The Difference Between Knowledge and Belief in Faith
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The questioner:
That is, I think their poets believed that faith is submission, so he told his father that he knew him, then he answered them with the Qur'an,
The Shaykh:
He distinguishes between knowledge and belief; belief is better than mere knowledge. Even Iblis knows his Lord, so in the age of ignorance, one might consider him a Muslim. As for belief, it is a higher rank than mere knowledge, but this is the view of some who say it is sufficient. It is not sufficient. The disbelievers believe in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as Allah the Exalted said: Say,[Al-An'am 6:33] No, [Al-An'am 6:33] What does it mean that they do not lie about you? It means they believe in you in their hearts. [Al-An'am 6:33] They strive to appear in denial and rejection outwardly, out of stubbornness and arrogance. As He the Exalted said in another verse: [An-Naml 27:14] They were certain of it, [An-Naml 27:14] So mere belief is not sufficient.
That is, I think their poets believed that faith is submission, so he told his father that he knew him, then he answered them with the Qur'an,
The Shaykh:
He distinguishes between knowledge and belief; belief is better than mere knowledge. Even Iblis knows his Lord, so in the age of ignorance, one might consider him a Muslim. As for belief, it is a higher rank than mere knowledge, but this is the view of some who say it is sufficient. It is not sufficient. The disbelievers believe in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as Allah the Exalted said: Say,
We know that you
نَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُyou, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful
لَيَحْزُنُكَ الَّذِي يَقُولُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُكَذِّبُونَكَAnd indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah
فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُكَذِّبُونَكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِAnd they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were
وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَاselves were convinced thereof, out of injustice and haughtiness
أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْمًا وَعُلُوًّا
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : إلا إذا عاندتم ورددتم قول الرسول لأجل قول فلان — islamhouse.com (37:54)
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