The Sects of the Murji'ah and Their Statements on Faith

Question:
The fourth question: I ask Allah to reward you, what are the sects of the Murji'ah, along with their statements on the issues of faith?

Answer:
The Murji'ah have four rulings. The name of the first group is those who say that faith is merely knowledge, even if it is not accompanied by affirmation. This is the view of the Jahmiyyah, and it is the worst and most ugly of the views, and it is disbelief against Allah the Exalted. This is because the first polytheists, and Pharaoh, Haman, Qarun, and Iblis, each of them knew; they knew Allah the Exalted and knew faith in their hearts, but because they did not speak it with their tongues, did not affirm it, and did not act with their limbs, this knowledge did not benefit them. Likewise, the second group who said that faith is affirmation by the heart only. This is the view of the Asha'irah, and this is also a false view, because the polytheists affirmed in their hearts, knowing that the Qur'an is the truth and that the Messenger is the truth, and the Jews and the Christians know that, , so they affirm it in their hearts. Allah the Exalted said regarding the polytheists, "And indeed, do not accept you ," so these people did not speak with their tongues and did not act with their limbs, even though they affirmed in their hearts, so they are not believers. The third group, which is the opposite of the Asha'irah, are the Quraniyyah, who say that faith is speaking with the tongue, even if it is not believed in the heart. And there is no doubt that this is a false view, because the hypocrites who are in the lowest part of the Fire say with their tongues, "We bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," but they do not believe it in their hearts and do not affirm it in their hearts, as Allah the Exalted said .
He the Exalted and Sublime said . The fourth group, which is the lowest of the groups in their nature, are those who say that faith is belief in the heart and speaking with the tongue, and that deeds are not included in it. This is the view of the Murji'ah of the jurists, and it is also a false view. Yes.