What is the meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement regarding those who come out of the Fire and have never done any good?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement regarding those who come out of the Fire and have never done any good, where he said, “So they were brought out of it, though they had never done any good”? Does this mean that the one who abandons prayer is not a disbeliever?
Answer:
“Never done any good” because he had the foundation of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) with him, and he had said, “La ilaha illa Allah” (There is no god but Allah), uttering it and dying without being able to perform deeds. He was not able to perform deeds, so this one comes out of the Fire by his tawhid. His leaving off deeds is excused because he was not able to do them, and he did not intentionally abandon prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement regarding those who come out of the Fire and have never done any good, where he said, “So they were brought out of it, though they had never done any good”? Does this mean that the one who abandons prayer is not a disbeliever?
Answer:
“Never done any good” because he had the foundation of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) with him, and he had said, “La ilaha illa Allah” (There is no god but Allah), uttering it and dying without being able to perform deeds. He was not able to perform deeds, so this one comes out of the Fire by his tawhid. His leaving off deeds is excused because he was not able to do them, and he did not intentionally abandon prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [276 -858] ما معنى قول النبي ﷺ فيمن يخرجون من النار ولم يعملوا خيرا قط؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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