Bismillah, It is well-known that the punishment for saying something deliberately and unambiguously, insulting to Islam or Prophet Muhammad SAW, is death as was thoroughly explained by @UmH in her answer to https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/2625/how-should-insults-to-the-prophet-muhammad-pbuh-be-handled However, I also want to know how, and if, blasphemy against other religions should he punished in a Muslim state. I got curious about this due to the following verse: >وَلا تَسُبُّوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ. And don't revile those, whom they (the disbelievers) invoke other than Allah This verse prohibits insulting all religions other than Islam. And since all sins are to he punished by ta'zeer by Ijma', it seems that it's obligatory upon an Islamic goverment to do ta'zeer against this as well. So now, I want an answer that explains, wether my reasoning is right, and if so, is this punishment to be applied on all people who blaspheme other religions, or only Muslims who do this. Jazak Allah!

I believe I may have commited blasphemy as purposely and consciously entertaing blasphemous thought and going on to lengths to ponder further on it but I immediately repented and asked forgiveness from Allah Subhanatallah Though it was intentional and deliberate but I was not able to think properly at the moment it was like i was frozen and just furthering this thought. It was like I was in control and, at the same time I had no control over it. Its hard for me to explain it but it felt like I knew it ot was wrong disgusting and vile and blasphemous but i was not able to control myself to stop thinking about it like I was actively thinking more about it like generating more scenarios in my mind.It did not felt subconscious but it seemed very apparent that I wanted to think about it but then i quickly snapped out of it and in my heart and also my intention was never to commit a blasphemy but i kept on intentionally and deliberately thinking about it.

This is in the context of calling yourself a god, for example. If i am very good at football and call myself a god of football will this be haram? I am not calling myself allah, instead if i call myself as very skilled. This is very important for me to know as I own a large instagram page containg the word god in that context. If it is haram I’d like to do the right thing and sell or change the name. Please help me because i dont want to get sins. Thank you

Al-Burdah also known as الكواكب الدرية في مدح خير البرية is a poem of "imam al-Busiri" (the Muslim Sufi poet al-Busiri البوصيري whom studied the seerah of the prophet deeply and almost all his poems are praising the prophet()) which he wrote to praise the Prophet (). > The Burda is divided into 10 chapters and 160 verses all rhyming with each other. ... .Each verse ends with the Arabic letter mīm, a style called mīmīya. The 10 chapters of the Burda comprise: > > - On Lyrical Love Yearning > - On Warnings about the Caprices of the Self > - On the Praise of the Prophet > - On His Birth > - On His Miracles > - On the Exalted Stature and Miraculous Merits of the Qur'an > - On the Ascension of the Prophet > - On the Struggle of Allah's Messenger > - On Seeking Intercession through the Prophet > - On Intimate Discourse and the Petition of One's State. (Source: Wikipedia ) But this poem doesn't seem to find acceptance by the salafis (like Muhammad ibn Abdulwahhab, and modern salafis such al-Albani, ibn Baz etc.). Of course mainly it is hard to say they reject the whole poem, but they surely seem to have some objections to certain parts/rhyms/words of it. > The Burda was accepted within Sunni Islam and was the subject of numerous commentaries by mainstream Sunni scholars such as Ibn Hajar al-Haytami, Nazifi and Qastallani. It was also studied by the Shafi'i hadith master Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d. 852 A.H.) both by reading the text out loud to his teacher and by receiving it in writing from a transmitter who heard it directly from Busiri himself. > > Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]], considered the poem to be shirk (idolatory). (source Wikipedia ) Note that the hanbali scholars ibn al-'Imaad ابن العماد الحنبلي and ibn Hisham (who also was a linguist he called his "sharh": الكواكب الدرية) is one of many scholars who have written explanations and interpretations of this poem. In many countries, this poem is well known or in the worst case a few verses of it are popular (see for example these youtube videos: Mesut Kurtis or an-Naqshabandi ). Some Muslims -mainly sufis- especially recite it/them during the Mawlid an-Nabawi. My question is what rhymes/words/parts do salafis reject or consider as blasphemous or as words of kufr etc.? (I don't need a full list but examples of each kind of objection)

Does the quran or hadith give any guidance on how to handle the case if a Non-Muslim insults the Prophet (Peace be upon him)?

