The Difference Between the Just and the Open Sinner
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Question:
What is the difference between justice (adl) and open sinfulness (fisq)? When is a man considered just, and when is he considered an open sinner?
Answer:
Justice is moderation and balance, which is achieved when a Muslim preserves the obligatory acts and the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones, and avoids lying. This is what makes him just. As for the one who is not just, the open sinner, he is the one who commits a major sin from among the major sins, other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), such as drinking intoxicants, stealing, or committing zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). This is an open sinner; an open sinner who has committed a major sin, other than shirk, is deficient in his faith. This is the open sinner.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
What is the difference between justice (adl) and open sinfulness (fisq)? When is a man considered just, and when is he considered an open sinner?
Answer:
Justice is moderation and balance, which is achieved when a Muslim preserves the obligatory acts and the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones, and avoids lying. This is what makes him just. As for the one who is not just, the open sinner, he is the one who commits a major sin from among the major sins, other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), such as drinking intoxicants, stealing, or committing zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). This is an open sinner; an open sinner who has committed a major sin, other than shirk, is deficient in his faith. This is the open sinner.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 31/10 شرح كتاب التوحيد / الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (52:17)
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