Is it correct to say that a righteous servant may do good deeds and die upon the oneness of Allah (tawhid) yet not enter Paradise?
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The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: If it is established for us that deeds are one of the causes of entering Paradise, and a cause may or may not result in its effect, does that imply that a servant may do good deeds and die upon the oneness of Allah (tawhid) yet not enter Paradise?
The Shaykh:
No, that is injustice, and Allah is free from injustice. If such injustice were to occur, it would be injustice, and Allah does not wrong anyone.[An-Nisa 4:40]. So this is an injustice from which Allah is free: that he spent his life in obedience to Allah, left the forbidden things, then died upon that, and then enters the Fire and does not enter Paradise. This is not befitting the justice of Allah, the Exalted, nor His grace and His goodness. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
He follows the school of those who say that it is possible for Allah to punish the people of obedience and deprive them of Paradise, and to bestow blessings upon the people of disbelief and admit them to Paradise. This and that is injustice, and Allah has declared Himself free from it, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: If it is established for us that deeds are one of the causes of entering Paradise, and a cause may or may not result in its effect, does that imply that a servant may do good deeds and die upon the oneness of Allah (tawhid) yet not enter Paradise?
The Shaykh:
No, that is injustice, and Allah is free from injustice. If such injustice were to occur, it would be injustice, and Allah does not wrong anyone.
Indeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًاThe questioner:
He says: Honorable.
The Shaykh:
He follows the school of those who say that it is possible for Allah to punish the people of obedience and deprive them of Paradise, and to bestow blessings upon the people of disbelief and admit them to Paradise. This and that is injustice, and Allah has declared Himself free from it, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [537 /1350] هل يصح قول قد يعمل العبد الصالحات ويموت على التوحيد ولا يدخل الجنة! الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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