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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Do sins and disobedience nullify good deeds?

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The questioner : Do sins and disobedience, Honorable Shaykh, nullify good deeds?

The Shaykh : They do not nullify them, but when the scales are weighed, the bad deeds may outweigh the good ones.

The presenter : Praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh : As for the difference between good deeds, they erase bad deeds.

The presenter : Allah is the Greatest.

The Shaykh : As He the Exalted said:
Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeedsإِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ
[Hud 11:114]
. In my opinion.

The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. Thank you, sister.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2279- هل الذنوب والمعاصي تحبط العمل الصالح/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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