Is persisting in sins a defect in belief?
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Question:
Is it correct to call persisting in sins a defect in belief?
Answer:
If they persist, their sins will not be forgiven. Allah said: [Al Imran: 135]. It is necessary that there be no persistence; the condition Allah set for forgiveness is that one does not persist. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 214Sahih (Darussalam) if you avoid the major sins. This corresponds to His saying, Exalted is He: [An Nisa: 31]. So He made the expiation of sins and entering Paradise conditional upon avoiding the major sins.
Q: Who said that the Muslim who persists in sins—and they are major sins—is not called a believer, but is called a Muslim?
A: He is called a Muslim, and he is called a believer, with deficient faith.
Is it correct to call persisting in sins a defect in belief?
Answer:
If they persist, their sins will not be forgiven. Allah said:
And did not persist in what they did
وَلَمْ يُصِرُّواThe five prayers, and Al-Jumuah (the Friday prayer) to Al-Jumuah are atonement for what is between them, as long as the major sins have not been committed.
الصَّلواتُ الخمسُ والجمعةُ إلى الجمعةِ كفَّاراتٌ لِما بينَهنَّ ما لم تُغْشَ الكبائرُIf you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].
إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلًا كَرِيمًاQ: Who said that the Muslim who persists in sins—and they are major sins—is not called a believer, but is called a Muslim?
A: He is called a Muslim, and he is called a believer, with deficient faith.
Source
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