The Difference Between Knowledge and Faith.
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The Shaykh : ... You asked ... .
The questioner : ... meaning it is not a condition of faith.
The Shaykh : ... Here is a point we must be aware of; there is a great difference between knowledge and faith ... .
The questioner : ... The declaration is knowledge.
The Shaykh : ... No, the declaration, I mean this internal one, meaning faith is belief. Most of the disbelievers, if not all of them, knew the truth, especially the People of the Book;[Al-Baqarah 2:146], [An-Naml 27:14]; therefore ... so it is necessary that what accompanies the search is what? Belief in the addition, and what drives to action ... ... So he said - (peace and blessings be upon him) - in the hadith of al-Nu'man ibn Bashir: Bulugh al-Maram 16:32, so the rectification of the outward is from the rectification of the inward.
The questioner : ... meaning do you understand now that if a person says he declared that there is no god but Allah, that ... this is not ... .
The Shaykh : ... Declared?
The questioner : ... That there is no god but Allah verbally ... .
The Shaykh : ... So if he means he declared by this phrase, like that, meaning.
The questioner : ... By this phrase, meaning, by this phrase, he said, we told him - for example - we asked: What is the key to Islam? We said: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, he said he declared that there is no god but Allah, and testimony and knowledge are two different things, testimony is affirmation by the heart and confession by the tongue, but knowledge is he said he declared that there is no god but Allah and was silent, and declared that Muhammad.
The Shaykh : ... Yes, we need to see what we understand from the word "declared"; because not everyone understands.
The questioner : ... No, he understands the meaning of the word "I know," he understands the meaning of the word "I know" and "I bear witness."
The Shaykh : I mean.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... No, I asked him, he means do you believe that there is no god but Allah ... ?
The questioner : ... Believe?
The Shaykh : ... Yes ... .
The questioner : ... He says: I know that there is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh : ... He says that he knows the meaning of "I know," so what is the meaning of "I know"?
The questioner : ... In my outward appearance, I say he is not convinced, and knowing a thing does not mean being convinced by it.
The Shaykh : ... That is it; therefore he is not ... why ... ?
The questioner : ... On his outward appearance, he is.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... On his outward appearance, if he says: I know that there is no god but Allah, I will understand from him ... .
The Shaykh : ... I am telling you: if you said to him: Do you believe? He said to me: I don't know. Whereas now your explanation of his saying: "I know"; meaning he will say to you: I do not believe.
The questioner : ... does not mean he is a believer, the same phrase, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes, that is so.
Then this is what we can dwell on, that we distinguish between Islam and faith.
Now, please.
The questioner : ... meaning it is not a condition of faith.
The Shaykh : ... Here is a point we must be aware of; there is a great difference between knowledge and faith ... .
The questioner : ... The declaration is knowledge.
The Shaykh : ... No, the declaration, I mean this internal one, meaning faith is belief. Most of the disbelievers, if not all of them, knew the truth, especially the People of the Book;
know him as they know their own sons
يَعْرِفُونَهُ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَاءَهُمْAnd they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced thereof
وَجَحَدُوا بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَا أَنْفُسُهُمْBoth lawful (Halal) and unlawful things (Haram) are evident but in between them there are doubtful things·and most people have no knowledge about them. So he, who saves himself from these doubtful things, saves his religion and his honor (i.e. keeps them blameless). And he who indulges in these doubtful things is like a shepherd who pastures (his animals) near the Hima (private pasture) of someone else and at any moment he is liable to get in it. (O people!) Beware! Every king has a Hima and the Hima of Allah on the earth is what He declared unlawful (Haram). Beware In the body there is a piece of flesh if it becomes sound and healthy, the whole body becomes sound and healthy but if it gets spoilt, the whole body gets spoilt and that is the heart.
إنَّ الحلال بيِّن ، وإنَّ الحرام بيِّن ، وبينهما أمور مشتبهات لا يعلمها كثير من الناس ؛ فمن اتَّقى الشبهات فقد استبرأ لدينه وعرضه ، ومَن حام حول الحمى يوشك أن يقع فيه ؛ ألا وإن لكل ملك حمى ، ألا وإن حمى الله محارمه ، ألا وإن في الجسد مضغةً إذا صلحت صلح الجسد كله ، وإذا فسدت فسد الجسد كله ؛ ألا وهي القلبThe questioner : ... meaning do you understand now that if a person says he declared that there is no god but Allah, that ... this is not ... .
The Shaykh : ... Declared?
The questioner : ... That there is no god but Allah verbally ... .
The Shaykh : ... So if he means he declared by this phrase, like that, meaning.
The questioner : ... By this phrase, meaning, by this phrase, he said, we told him - for example - we asked: What is the key to Islam? We said: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, he said he declared that there is no god but Allah, and testimony and knowledge are two different things, testimony is affirmation by the heart and confession by the tongue, but knowledge is he said he declared that there is no god but Allah and was silent, and declared that Muhammad.
The Shaykh : ... Yes, we need to see what we understand from the word "declared"; because not everyone understands.
The questioner : ... No, he understands the meaning of the word "I know," he understands the meaning of the word "I know" and "I bear witness."
The Shaykh : I mean.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... No, I asked him, he means do you believe that there is no god but Allah ... ?
The questioner : ... Believe?
The Shaykh : ... Yes ... .
The questioner : ... He says: I know that there is no god but Allah.
The Shaykh : ... He says that he knows the meaning of "I know," so what is the meaning of "I know"?
The questioner : ... In my outward appearance, I say he is not convinced, and knowing a thing does not mean being convinced by it.
The Shaykh : ... That is it; therefore he is not ... why ... ?
The questioner : ... On his outward appearance, he is.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... On his outward appearance, if he says: I know that there is no god but Allah, I will understand from him ... .
The Shaykh : ... I am telling you: if you said to him: Do you believe? He said to me: I don't know. Whereas now your explanation of his saying: "I know"; meaning he will say to you: I do not believe.
The questioner : ... does not mean he is a believer, the same phrase, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes, that is so.
Then this is what we can dwell on, that we distinguish between Islam and faith.
Now, please.
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