Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: The Bedouins said, “We have believed”

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Question:
He has another point regarding another verse in the words of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:

The bedouins say, "We have believed." Say, "You have not [yet] believed; but say [instead], 'We have submitted,'

قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَٰكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا

[Al-Hujurat 49:14]

Answer:
Yes, these were a group of Bedouins who came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and called out to him from behind the rooms, raising their voices.

⁽⁴⁾ Indeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason. ⁽⁵⁾ And if they had been patient until you [could] come out to them, it would have been better for them. But Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِن وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَاتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا حَتَّىٰ تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ

[Al-Hujurat 49:4-5]

Then he said, "By Allah, He is Forgiving and Merciful. He has forgiven them for the mistake they made." These Bedouins, out of their ignorance, said, "We have believed," claiming for themselves a rank of faith that they had not reached, for they had only submitted. Say, "We have submitted."

The bedouins say, "We have believed." Say, "You have not [yet] believed; but say [instead], 'We have submitted,'

قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا قُل لَّمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَٰكِن قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا

[Al-Hujurat 49:14]

Islam is broader than faith. Religion has three ranks: Islam, faith, and excellence in worship, the highest of which is the rank of excellence in worship. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,

Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/108 — archive.org (10:14)

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