Shortening the name Muhammad

[Muneeb Saeed]

Some poeple short the name Muhammad to Mo.I refrain from doing this but one or two times I accidently said it.

What are the consequences and what is the "sazaa" of doing this? Am I not a Muslim anymore?

[MuhammedAli]

There is no sazza for this ... but if you referr to Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi was'sallam) with Mo, or Moe, or Mohd, thats insulting and disrespectul. Altering the name Muhammad to Mo is an innovation and evil one at that so refrain from it and repent. If you used such language while referring to Prophet (sallallahu alayahi wa aalihi was'sallam) by exident then you should repent. There is no punishment nor Kufr if done in ignorance or forgetfulness but done to insult him is Kufr and punishable by death. Alternatively if someone addressed him wrongly using Mo and someone corrected and person insists on using Mo for Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa aalihi was'sallam) then such a person would be guilty of Kufr and eventually will lead to Takfir and punishment of death. Referr to following my article on the topic.