The Shaykh’s discussion with one of the defenders of communism, whose mentality is not purely Islamic, and the Shaykh directs him toward the correct Islam
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The Shaykh : So, is the mentality you have now a Muslim mentality? Or is it just a Palestinian national mentality?!
The questioner : It is not completely Muslim, meaning that...
The Shaykh : Do you see here? Do you see here that the search is far away? This is the point where we must stop. You said: “It is not a complete Muslim mentality.” The error lies here. Why do you not start addressing the deficiency that you are now admitting by saying: “My mentality now is not a complete Muslim mentality”?
The questioner : Islam is a principle, legislation, and creed, and a person absorbs it bit by bit. I mean, I cannot, by Allah, come out of here now and become a complete Muslim.
The Shaykh : Intellectually, you cannot become a complete Muslim?
The questioner : Intellectually?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The intellectual matter requires study and...
The Shaykh : ... Answer me, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Intellectually, like someone who wants to pray, fast, and perform Hajj, and so on? Or is this an intellectual matter? I mean, if you want to believe in the existence of Allah, for example: it does not require jihad, it does not require fighting, it does not require research, and it does not require books, and so on.
The questioner : For the one who wants jihad, adopting the principle means a means in life.
The Shaykh : I am telling you now about faith in Allah.
The questioner : Faith means a production that happens in a moment.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is my intention.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, you are saying that Islam is not possible to take as a whole, but rather gradually. Your word is this, your word is this. You must show us in your thinking that there is faith and there is Islam.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Faith pertains to the heart, and Islam pertains to the limbs. So now, faith is mixed up with Islam for you, and you say that a person cannot become a Muslim all at once.
The questioner : The Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : And I, I understand, I understand the Shari'ah. I am telling you about Islam from the practical side. What is the Shari'ah? Does it not mean the practical side?
The questioner : The practical side in life in general.
The Shaykh : Is it not the practical side? Did you understand what I am telling you about the difference between Islam and faith?
The questioner : Yes, what is the difference.
The Shaykh : Islam is what you are calling the Shari'ah, and it is what you are saying is not possible for a person to become a Muslim now unless gradually. And I agree with you completely to prove to you that this statement...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : My brother, faith is mixed up with Islam for you!! Our discussion now is about faith, not Islam. That is, a Muslim must have complete faith, meaning that it pertains to thought, not that it pertains to serious action. What pertains to serious action is Islam, and what you call the Shari'ah—we do not differ with you on the names—but faith is thought. So your thought must be purely Muslim, meaning as it came in the religion of Islam. If a person believes in something and disbelieves in something, he is not a Muslim. But if he was truly a believer, but did something of the complete Shari'ah and left something of it, he is a Muslim, but his Islam is deficient. Did the difference between Islam and faith become clear to you?
The questioner : A little.
The questioner : It is not completely Muslim, meaning that...
The Shaykh : Do you see here? Do you see here that the search is far away? This is the point where we must stop. You said: “It is not a complete Muslim mentality.” The error lies here. Why do you not start addressing the deficiency that you are now admitting by saying: “My mentality now is not a complete Muslim mentality”?
The questioner : Islam is a principle, legislation, and creed, and a person absorbs it bit by bit. I mean, I cannot, by Allah, come out of here now and become a complete Muslim.
The Shaykh : Intellectually, you cannot become a complete Muslim?
The questioner : Intellectually?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The intellectual matter requires study and...
The Shaykh : ... Answer me, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Intellectually, like someone who wants to pray, fast, and perform Hajj, and so on? Or is this an intellectual matter? I mean, if you want to believe in the existence of Allah, for example: it does not require jihad, it does not require fighting, it does not require research, and it does not require books, and so on.
The questioner : For the one who wants jihad, adopting the principle means a means in life.
The Shaykh : I am telling you now about faith in Allah.
The questioner : Faith means a production that happens in a moment.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is my intention.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, you are saying that Islam is not possible to take as a whole, but rather gradually. Your word is this, your word is this. You must show us in your thinking that there is faith and there is Islam.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Faith pertains to the heart, and Islam pertains to the limbs. So now, faith is mixed up with Islam for you, and you say that a person cannot become a Muslim all at once.
The questioner : The Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : And I, I understand, I understand the Shari'ah. I am telling you about Islam from the practical side. What is the Shari'ah? Does it not mean the practical side?
The questioner : The practical side in life in general.
The Shaykh : Is it not the practical side? Did you understand what I am telling you about the difference between Islam and faith?
The questioner : Yes, what is the difference.
The Shaykh : Islam is what you are calling the Shari'ah, and it is what you are saying is not possible for a person to become a Muslim now unless gradually. And I agree with you completely to prove to you that this statement...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : My brother, faith is mixed up with Islam for you!! Our discussion now is about faith, not Islam. That is, a Muslim must have complete faith, meaning that it pertains to thought, not that it pertains to serious action. What pertains to serious action is Islam, and what you call the Shari'ah—we do not differ with you on the names—but faith is thought. So your thought must be purely Muslim, meaning as it came in the religion of Islam. If a person believes in something and disbelieves in something, he is not a Muslim. But if he was truly a believer, but did something of the complete Shari'ah and left something of it, he is a Muslim, but his Islam is deficient. Did the difference between Islam and faith become clear to you?
The questioner : A little.
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