and based on this, the verse of Allāh, the Exalted: "But those who disbelieve, their deeds are like a mirage" is applied to those who die in disbelief, and it appears that there is no evidence to the contrary. The bounty of Allāh is broader and more abundant than this, so it is not far-fetched. The ḥadīth "Faith wipes out what came before it" refers to sins, not good deeds. I said: Similar to the verse mentioned by al-Sindi, may Allāh have mercy on him, are other verses that speak of nullifying deeds due to shirk, like the verse of Allāh, the Exalted: "And it was already revealed to you and to those before you: If you associate [others with Allāh], your work will surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers." All these are applied to those who die as polytheists. Evidence for this is the saying of Allāh, the Exalted: "And whoever of you reverts from his religion and dies while he is a disbeliever—for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally." A related jurisprudential issue is that if a Muslim performs ḥajj, then apostatizes, and then returns to Islam, his ḥajj is not nullified, and he is not required to repeat it. This is the opinion of Imām al-Shāfiʿī and one of the two opinions of al-Layth ibn Saʿd. Ibn Ḥazm chose this view and supported it with strong and solid arguments, which I believe must be mentioned. He said, may Allāh have mercy on him, (7/277): "Issue: Whoever performs ḥajj and ʿumrah, then apostatizes, then Allāh guides him and saves him from the Fire, and he becomes Muslim again, he is not required to repeat the ḥajj or the ʿumrah. This is the opinion of al-Shāfiʿī and one of the two opinions of al-Layth." Abū Ḥanīfah, Mālik, and Abū Sulaymān said: He must repeat the ḥajj and ʿumrah, and they argued with the saying of Allāh, the Exalted: "If you associate [others with Allāh], your work will surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers." We do not know any evidence for them
وعلى هذا فنحو قوله تعالى: (والذين كفروا أعمالهم كسراب) محمول على من مات على الكفر، والظاهر أنه لا دليل على خلافه، وفضل الله أوسع من هذا وأكثر فلا استبعاد فيه، وحديث " الإيمان يجب ما قبله " من الخطايا في السيئات لا في الحسنات ". قلت: ومثل الآية التي ذكرها السندي ﵀ سائر الآيات الواردة في إحباط العمل بالشرك كقوله تعالى: (ولقد أوحي إليك وإلى الذين من قبلك لئن أشركت ليحبطن عملك، ولتكونن من الخاسرين) ، فإنها كلها محمولة على من مات مشركا، ومن الدليل على ذلك قوله ﷿: (ومن يرتدد منكم عن دينه فيمت وهو كافر فأولئك حبطت أعمالهم في الدنيا والآخرة وأولئك أصحاب النار هم فيها خالدون) ويترتب على ذلك مسألة فقهية وهي أن المسلم إذا حج، ثم ارتد، ثم عاد إلى الإسلام، لم يحبط، حجه ولم يجب عليه إعادته، وهو مذهب الإمام الشافعي وأحد قولي الليث بن سعد، واختاره ابن حزم وانتصر له بكلام جيد متين، أرى أنه لابد من ذكره، قال رحمه الله تعالى (٧ / ٢٧٧) : " مسألة - من حج واعتمر، ثم ارتد، ثم هداه الله تعالى واستنقذه من النار فأسلم فليس عليه أن يعيد الحج ولا العمرة، وهو قول الشافعي وأحد قولي الليث وقال أبو حنيفة ومالك وأبو سليمان: يعيد الحج والعمرة، واحتجوا بقول الله تعالى: (لئن أشركت ليحبطن عملك ولتكونن من الخاسرين) ، ما نعلم لهم حجة