Committing minor sins under the pretext of moderation and making Islam appealing
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Question:
This questioner asks: What do we say to the one who has made some concessions in his religion, and committed some minor sins under the pretext of moderation and making Islam appealing, and says, "Do not be extreme"?
Answer:
This is compromising; it is conceding something of the religion in order to please people. This is what compromising is.[Al-Qalam 68:9] Allah the Exalted and Exalted said: [Al-Isra 17:73-75] Compromising in the religion of Allah the Mighty and Majestic is not permissible. Yes.
This questioner asks: What do we say to the one who has made some concessions in his religion, and committed some minor sins under the pretext of moderation and making Islam appealing, and says, "Do not be extreme"?
Answer:
This is compromising; it is conceding something of the religion in order to please people. This is what compromising is.
They wish that you would soften [in your position], so they would soften [toward you].
وَدُّوا لَوْ تُدْهِنُ فَيُدْهِنُونَ(73) And indeed, they were about to tempt you away from that which We revealed to you in order to [make] you invent about Us something else; and then they would have taken you as a friend. (74) And if We had not strengthened you, you would have almost inclined to them a little. (75) Then [if you had], We would have made you taste double [punishment in] life and double [after] death. Then you would not find for yourself against Us a helper.
وَإِن كَادُوا لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ لِتَفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُ وَإِذًا لَّاتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلًا وَلَوْلَا أَن ثَبَّتْنَاكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا قَلِيلًا إِذًا لَّأَذَقْنَاكَ ضِعْفَ الْحَيَاةِ وَضِعْفَ الْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، فعل الصغائر بحجة الوسطية والتحبيب في الإسلام\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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