A Situation Regarding Sarkashi
1) As soon as one realizes his mistake and repents immediately then it is Allah’s sunnat to forgive him: For Details, please see : Discussion 22342 2) I think it depends upon the knowledge of that person, if such person was knowingly transgressing his bounds out of sheer arrogance, then definitely it’s sarkashi; but if the person genuinely believes that this is what Quran verses really mean or this is the actual intenet behind those verses, then it’s not sarkashi atleast. This may be add further insight : Discussion 48331
We have no way of knowing whether that person is acting out of sheer arrogance or not. It is the attitude of that person which can be studied in this regard. For example, if that person is insisting upon committing sins without any remorse or repentance on his part, then it’s definitely a sarkash atitude. However, we cannot label that person as a Sarkash person, since it is not our domain to do so. We can point him towards the right direction from time to time. But if that person is basing his attitude from a Quranic verse and concludes this interpretation of that verse, we will point the flaw in his understanding and then attitude may not be catgorized as a sarkash attitude. However, it is hard to believe that a conscious Muslim would be so comfortable in committing even smaller sins without feeling any guilt or remorse on his part.
Thank you for the responses.