The Meaning of the Hadith: If You Had Not Sinned, Allah Would Have Taken You Away
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Question:
Also, the second hadith: The brother says, and from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Riyad as-Salihin 1871 Narrated by Muslim.
Answer:
Yes, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) loves to forgive His servants and to pardon them. Therefore, in this hadith, if you had not committed sins, Allah would have brought a people who would commit sins and then seek forgiveness, and Allah would forgive them. This indicates the human need for seeking forgiveness, doing so frequently, and repenting to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), because a person is prone to error, prone to heedlessness, and prone to misguidance. So the Muslim asks Allah to keep him firm upon the truth and to guide him to the straight path. Yes.
Also, the second hadith: The brother says, and from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
By the One in Whose Hand my soul is! If you do not commit sins, Allah would replace you with a people who would commit sins and seek forgiveness from Allah; and Allah will certainly forgive them.
والذي نفسي بيده لو لم تذنبوا لذهب الله تعالى بكم ولجاء بقوم يذنبون فيستغفرون الله تعالى فيغفر لهمAnswer:
Yes, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) loves to forgive His servants and to pardon them. Therefore, in this hadith, if you had not committed sins, Allah would have brought a people who would commit sins and then seek forgiveness, and Allah would forgive them. This indicates the human need for seeking forgiveness, doing so frequently, and repenting to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), because a person is prone to error, prone to heedlessness, and prone to misguidance. So the Muslim asks Allah to keep him firm upon the truth and to guide him to the straight path. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (196) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-01-27] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:45)
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