The statement of those who make action a perfecting condition in faith
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Question:
The questioner says: A group has appeared among us who claim to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community. They say that faith is speech with the tongue and belief in the heart, and that deeds do not harm if the foundation of faith remains. They have made deeds a supplementary condition rather than a fundamental condition in faith, and that sins do not harm faith as long as the foundation of faith remains. Is this statement correct? And what is your guidance, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
This statement is not correct, and it contradicts the position of the majority of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Faith consists of three things: speech with the tongue, belief in the heart, and deeds with the limbs. Faith is not realized except with these three. As for the one who excludes deeds from faith, he is from the Murji'ah and is not from the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner says: A group has appeared among us who claim to be from the people of the Sunnah and the community. They say that faith is speech with the tongue and belief in the heart, and that deeds do not harm if the foundation of faith remains. They have made deeds a supplementary condition rather than a fundamental condition in faith, and that sins do not harm faith as long as the foundation of faith remains. Is this statement correct? And what is your guidance, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
This statement is not correct, and it contradicts the position of the majority of the people of the Sunnah and the community. Faith consists of three things: speech with the tongue, belief in the heart, and deeds with the limbs. Faith is not realized except with these three. As for the one who excludes deeds from faith, he is from the Murji'ah and is not from the people of the Sunnah and the community. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 24 — archive.org (49:42)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
