people that will perish concerning you: the one that loves you to the extreme and the one that hates you)). This denotes that one can perish while being a lover [of „Ali]. If it is in disobedience to Allah, [this love] is to the extreme. This proves that, simply, love of him is not enough. So, one could say that love of him is not true love unless one obeys him, mimics his actions, and avoid the prohibitions. Allah wills by His statement: {Say: If you love Allah, then follow me and Allah will love you} (Q. 3:31) that it [i.e. love] is a condition of obedience.
If one claimed that he loved Him while he performed one of the major sins, then he will be one of the people of eternal Hellfire, as the verse quoted from the beginning indicated. Also, the Exalted says: {By the dawn; Verily all humankind is lost except the one who has faith and perform righteous deeds.} (Q. 103:1-2). Consequently, there is no salvation except by the action of the believer.
The true believer is as Allah describes in His book: {And [as for] the believers, both men and women: they are guardians of one another: they [all] enjoin the doing of what is right and forbid the doing of what is wrong, and are constant in prayer, and paying the zakāt, and pay heed unto Allah and His Messenger. It is they upon whom Allah will bestow His grace: verily, Allah is Almighty, Wise!} (Q. 9:71). This verse proves that if one does not have these descriptions, one is not a true believer. Allah promises them what He promises and that will not change or alter. It is similar to Allah‟s statement: {Believers are only they whose hearts tremble with awe whenever Allah is mentioned, and whose faith is strengthened whenever His messages are conveyed unto them, and who in their Lord place their trust} (Q. 8:2).
The [belief that people will] come out of the Fire is from the doctrine of the Jews, as Allah mentioned concerning them. Allah refutes and counters them by saying: {They say: “The fire will most certainly not touch us for more than a limited number of days.” Say [unto them]: “Have you received a promise from Allah – for Allah never breaks His promise – or do you attribute to Allah something in which you have no knowledge?” Indeed, Those who earn evil and by their sinfulness are engulfed – they are destined for the fire; therein to abide forever.} (Q. 2:80-81) and {This is because they claim, “The fire will most certainly not touch us for more than a limited number of days”: and thus, their deception in their religion have [in time] caused them to lie} (Q. 3:24). How has [this doctrine] of theirs disadvantaged their religion, made them delusional, and we take upon their way?!
Regarding what has come to us regarding the intercession for those that commit the major sins, it has been argued that a narration says: ((My intercession is for the people of major sins from my ummah)). This can be answered from the following points:
First: This counters the Qur‟ān and intellectual proofs. Whenever something counters the Qur‟ān, then something attributed to him [i.e. the Prophet] is false and therefore, a lie. Consequently, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, does not say anything contrary to the words of Allah. How can he when Allah says concerning him: {He does not speak out of his own caprice; rather, he speaks words that are inspired} (Q. 53:3-4)?
Second: We say that the “people of major sins” in this hadīth refer to those who repent.
It shows the invalidity of this doctrine that Muslims are unanimous that a supplication to Allah to make us from among the people of Intercession is considered a recommended act. It is necessary from this that if we supplicate to Allah to make us from among the people of indecencies, thievery, murder, forsaking the prayer, withholding the charity (zakāt), and not fasting during Ramadan; this will lead to a doctrine that is repulsive and abominable.
