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Is saying, "Were it not that I fear disbelief, I would utter the blasphemous insult that is in my mind," considered an act of disbelief necessitating the renewal of the Shahadatayn with the intention of entering Islam, if the abstinence from uttering it is due to fear of uttering it and not out of love for Allah?

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This question stems from intense whisperings (waswasah), so pay no attention to them. You would not have disliked disbelief except for your love of Allah, your desire for His reward, and your fear of His punishment. You are upon Islam and have not departed from it due to these thoughts.

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