Al-Albani's follow-up on a statement transmitted by the brother "Khalid al-Anbari" regarding the one who abandons prayer, and that the one who abandons prayer while believing in it
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The Shaykh: Excuse me, I do not know if the phrase that the noble man is a "Muslim" is precise? Because the hypocrite who displays Islam is called a Muslim, but he is not a believer. The issue now is that this person abandons prayer while believing in it; is he a believer or not? And our answer is: he is a believer, but his faith is deficient.
Khalid al-Anbari: Yes.
The Shaykh: So his abandoning of prayer is evidence of the deficiency of his faith. As for saying that he is a Muslim, it is said: even the one who does not have an atom of faith in his heart, but he displays some of the pillars of Islam, is called a Muslim; do you understand the point of my observation?
Khalid al-Anbari: Understood, yes.
The Shaykh: So what do you think about this?
Khalid al-Anbari: It seems to me that he perhaps intends by "Muslim" the believer, and that he is one of those who does not distinguish between Islam and faith.
The Shaykh: But this.
Khalid al-Anbari: Perhaps this is the case - and Allah knows best - and I do not think that.
The Shaykh: The intention is that if it were said: "he is a believer"; would that not be more effective in refuting the doubt and the question?
Khalid al-Anbari: Without a doubt.
The Shaykh: Because it is not hidden from you the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, which remained in my mind from an old reading; and it is: that when faith is mentioned in a general sense and Islam is mentioned in a general sense, each of them has a meaning.
Khalid al-Anbari: Yes.
The Shaykh: But one of them may take the place of the other.
Khalid al-Anbari: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh: This is correct, but here the subject is the subject of faith, and abandoning prayer contradicts faith, whether in a general sense or in terms of deficiency. So I thought that instead of the word "Muslim," it should be said: "he is a believer," and then it should be coupled with the fact that one should not assume from this general statement that he has complete faith, as a refutation of the Murji'ah.
This is an observation I wanted to mention regarding this text, and this text without a doubt provides a strong refutation of those who misguide the correct statement and try to cast blame on the people of truth.
Yes.
Khalid al-Anbari: Yes.
The Shaykh: So his abandoning of prayer is evidence of the deficiency of his faith. As for saying that he is a Muslim, it is said: even the one who does not have an atom of faith in his heart, but he displays some of the pillars of Islam, is called a Muslim; do you understand the point of my observation?
Khalid al-Anbari: Understood, yes.
The Shaykh: So what do you think about this?
Khalid al-Anbari: It seems to me that he perhaps intends by "Muslim" the believer, and that he is one of those who does not distinguish between Islam and faith.
The Shaykh: But this.
Khalid al-Anbari: Perhaps this is the case - and Allah knows best - and I do not think that.
The Shaykh: The intention is that if it were said: "he is a believer"; would that not be more effective in refuting the doubt and the question?
Khalid al-Anbari: Without a doubt.
The Shaykh: Because it is not hidden from you the statement of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, which remained in my mind from an old reading; and it is: that when faith is mentioned in a general sense and Islam is mentioned in a general sense, each of them has a meaning.
Khalid al-Anbari: Yes.
The Shaykh: But one of them may take the place of the other.
Khalid al-Anbari: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh: This is correct, but here the subject is the subject of faith, and abandoning prayer contradicts faith, whether in a general sense or in terms of deficiency. So I thought that instead of the word "Muslim," it should be said: "he is a believer," and then it should be coupled with the fact that one should not assume from this general statement that he has complete faith, as a refutation of the Murji'ah.
This is an observation I wanted to mention regarding this text, and this text without a doubt provides a strong refutation of those who misguide the correct statement and try to cast blame on the people of truth.
Yes.
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