The ruling on the statement that acts of worship are based on benefits
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A conversation took place between two people, in which one said to the other that everything in this world is based on benefits, even the worship of Allah has a benefit, which is entering Paradise. He said that if there were no benefit, people would abandon worship. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
This statement has no basis. I have told you many times: do not utter statements that you have not preceded to with knowledge. It is sufficient for you to follow the statements of the Salaf of the Ummah and the statements of the Salaf of the Ummah. Worship is for the love of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), the fear of Him, and the dread of Him. The purpose of it is also the hope for Paradise, as they are described in[Al-Anbya 21:90] as seeking it, meaning they hope for it.
Paradise[Al-Isra 17:57]. So seeking Paradise is undoubtedly required of the believer; he seeks Paradise, asks Allah for Paradise, and worships Allah also for the right of Allah upon him, his love for Him, his fear of Him, and his hope in Him, along with his hope for Paradise.
As for saying that one does not worship Allah except solely for the sake of Paradise, no, that is the talk of an ignorant person who does not know. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A conversation took place between two people, in which one said to the other that everything in this world is based on benefits, even the worship of Allah has a benefit, which is entering Paradise. He said that if there were no benefit, people would abandon worship. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
This statement has no basis. I have told you many times: do not utter statements that you have not preceded to with knowledge. It is sufficient for you to follow the statements of the Salaf of the Ummah and the statements of the Salaf of the Ummah. Worship is for the love of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), the fear of Him, and the dread of Him. The purpose of it is also the hope for Paradise, as they are described in
supplicate Us in hope and fear
وَيَدْعُونَنَا رَغَبًا وَرَهَبًاParadise
and they hope for His mercy and fear His punishment
وَيَرْجُونَ رَحْمَتَهُ وَيَخَافُونَ عَذَابَهُAs for saying that one does not worship Allah except solely for the sake of Paradise, no, that is the talk of an ignorant person who does not know. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1535- 4717] ما صحة قول بعضهم (كل شيء قائم على المصلحة حتى عبادة الله تعالى...)؟ -الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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