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What is the difference between the pillars of faith and the branches of faith?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It was reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said when Jibril asked him:
what is faith?' He said: 'To believe in Allah [SWT], His Angels, the Bookعن الايمان قال الايمان بالله وملائكته وكتبه
Sunan an-Nasa'i 4991Sahih (Darussalam)
to the end of it. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Iman has sixty odd or seventy odd branches. The uppermost of all these is the Testimony of Faith: 'La ilaha illallah'مره الايمان بضع وسبعون شعبه اعلاها قول لا اله الا الله
Riyad as-Salihin 682
He asks: Is there a difference between the two definitions?

Answer:
My brother, the hadith regarding faith in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers—these are the pillars
Faith, whereas the seventy-odd branchesالإيمان أما بضع وسبعون شعبة
These are the attributes of faith. The attributes of faith are many, but the pillars are these six. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 36- ما الفرق بين أركان الإيمان وشُعَب الإيمان؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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