The ruling on the hadith: "Three from whom the declaration of 'La ilaha illa Allah' is not accepted"
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the authenticity of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) which mentions among them the one who commits sodomy?
Answer:
I do not know this hadith, and I do not think it is authentic. It is not authentic. The one who commits sodomy is a sinner who has committed a major sin from the major sins. If he says "La ilaha illa Allah," it is valid from him; his prayer is valid, and his [acts] are valid if he says "La ilaha illa Allah" while remembering his Lord. So the one who commits sodomy is not a disbeliever, just as the fornicator is not a disbeliever for his fornication according to the people of the Sunnah.
Yes, fornication is a major sin from the major sins. Allah has threatened with severe warning for it. And the act of the people of Lut is more ugly and more heinous. But no one among the scholars has said that the act of the people of Lut necessitates disbelief and makes [the person] a disbeliever, such that if a disbeliever says "La ilaha illa Allah" sincerely, he enters into Islam with it. So where did you get this hadith, O questioner? Where did you get it? Where did you take it from?
The questioner asks: What is the authenticity of the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Three from whom the declaration of "La ilaha illa Allah" is not accepted,
ثلاثة لا يقبل منهم لا إله إلا الله،Answer:
I do not know this hadith, and I do not think it is authentic. It is not authentic. The one who commits sodomy is a sinner who has committed a major sin from the major sins. If he says "La ilaha illa Allah," it is valid from him; his prayer is valid, and his [acts] are valid if he says "La ilaha illa Allah" while remembering his Lord. So the one who commits sodomy is not a disbeliever, just as the fornicator is not a disbeliever for his fornication according to the people of the Sunnah.
Yes, fornication is a major sin from the major sins. Allah has threatened with severe warning for it. And the act of the people of Lut is more ugly and more heinous. But no one among the scholars has said that the act of the people of Lut necessitates disbelief and makes [the person] a disbeliever, such that if a disbeliever says "La ilaha illa Allah" sincerely, he enters into Islam with it. So where did you get this hadith, O questioner? Where did you get it? Where did you take it from?
Source
شرح الدروس المهمة لعامة الأمة لابن باز [ مجموعة من المشايخ ]، فتاوى الشيخ عبد الرحمن البراك — islamhouse.com (2:17)
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