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Combining the Pillars of Faith and the Branches of Faith

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Question:
Abu Hashim from Makkah al-Mukarramah says: How do we reconcile the fact that faith is faith
in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Dayبِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ
[An-Nisa 4:136]
, and that good and evil are by divine decree, with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Iman has over seventy branchesالإيمان بضع وسبعون شعبة
Sahih Muslim 35a
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Answer:
The hadith contains the six pillars of faith: faith in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. These are the pillars of faith. As for the hadith
Faith has sixty-odd branches or seventy branchesالإيمان بضع وستون شعبة أو سبعون شعبة
Sahih Ibn Hibban 4:41
, these are the branches of faith, not the pillars of faith. These are branches and virtues that increase in faith. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 15 / ‫فتاوى على الهواء - 23 06 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (11:14)

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