Are the sinners among the believers with the near ones or with the people of the right?
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Question:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In Surat al-Waqi'ah, Allah divided people into three groups: the near ones, the people of the right, and the liars who are astray. Which of these three groups do the sinners among the believers fall into?
Answer:
They enter with the believers, but they are of a lower rank than the people of the right; they are of a lower rank than the people of the right because they are in danger of being punished for their major sins. They are mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat Fatir, in Surat Saba:[Fatir 35:32] In Surat Saba: "And among them is one who is unjust to himself." Fatir or Fatir? "And among them is one who is unjust." Then He said: "And We have made the Book inherit to those whom We have chosen from among Our servants, and among them is one who is unjust to himself." This is the one who commits some of the major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah). He is one who is unjust to himself, and he is under the will of Allah, threatened with the warning. If Allah wills, He will forgive him, and if He wills, He will punish him according to his sins, but he must enter Paradise.
In the end, he will not abide in the Fire, or Allah will bestow upon him and pardon him, and he will not enter the Fire at all. This is under the will of Allah, and he is the one who is unjust to himself. The one who is unjust to himself is the one who combined good deeds and bad deeds but did not reach the level of kufr (disbelief). The moderate one is the one who limited himself to performing the obligatory acts and leaving the forbidden ones; this is the moderate one. And the one who races ahead in good deeds.
They are those who performed the obligatory and recommended acts, left the disliked and forbidden acts, and left some of the permissible acts out of caution and scrupulousness. These are the near ones and the ones who race ahead. These are the categories of the believers, the people of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. And those other than them are the people of the Fire, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In Surat al-Waqi'ah, Allah divided people into three groups: the near ones, the people of the right, and the liars who are astray. Which of these three groups do the sinners among the believers fall into?
Answer:
They enter with the believers, but they are of a lower rank than the people of the right; they are of a lower rank than the people of the right because they are in danger of being punished for their major sins. They are mentioned in the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat Fatir, in Surat Saba:
Then we caused to inherit the Book those We have chosen of Our servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself, and among them is he who is moderate
ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌIn the end, he will not abide in the Fire, or Allah will bestow upon him and pardon him, and he will not enter the Fire at all. This is under the will of Allah, and he is the one who is unjust to himself. The one who is unjust to himself is the one who combined good deeds and bad deeds but did not reach the level of kufr (disbelief). The moderate one is the one who limited himself to performing the obligatory acts and leaving the forbidden ones; this is the moderate one. And the one who races ahead in good deeds.
They are those who performed the obligatory and recommended acts, left the disliked and forbidden acts, and left some of the permissible acts out of caution and scrupulousness. These are the near ones and the ones who race ahead. These are the categories of the believers, the people of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection. And those other than them are the people of the Fire, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1042- 4717] هل عصاة المؤمنين يكونون مع المقربين أم أصحاب اليمين؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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