Is the statement that deeds do not matter and that sins do not harm as long as the foundation of faith remains a correct statement?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This writer says: A group has appeared among us who claim to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community. They say that faith is speech with the tongue and belief in the heart, and that deeds do not harm if the foundation of faith is present. They made deeds a condition for its existence, fundamental in faith, and that sins do not negate faith as long as the foundation of faith remains. Is there any truth in this statement, and what is the guidance regarding it?
Answer:
This statement is contrary to what is known from the people of the Sunnah and the community, namely that faith consists of three things: speech with the tongue, belief in the heart, and action with the limbs. Faith is not realized except with these three. As for the one who separates deeds from faith, this is from the laughable matters, and he is not from the people of the Sunnah and the community.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This writer says: A group has appeared among us who claim to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community. They say that faith is speech with the tongue and belief in the heart, and that deeds do not harm if the foundation of faith is present. They made deeds a condition for its existence, fundamental in faith, and that sins do not negate faith as long as the foundation of faith remains. Is there any truth in this statement, and what is the guidance regarding it?
Answer:
This statement is contrary to what is known from the people of the Sunnah and the community, namely that faith consists of three things: speech with the tongue, belief in the heart, and action with the limbs. Faith is not realized except with these three. As for the one who separates deeds from faith, this is from the laughable matters, and he is not from the people of the Sunnah and the community.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل القول بأن العمل لا يهم وأن المعاصي لا تضر ما دام أصل الإيمان باقٍ، قول صحيح؟ — youtube.com
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