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abu mohammed wrote:

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Q. Assalamu Alaykum
Besides Shirk there's no sin Allah won't forgive, so does it mean Allah will forgive us for abandoning Salaats without punishing us in Jahannam?

Mufti Ismail Moosa: Wassalam,
Yes; if you make sincere tawba and make Qadha, there will be no punishment.
And Allah knows best.

Q. Is the ruling same whether the Salaat is missed intentionally or unintentionally?

Mufti Ismail Moosa: Yes, but condition is sincere Tawba an Qadha.
So this is for past prayers missed intentionally.
Moving forward, we cannot miss prayers assuming we will make Tawba. What if we die before that.
Also, a condition of Tawba is that you promise not to repeat a sin.

Q. I asked the question because it's mentioned in Fadhail e Amal that punishment of missing a Salah intentionally is remaining in Jahannam for a period of 1 Huqb, even if Qadha has been offered.
Believes like this may induce despondency. If Fiqhi rulings can't be established from such things then why do they mention it in books?

Mufti Ismail Moosa: It's for Fadhaail (virtues) and warnings. Not for fiqh rulings.

Q. Even if these warnings go against fiqh?

Mufti Ismail Moosa: We can't say that it goes against Fiqh, since Fiqh is derived from Hadith.

What we can say is that it goes against the Hanafi rulings. That's why we cannot take Fiqhi rulings from Hadith.

Q. Then it would be wrong to believe in the Hadith because it goes against the correct belief that we can be forgiven, right?
Besides, according to HadithAnswers this Hadith isn't found in any authentic Hadith book.

Mufti Ismail Moosa: It not being found does not mean it did not exist. It not beig found means that we cannot locate it in the books at our disposal.
That's the difference when a scholar calls something a fabrication, and when he says a Hadith is not found.
We believe in all Hadith: Those which are abrogated, those which are marjuh (preferred over) etc.

Q. I'm sorry to pester you but I fear what if the Hadith is a fabrication, won't it be sinful to use it as a warning? Accordng to HadithAnswers it's not found in any original source. Here's the exact fatwa: (...)

Mufti Ismail Moosa: No problem. In short, us not finding a Hadith or seeing it in its original source does not mean it is fabricated.

Q. Then how would we know that it's not too weak that it borders on fabrication?

Mufti Ismail Moosa: That's why it's best
not to quote Ahadith which *we* cannot find.

Me: Okay. That makes sense. Jazakallahu khairan.

Mufti Ismail Moosa: Ameen.

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