The ruling on one who says "There is no god but Allah" but does not act upon it

Question:
This is Salih from Riyadh. He asks: Does saying "There is no god but Allah" benefit a person if he does not pray and does not fast? Is he considered a Muslim? Is action a condition for the perfection of faith, or is it a condition for its validity?

Answer:
Action is part of faith. There is no faith without action, because faith, as defined by the Salaf, the followers of the Salaf, and the Imams, is speech with the tongue, belief in the heart, and action with the limbs. The one who does not pray is a disbeliever; if he intentionally abandons the prayer, he is a disbeliever. And the one who abandons action entirely, while he is able to do it, and does not act his whole life, is a disbeliever. This is because faith is not valid except with its pillars and its reality: speech with the tongue, belief in the heart, and action with the limbs. So, the one who believes in his heart but does not speak with his tongue is not a believer. The one who speaks with his tongue but does not believe in his heart is not a believer; he is a hypocrite. And the one who believes in his heart but does not speak with his tongue follows the path of the polytheist . And the one who affirms with his tongue and believes in his heart but does not act is not a believer, because faith is composed of these three things. If one of them is missing without an excuse, he is not a believer. So, actions are not a condition for faith or a complement to faith; that is the view of the Murji'ah. Rather, actions are part of the reality of faith. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,