Question: May Allah reward you. Also, a questioner says: Who is the Muslim? May Allah preserve you. Answer: The Muslim is the one who, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic) said: بَلَىٰ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ Yes [on the contrary], whoever submits his face in Islam to Allah while being a doer of good [Al-Baqarah 2:112] So the Muslim is the one who is a monotheist in his worship and his creed, and he is the one who follows the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He combines two things: sincerity to Allah and following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the Muslim. Yes.

Defining the Muslim

Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Also, a questioner says: Who is the Muslim? May Allah preserve you.

Answer:
The Muslim is the one who, as Allah (Exalted and Majestic) said:

Yes [on the contrary], whoever submits his face in Islam to Allah while being a doer of good

بَلَىٰ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ

[Al-Baqarah 2:112]

So the Muslim is the one who is a monotheist in his worship and his creed, and he is the one who follows the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He combines two things: sincerity to Allah and following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the Muslim. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من هو المسلم ؟ وما الشروط الواجب توفرها فيه ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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