Clarifying the intended meaning of the negation of faith in the texts
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Question:
Or that there are no followers of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
It is correct and clear. The intended meaning is not the negation of absolute faith such that one becomes a disbeliever, but rather the negation of complete faith. Complete faith means that his faith is not complete, and that Allah does not grant him any complete faith. This is indicated by other verses which prove that major sins, other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), do not cause a person to exit the religion. Among these is harming the neighbor. Harming the neighbor is a major sin among the major sins of shirk, but it does not cause one to exit the religion; it only diminishes the faith. It only diminishes the faith.
Or that there are no followers of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
It is correct and clear. The intended meaning is not the negation of absolute faith such that one becomes a disbeliever, but rather the negation of complete faith. Complete faith means that his faith is not complete, and that Allah does not grant him any complete faith. This is indicated by other verses which prove that major sins, other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), do not cause a person to exit the religion. Among these is harming the neighbor. Harming the neighbor is a major sin among the major sins of shirk, but it does not cause one to exit the religion; it only diminishes the faith. It only diminishes the faith.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 8 من 10 / شرح الأصول الثلاثة / الإيمان بضع وسبعون شعبة / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:20)
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