective, a baptism will have no effect on your faith. You still remain a Muslim. So I don't expect a baptism to be shirk if the intention is to make Christians think he is converting to Christianity.

I've read that it is haram to attend non-Muslim rituals like the Hindu diwali and Christian baptisms . That sounds pretty logical to me. However, some scholars say that it is shirk. They say that it is worse than murder. But if I'm attending these rituals without actually accepting their faith, then how can they be shirk? I'm doing it for fun. I can attend a non-Muslim ritual once and then ask Allah for forgiveness and never attend such rituals again. But if it actually is shirk, then there is no point in asking Allah for forgiveness, despite the fact that I'm only doing it for fun and not to accept their religion.

In an answer to this question , it is said that: > Anyone who has not received the Da`wah (Invitation to Islaam) in the life of this world and died ignorant of the truth will be tested on the Day of Resurrection A small child that is incapable of grasping the concept of religion and divinity cannot have received a "clear evidence", or "messenger with clear proof". > And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning). [17:15] A baptism is a Christian ritual, and you are "baptized into Christ". Does this affect your fate in any way? Or to be more general, can your parents choices be crucial to your own fate?