Re: A Question
BASIC DEFINITION OF ISLAM IS SHAHADAH- The first pillar of Islam- If you believe In God and that Mohammad (P.B.U.H) is his last prophet then you are a muslim - I have seen many muslims who donot pray 5 times a day ,fast 2-3 days on average in ramadan, drink a lot of beer and still consider themselves as muslims. So there can be a thing as a bad muslim or a good muslim but if he has this belief then he is a muslim. But if he has doubts within himself whether he is a muslim or not verizon then how can we decide.
One more thing only God can decide whether a muslim is good or bad we humans are not in a position to decide that. All I know that in Islam you cannot even call yourself as a bad muslim. Even that is considered a sin. Like Hazrat Umar once said that (I dunno the exact words) " I have so much faith in Allah that On the day of judgement if a decision is made that every one is going to hell except one person , I will think that I am that lucky person going to heaven. And I have so much fear of Allah that If on the day of Judgement if a decision is made that everyone is going to heaven except one person, I will be really afraid that I might be that person".....