Faith of one who does not act and does not prepare for the Last Day
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The one who does not do any good deed and does not prepare for the Last Day, is it said that he is not a believer in the Last Day?
Answer:
He may be lazy and not believe in the Last Day, but laziness and long hope prevail over him. Yes. As for the one who denies the need for action, saying there is no need for action, the one who says there is no need for action, if Allah has written him among the people of Paradise, I will enter Paradise even if I do not act. And if Allah has written him among the people of the Fire, I will enter the Fire even if I do good deeds. This is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Companions when they said, "Should we not rely on our destiny?" He said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2136. And Allah the Exalted revealed: [Al-Layl 92:5-10]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The one who does not do any good deed and does not prepare for the Last Day, is it said that he is not a believer in the Last Day?
Answer:
He may be lazy and not believe in the Last Day, but laziness and long hope prevail over him. Yes. As for the one who denies the need for action, saying there is no need for action, the one who says there is no need for action, if Allah has written him among the people of Paradise, I will enter Paradise even if I do not act. And if Allah has written him among the people of the Fire, I will enter the Fire even if I do good deeds. This is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the Companions when they said, "Should we not rely on our destiny?" He said:
Work, for everyone is facilitated for what he was created.
اعملوا فكل ميسر لما خلق له(5) As for he who gives and fears Allah (6) And believes in the best [reward], (7) We will ease him toward ease. (8) But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need (9) And denies the best [reward], (10) We will ease him toward difficulty.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Source
مقدمة ابن أبي زيد القيرواني في العقيدة 06-01-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (58:23)
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