I understand that insulting any prophet is kufr > Additionally, scholars have agreed unanimously that whoever insults, disrespects or belittles any one of the prophets, may Allaah exalt their mention, will be a Kaafir (disbeliever). -Ruling on the one who insulted or belittled a Prophet - IslamWeb However, it seems to me that Muslims react very strongly when Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is insulted, but don't seem to care much if any other prophet is insulted. **Is it Islamic to react more strongly to insults against Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) compared to other prophets?** Also, I understand that if someone insults Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) the insulter can be executed (punished with death). > The scholars are unanimously agreed that a Muslim who insults the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) becomes a kaafir and an apostate who is to be **executed**. This consensus was narrated by more than one of the scholars, such as Imaam Ishaaq ibn Raahawayh, Ibn al-Mundhir, al-Qaadi ‘Iyaad, al-Khattaabi and others. Al-Saarim al-Maslool, 2/13-16 -Ruling on one who insults the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) - IslamQA **Is it Islamic to execute people who insult prophets other than Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?** I understand that > To sum up, we prefer our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) over all the other Prophets and over all of mankind, because of the evidence that has been narrated concerning that, whilst also respecting the rights of the other Prophets and Messengers and believing in them and respecting them. - The superiority of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to all of creation - IslamQA However, I don't understand why execution, punishment and anger should only be when Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) is insulted, shouldn't we care when the other Prophets and Messengers are insulted?

According to Quran and Hadith, If a Muslim desecrates Quran, what punishment is prescribed? Also, what does this heinous act say about his Muslimhood?

Please, I need help. when I did not know what blasphemy was, blasphemy would flow out of my mouth when I was angry and I would not intend to blaspheme, am I a kafir and since I realized that I did it, I kept crying to allah to forgive me. I am also 14 year old and just reached puberty.

**Gist of the issue**:
Regarding the nupur sharma incident, it is said she just mentioned what was in the Quran. So if that's the case then why there's so much backlash? What was wrong from her part? **Long version:**
As-salamu alaykum, my brothers and sisters. I am not a muslim but would like to understand your religion better. I have recently came across a news which is doing the rounds & was wondering what's the exact cause of the event & what actually happened? And noboday was talking about the triggered event & all are reacting to reactions.
So I checked the video and its conversation. It was a regular news debate & the lady mentioned a sentence which is supposedly said to be written in Quran (I don't know authenticity of this matter). The statement was said in anger & in retaliation of the 1st person derogatory statement. Now I could have quoted it & mentioned that source link but I avoided it just to avoid offending anyone. But at the same time I have seen many people have who doesn't have any idea on what's the actual issue & some haven't seen or heard the original source & the context in which it was given, but are reacting to the news / reports which includes UN representative spokesperson who himself told that he hasn't seen the main source but heard from sources but he condemn such actions and so do I. Now my question to you all is that, is it true that her so called statements are written in Quran. I downloaded an english version of the Quran & tried to find it but couldn't find it in terms of exact statement or words. I maybe wrong but I need to talk & hear from the people that matters. So please give your inputs, so I can understand your religion better. If anyone wants then I can provide source links. Sorry if my post offended anyone but my intent is to get to the bottom of this. Awaiting your response.

I can’t remember it clearly so my wording may be inaccurate. I recall it being attributed to the musannaf Ibn Abi shaybah, but I could be wrong about that as well. sorry, I know this isn’t much to go on... is there such a Hadith?

