Using the hadith "If you had not committed sins" as an argument for persisting in sins
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people who persist in sins argue by citing the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) Do they have a valid argument for this persistence?
Answer:
Does the Messenger encourage us to commit sins in this hadith? What kind of talk is this? This is a statement attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he encourages us to commit sins and says, "Commit sins, and whatever you have not committed, Allah will answer for you, while others are committing sins." This is a false statement.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people who persist in sins argue by citing the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
If you had not committed sins, Allah would have brought forth a people who commit sins and seek forgiveness, and Allah would forgive them.
لو لم تذنبوا لأتى الله بقوم يذنبون ويستغفرون فيغفر الله لهمAnswer:
Does the Messenger encourage us to commit sins in this hadith? What kind of talk is this? This is a statement attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he encourages us to commit sins and says, "Commit sins, and whatever you have not committed, Allah will answer for you, while others are committing sins." This is a false statement.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:14:40)
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