What is the difference between the methodology and the creed?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the methodology broader than the creed, encompassing it, or does each differ from the other?
Answer:
It is the path upon which a person travels, whereas the creed is what one believes in the heart.[Al-Ma'idah 5:48] So the methodology is the Shari'ah and the practice one follows and acts upon, while the creed is what one believes in the heart and is certain of. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the methodology broader than the creed, encompassing it, or does each differ from the other?
Answer:
It is the path upon which a person travels, whereas the creed is what one believes in the heart.
To each of you We prescribed a law and a method
لِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين المنهج والعقيدة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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