Praying Behind an Imam Who Holds That One Enters Paradise by Testimony Alone Without Deeds
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Question:
This questioner says: What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who says that whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah enters Paradise without righteous deeds, citing the hadith of the card as evidence?
Answer:
If a person dies after testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and he was unable to perform deeds, then he is a Muslim. But if he was able to perform deeds and left them off, and did not pray, did not fast, and so on, then he is not a Muslim, even if he testifies that there is no god but Allah. If he testifies that there is no god but Allah but abandons the pillars of Islam, he is not a Muslim.
This questioner says: What is the ruling on praying behind an imam who says that whoever testifies that there is no god but Allah enters Paradise without righteous deeds, citing the hadith of the card as evidence?
Answer:
If a person dies after testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and he was unable to perform deeds, then he is a Muslim. But if he was able to perform deeds and left them off, and did not pray, did not fast, and so on, then he is not a Muslim, even if he testifies that there is no god but Allah. If he testifies that there is no god but Allah but abandons the pillars of Islam, he is not a Muslim.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 17-01-1439هـ — af.org.sa (55:48)
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