Abandoning Action Entirely and Its Relationship to Faith

Question:
I ask Allah to do you good, Honorable Shaykh. He says: There are those who say that the outcome of action is that one is a believer, and they rely on a hadith that was narrated: "Whoever does good deeds will be taken out of the Fire." And it is possible that Islamic jurisprudence says that the outcome of action is not that one is a believer, so he says that action is the most perfect, the most...

Answer:
This is a false statement, this is a false statement and a fallacy. The one who has never done any good by his own choice, who abandoned action by his own choice, is not a believer. As for the one who abandoned action because he was unable to do so—he became a Muslim and then died before he could, or was killed and was unable to act—this is the one who will be taken out of the Fire on the Day of Resurrection. As for a person who was able to act but abandoned it out of aversion, and does not pray, does not fast, does not perform Hajj, and does not abandon fornication or drinking intoxicants, do you say that he is a believer? They are of this type. Yes.