Do all the sinners among the believers enter the Fire?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Does the term "sinners among the believers" who enter the Fire refer to those who died without repenting from sins, whether small or great?

Answer:
No, no. Minor sins are expiated. As for major sins, either Allah forgives them or He punishes their doer.

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

[An-Nisa 4:48]

This is regarding major sins. As for minor sins, Allah the Exalted said:

If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you

إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ

[An-Nisa 4:31]

[meaning] their minor sins. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah the Exalted said:

And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds

وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيِ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ

[Hud 11:114]

[meaning] minor sins. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

The five [daily] prayers, Friday to Friday and Ramadan to Ramadan make atonement for what has happened since the previous one when major sins have been avoided.

الصلوات الخمس والجمعة إلى الجمعة ورمضان إلى رمضان كفارة لما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائر.

Mishkat al-Masabih 564

Yes. The believers who are punished in the Fire are those who committed major sins other than shirk (associating partners with Allah).

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1760] هل كل عصاة المؤمنين يدخلون النار؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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