Is there any guidance for some of the upright who lag behind in the congregational prayer and fall into sins?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence. The questioner says: It has been observed that some of the upright in obedience lag behind in the congregational prayer and commit some sins. Is there any guidance for them?
Answer:
We call them to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and to abandon sins and disobedience to Shaytan, for he is the one who calls them to these sins and desires. So they should disobey Shaytan and obey Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and abandon these sins and transgressions, for they are serious and may lead them to something even more heinous.
It is not permissible to be lenient with sins and say, "As long as faith exists, sins do not harm." This is the statement of the Murji'ah, who say that a sin does not harm alongside faith. This is the statement of the Murji'ah. Sins do harm; they diminish faith, and faith may be completely removed because of sins. So sins are serious, may Allah protect us, and one should not be lenient with them. If one is afflicted with any of them, he should hasten to repent. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence. The questioner says: It has been observed that some of the upright in obedience lag behind in the congregational prayer and commit some sins. Is there any guidance for them?
Answer:
We call them to repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and to abandon sins and disobedience to Shaytan, for he is the one who calls them to these sins and desires. So they should disobey Shaytan and obey Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and abandon these sins and transgressions, for they are serious and may lead them to something even more heinous.
It is not permissible to be lenient with sins and say, "As long as faith exists, sins do not harm." This is the statement of the Murji'ah, who say that a sin does not harm alongside faith. This is the statement of the Murji'ah. Sins do harm; they diminish faith, and faith may be completely removed because of sins. So sins are serious, may Allah protect us, and one should not be lenient with them. If one is afflicted with any of them, he should hasten to repent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1543- 4717] هل من توجيه لبعض المستقيمين الذين يتخلفون عن صلاة الجماعة ويقعون في المعاصي؟ — youtube.com
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