The fate of the deeds of one who dies having abandoned the prayer
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The questioner : A man who fasts and prays and worships Allah. Days passed and Satan overpowered him, so he stopped worshipping Allah; he did not fast and did not pray. So what is his ruling?
The Shaykh : Is he alive or did he die? Did he die?
The questioner : He died upon his shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh : What is his ruling in this? His ruling with my Lord, if he died a disbeliever as you said just now, then his destination is Hell, abiding therein forever. But if he died a monotheist, though he died as I said having abandoned the prayer and fasting, then he has undoubtedly died an open sinner, and it is possible that he died a disbeliever. His knowledge is with Allah the Exalted.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, what happens to the deeds he did before? Are they counted for him?
The Shaykh : Yes,[Az-Zalzalah 99:7-8] So if he died a disbeliever, his deeds are nullified and all his reward is lost. But if he died a Muslim monotheist, his deeds are not lost.
The questioner : Please, the salam. That is enough.
The Shaykh : Is he alive or did he die? Did he die?
The questioner : He died upon his shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh : What is his ruling in this? His ruling with my Lord, if he died a disbeliever as you said just now, then his destination is Hell, abiding therein forever. But if he died a monotheist, though he died as I said having abandoned the prayer and fasting, then he has undoubtedly died an open sinner, and it is possible that he died a disbeliever. His knowledge is with Allah the Exalted.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, what happens to the deeds he did before? Are they counted for him?
The Shaykh : Yes,
(7) So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it, (8) And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُThe questioner : Please, the salam. That is enough.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1324 — d3watuna.com (9:37)
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