The obligatory portion of faith for the common person
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The questioner:
Your children, the author states that faith in Allah is faith in Him as He is, with His names. Likewise, faith is faith in Allah, His angels, and His books.
The Shaykh:
What did you read?
The questioner:
In some of them. The author divided faith into two rulings. Faith in Allah.
The Shaykh:
In Allah, what?
The questioner:
The first time, names.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And naturally, all the rulings. Faith in Allah, no.
The Shaykh:
No, it is necessary to have faith[An-Nisa 4:136] and faith in the divine decree, its good and its evil. It is necessary to have faith in the pillars of Islam. This is something for which no one is excused by ignorance. As for the details of the creed, these are not required of the common people, but rather of the scholars and students of knowledge. So for the common person, it is sufficient to have the general faith in Allah, His Messenger, and His Book. As for the details, these are for the people of knowledge. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and I seek forgiveness from Allah and send peace upon
Your children, the author states that faith in Allah is faith in Him as He is, with His names. Likewise, faith is faith in Allah, His angels, and His books.
The Shaykh:
What did you read?
The questioner:
In some of them. The author divided faith into two rulings. Faith in Allah.
The Shaykh:
In Allah, what?
The questioner:
The first time, names.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And naturally, all the rulings. Faith in Allah, no.
The Shaykh:
No, it is necessary to have faith
in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day
بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / تحريم المجادلة في القرآن/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:13:52)
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