Is the statement by some people that Allah is the All-Forgiving, the Merciful, which is a form of taking sins lightly, one of the forms of the Murji'ah?
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Question:
He asks: Is the statement by some people and their repetition of the phrase that Allah is the All-Forgiving, the Merciful, which is a form of taking sins lightly, one of the forms of the Murji'ah?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. The one who relies on hope alone and does whatever he desires, saying that Allah is the All-Forgiving, the Merciful, is worse than the Murji'ah. He is worse than the Murji'ah because he is lenient with sins and disobedience and has issued a ruling for himself. Yes. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[Taha 20:82] [Taha 20:82] with these conditions. Yes. Then, this person who says that Allah is the All-Forgiving, the Merciful, persists in disobedience. Why does he not mention His saying "Severe in Retribution"? Allah has paired them in verses, among which is His saying: [Ghafir 40:3] Why does he take part of a verse and leave part of it?
Or does he take some verses and leave others? That is, according to his own desire? This is not acceptable. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Murji'ah, generally speaking, all took the verses of promise and left the verses of warning. This is the method of the Murji'ah. Yes.
He asks: Is the statement by some people and their repetition of the phrase that Allah is the All-Forgiving, the Merciful, which is a form of taking sins lightly, one of the forms of the Murji'ah?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. The one who relies on hope alone and does whatever he desires, saying that Allah is the All-Forgiving, the Merciful, is worse than the Murji'ah. He is worse than the Murji'ah because he is lenient with sins and disobedience and has issued a ruling for himself. Yes. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents
وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَand does righteousness and then continues in guidance.
وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىٰThe forgiver of sin, acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment
غَافِرِ الذَّنبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِOr does he take some verses and leave others? That is, according to his own desire? This is not acceptable. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The Murji'ah, generally speaking, all took the verses of promise and left the verses of warning. This is the method of the Murji'ah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل قول بعض الناس إن الله غفور رحيم استهانة بالمعاصي هو من صور الإرجاء؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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