Continuation of the answer to the issue of whether morals are included in belief.

The Shaykh : Were it not for this belief, the deeds would be nothing at all. And the statement that religion consists of beliefs and rulings, if it is intended that these are rulings abstracted from belief, is an error. Is it not a condition for every act of worship that it be pure for Allah and in accordance with the Shari'ah of Allah? Yes. So this is a belief. But belief may be purely faith-based, such as belief in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and the divine decree, its good and its evil. Or it may be acting in accordance with the Shari'ah, and it must necessarily be accompanied by belief. There is no doubt that morals and noble character are part of the Islamic religion, and that the more a person adopts them, following thereby the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the greater the act of worship.