Explanation of the phrase: The Sunnah is Islam, and Islam is the Sunnah
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The questioner:
and the martyrs and the righteous, even if he falls short in his deeds.
The Shaykh:
And if he falls short in his deeds, Allah forgives whom He wills,[An-Nisa 4:48].
The questioner:
And Bashir ibn al-Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Sunnah is Islam, and Islam
and the martyrs and the righteous, even if he falls short in his deeds.
The Shaykh:
And if he falls short in his deeds, Allah forgives whom He wills,
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُThe questioner:
And Bashir ibn al-Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Sunnah is Islam, and Islam
Source
شرح السنة للبربهاري، المبشرون بالجنة - التوبة إلى الله تعالى - الاعتصام بالسنة — islamhouse.com (36:21)
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