Is the one who commits major sins outside the methodology of the Salaf?
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Question:
The questioner says: Is the one who commits major sins outside the methodology of the Salaf? And what is your opinion regarding the texts in which Allah admits people into Paradise who have the weight of a mustard seed of faith in their hearts?
Answer:
Those who commit major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah) do not leave Islam, but they are open sinners with deficient faith, and they are threatened with severe punishment. They are under Allah’s will: if He wills, He forgives them, and if He wills, He punishes them, as the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:48] So they are under the will. We do not declare them disbelievers on account of major sins that are less than shirk. And the rest of the question?
The questioner says: Is the one who commits major sins outside the methodology of the Salaf? And what is your opinion regarding the texts in which Allah admits people into Paradise who have the weight of a mustard seed of faith in their hearts?
Answer:
Those who commit major sins that are less than shirk (associating partners with Allah) do not leave Islam, but they are open sinners with deficient faith, and they are threatened with severe punishment. They are under Allah’s will: if He wills, He forgives them, and if He wills, He punishes them, as the Exalted said:
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 يَشَاءُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل مرتكب الكبائر خارج عن منهج السلف؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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