What is the ruling on one who testifies that there is no god but Allah sincerely from his heart, and dies upon that, but has never done any good deed?
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The Shaykh : Okay, here the Shaykh's statement applies, where he said "sincerely from his heart": "There is no god but Allah," and he has never done any deed at all. He obeyed with incomplete obedience. You must always accept this result. But we offer you an excuse. If there is evidence, for example in prayer: , for example, and you interpret it as some scholars do, meaning it is disbelief of apostasy, then you have an excuse, for example. But as long as you are hesitating on this specific point regarding prayer, you should not argue with the Shaykh for all these hours when he asks you: "Whoever says there is no god but Allah sincerely from his heart, Allah has forbidden his body from the Fire. Did he obey Allah with incomplete obedience?!" You would not have gotten an answer from me! Why? Because now you said: [An-Nisa 4:64]: It is not necessary for the obedience to be complete, otherwise there would be no Muslim on the face of the earth. So even if it is incomplete obedience, here comes the point that faith increases and decreases; it increases with obedience and decreases with disobedience, and so on. So I was amazed for all this time that the professor was eager to hear from you, and it seems there were previous conversations between you and him, and so on. You would not have given him, if I may express it that way, the fact that, by Allah, here, obedience, even if incomplete, is sufficient. Why? Since you have now agreed with the correct position: "Let him obey, even with incomplete obedience." Does this verse apply to the one who said there is no god but Allah sincerely from his heart? And with this interpretation that was clarified recently? So why are you arguing with him for all this time? And peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Do we pray, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, it would have been!
The student: Pray, O
The Shaykh : And we ask Allah to gather us upon sincere love, which is mutual advice in the religion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and to guide us first to know the Sunnah, and then to act upon it, without excess or negligence. And where are you from?
The questioner : From France.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : France.
The Shaykh : From France?
The questioner : Yes
The student: His origins are Algerian.
The Shaykh : From the Maghreb?
The questioner : No, no, I am Algerian.
The Shaykh : From Algeria?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : And you were born there?
The questioner : In France. I was born in France.
The Shaykh : Born there in France?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : May Allah protect you from it, and return you to the lands of Islam.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : Okay, and is your father still alive there?
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : Your father?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : What does he do? What is his occupation?
The questioner : A merchant.
The Shaykh : Oh, a merchant.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : May Allah assist you.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : May Allah assist you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Another questioner: Shaykh, pray for his father, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : If Allah wills, you pray for us.
The Shaykh : May Allah will it
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good...
The Shaykh : Because we should hasten to come forward, because the gathering is large, and the questions are also many, and time is tight as you know. So hasten with the good, hasten with your questions. It is better for you than us improvising a speech that might be long and take up your time. So if you have questions, or shall we start speaking? Please.
The questioner : Excuse me, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : The brother is the Shaykh's brother, Akram, who came from Kuwait as a guest here.
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : And he has some questions. We will start with them first. And these brothers are always under our care.
The Shaykh : But he did not start himself; others started first.
The questioner : O Shaykh, do you not know our brothers who are here? What Allah wills, about them, I mean.
The student: ... Welcome.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The student: The questions are from your brother.
The questioner : The brother Muhammad is visiting from Kuwait.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : He brings some greetings and salutations from the Salafi youth, the Salafi brothers in Kuwait.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And he brings some questions, if Allah wills, and inquiries.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : So we are hoping for the answer, and also a special greeting they want from you, a special greeting for the people of al-Fayha, because he lives in the al-Fayha area, and this area has many of our Salafi brothers...
The Shaykh : Okay, I have no objection. I have no objection.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : But when I opened the door for questions, he was ahead of me. So it is fine that we answer the one who raised his hand with a brief answer, and then you prepare yourself.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good
The Shaykh : To direct your questions, yes.
He has committed disbelief
فقد كفرexcept to be obeyed by permission of Allah
ليطاع بإذن اللهThe questioner : And upon you be peace. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Do we pray, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, it would have been!
The student: Pray, O
The Shaykh : And we ask Allah to gather us upon sincere love, which is mutual advice in the religion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and to guide us first to know the Sunnah, and then to act upon it, without excess or negligence. And where are you from?
The questioner : From France.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : France.
The Shaykh : From France?
The questioner : Yes
The student: His origins are Algerian.
The Shaykh : From the Maghreb?
The questioner : No, no, I am Algerian.
The Shaykh : From Algeria?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : And you were born there?
The questioner : In France. I was born in France.
The Shaykh : Born there in France?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : May Allah protect you from it, and return you to the lands of Islam.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : Okay, and is your father still alive there?
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : Your father?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : What does he do? What is his occupation?
The questioner : A merchant.
The Shaykh : Oh, a merchant.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : May Allah assist you.
The questioner : Amen.
The Shaykh : May Allah assist you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Another questioner: Shaykh, pray for his father, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : If Allah wills, you pray for us.
The Shaykh : May Allah will it
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good...
The Shaykh : Because we should hasten to come forward, because the gathering is large, and the questions are also many, and time is tight as you know. So hasten with the good, hasten with your questions. It is better for you than us improvising a speech that might be long and take up your time. So if you have questions, or shall we start speaking? Please.
The questioner : Excuse me, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : The brother is the Shaykh's brother, Akram, who came from Kuwait as a guest here.
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : And he has some questions. We will start with them first. And these brothers are always under our care.
The Shaykh : But he did not start himself; others started first.
The questioner : O Shaykh, do you not know our brothers who are here? What Allah wills, about them, I mean.
The student: ... Welcome.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The student: The questions are from your brother.
The questioner : The brother Muhammad is visiting from Kuwait.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : He brings some greetings and salutations from the Salafi youth, the Salafi brothers in Kuwait.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And he brings some questions, if Allah wills, and inquiries.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : So we are hoping for the answer, and also a special greeting they want from you, a special greeting for the people of al-Fayha, because he lives in the al-Fayha area, and this area has many of our Salafi brothers...
The Shaykh : Okay, I have no objection. I have no objection.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : But when I opened the door for questions, he was ahead of me. So it is fine that we answer the one who raised his hand with a brief answer, and then you prepare yourself.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good
The Shaykh : To direct your questions, yes.