What is meant by faith in His saying: “And most of them do not believe in Allah except while they are associating partners with Allah”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Yusuf 12:106] Why is the affirmation of lordship called faith? Is it the known faith or something else?
Answer:
Yes, it is faith, but it is a faith that is not sufficient; it is incomplete faith and is not sufficient, and it does not remove one from disbelief. It is a faith that does not remove one from disbelief. So the polytheists have faith, but it does not remove them from disbelief because they worship other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:
And most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate others with Him.
وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَAnswer:
Yes, it is faith, but it is a faith that is not sufficient; it is incomplete faith and is not sufficient, and it does not remove one from disbelief. It is a faith that does not remove one from disbelief. So the polytheists have faith, but it does not remove them from disbelief because they worship other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بالإيمان في قوله ﴿وما يؤمن أكثرهم بالله إلا وهم مشركون﴾؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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