The statement that deeds are a condition for the validity of faith and not a pillar
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Question:
This questioner says: A group appeared among us. It seems the questioner is in a place other than this country. They say that deeds are a condition for the validity of faith and not a pillar, and they call us Khawarij because we say that deeds are a pillar of faith. What is the ruling on their statement?
Answer:
This is the statement of the Murji'ah. The one who says that deeds are a condition for the perfection of faith, whether obligatory or recommended, is a Murji'i. They are the ones who hold that deeds are not part of faith, but rather something external to faith. Something external to it. They say that faith is in the heart. This is the statement of the Khawarij: that deeds are part of faith, and not merely a condition for faith. Not merely a condition, but rather they are part of faith.
They are part of the reality of faith, not a condition. So whoever lacks deeds is either deficient in faith or has no faith at all. If he abandons deeds entirely and does nothing at all without an excuse, while he is capable of doing them, then he is not a believer.
As for the one who abandons some deeds, that is looked into. He may be deficient in faith, or he may have no faith. If he abandons the prayer, the prayer is a deed. Whoever abandons it has committed disbelief by the text of the hadith. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
So there are deeds that if a person abandons them, he commits disbelief. And there are deeds that if he abandons them, he may commit disbelief or he may not. This requires details and verification in this matter. The important point is that deeds are part of faith, included in the reality of faith, and are not a condition, because a condition is external to the conditioned thing, and deeds are not external to faith but are included in it. But this is due to their lack of jurisprudence and their lack of understanding of the religion of Allah the Exalted. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah be with you,
This questioner says: A group appeared among us. It seems the questioner is in a place other than this country. They say that deeds are a condition for the validity of faith and not a pillar, and they call us Khawarij because we say that deeds are a pillar of faith. What is the ruling on their statement?
Answer:
This is the statement of the Murji'ah. The one who says that deeds are a condition for the perfection of faith, whether obligatory or recommended, is a Murji'i. They are the ones who hold that deeds are not part of faith, but rather something external to faith. Something external to it. They say that faith is in the heart. This is the statement of the Khawarij: that deeds are part of faith, and not merely a condition for faith. Not merely a condition, but rather they are part of faith.
They are part of the reality of faith, not a condition. So whoever lacks deeds is either deficient in faith or has no faith at all. If he abandons deeds entirely and does nothing at all without an excuse, while he is capable of doing them, then he is not a believer.
As for the one who abandons some deeds, that is looked into. He may be deficient in faith, or he may have no faith. If he abandons the prayer, the prayer is a deed. Whoever abandons it has committed disbelief by the text of the hadith. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Between the servant and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is abandoning prayer
بين العبد وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةSo there are deeds that if a person abandons them, he commits disbelief. And there are deeds that if he abandons them, he may commit disbelief or he may not. This requires details and verification in this matter. The important point is that deeds are part of faith, included in the reality of faith, and are not a condition, because a condition is external to the conditioned thing, and deeds are not external to faith but are included in it. But this is due to their lack of jurisprudence and their lack of understanding of the religion of Allah the Exalted. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah be with you,
Source
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