The ruling on the statement of one who delays repentance until Allah guides him
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a listener to the program has used the letter "F" as a code for his name. He says: Some people, O Shaykh, procrastinate in this life and proceed on the path of error and mistakes, saying, "Until now, Allah has not guided me." What do we advise such people? And what is the difference in guidance in that regard?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This statement is false and it is misguidance. The one who says, "I will not leave the error until Allah permits it," means that he is compelled and has no choice. This is the statement of the Jabriyyah, and may Allah protect us from them, the most misguided of the sects. Rather, it is obligatory for him to repent to Allah and to improve his deeds, and he is capable of doing so, and he is capable of doing so. Nothing prevents him from this, and Allah has commanded him to do so. He commanded him to repent and gave him the ability, the will, and the desire. He has no excuse for that. This is like the statement of those who said, "If Allah had willed, we would not have associated partners with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have taken anything besides Him as objects of worship, neither we nor our fathers, and He would not have forbidden us anything." This is a false statement that is refuted by the numerous, clear, and authentic proofs, because the servant does not make this statement; rather, he repents to Allah, turns back from the error, and seeks Allah's forgiveness. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, a listener to the program has used the letter "F" as a code for his name. He says: Some people, O Shaykh, procrastinate in this life and proceed on the path of error and mistakes, saying, "Until now, Allah has not guided me." What do we advise such people? And what is the difference in guidance in that regard?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This statement is false and it is misguidance. The one who says, "I will not leave the error until Allah permits it," means that he is compelled and has no choice. This is the statement of the Jabriyyah, and may Allah protect us from them, the most misguided of the sects. Rather, it is obligatory for him to repent to Allah and to improve his deeds, and he is capable of doing so, and he is capable of doing so. Nothing prevents him from this, and Allah has commanded him to do so. He commanded him to repent and gave him the ability, the will, and the desire. He has no excuse for that. This is like the statement of those who said, "If Allah had willed, we would not have associated partners with Him, nor would our fathers, and we would not have taken anything besides Him as objects of worship, neither we nor our fathers, and He would not have forbidden us anything." This is a false statement that is refuted by the numerous, clear, and authentic proofs, because the servant does not make this statement; rather, he repents to Allah, turns back from the error, and seeks Allah's forgiveness. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/228 — archive.org (0:50)
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