The ruling on one who pronounces the two testimonies and the heart acts, but abandons the prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is it sufficient to pronounce the two testimonies with the action of the heart only, where the action increases and decreases, especially the nearness to Allah with zakah, fasting, and charity, and the love of Allah and His Messenger, but he abandons the prayer out of negligence or lack of knowledge?
Answer:
No. The statement of the Murji'ah, who say that faith is speech with the tongue and belief in the heart, and that deeds are not included in it, is not the statement of the people of the Sunnah. That is, it is not the statement of the majority of the people of the Sunnah. The people of the Sunnah hold that deeds are included in faith, and that abandoning deeds either removes faith entirely, such as abandoning the prayer, or it diminishes faith. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is it sufficient to pronounce the two testimonies with the action of the heart only, where the action increases and decreases, especially the nearness to Allah with zakah, fasting, and charity, and the love of Allah and His Messenger, but he abandons the prayer out of negligence or lack of knowledge?
Answer:
No. The statement of the Murji'ah, who say that faith is speech with the tongue and belief in the heart, and that deeds are not included in it, is not the statement of the people of the Sunnah. That is, it is not the statement of the majority of the people of the Sunnah. The people of the Sunnah hold that deeds are included in faith, and that abandoning deeds either removes faith entirely, such as abandoning the prayer, or it diminishes faith. Yes.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وقال تعالى : { ما أصاب من مصيبة في الأرض ولا في أنفسكم إلا في كتاب من قبل أن نبرأها } — islamhouse.com (53:59)
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