The Meaning of the Hadith: No Talebearer Will Enter Paradise
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Question:
He says: If he wants to attack your position, he will try to extract a weak fatwa from you. When did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, “No one with such-and-such enters Paradise”? And it was mentioned that Allah forbade such-and-such before that. Or a statement that such-and-such does not enter Paradise. This is what was placed in the saying of Allah the Exalted.
Answer:
Yes, this is the statement of the Khawarij, who say that the backbiter is forbidden from Paradise. This is the view of the Khawarij, may Allah protect us from it. The backbiter commits many major sins, but he does not leave Islam. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “The backbiter does not enter Paradise,” is a warning; it is a warning, not that Allah has forbidden him from Paradise. Rather, it is a warning. He may not enter it at first and be prevented from it, and he may enter the Fire because of his backbiting, but his ultimate destination is Paradise. This is what the people of the Sunnah and the community believe: that the Muslim who does not commit what takes him out of the religion is among the people of faith and among the people of Paradise, even if he is in the Fire, his ultimate destination is Paradise, even if he has major sins other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), such as backbiting or others.
Therefore, it is obligatory for the teacher to explain to the student the correct statement and forbid her from this speech. Moreover, the teacher is wrong in asking the student this before teaching her the creed and the methodology of the Salaf. This is not permissible. You do not ask the student such a question until she knows the creed and knows the principles of the people of the Sunnah and the community. You are certain and verify her understanding of it. At that point, you ask her. As for coming to the ignorant or the expert and asking a question that many students of knowledge cannot answer? This is a mistake.
He says: If he wants to attack your position, he will try to extract a weak fatwa from you. When did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say, “No one with such-and-such enters Paradise”? And it was mentioned that Allah forbade such-and-such before that. Or a statement that such-and-such does not enter Paradise. This is what was placed in the saying of Allah the Exalted.
Answer:
Yes, this is the statement of the Khawarij, who say that the backbiter is forbidden from Paradise. This is the view of the Khawarij, may Allah protect us from it. The backbiter commits many major sins, but he does not leave Islam. The saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “The backbiter does not enter Paradise,” is a warning; it is a warning, not that Allah has forbidden him from Paradise. Rather, it is a warning. He may not enter it at first and be prevented from it, and he may enter the Fire because of his backbiting, but his ultimate destination is Paradise. This is what the people of the Sunnah and the community believe: that the Muslim who does not commit what takes him out of the religion is among the people of faith and among the people of Paradise, even if he is in the Fire, his ultimate destination is Paradise, even if he has major sins other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), such as backbiting or others.
Therefore, it is obligatory for the teacher to explain to the student the correct statement and forbid her from this speech. Moreover, the teacher is wrong in asking the student this before teaching her the creed and the methodology of the Salaf. This is not permissible. You do not ask the student such a question until she knows the creed and knows the principles of the people of the Sunnah and the community. You are certain and verify her understanding of it. At that point, you ask her. As for coming to the ignorant or the expert and asking a question that many students of knowledge cannot answer? This is a mistake.
Source
شرح الأصول الثلاثة [10] — alfawzan.live (1:09:45)
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