No sin after disbelief: Is this a hadith, and what is its meaning? Does it mean that the disbeliever who killed is like the disbeliever who did not kill?
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Question:
No sin after disbelief: Is this a hadith, Honorable Shaykh, or is it not a hadith? And what is its meaning? And does it mean, Honorable Shaykh, that on the Day of Resurrection the disbeliever who killed a soul without right is like the disbeliever who did not kill anyone? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
"No sin after disbelief" is a statement by some of the scholars of knowledge, and its meaning is that disbelief is the greatest of sins. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:48] And in the other verse: [An-Nisa 4:116].
So disbelief is the greatest of sins. Therefore, their saying "no disbelief, no sin after disbelief" means that there is no sin greater than disbelief, may Allah protect us from that. As for whether the disbeliever on the Day of Resurrection is punished with a punishment in addition to the punishment for disbelief for the other major sins he commits, this is a point of disagreement among the scholars of knowledge. The majority hold that he is punished for the disbelief, and that the disbelief encompasses every sin, every calamity, and every disobedience. The second opinion is that he is punished for the branches of the Shari'ah with a punishment in addition to the disbelief, increasing his punishment. And Allah knows best. Yes.
No sin after disbelief: Is this a hadith, Honorable Shaykh, or is it not a hadith? And what is its meaning? And does it mean, Honorable Shaykh, that on the Day of Resurrection the disbeliever who killed a soul without right is like the disbeliever who did not kill anyone? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
"No sin after disbelief" is a statement by some of the scholars of knowledge, and its meaning is that disbelief is the greatest of sins. Allah the Exalted said:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly fabricated a tremendous sin.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَىٰ إِثْمًا عَظِيمًاAnd he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray.
وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًاSo disbelief is the greatest of sins. Therefore, their saying "no disbelief, no sin after disbelief" means that there is no sin greater than disbelief, may Allah protect us from that. As for whether the disbeliever on the Day of Resurrection is punished with a punishment in addition to the punishment for disbelief for the other major sins he commits, this is a point of disagreement among the scholars of knowledge. The majority hold that he is punished for the disbelief, and that the disbelief encompasses every sin, every calamity, and every disobedience. The second opinion is that he is punished for the branches of the Shari'ah with a punishment in addition to the disbelief, increasing his punishment. And Allah knows best. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، لا ذنب بعد الكفر هل هذا حديث وما معناه، وهل يعني أن الكافر الذي قتل مثل الكافر الذي لم يقتل؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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