Negligence in sins on the pretext of Allah's forgiveness
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The questioner:
Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Come to prayer. Come to prayer. Come to success. Come to success. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Another questioner:
There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
Between the two.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that they are negligent in sins on the pretext that Allah forgives everything short of shirk (associating partners with Allah) for whom He wills. So, whenever they are admonished about it, they say that Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Is there any guidance or warning regarding this matter?
The Shaykh:
Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful, but He is also severe in punishment. Why do you take one verse and leave the other?[Ar-Ra'd 13:6] Why do you take the beginning of the verse and leave the end of the verse? The Muslim is to be between fear and hope; between fear of the punishment and hope for the mercy of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. So, he should not fear to the point of despairing of Allah's mercy, nor hope to the point of feeling safe from Allah's stratagem. Rather, he should be between fear and hope. This is the state of the believer. Yes.
Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Come to prayer. Come to prayer. Come to success. Come to success. Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Another questioner:
There is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh:
Between the two.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that they are negligent in sins on the pretext that Allah forgives everything short of shirk (associating partners with Allah) for whom He wills. So, whenever they are admonished about it, they say that Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Is there any guidance or warning regarding this matter?
The Shaykh:
Allah is the Forgiving, the Merciful, but He is also severe in punishment. Why do you take one verse and leave the other?
And indeed, your Lord is full of forgiveness for the people despite their wrongdoing, and indeed, your Lord is severe in penalty.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو مَغْفِرَةٍ لِّلنَّاسِ عَلَىٰ ظُلْمِهِمْ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَشَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
Source
مقدمة ابن أبي زيد القيرواني في العقيدة 06-01-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:44)
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