Is there a distinction between practical disbelief and creedal disbelief?

Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, a question. We had heard from you a clear evidence regarding the distinction between practical disbelief and creedal disbelief, which is the hadith: .

The Shaykh: Yes.
Al-Halabi : It would be wonderful if you could give a brief summary on the topic to complete what came before?

The Shaykh : By Allah... - if Allah wills - ... it has been forgotten, so perhaps you can help us on the topic by mentioning what we had mentioned... Now, nothing comes to mind for me beyond what is contained in this hadith, and this hadith aligns greatly and very greatly with other hadiths. Among them is the well-known hadith among the general students of knowledge, such as his saying - peace and blessings be upon him - : . The truth is that the denial in the heart of all types of shirk (associating partners with Allah), misguidance, sins, and disobedience is the Islamic exit that prevents the Muslim from falling into the disbelief that expels one from the religion; because it provided a space and a refuge for the Muslim to deny the wrong. And among these, without a doubt, and indeed it is one of the clearest wrongs, is judging by other than what Allah has revealed. Denying it in the heart saves the denier from being included in His saying - Blessed and Exalted is He - in one of the two meanings of the interpretation we mentioned in previous lessons regarding His saying - Mighty and Majestic - : . Those are the disbelievers in a disbelief that expels them from the religion if they consider it permissible in their hearts, and in a practical disbelief if they consider it permissible by their action without their heart.
Likewise, if this Muslim sees a wrong - and among these is judging by other than what Allah has revealed, as we said - and does not deny it with his hand because he is unable to, and at the second level does not deny it with his tongue, also because he is unable to, or he is able, let us say; this is more important without a doubt, but for some reason, the worst of which is following his desire, he does not deny it - also - with his hand, but he denied it in his heart; then this denial removes the responsibility of him having approved this wrong, and because of this approval he would be a disbeliever; no, he does not fall into the issue of exiting the religion, but the detailed ruling revolves around it: if he was able to deny it with his hand and did not do so, he is a sinner; if he was able to deny it with his hand or his tongue, he is a sinner; and if he denied it in his heart, he is a Muslim sinner. But if the matter reaches the point where he does not deny it - also - in his heart, here is the very serious problem; because the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - said in this hadith and that hadith that there is not a speck of faith beyond that.
And here I must remind you that the Muslim must be cautious not to become accustomed to some sins, so that he finds no denial in his heart for them, and it is feared that he will then fall into the disbelief that expels one from the religion. And I believe that many Muslims, men and women, fall into this very great sin; to the extent that their hearts have become hardened and do not deny a wrong, not even in the heart. So these widespread sins now, such as the tabarruj (display of adornment) of women and their immodesty, and such as riba (usury or interest) and the spread of dealing with it; to the extent that many people have erased from their minds that all these types of sins are sins that remain...
And I recall an example related to some women. You find a woman displaying her adornment in the manner of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, meaning she has worn a garment to the mid-calf and put on a head covering, what they call a "scarf," and she exposes the front of her head with it, and she does not feel that she has disobeyed her Lord. If another woman passes by her who increases in the modern display of adornment; for example, her garment is to her knees, or she is bare-headed, or she wears tight-fitting clothes and the like; she barely passes by her without turning around and disapproving of her in her heart. This means, if not... that she is in the same situation as her, in that she has violated the law of her Lord, but there is no doubt that the other is more sinful; she fell into what is more severely disapproved of than this one who disapproved of it! What does this mean? This indicates to us that this type of women no longer feel the sin; so there is no longer any denial of this sin in their hearts; therefore, Muslims must protect themselves by always being in the company of those who remind them constantly and forever to be far from considering permissible what Allah has forbidden...
I have clarified, I think, the answer to the previous question: as long as... whatever the motive for it is, but it is necessary to always and forever remind and warn that it is not permissible to be negligent or feign ignorance of this important and very, very important Islamic rule; which is the distinction between creedal disbelief and practical disbelief, because this reality is supported by many and very many legal texts... In my previous session, entering parliament is practical disbelief, so if it is accompanied by considering permissible in the heart judging by other than what Allah has revealed, it is the creedal disbelief that expels one from the religion.
Other than that?

The questioner : Our brothers, with the same topic...