What is the creed upon which the validity of deeds is built?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the creed upon which the validity of deeds is built? We ask you for an answer to this.
Answer:
The creed upon which the validity of deeds is built is the creed based on pure tawhid (the oneness of Allah) that contains no shirk (associating partners with Allah). This is the creed upon which the validity of deeds is built. As for the creed upon which the validity of deeds is not built, it is the flawed creed containing major shirk, which expels one from the religion. This is because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) informed that major shirk nullifies deeds. He said:[Al-An'am 6:88] Major shirk is what nullifies deeds.
As for the creed that is free from major shirk, the validity of deeds and their acceptance are built upon it, by the permission of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). This indicates the importance of the creed, its correction, and caring for it. It also indicates the danger of shirk and the obligation to stay away from it. A person cannot stay away from it unless he knows it, because one who does not know a thing falls into it.
May Allah reward you with good. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the creed upon which the validity of deeds is built? We ask you for an answer to this.
Answer:
The creed upon which the validity of deeds is built is the creed based on pure tawhid (the oneness of Allah) that contains no shirk (associating partners with Allah). This is the creed upon which the validity of deeds is built. As for the creed upon which the validity of deeds is not built, it is the flawed creed containing major shirk, which expels one from the religion. This is because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) informed that major shirk nullifies deeds. He said:
But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.
وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَAs for the creed that is free from major shirk, the validity of deeds and their acceptance are built upon it, by the permission of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). This indicates the importance of the creed, its correction, and caring for it. It also indicates the danger of shirk and the obligation to stay away from it. A person cannot stay away from it unless he knows it, because one who does not know a thing falls into it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي العقيدة التي تبنى عليها صحة الأعمال؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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