What are the consequences of a servant turning away from the religion and from knowing his Lord?
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Question:
What are the consequences of a servant turning away from the religion, being heedless, and neglecting to know his Lord and the rights He has over him? O Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
This leads to the great danger, which is destruction. This is what caused the polytheists and disbelievers to fall into the Fire of Hell, where they failed and lost both their worldly life and their Hereafter. It is that they do not fear Allah and think that these blessings are their right upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).[Al-Qasas 28:78] [Az-Zumar 39:49] That is, Allah knows that I am deserving of this, so He gave it to me. He did not acknowledge Allah’s favor upon him. This is arrogance, and may Allah protect us from it.
What are the consequences of a servant turning away from the religion, being heedless, and neglecting to know his Lord and the rights He has over him? O Shaykh Salih?
Answer:
This leads to the great danger, which is destruction. This is what caused the polytheists and disbelievers to fall into the Fire of Hell, where they failed and lost both their worldly life and their Hereafter. It is that they do not fear Allah and think that these blessings are their right upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
He said, "I was only given it because of knowledge I have."
قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عِندِيbecause of [my] knowledge
عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ
Source
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