The Meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) Explanation of Faith in the Hadith of the Delegation of Abd al-Qays
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this person asks and says: How do we reconcile the hadith of Jibril, in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained faith as believing in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and believing in the divine decree, its good and its evil, with the hadith of Abd al-Qays, in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained faith as testifying that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, establishing the prayer, giving zakah, and fasting Ramadan?
Answer:
My brother, faith consists of many attributes. Some of them are the pillars of faith, without which it is not valid, namely believing in Allah and His Messenger and His Book; believing in Allah and His Messenger, that you believe in Allah and His Messenger and His Book, and believing in the angels.
And believing in the divine decree, its good and its evil, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-Baqarah 2:177] So faith consists of many attributes, some of which are the six pillars of faith that are essential, and the rest of these attributes are complements. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this person asks and says: How do we reconcile the hadith of Jibril, in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained faith as believing in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and believing in the divine decree, its good and its evil, with the hadith of Abd al-Qays, in which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained faith as testifying that there is no god but Allah alone, with no partner, establishing the prayer, giving zakah, and fasting Ramadan?
Answer:
My brother, faith consists of many attributes. Some of them are the pillars of faith, without which it is not valid, namely believing in Allah and His Messenger and His Book; believing in Allah and His Messenger, that you believe in Allah and His Messenger and His Book, and believing in the angels.
And believing in the divine decree, its good and its evil, as He (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy
لَّيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالْكِتَابِ وَالنَّبِيِّينَ وَآتَى الْمَالَ عَلَىٰ حُبِّهِ ذَوِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3357] معنى تفسير النبي ﷺ للإيمان في حديث وفد عبد القيس بأركان الإسلام - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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