Explanation of the author's statement: "And as for faith, linguistically it is affirmation. Allah the Exalted said: 'And you are not a believer in us.'"
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The Shaykh :"Faith, linguistically, is affirmation. Allah the Exalted said: [Yusuf 12:17]" Meaning: you are not an affirmer.
"And in the Shari'ah: the affirmation of the heart that necessitates speech and action".
Is the affirmation of the heart internal or external? It is internal, and it necessitates external and internal speech and action.
As for faith that does not necessitate this, it is not faith in the Shari'ah. So the one who believes in Allah and that He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Provider, the Giver of life, and the Giver of death, but his faith does not necessitate speech and action, this person is not a believer in the Shari'ah; he is not a believer.
And how often we hear from the common people and those like them speaking about an atheist tyrant, saying: "By Allah, he is a believer, a believer. He affirms Allah, he affirms that the heavens and the earth were created by a Great Creator." They describe him as a believer. Is this correct or not? It is not correct; in the Shari'ah, it is not correct. Good.
He said: "Thus, it is belief, speech, and action: the belief of the heart, the speech of the tongue, and the action of the heart and the limbs".
The belief of the heart is based on six things that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained in his saying:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2610Sahih (Darussalam). This is the affirmation of the heart.
The speech of the heart means: the movement of the heart, the movement of the heart.
So you know that faith is affirmation and tranquility regarding something. But the action of the heart is that the heart moves with something, such as love, hatred, fear, hope, reliance upon Allah, and being conscious of Allah, and the like. What do we call this? We call it the action of the heart. For example, if you love something, you turn toward it; if you hate something, you turn away from it, and so on. Thus, the actions of the hearts are not the same as the speeches of the hearts.
So the difference between them is that speech is affirmation and inclination toward something, which is belief. And action must involve movement, direction, and doing something, but it is a heart action that is not apparent.
As for the action of the limbs, it is either speech or action. So the action of the limbs is either speech or action. What is an example of speech? Such as dhikr (remembrance of Allah), reciting the Qur'an, enjoining good and forbidding evil, studying knowledge, and the like.
And action? What is done by the four limbs, for example?
The student: The prayer.
The Shaykh : What is prayer? Prayer contains speech.
For example: ruku' (bowing), sujud (prostration), standing, sitting, charity, and fasting, yes. Good. And tawaf (circumambulation), sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah), standing at 'Arafah, and the like. What do we call this? We call it the action of the limbs. All of this is included in faith, but we say: this is in the general sense. Good.
But you would not believe us
وما أنت بمؤمن لنا"And in the Shari'ah: the affirmation of the heart that necessitates speech and action".
Is the affirmation of the heart internal or external? It is internal, and it necessitates external and internal speech and action.
As for faith that does not necessitate this, it is not faith in the Shari'ah. So the one who believes in Allah and that He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Provider, the Giver of life, and the Giver of death, but his faith does not necessitate speech and action, this person is not a believer in the Shari'ah; he is not a believer.
And how often we hear from the common people and those like them speaking about an atheist tyrant, saying: "By Allah, he is a believer, a believer. He affirms Allah, he affirms that the heavens and the earth were created by a Great Creator." They describe him as a believer. Is this correct or not? It is not correct; in the Shari'ah, it is not correct. Good.
He said: "Thus, it is belief, speech, and action: the belief of the heart, the speech of the tongue, and the action of the heart and the limbs".
The belief of the heart is based on six things that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained in his saying:
To believe in Allah, His Angels, His, Books, His Messengers, the Day of Judgement, and Al-Qadar, the good of it and the bad of it.
الإيمان أن تؤمن بالله وملائكته وكتبه ورسله واليوم الآخر والقدر خيره وشرهThe speech of the heart means: the movement of the heart, the movement of the heart.
So you know that faith is affirmation and tranquility regarding something. But the action of the heart is that the heart moves with something, such as love, hatred, fear, hope, reliance upon Allah, and being conscious of Allah, and the like. What do we call this? We call it the action of the heart. For example, if you love something, you turn toward it; if you hate something, you turn away from it, and so on. Thus, the actions of the hearts are not the same as the speeches of the hearts.
So the difference between them is that speech is affirmation and inclination toward something, which is belief. And action must involve movement, direction, and doing something, but it is a heart action that is not apparent.
As for the action of the limbs, it is either speech or action. So the action of the limbs is either speech or action. What is an example of speech? Such as dhikr (remembrance of Allah), reciting the Qur'an, enjoining good and forbidding evil, studying knowledge, and the like.
And action? What is done by the four limbs, for example?
The student: The prayer.
The Shaykh : What is prayer? Prayer contains speech.
For example: ruku' (bowing), sujud (prostration), standing, sitting, charity, and fasting, yes. Good. And tawaf (circumambulation), sa'y (walking between al-Safa and al-Marwah), standing at 'Arafah, and the like. What do we call this? We call it the action of the limbs. All of this is included in faith, but we say: this is in the general sense. Good.