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Q: 258 ? Title: I am a 12 year old girl.I mistakenly said my freind that you are a goddess of beauty.is this shirk?wht should i do.i feel very sorry for that.

Question

I am a 12 year old girl.I mistakenly said my freind that you are a goddess of beauty.is this shirk?wht should i do.i feel very sorry for that.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

It is essential for a Muslim to always be mindful of All?h Ta??l? and His absolute knowledge of everything.? All?h Ta??l? says in the Qur'?n:

???????? ????????? ???????????? ?????????? ??? ?????????? ???? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???? ?????? ?????????? (16) ???? ?????????? ????????????????? ???? ?????????? ?????? ?????????? ??????? (17) ??? ???????? ???? ?????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ??????? (18) (?: 16-18)

And indeed, We have created man and We know what his soul whispers to him.? And we are nearer to him than his jugular vein.? (Remember) that the two (recording angels) receive (each human being), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his/her actions).? Not a (single) word does he/she utter except that there is a watcher by him ready (to record it) (Qur'?n 50:16-18).

If a person ponders over these verses and regularly reminds himself of it, it will help him be cautious of what words come out of his mouth.? Especially when the words are regarding All?h Ta??l?, one must exercise the utmost caution and respect.

Having understood that, your statement that your friend is a ?goddess of beauty? will not constitute kufr as you did not have the intention to commit kufr nor did you believe that there exists a female deity. ?According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, goddess also means ?a woman whose great charm or beauty arouses adoration.?? Hence, your words will be understood with this meaning.

However, to utter such words is to dangerously walk on the fine line between ?m?n and kufr.? In addition to tawbah, it is recommended to recite the following du?? in the morning and night to help protect oneself from falling into such predicaments:

????????? ????? ???????? ???? ???? ???? ???????? ???? ??????? ?????? ???????? ???????????????? ???? ?? ????????

O All?h, I seek protection with You from associating anything with You while I am aware, and I seek forgiveness for that which I am unaware.

?? ??? ?? ????? ??????? ?? ?? ???? ????? ????? ????? ?? ????? ??? ??? ???? ??? ?????? ???????? ??? ??? ?? ?? ??????? ??? ???? ??? ????? ?? ????? ?? ???? ??? ???? ??? ???? ??? ????? ????? ??? ??? ???? ??? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ????? ??? ???? ?????? ??

(?? ???????? ???? ??????? ??? ??????: 4/224? ????)

??? ??? ????? ????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ????? ?? ??????? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ???? ???? ????? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ??? ???? ??????? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ??????? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ???? ???? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ??? ???????? ??? ??? ????? ??? ???? ??? ?? ???? ????? ???? ??? ???? ???? ?????

(??????? ???????????? ???? ????? ????????: 5/458? ?????)

??? ?? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?? ??????? ???? ???? ??????? ???? ???? ???? ??????? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ??????? ?????? ???? ??????? ?? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ???? ???? ??????? ??? ????...??? ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ?????? ????? ??? ??? ?? ???? ??????? ????? ??????? ?????????? ???????? ??????...????? ?? ?? ???? ??? ???? ????? ??? ????? ????? ?? ??????? ??????? ????? ?? ??????? ??? ???????? ?? ?????

(?????? ??????? ? 458-459)

?? ??? ?? ???? ???? ?????? ??? ????? ???? ?????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ?? ??? ????? ???????? ??? ??? ??? ?? ??????? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ?????? ??????? ?? ??? ??? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ?? ??????? ???? ???? ????? ???? ???? ???? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ??? ????? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ???????? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ????? ??? ????? ??????? ????? ??? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ????? ???? ???? ??????? ??? ???? ??? ???? ???? ????? ???? ???? ??????? ?? ????? ???? ?????? ????? ??????? ??????? ?? ??? ??????? ?????? ???? ???? ?????? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?? ????? ??? ??? ?????? ????? ????? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ??????? ??? ????? ??? ???? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?? ???? ???? ???? ???????? ??? ?? ???? ??? ?? ???????

(??????? ???????????? ???? ?????? ????? ??????? ???? ?????? ?????: 2/283? ??????)

?????? ??? ????? ????? ?????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ?? ??? ??? ??? ?? ?? ????? ????? ??????? ???? ?? ??????? ?? ????? ???????? ?? ??? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ???? ???? ??????? ???? ??? ????? ??? ?? ????? ??? ????? ???? ?? ?? ???? ???? ????

??? ?????? ??? ?????? ?? ??????:

???? ( ??? ?? ????? ??? ) ??? ??? ?? ???? ???? ????? ??? ???? ???????? ??? ??????? ?? ??????? ?? ???? ????? ?? ??????? ??? ???? ?? ????? ??? ?? ?? ???? ??? ??? ???? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ??? ?? ??????? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ?? ?? ??????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ??? ???? ??? ?? ?? ????? ?????? ??? ??????? ?? ??? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ????? ?????? ???? ????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??????? ???? ?? ??? ?? ????? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ???? ??? ???? ??? ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ???????? ??? ??????? ?????? ????? ??? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ????? ??? ???? ????? ??? ?? ???? ?? ??? ??????? ?????? ??? ??? ?? ??????? ???? ???? ??????? ???? ???? ????? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??? ????? ???? ???? ??????? ?????? ???? ??????? ??? ?? ???????? ??? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ????? ??? ????? ??????? ? ??? ??????????? ?? ???? ???????? ??? ????? ????? ?? ??????? ??????? ????? ?? ??????? ??? ???????? ?? ????? ?? ????? ???? ??? ?? ???? ???? ???? ???? ??? ????? ??? ???? ??? ?? ??? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ????? ????? ???? ??? ????? ????? ??????? ???????? ?? ???? ???????? ???? ??? ????? ???? ?? ?? ???? ???? ???? ?? ???? ????? ???????

(?? ???????? ???? ??????? ??? ??????: 4/223-224? ????)

And Allah knows best

Wassalaamu `alaykum