What is the ruling on those who say, "There is no god but Allah," while they are sinners and transgressors?
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Question:
He says: There are Muslims who have realized "There is no god but Allah," so they have this card, but they are people of sins and disobedience, and perhaps religious innovations, and they enter the Fire despite that. How do we reconcile this with what has been reported regarding the safety of the registers?
Answer:
Yes, he realized it. He said he realized it, so he attained this honor. As for the one who says it, or in whom there is a deficiency, "There is no god but Allah" benefits him, but there is a deficiency in him; he may enter the Fire and be punished therein, then enter Paradise afterward by virtue of "There is no god but Allah." So the people of "There is no god but Allah" differ in degree. Yes.
He says: There are Muslims who have realized "There is no god but Allah," so they have this card, but they are people of sins and disobedience, and perhaps religious innovations, and they enter the Fire despite that. How do we reconcile this with what has been reported regarding the safety of the registers?
Answer:
Yes, he realized it. He said he realized it, so he attained this honor. As for the one who says it, or in whom there is a deficiency, "There is no god but Allah" benefits him, but there is a deficiency in him; he may enter the Fire and be punished therein, then enter Paradise afterward by virtue of "There is no god but Allah." So the people of "There is no god but Allah" differ in degree. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من قالوا لا إله إلا الله وهم مذنبون وعصاة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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