Explanation of the statement of some authors regarding the minimum limit of Islam

Question:
The Shaykh mentioned that one of the authors said in a book of Allah that the minimum limit for considering someone a Muslim is uttering the word of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) along with the heart’s action, which is the distinction between the believer and the disbeliever, and that whoever has the word of tawhid and does not fear any of its nullifiers is among the people of shafa'ah (intercession) and falls within the scope of the divine will. Is there a new type of irja' in this description of the statement, or do the people of the Sunnah not agree except on hidden deeds?

Answer:
This is irja'. This statement is irja', and it is not new. This writer has plagiarized it from the words of the Murji'ah. It is not new. They say that it is sufficient for a person to acknowledge the two testimonies of faith, even if he abandons all the deeds, and he will be in Paradise as long as he acknowledges the two testimonies and does not lie about them. This is the statement of the Jahmiyyah, as was mentioned to you in a previous lesson. And this is a false statement. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.