Her other question asks whether the prayer and good deeds performed by a woman who is uncovered, meaning not wearing the hijab, are forbidden, and whether Allah the Exalted does not reward her for them; are these good deeds forbidden or not?
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The questioner : Her other question asks whether the prayer and good deeds performed by a woman who is uncovered, meaning not wearing the hijab, are forbidden, and whether Allah the Exalted does not reward her for them; are these good deeds forbidden or not?
The Shaykh : Good deeds are good by their name and cannot be forbidden if they are in accordance with the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Nor can they be good unless they follow the sound methodology based on sincerity and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
It is as if the questioner is asking: Do these good deeds benefit her despite the lack of hijab? This is what appears to be her intent.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So we tell her: Yes, good deeds benefit even alongside forbidden acts, and on this basis, the accounting and weighing of deeds will take place on the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : A person performs a good deed and performs an evil deed[At-Tawbah 9:102] She is rewarded for the good deeds and benefits from them, but it is not permissible for her to persist in disobedience. Rather, it is obligatory for her to rid herself of it so that she may thereby be complete, leaving the forbidden things and performing what is facilitated of the commanded things.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Her third question, a question of faith from Baghdad.
The Shaykh : Good deeds are good by their name and cannot be forbidden if they are in accordance with the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Nor can they be good unless they follow the sound methodology based on sincerity and following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
It is as if the questioner is asking: Do these good deeds benefit her despite the lack of hijab? This is what appears to be her intent.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So we tell her: Yes, good deeds benefit even alongside forbidden acts, and on this basis, the accounting and weighing of deeds will take place on the Day of Resurrection.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : A person performs a good deed and performs an evil deed
And [there are] others who have acknowledged their sins. They had mixed a righteous deed with another that was bad. Perhaps Allah will turn to them in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَءاخَرُونَ اعْتَرَفُوا بِذُنُوبِهِمْ خَلَطُوا عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَءاخَرَ سَيِّئًا عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Her third question, a question of faith from Baghdad.