The Ruling on One Who Commits Sins Other Than Major Sins
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The questioner:
Is one who commits sins other than major sins considered an open sinner?
The Shaykh:
What about the one who commits sins?
The questioner:
Other than major sins.
The Shaykh:
No, one is not considered an open sinner (fasiq) unless he commits major sins. As for minor sins, few are free from them. If all Muslims were open sinners, that would mean no one is free from minor sins. Therefore, minor sins do not entail open sinfulness (fisq), but they are forbidden and carry sin. Whoever falls into any of them should hasten to repent. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Is one who commits sins other than major sins considered an open sinner?
The Shaykh:
What about the one who commits sins?
The questioner:
Other than major sins.
The Shaykh:
No, one is not considered an open sinner (fasiq) unless he commits major sins. As for minor sins, few are free from them. If all Muslims were open sinners, that would mean no one is free from minor sins. Therefore, minor sins do not entail open sinfulness (fisq), but they are forbidden and carry sin. Whoever falls into any of them should hasten to repent. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/106 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (38:10)
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