Using the hadith of intercession as evidence that deeds are not part of faith
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we respond to those who cite the hadith of intercession, which mentions those who did not do any good deed or present any good? They say this is conclusive evidence that deeds are not part of the foundation of faith, because they did not remain in the Fire despite not doing any deeds. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
Faith without deeds? The one who abandons deeds by choice does not have faith. The one who does not pray or fast by choice does not have faith. So what is faith? Faith is speech, deeds, and belief. This faith is merely speech with the tongue or belief in the heart without deeds. Yes, this is not valid. They have no proof in this. As for the hadith he mentioned, I have not seen it. Let us bring the text of the hadith and look at it. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He reads the text: “Pray and say.”
The questioner:
He says: How do we respond to those who cite the hadith of intercession, which mentions those who did not do any good deed or present any good?
The Shaykh:
Who is this hadith? It answers the original hadith and the hadith itself. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we respond to those who cite the hadith of intercession, which mentions those who did not do any good deed or present any good? They say this is conclusive evidence that deeds are not part of the foundation of faith, because they did not remain in the Fire despite not doing any deeds. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
Faith without deeds? The one who abandons deeds by choice does not have faith. The one who does not pray or fast by choice does not have faith. So what is faith? Faith is speech, deeds, and belief. This faith is merely speech with the tongue or belief in the heart without deeds. Yes, this is not valid. They have no proof in this. As for the hadith he mentioned, I have not seen it. Let us bring the text of the hadith and look at it. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He reads the text: “Pray and say.”
The questioner:
He says: How do we respond to those who cite the hadith of intercession, which mentions those who did not do any good deed or present any good?
The Shaykh:
Who is this hadith? It answers the original hadith and the hadith itself. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14/4 شرح تجريد التوحيد/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:10:46)
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