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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the response to those who say that the claim that faith necessitates action is a claim with no basis?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What do the scholars say about the one who says that the claim that faith necessitates action is a claim with no basis, and who says that the Salaf distinguished between faith and action? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
O brothers, this is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), this is a fitnah. Leave it alone. The Salaf and the scholars of the people of the Sunnah and the community have established that action is part of faith, part of the reality of faith. So there is no faith without action, ever. Take this principle, this rule, and leave these doubts; do not pay attention to them.
You are studying al-Wasitiyyah, al-Hamawiyyah, and al-Tamimiyyah, and you are studying the commentary on al-Tahawiyyah. And you are studying it even though the commentary on al-Tahawiyyah contains some of the doctrine of the Murji'ah because it is on the Hanafi school. But al-Wasitiyyah, al-Hamawiyyah, and the well-known books of creed do not distinguish between faith and action. They do not distinguish between faith and action, and they say that faith is one thing and action is another. All the books of creed in your hands, and praise be to Allah, are on the methodology of the people of the Sunnah and the community. So do not pay attention to those who have been afflicted with delving into and researching this issue. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [43 /84] ما الرد على من يقول بأن دعوى أن الإيمان يستلزم العمل؛ دعوى لا أصل لها؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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