Combining the verse “No bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another” with the hadith “Whoever initiates a bad practice”
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, how do we reconcile the noble verse[Al-An'am 6:164] in Surat Fatir with the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih Muslim 1017a “...a bad practice, then he bears its sin and the sin of whoever follows it until the Day of Resurrection”?
Answer:
Yes, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said[Al-An'am 6:164] that a person is not held accountable for the sin of another, nor punished for the sin of another; each person is held accountable for his own sin and rewarded or punished for his own action. As for His saying Sahih Muslim 1017a “...a bad practice, then he bears its sin and the sin of whoever acts upon it,” that is because he caused it. In the first case, he did not cause the other person’s burden; he did not cause it. But if he did cause it, he is a partner with him in the sin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, how do we reconcile the noble verse
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰHe who sets a good precedent in Islam
من سن في الإسلام سنةAnswer:
Yes, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰHe who sets a good precedent in Islam
من سن في الإسلام سنةThe presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 08 فتاوى على الهواء - 30 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (24:11)
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