I have really bad anxiety and I think I have intrusive thoughts/OCD. I have these awful thoughts that disrespects Allah(SWT) and I am scared. I keep doing my shahada because these thoughts sometimes commit blasphemy! I hate my self for them. I am also in constant fear that I hurt people because sometimes my thoughts say awful things about people. I say I don’t mean it but at this point I am not sure because I can’t stop thinking these awful thoughts. I am so scared of giving people evil eye because of these thoughts. So every time I have these thoughts I always ask Allah for forgiveness and I pray that it doesn’t effect people. I am also in constant fear that I am committing shirk because of these thoughts. These thoughts get extra loud especially when I pray. My heart hurts because of these thoughts. I don’t know what to do. So my question is. Can you commit shirk in the mind? And can you give evil eye from the mind?

## Question ## Suppose a Kafir publicly defames, slanders and mocks the messenger of Allah in a country where doing so is legal for him, and executing him for his slander against the messenger would be illegal. Is it permissible in such a case for a muslim citizen of that country to break the law of the country and execute the slanderer for his crime of blasphemy in a vigilante fashion? ---------- ## Research Effort ## Regarding the permissibility of breaking the law to execute a slanderer of the messenger, in this hadith > It has been narrated on the authority of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Who will kill Ka'b b. Ashraf? He has maligned Allah, the Exalted, and His Messenger. Muhammad b. Maslama said: Messenger of Allah, do you wish that I should kill him? He said: Yes. He said: Permit me to talk (to him in the way I deem fit). He said: Talk (as you like). So, Muhammad b. Maslama came to Ka'b and talked to him, referred to the old friendship between them and said: This man (i. e. the Holy Prophet) has made up his mind to collect charity (from us) and this has put us to a great hardship. When be heard this, Ka'b said: By God, you will be put to more trouble by him. Muhammad b. Maslama said: No doubt, now we have become his followers and we do not like to forsake him until we see what turn his affairs will take. I want that you should give me a loan. He said: What will you mortgage? He said: What do you want? He said: Pledge me your women. He said: You are the most handsome of the Arabs; should we pledge our women to you? He said: Pledge me your children. He said: The son of one of us may abuse us saying that he was pledged for two wasqs of dates, but we can pledge you (cur) weapons. He said: All right. Then Muhammad b. Maslama promised that he would come to him with Harith, Abu 'Abs b. Jabr and Abbad b. Bishr. So they came and called upon him at night. He came down to them. Sufyan says that all the narrators except 'Amr have stated that his wife said: I hear a voice which sounds like the voice of murder. He said: It is only Muhammad b. Maslama and his foster-brother, Abu Na'ila. When a gentleman is called at night even it to be pierced with a spear, he should respond to the call. Muhammad said to his companions: As he comes down, I will extend my hands towards his head and when I hold him fast, you should do your job. So when he came down and he was holding his cloak under his arm, they said to him: We sense from you a very fine smell. He said: Yes, I have with me a mistress who is the most scented of the women of Arabia. He said: Allow me to smell (the scent on your head). He said: Yes, you may smell. So he caught it and smelt. Then he said: Allow me to do so (once again). He then held his head fast and said to his companions: Do your job. And they killed him. **[ [Muslim](https://quranx.com/Hadith/Muslim/USC-MSA/Book-19/Hadith-4436/) ]** it (In my fallible interpretation) appears that the messenger permitted Ibn Maslama to deceive the maligner (Ka’b) in order to execute him. From this I thought that a muslim citizen’s breaking of the law in order to execute a slanderer of the messenger would be analogous to the deception Ibn maslama used in killing ka’b. On the other hand, a Muslim citizen is bound by a covenant to the laws of the country that he agrees to simply by being a citizen, while as far as I know Ibn Maslama did not have any similar covenant. So in this respect I’m unsure if the Hadith provides a sound basis for breaking the law of the land to implement a blasphemy death penalty. ---------- Regarding the permissibility of executing a slanderer of the messenger in a vigilante manner: > Ibn 'Abbas narrated that : There was a blind man during the time of the Messenger of Allah who had an Umm Walad by whom he had two sons. She used to slander and defame the Messenger of Allah a great deal, and he would rebuke her, but she would not pay heed, and he would forbid her to do that, but she ignored him. (The blind man said) One night I mentioned the Prophet , and she slandered him. I could not bear it so I went and got a dagger which I thrust into her stomach and leaned upon it, and killed her. In the morning she was found slain. Mention of that was made to the Prophet and he gathered the people and said: "I adjure by Allah; a man over whom I have the right, that he should obey me, and he did what he did, to stand up." The blind man started to tremble and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am the one who killed her. She was my Umm Walad and she was kind and gentle toward me, and I have two sons like pearls from her, but she used to slander and defame you a great deal. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not pay heed. Finally, I mentioned your name and she slandered you, so I went and got a dagger which I thrust into her stomach, and leaned on it until I killed her. The Messenger of Allah said: “I bear witness that her blood is permissible." **[ [Sunan Nasa’i](https://sunnah.com/nasai:4070) ]** It appears ( to me ) the messenger permitted the application of the blasphemy death penalty in what appears to me, a vigilante fashion. But in this case, the slanderer was a slave under the authority of the one who killed her, and l’m unsure if the statement >I bear witness that her blood is permissible Can be applied to cases other than in which the slanderer of the messenger is a slave of a Muslim. Although, Nasai’s chapter heading for this Hadith is: >Chapter: The Ruling on the One Who Defames the Prophet So I consider this as somewhat of an evidence that the permissibility of the vigilante execution of the blasphemous slave woman is to be extended to free persons as well. ---------- An answer would be very much appreciated, Jazakallah.

