Abul-'Abbaas Moosaa ibn John Richardson
(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
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quote:
[Q4]: Is the fitrah considered a proof against those who disbelieve?
[A4]: The proof is established by way of sending the messengers. As for the fitrah alone, then it is not sufficient as a proof (against someone). If the fitrah was a proof, then Allaah would not have sent the messengers:
"Messengers, conveyors of glad tidings and warners, so that the people would have no proof against Allaah after the (sending of the) messengers." [4:165]
You do not know what is obligatory, prohibited, or disliked (from the fitrah), these are things that only a messenger can clarify. Rather, the fitrah is something that makes people inclined towards good. It is not sufficient by itself. If a person lived upon the fitrah alone and did not learn or do anything, then this is not sufficient.
[From: Things that Nullify One's Islaam, explained by Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan]
Moosaa ibn John Richardson
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