What is the response to those who say: Faith is in the heart and not in outward appearances?
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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: May Allah reward you. What is the response to those who say that faith is in the heart and not in outward appearances?
Answer:
This is a general statement. Yes, faith is in the heart, but if the faith in the heart is sound, the limbs are rectified and the faith settles in the hearts. Faith is what settles in the hearts and is confirmed by deeds. Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The rectification of the heart and the faith of the heart manifest in the limbs. As for the one who stumbles, makes mistakes, and disobeys Allah, this is evidence either of the weakness of his faith or that there is no faith in his heart. Yes.
This questioner asks, saying: May Allah reward you. What is the response to those who say that faith is in the heart and not in outward appearances?
Answer:
This is a general statement. Yes, faith is in the heart, but if the faith in the heart is sound, the limbs are rectified and the faith settles in the hearts. Faith is what settles in the hearts and is confirmed by deeds. Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The rectification of the heart and the faith of the heart manifest in the limbs. As for the one who stumbles, makes mistakes, and disobeys Allah, this is evidence either of the weakness of his faith or that there is no faith in his heart. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [211 -308] ما الرد على من يقول: إن الإيمان في القلب وليس في المظاهر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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