Is the saying (Faith is not mere wishful thinking or mere adornment, but rather what settles in the heart and is confirmed by action) from the words of al-Hasan al-Basri or from the words of
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The questioner : ... This saying is sometimes attributed to al-Hasan al-Basri and sometimes to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: "Faith is not mere wishful thinking or mere adornment, but rather what settles in the heart and is confirmed by action". It is requested that this be clarified: is it a hadith or a saying of ...?
The Shaykh : Both attributions are mentioned as you stated, but one is not correct and the other is correct. The attribution to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is not correct, and the attribution to al-Hasan al-Basri, that it is from his saying, is the one that is correct. Therefore, it is not permissible to say that the Messenger of Allah said it; rather, the saying must be attributed to its owner, who is al-Hasan al-Basri. After this, once we have finished with the issues, we will return to completing the answer to the previous question.
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The Shaykh : Both attributions are mentioned as you stated, but one is not correct and the other is correct. The attribution to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is not correct, and the attribution to al-Hasan al-Basri, that it is from his saying, is the one that is correct. Therefore, it is not permissible to say that the Messenger of Allah said it; rather, the saying must be attributed to its owner, who is al-Hasan al-Basri. After this, once we have finished with the issues, we will return to completing the answer to the previous question.
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