Is the statement of one who says that the people of innovation are rewarded for their intentions and sin for their actions correct?
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Question:
Is the statement of one who says that the people of innovation are rewarded for their intentions and sin for their actions correct?
Answer:
No. I say they are not rewarded, neither for their intentions nor for their actions. Because they intended an innovation. They intended something that is not prescribed. So how can one be rewarded for something that is not prescribed? And even if something of this is taken from the words of the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) in *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*, there is a point to consider here. How can one be rewarded for something that is not prescribed? It is obligatory for him to follow what is prescribed. Yes.
Is the statement of one who says that the people of innovation are rewarded for their intentions and sin for their actions correct?
Answer:
No. I say they are not rewarded, neither for their intentions nor for their actions. Because they intended an innovation. They intended something that is not prescribed. So how can one be rewarded for something that is not prescribed? And even if something of this is taken from the words of the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) in *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim*, there is a point to consider here. How can one be rewarded for something that is not prescribed? It is obligatory for him to follow what is prescribed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 54 - مَن يقول إن أهل البدع يؤجرون على نيّاتهم ويأثمون على أفعالهم هل قوله صحيح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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