The Difference Between 'Aqeedah and Manhaj
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The questioner:
He says, may Allah preserve you: What is the difference between 'aqidah (creed) and manhaj (methodology)? And are they interrelated?
The Shaykh:
The manhaj is the practical aspect, such as prayer, fasting, and Hajj. As for the 'aqidah, it is what a person believes regarding his Lord, His names, and His attributes.
The questioner:
He asks: What is the ruling on praying behind the imam of a mosque?
The Shaykh:
[Al-Ma'idah 5:48]. So the manhaj is the action, the action of the Muslim. As for the 'aqidah, it is what he believes in his heart, regarding Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and regarding [An-Nisa 4:136] and the divine decree, its good and its evil. The pillars of faith are six, and these are mentioned. As for the action, it is Islam, and its pillars are five. Yes.
He says, may Allah preserve you: What is the difference between 'aqidah (creed) and manhaj (methodology)? And are they interrelated?
The Shaykh:
The manhaj is the practical aspect, such as prayer, fasting, and Hajj. As for the 'aqidah, it is what a person believes regarding his Lord, His names, and His attributes.
The questioner:
He asks: What is the ruling on praying behind the imam of a mosque?
The Shaykh:
To each of you We prescribed a law and a method
جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًاHis angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day
وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ
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لقاء مفتوح بجدة 23-8-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (57:16)
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