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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the difference between the methodology and the creed?

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Question:
He says: What is the difference between the methodology and the creed?

Answer:
The methodology of each of you is
To each of you We prescribed a law and a methodلِكُلٍّ جَعَلْنَا مِنكُمْ شِرْعَةً وَمِنْهَاجًا
[Al-Ma'idah 5:48]
. Creed is what lies between the servant and his Lord in terms of faith in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and faith in divine decree, its good and its evil. Faith in Allah includes faith in His lordship, His divinity, and His names and attributes; all of this falls under faith in Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the methodology, it is action and the Shari'ah, encompassing what is lawful and what is forbidden, as well as judicial rulings. And this methodology
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هو الفرق بين المنهج والعقيدة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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