What is religion in Islam?
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The questioner : ... What is religion in Islam?
The Shaykh : Religion in Islam is the belief in what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has legislated in terms of legal rulings. These rulings are divided into two categories: practical rulings and creedal rulings. This is what religion is.
If a person does not firmly believe in his heart in what Allah has legislated through the tongue of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and does not act upon what is contained therein, then his religion is deficient. To this, he (peace be upon him) pointed (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying:Mishkat al-Masabih 35Hasan (Zubair `Aliza'i). Thus, religion in this sense means Islam, which encompasses everything that came from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) through the tongue of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). However, the word "religion" may carry another meaning. For example, we recite every day = -- and upon you be peace -- = in Surat al-Fatihah: [Al-Fatihah 1:4]. Here, "religion" has a different meaning.
The questioner : The Day of Reckoning.
The Shaykh : Ah; so[Al-Fatihah 1:4] means the Master of the Day of Resurrection, on which all people are judged, both the righteous and the wicked. Thus, the word "religion" here has a meaning different from the one we explained earlier. It is as in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Ali 'Imran 3:19]. Thus, religion in the first sense is equivalent to Islam, but it may also mean the judgment and accountability of others. This second meaning is what is intended in our saying in Surat al-Fatihah: [Al-Fatihah 1:4].
The Shaykh : Religion in Islam is the belief in what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has legislated in terms of legal rulings. These rulings are divided into two categories: practical rulings and creedal rulings. This is what religion is.
If a person does not firmly believe in his heart in what Allah has legislated through the tongue of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and does not act upon what is contained therein, then his religion is deficient. To this, he (peace be upon him) pointed (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying:
He who is not trustworthy has no faith, and he who does not keep his covenant has no religion.
لا إيمانَ لِمَن لا أمانةَ له ، ولا دينَ لِمَن لا عهدَ لهSovereign of the Day of Recompense.
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِThe questioner : The Day of Reckoning.
The Shaykh : Ah; so
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِIndeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam
إِنَّ الدِّينَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ الْإِسْلَامُSovereign of the Day of Recompense.
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ
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