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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who testifies to the two testimonies but does not act upon the pillars of Islam

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a disbeliever. I said to him, why do you not submit? He said, I testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, but he has not publicly declared his Islam, he does not perform the prayer, and he does not do any of the deeds of Islam. Is this considered a Muslim?

Answer:
No, a Muslim is not one who merely testifies, until he acts in accordance with the implications of "There is no god but Allah," until he prays, fasts, and fulfills the pillars of Islam. It is not sufficient for him to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah while neglecting the deeds. Yes.

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what about those who circumambulate the graves?

Answer:
One who pronounces the testimony of faith sincerely and dies before being able to act upon it is the one who is considered a Muslim. As for one who abandons the obligatory acts and the pillars of Islam while he is capable of performing them and there is no impediment, he is not a Muslim.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يعد الرجل مسلمًا إذا نطق الشهادتين لكنه لم يعمل أي عمل من أعمال الإسلام؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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