Is the work of the heart sufficient in place of the work of the limbs?
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Question:
Is the work of the heart, by acknowledging that there is no god but Allah, sufficient in place of the work of the limbs?
Answer:
No, it is necessary to pronounce the two testimonies of faith; otherwise, the polytheists acknowledge to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that He is the Creator, the Provider, the Giver of Life, and the Manager, yet that did not bring them into Islam. It is necessary to pronounce the two testimonies of faith; the knowledge of the heart is not sufficient. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said:[Al-An'am 6:33] They acknowledge in their hearts that he is the Messenger of Allah and that he is truthful, but their desires led them to not believe in him, as did their arrogance, the arrogance for the religion of their fathers and grandfathers.
Their arrogance led them to not believe in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), out of arrogance for the religion of their fathers, as happened with Abu Talib, who preferred to remain on the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib, which was shirk (associating partners with Allah), out of arrogance for the religion of his fathers.
And indeed, I know that the religion of Muhammad is the best of the religions of the people, a religion, were it not for the blame or the fear of being insulted, or the fear of being insulted, were it not for the blame or the fear of being insulted, I would have been lenient toward it, making it clear. The blame means for his fathers and grandfathers, yes, and the insult to his fathers and grandfathers led him to not believe in the Messenger, while he knew that he was the Messenger, truthful in his claim and in his mission (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Is the work of the heart, by acknowledging that there is no god but Allah, sufficient in place of the work of the limbs?
Answer:
No, it is necessary to pronounce the two testimonies of faith; otherwise, the polytheists acknowledge to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that He is the Creator, the Provider, the Giver of Life, and the Manager, yet that did not bring them into Islam. It is necessary to pronounce the two testimonies of faith; the knowledge of the heart is not sufficient. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said:
We know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject.
قَدْ نَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ لَيَحْزُنُكَ الَّذِي يَقُولُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُكَذِّبُونَكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَTheir arrogance led them to not believe in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), out of arrogance for the religion of their fathers, as happened with Abu Talib, who preferred to remain on the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib, which was shirk (associating partners with Allah), out of arrogance for the religion of his fathers.
And indeed, I know that the religion of Muhammad is the best of the religions of the people, a religion, were it not for the blame or the fear of being insulted, or the fear of being insulted, were it not for the blame or the fear of being insulted, I would have been lenient toward it, making it clear. The blame means for his fathers and grandfathers, yes, and the insult to his fathers and grandfathers led him to not believe in the Messenger, while he knew that he was the Messenger, truthful in his claim and in his mission (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يكفي عمل القلب عن عمل الجوارح؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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