You might be aware that Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian formerly condemned of blasphemy and recently liberated, is being persecuted by some (what sometimes the Western press calls "radical" or "extremist") Muslims in order to put her to death with their own hands, given that the government "refused" to do so. Now, in my google search, I find there is plenty of writing in the Quran about forgiveness (not minding that her culpability has not even been proven). A good example is [here](https://sunnahonline.com/library/purification-of-the-soul/233-muslim-is-merciful-the) . Importantly, this mercy seems to be deserved [also by non-Muslims](https://islamqa.info/en/answers/128862/does-islam-regard-non-muslims-with-mercy-and-compassion) . So, I don't really understand why these readings are not taken into account by those who persecute Asia Bibi. Are these verses perhaps superseded by other verses indicating that for some crimes, mercy is not longer to be offered?

A guy in Indonesia claimed that a verse in quran is used for lying. You can check the case here in bbc-news In any case, Is this blasphemy? In general, is it considered blasphemy to claim that quran is used for lying. Some muslim commentator go the extra mile saying that the scripture cannot be used for lying. Is this true? (See here in Indonesian) A bit detail: The guy claims people are using Al Maidah 51 to lie. Most people interpret that as lying in general. Politicians are not, in general, honest. However the court interpret that to mean that the interpretation of Al Maidah 51 is a lie. It follows that a string of articles in Indonesia shows that Quranic verses cannot be used for lying. The translation is here https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Frepublika.co.id%2Fberita%2Fkolom%2Ffokus%2F16%2F11%2F11%2Foggavq282-bisakah-ayat-alquran-dipakai-untuk-berbohong&edit-text=&act=url The conclusion is no. **There is a bit of controversy on Ahok's case.** 1. Ahok isn't attacking those who interpret quran or quran itself. He attacks those farther removed from it. Basically Ahok, and many Indonesians reasonably suspect that a lot of corrupt politicians are losing money because of Ahok. Those politicians that lost bribe because of Ahok's electronic money surveillance want to get their rent seeking biz back. They uses religions to get reelected. My impression is that is what Ahok means by people being lied to. It's not even about religion at all. People are just using religions to get elected so they can steal money. 2. However, those who wants Ahok fails, claim, that Ahok claims that the verse it self is a lie and or the ulama that interpret the verse was lying. To simplify this question, if it turns out Ahok means the second interpretation, is it blasphemy.

