You Will NOT Enter Paradise by Your Deeds Alone
Imaam As Saaboonee
The
People of Hadeeth believe and testify that no one is entitled to Paradise, even
if he had performed good deeds and his worship was the most sincere, or his
obedience was the purest obedience and his way was a pleasing one, unless
Allaah favors him, thereby granting it to him through HIS Blessings and Graciousness. Since
the good deeds which the person performed was not made easy for him except by
the facilitation of Allaah, Mighty is HIS Name. So if HE had not
facilitated it for him, the person would not have been able to accomplish this
deed and (similarly) if HE did not guide him to it, he would never have
accomplished it out of his own effort and exhortation. Allaah, The Most
Mighty and the Majestic says,
وَلَوْلَا
فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ مَا زَكَا مِنكُم مِّنْ أَحَدٍ أَبَدًا
وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يُزَكِّي مَن يَشَاء
‘And had it not been for the Grace of Allaah and HIS Mercy on you, not one of you would ever have been pure from sins. But Allaah purifies (guides to Islaam) whom HE wills.’
(An-Noor 24:21)
And
He said informing us about the people of Paradise,
وَقَالُواْ
الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي هَدَانَا لِهَـذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لِنَهْتَدِيَ لَوْلا
أَنْ هَدَانَا اللّهُ
‘And they will say: "All the
praises and thanks be to Allaah, Who has guided us to this, never could we have
found guidance, were it not that Allaah had guided us!’
(Al-A'raf 7:43)
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References:
'Aqeedatus Salafiyyah: Ashaabul Hadeeth
Imaam Aboo 'Uthmaan Ismaa'eel Ibn
'Abdur Rahmaan As Saaboonee
Chapter 26, pgs 96-97
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