The Difference Between Islam, Faith, and Excellence in Worship
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
His final question in this letter asks: What is faith (iman), and what is the difference between it and Islam?
Answer:
The ranks of the religion are three: Islam, then faith (iman), then excellence in worship (ihsan). Each rank has its pillars. The pillars of Islam are five, and the pillars of faith (iman) are six. Excellence in worship (ihsan) has one pillar, which is to worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, He sees you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
His final question in this letter asks: What is faith (iman), and what is the difference between it and Islam?
Answer:
The ranks of the religion are three: Islam, then faith (iman), then excellence in worship (ihsan). Each rank has its pillars. The pillars of Islam are five, and the pillars of faith (iman) are six. Excellence in worship (ihsan) has one pillar, which is to worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, He sees you. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (209) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-07-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (14:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.