Having Good Expectation of Allah While Abandoning Good Deeds
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Question:
This questioner says: What about the one who abandons many good deeds and then says that he has a good opinion of Allah and that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is Forgiving and Merciful? Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, this is self-deception; it is not correct. One performs good deeds and has good expectation of Allah that He will accept them and reward him for them. One has good expectation along with the work; he does not have good expectation while neglecting the work. Yes, this is self-deception. He has good expectation of his Lord and abandons the work, saying, "Allah wants to forgive me." Yes.
This questioner says: What about the one who abandons many good deeds and then says that he has a good opinion of Allah and that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is Forgiving and Merciful? Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, this is self-deception; it is not correct. One performs good deeds and has good expectation of Allah that He will accept them and reward him for them. One has good expectation along with the work; he does not have good expectation while neglecting the work. Yes, this is self-deception. He has good expectation of his Lord and abandons the work, saying, "Allah wants to forgive me." Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 15-03-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (1:06:08)
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