The Ruling on the Diminution of Minor Sins and Faith
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Question:
May Allah bless you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Do minor sins diminish faith, or is this specific to major sins?
Answer:
The diminution of faith is the diminution of what is obligatory in terms of diminution, and the diminution of what is recommended. Yes, because perfection is of two types: obligatory perfection and recommended perfection. So, [minor sins] diminish the recommended perfection; they diminish the recommended perfection; they diminish the recommended perfection of faith. As for major sins, they diminish faith in the obligatory sense of diminution. Yes.
May Allah bless you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Do minor sins diminish faith, or is this specific to major sins?
Answer:
The diminution of faith is the diminution of what is obligatory in terms of diminution, and the diminution of what is recommended. Yes, because perfection is of two types: obligatory perfection and recommended perfection. So, [minor sins] diminish the recommended perfection; they diminish the recommended perfection; they diminish the recommended perfection of faith. As for major sins, they diminish faith in the obligatory sense of diminution. Yes.
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