The Status of One Who Performs Obligatory and Recommended Acts but Commits Some Forbidden Acts
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: A person performs the obligatory acts and does the recommended ones, but he commits some forbidden acts. Is he considered among the righteous, or among those who are ahead of others?
The Shaykh:
No. The one who commits forbidden acts is considered among those who harm themselves; he is considered among those who are unjust to themselves. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The righteous do not commit forbidden acts. They perform the obligatory acts and do not leave anything of them, and they avoid forbidden acts and do not commit any of them. These are the righteous.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: A person performs the obligatory acts and does the recommended ones, but he commits some forbidden acts. Is he considered among the righteous, or among those who are ahead of others?
The Shaykh:
No. The one who commits forbidden acts is considered among those who harm themselves; he is considered among those who are unjust to themselves. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The righteous do not commit forbidden acts. They perform the obligatory acts and do not leave anything of them, and they avoid forbidden acts and do not commit any of them. These are the righteous.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
الفرقان بين أولياء الرحمن و أولياء الشيطان [7] — alfawzan.live (1:15:43)
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