Dear Sir, When I was 20 yrs. old I went to picnic with my college friends, they were went to temple, I also went, they have did darshan/pooja, i have not done the pooja/darshan, as they all were doing, i have also done, I have just put my hand on railing of statue/idol and then put my hand on my chest not with real heart. Then i was really forgoton this, during this period I have made many times tuaba, but I have not mentioned above which i have did in temple in my tauba becasue i have forgot it, and during this period i have recitid many time Kalima, when i becam 25 yrs i was married, but before my marriage Imam Saheb has recited me five Kalima, Imam-e-mujmal and imam-e-mufassal, then my marriage was done and Khutba was done. Before some time I was realized that O Allah I was went in temple and I have done this But not realy heart. I request you to plz guide me proper.
Answer:
(Fatwa: 529/L=174/tl=1431)
Paying reverence to idol is kufr (infidelity).
تعظيم الصنم كفر . (الدر المختار مع الشامي : 5/396 كتاب القصص).
When you had repented, it is hoped that Almighty Allah would have accepted your tauba. Do not commit such act again. And do tauba and istighfar whenever you remember this incident.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband