The Meaning of the Heart’s Utterance and Its Affirmation According to the People of the Sunnah

Question : May Allah bless you. Some of the Salaf said that it is the utterance of the heart and the tongue, and the action of the heart and the limbs. What is the utterance of the heart and what is the action of the heart?

Answer : Yes. The utterance of the heart is affirmation, and its action is its doing. For example, tawakkul (reliance upon Allah) is an action, because the heart seeks hope, fear, and the like. As for mere affirmation, which is belief, that is the utterance of the heart according to them. This is the distinction.