The Ruling on Actions Being Judged by Their Endings in Matters of Shirk
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Question:
In the hadith: and it will remain upon you, and you will never succeed. Honorable Shaykh, does this mean we can infer from this that actions are judged by their endings?
Answer:
There is no doubt that if he dies while associating partners with Allah and believing in other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic), he will meet Allah in a state of shirk, and at that point he will never succeed. This is a severe warning and a firm deterrent against the Muslim engaging in what Allah and His Messenger have not prescribed, especially in matters of creed. Yes.
In the hadith:
For if you die
فإنك لو متAnswer:
There is no doubt that if he dies while associating partners with Allah and believing in other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic), he will meet Allah in a state of shirk, and at that point he will never succeed. This is a severe warning and a firm deterrent against the Muslim engaging in what Allah and His Messenger have not prescribed, especially in matters of creed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 15 من 91|شرح كتاب التوحيد (حلقات إذاعية)|لبس الحلقة|صالح الفوزان|العقيدة|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (16:01)
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