The Meaning of Allah’s Saying: “Indeed, Allah only accepts [the deeds] of the righteous”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Ma'idah 5:27] Does that mean that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, does not accept the prayer and deeds of the open sinner?
Answer:
Allah only accepts[An-Nahl 16:31] from [An-Nahl 16:31] this was said by one of the sons of Adam when his brother envied him because Allah had accepted from him [Al-Ma'idah 5:27] meaning, and you are not among the righteous, so Allah did not accept from you. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:
Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].
إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَAnswer:
Allah only accepts
Gardens of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus does Allah reward the righteous -
اللَّهُthe righteous -
الْمُتَّقِينَbut was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].
وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده وتلاعبه ما تلاعب بعباد النار حتى اتخذوها آلهة معبودة — islamhouse.com (49:08)
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