The scholars of Usool al-Fiqh[1]
have mentioned this principle in their books and they gave the example of a Masjid being built exclusively for idols. The person building this Masjid has undoubtedly committed
an act of disbelieve and has sinned immensely. Here, sin and disbelief have
occurred via one action, and if this person was to prostrate in the direction
of the idols, even if he argued that he did not intend to prostrate towards
them and only did so for a worldly benefit or to please the Kuffaar etc., he would still
be considered as having committed disbelief.
After mentioning these examples, the scholars
have explained that the innovators have differed on this example and some of
them even held the position that a person will only be sinful according to his
intention and not for the action of prostrating to idols (even after the proof has been explained to him). The books of Usool
have extensive refutations on such beliefs of the innovators on this issue and
they have clearly explained their misguidance.
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