The Ruling on Calling a Hypocrite to Repent and Praying the Funeral Prayer for Him
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who commits major hypocrisy called to repent? And is it permissible to pray the funeral prayer for one whose hypocrisy is known?
Answer:
The door of repentance is open, but the general rule is that the hypocrite who commits major hypocrisy does not return. Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: “Deaf.” He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:18] meaning the hypocrites, because they rejected the truth from the beginning, so Allah punished them by not accepting them in the future. Allah punished them by not accepting them in the future. But if they repent, Allah will accept their repentance, except for those who repented [An-Nisa 4:145] except for those who repented. The one who repented and reformed and held fast to Allah. Yes, except for those who repented and reformed and… and sold, no, [An-Nisa 4:145-146] if they repent, Allah will accept their repentance, but it is rare for the hypocrite who commits major hypocrisy to repent, whereas the one who commits minor hypocrisy, his owner repents, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the one who commits major hypocrisy called to repent? And is it permissible to pray the funeral prayer for one whose hypocrisy is known?
Answer:
The door of repentance is open, but the general rule is that the hypocrite who commits major hypocrisy does not return. Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: “Deaf.” He said:
so they will not return [to the right path].
فَهُمْ لَا يَرْجِعُونَIndeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire - and never will you find for them a helper -
إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا(145) Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire - and never will you find for them a helper - (146) Except for those who repent, correct themselves, hold fast to Allah, and are sincere in their religion for Allah, for those will be with the believers. And Allah is going to give the believers a great reward.
إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَأَصْلَحُوا وَاعْتَصَمُوا بِاللَّهِ وَأَخْلَصُوا دِينَهُمْ لِلَّهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَعَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يُستتاب المنافق نفاقاً أكبر؟ وهل تجوز صلاة الجنازة عليه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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