Distinguishing between Islam and Faith, and whether a Muslim is called a believer and a believer is called a Muslim, or not.

The Shaykh : Lot (peace be upon him) was a messenger supported by signs. No one believed with him; we found no one in the town except one household of Muslims. Here, you might expect him to say: "So we found no one in it except a household of what? Of believers." When he said , what was expected in your limited mind was that it would be said, "So we found no one in it except a household of believers." Why was the term "Muslims" used in the second verse and not the first? Some scholars said: "This indicates that faith and Islam mean the same thing, and that this and that were used for the sake of variety in expression, and variety in expression is a type of eloquence". But this is not correct; rather, it was expressed this way because the household was Muslim, as Lot's wife displayed Islam. So the household itself was a household of Islam, because Lot's wife did not declare disbelief. But when the salvation came, who was saved? Only the believers. For this reason, he said . The difference is clear: there is a difference between the Muslim and the believer. A person may be a Muslim but not a believer. For this reason, a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and one of the Companions said: "O Messenger of Allah, he is a believer." He said: . He said: "He is a believer." He said: . So he distinguished between Islam and faith. And in the Noble Qur'an: . So he distinguished between faith and Islam. Faith is in the heart, my brothers. And no one can pretend to be a believer in his heart, because faith is in the heart. But Islam is outward; a person can appear to be among the most Muslim people while being among the most wicked. And read what Allah the Exalted said about the hypocrites: , because the appearance is an Islamic, Muslim appearance; if you see them, you are pleased with them , because they have eloquence, but there is no good in them. Now, let us not go far. For whom? The dwellings of the people of Lot are known and famous, as He the Mighty and Majestic said: .