The statement of Abu Hanifah regarding the increase and decrease of faith
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Question:
He asks: Is it true that it is reported from Imam Abu Hanifah that faith does not increase or decrease? And is the one who says that considered among the people of innovation?
Answer:
Yes, this is the statement of the people of Kufah, among whom is Abu Hanifah. They say that faith is a declaration with the tongue and a belief in the heart, and that deeds are not included in it. Some of them say that deeds are a condition for the validity of faith, and some say that deeds are not a condition. This is the statement of the Murji'ah, the statement of the Murji'ah. And whoever says it among the people of the Sunnah, the Hanafis, they are called the Murji'ah of the people of the Sunnah. They have a delay (irja') in it, in which there is doubt. Yes.
Question:
He says: It is known that they are two.
Answer:
They are from the people of the Sunnah because they believe in Allah and the Last Day, and so on, and they affirm the names and attributes for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and they purify worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). They are from the people of the Sunnah, but they have this deficiency, which is the doctrine of the Murji'ah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
He asks: Is it true that it is reported from Imam Abu Hanifah that faith does not increase or decrease? And is the one who says that considered among the people of innovation?
Answer:
Yes, this is the statement of the people of Kufah, among whom is Abu Hanifah. They say that faith is a declaration with the tongue and a belief in the heart, and that deeds are not included in it. Some of them say that deeds are a condition for the validity of faith, and some say that deeds are not a condition. This is the statement of the Murji'ah, the statement of the Murji'ah. And whoever says it among the people of the Sunnah, the Hanafis, they are called the Murji'ah of the people of the Sunnah. They have a delay (irja') in it, in which there is doubt. Yes.
Question:
He says: It is known that they are two.
Answer:
They are from the people of the Sunnah because they believe in Allah and the Last Day, and so on, and they affirm the names and attributes for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and they purify worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). They are from the people of the Sunnah, but they have this deficiency, which is the doctrine of the Murji'ah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-001-أثر الإيمان على الفرد والمجتمع|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (42:49)
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