I have heard from sources that its death penalty. What is the actual ruling according to Sharia? Edit: A related answer on a question suggests that there is no blasphemy law scholars have derived it from torah. Is it true?

Given that the Holy qur'an is the indisputable word of Allah (swt), is anyone who tries to claim that it's not perfection directly attacking Allah and insulting 2bn Muslims? And so, what is the appropriate punishment for their Blasphemy?

There's a hot topic in my country: One person who murdered his boss for the sake of blasphemy has been hanged after 6 years. From the BBC : > Thousands of Pakistanis have turned out for the funeral of a former bodyguard executed for killing Punjab's governor over his opposition to blasphemy laws. > > Qadri was hailed as a hero by Islamists for the 2011 killing of Salman Taseer, who wanted to reform the strict laws. I was put forward a story which I don't know the origin of: It says that one Muslim and one Jew went to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), with some issue and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), made the decision in favor of the Jew, which made the Muslim angry and he went for second opinion to Hazrat Ali. Upon hearing that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had made a decision and the Muslim was not ok with it, Hazrat Ali beheaded the Muslim, saying he was a hypocrite. If that is true, then does this mean that when someone blasphemes, a person who witnesses it can kill him because he made blasphemous remark, and is a hero or martyr if he is executed for murder? I am confused over this subject, as a murderer was deemed a hero at his funeral in the above example.

Does Islam allows criticism on its prophets or holy personalities (definitely for non Muslims) and if yes then where lies the boundary between criticizing Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and blasphemy?

In "reliance of the traveler", section o8.7 talks about some acts that constitute disbelief. The ones this question is about are attitudes that treat Islam too lightheartedly or negatively. The examples read (all from section o8.7): > (0: Among the things that entail apostasy from Islam (may Allah > protect us from them) are: [..] > (4) to revile Allah or His messenger (Allah bless him and give him peace) [..] > (6) to be sarcastic about Allah's name, His command, His interdiction, His promise, or His threat [..] > (9) to reply to someone who says, "There is no power or strength save through Allah": "Your saying 'There's no power or strength, etc.' won't save you from hunger" [..] > (16) to revile the religion of Islam [..] > (19) to be sarcastic about any ruling of the Sacred Law The same notion as (4) is described as consenus on [islamQA](https://islamqa.info/en/166379) : > Reviling Allah or reviling Islam constitutes kufr (disbelief) and > apostasy from Islam, according to scholarly consensus. The fate of an apostate both in this world (execution) and in the hereafter (being tortured in hell forever) has been addressed numerous times on islam.se. Curiously, Non-Muslims seem to have an obligation to not outwardly show that they revile Allah, Muhammad, or Islam, and the legal punishment, if he is a dhimmi, seems to be execution as well according to [islamQA](https://islamqa.info/en/14305) : > If the person who defames [Muhammad] is a non-Muslim living under a > treaty with the Muslim state, then this is a violation of the treaty > and he must be executed, but that should be left to the authorities. (See also [this comment on meta.islam.se](https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1912/quoting-and-practicing-sharia-law#comment6163_1912) for a similar sentiment.) These consequences indicate that this kind of blasphemy is considered pretty serious, so I'm interested in what constitutes those offenses. **Question**: what constitutes the kind of "reviling" or "sarcasm" or "defaming" that is meant? These are not very clear-cut words, and the threshold for when a statement or action becomes "reviling Muhammad" could be criticizing his marriage to Aisha as child abuse and anything less critical does not constitute kufr, or it could be that saying the following hadith is a bit silly already counts as "reviling the religion": > If a fly falls into your drink, dip it into it then throw it away, for > on one of its wings is a disease and on the other is a cure. [Ibn > Majah](https://sunnah.com/urn/1275500)