The Intercession of Forty for a Deceased Who Introduced a Religious Innovation
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is unclear to me: If this deceased person introduced a religious innovation (bid'ah) that entails disbelief, will this intercession benefit him?
Answer:
If he did not leave Islam due to his innovation, the intercession will benefit him. If his innovation does not entail disbelief, the intercession will benefit him, because he is considered among the sinners of the Muslims.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is unclear to me:
If he dies and forty monotheists stand over his funeral prayer and intercede for him, Allah will surely accept their intercession for him,
مات فقام على جنازته أربعون من الموحدين يشفعون له إلا شفعهم الله فيه،Answer:
If he did not leave Islam due to his innovation, the intercession will benefit him. If his innovation does not entail disbelief, the intercession will benefit him, because he is considered among the sinners of the Muslims.
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:01:09)
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