The Meaning of Irga'
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Question:
Your Eminence, father, he says: What is irga'?
Answer:
Irga' is excluding deeds from faith. That is, they say that faith does not include deeds; that deeds are not part of faith. They say faith is merely the testimony of the tongue, or the deed, or faith is belief in the heart, or faith is the testimony of the tongue and belief in the heart, and deeds are not included in it. This is irga'. This is the position of those who say that deeds are not part of faith, such that a person is a believer even if he does not perform any deeds. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Your Eminence, father, he says: What is irga'?
Answer:
Irga' is excluding deeds from faith. That is, they say that faith does not include deeds; that deeds are not part of faith. They say faith is merely the testimony of the tongue, or the deed, or faith is belief in the heart, or faith is the testimony of the tongue and belief in the heart, and deeds are not included in it. This is irga'. This is the position of those who say that deeds are not part of faith, such that a person is a believer even if he does not perform any deeds. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-016-الإيمان حقيقته أركانه شعبه ثمراته|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:51)
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