Are the hadiths stating that whoever does such-and-such has it as expiation for him, to be taken in their absolute sense?
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The Shaykh : It appears to me that it is necessary to qualify them, because the great acts of worship, such as the prayers, do not expiate anything except major sins, and what is less than that is even more so. However, a person may hope, saying, "Perhaps, if Allah wills, it is in the absolute sense," and there is no analogy in reward.
The Shaykh : It appears to me that it is necessary to qualify them, because the great acts of worship, such as the prayers, do not expiate anything except major sins, and what is less than that is even more so. However, a person may hope, saying, "Perhaps, if Allah wills, it is in the absolute sense," and there is no analogy in reward.