In the hadith of the branches of faith, do they exceed seventy?
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The questioner : You mentioned that the deeds of the limbs are part of faith, but they exceed seventy. So, what is meant by the branches?
The Shaykh : We are asking you, if Allah wills, to bring us next week what exceeds the seventy, if Allah wills. All right, ... give us what exceeds them, because you say that if we say it is part of faith, it increases. But I do not want you to count bowing as a branch, prostration as a branch, standing up from it as a branch, reciting al-Fatihah as a branch, "Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great" as a branch, and "My Lord, forgive me" as a branch. Do not count these, ...
The Shaykh : We are asking you, if Allah wills, to bring us next week what exceeds the seventy, if Allah wills. All right, ... give us what exceeds them, because you say that if we say it is part of faith, it increases. But I do not want you to count bowing as a branch, prostration as a branch, standing up from it as a branch, reciting al-Fatihah as a branch, "Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great" as a branch, and "My Lord, forgive me" as a branch. Do not count these, ...