Explanation of the author's statement: "And faith is defined as the inner submission, which is the affirmation of the heart and its action, and it does not proceed except from a true believer, as Allah the Exalted said:
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The Shaykh : Then the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "and it is defined as faith" meaning: when they are combined, "by the inner submission, which is the affirmation of the heart and its action, and it does not proceed except from a true believer, as the Exalted said: [Al-Anfal 8:2-4] " shaf [Al-Anfal 8:4] meaning: those who are complete in faith in the true sense. How many attributes did the brother mention in the verse?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. This is one.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :[Al-Anfal 8:2]؟
The student: It increased them in faith.
The Shaykh : Yes, the third?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The fourth?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : And the fifth?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :[Al-Baqarah 2:3]. And this is broader than giving zakah. Now, if these five attributes are combined in a person, he becomes a true believer; if some of them are lacking, the faith is diminished.
Check: does your heart tremble when Allah is mentioned? When Allah is mentioned, meaning when His punishment for the criminals is mentioned, does your heart fear? Yes? Check, and do not just pass by the warnings of the Fire in the Book and the Sunnah with a heart that does not move, that is rigid. If the heart is rigid in this state, know that you are very weak in faith.
'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), when he read the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tur 52:7] in Surat al-Tur, [At-Tur 52:8] he fell ill, and the people used to visit him because of this verse.
And the strange thing is that we read it while we are in the Fajr prayer, and not only in the Fajr prayer, does the heart move? Huh? Except for whom Allah has mercy.
But the reality is that we are in heedlessness and hardness of hearts, sometimes and sometimes, correct. But we have not seen anyone read it and fall ill and have the people visit him, despite the strength of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in the religion of Allah, but his fear of Allah necessitated that he reach this state.
[Al-Anfal 8:2] faith in Allah the Mighty and Majestic and His Shari'ah, and it increased them in acceptance of it and in acting upon it, because they are the verses of Allah the Mighty and Majestic.
they do not rely except on Allah, so they stand firm in a place where feet slip, because they rely on Allah, and they do not fear in Allah the blame of a blamer, because the blame of a blamer, because they are what? They rely on their Lord. meaning they perform it in a straight manner, [Al-Baqarah 2:3] meaning they spend out of what Allah the Mighty and Majestic gave them, and the first thing that falls under this is zakah.
He said: "And with this meaning, faith is the highest. So every believer is a Muslim, but not every Muslim is a believer". What does "not every Muslim is a believer" mean? It means not every Muslim is a believer. Correct.
(2) The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts become fearful, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith; and upon their Lord they rely - (3) The ones who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend. (4) Those are the believers, truly.
إنما المؤمنون الذين إذا ذكر الله وجلت قلوبهم وإذا تليت عليهم آياته زادتهم إيماناً وعلى ربهم يتوكلون * الذين يقيمون الصلاة ومما رزقناهم ينفقون * أولئك هم المؤمنون حقاًthe believers, truly
هم المؤمنون حقاThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. This is one.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :
when His verses are recited to them
إذا تليت عليهم آياتهThe student: It increased them in faith.
The Shaykh : Yes, the third?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : The fourth?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : And the fifth?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :
and spend out of what We have provided for them,
ومما رزقناهم ينفقونCheck: does your heart tremble when Allah is mentioned? When Allah is mentioned, meaning when His punishment for the criminals is mentioned, does your heart fear? Yes? Check, and do not just pass by the warnings of the Fire in the Book and the Sunnah with a heart that does not move, that is rigid. If the heart is rigid in this state, know that you are very weak in faith.
'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), when he read the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will occur.
إن عذاب ربك لواقعOf it there is no preventer.
ما له من دافعAnd the strange thing is that we read it while we are in the Fajr prayer, and not only in the Fajr prayer, does the heart move? Huh? Except for whom Allah has mercy.
But the reality is that we are in heedlessness and hardness of hearts, sometimes and sometimes, correct. But we have not seen anyone read it and fall ill and have the people visit him, despite the strength of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in the religion of Allah, but his fear of Allah necessitated that he reach this state.
when His verses are recited to them, it increases them in faith
إذا تليت عليهم آياته زادتهم إيماناAnd they rely upon their Lord.
وعلى ربهم يتوكلونthose who establish prayer
الذين يقيمون الصلاةand spend out of what We have provided for them,
ومما رزقناهم ينفقونHe said: "And with this meaning, faith is the highest. So every believer is a Muslim, but not every Muslim is a believer". What does "not every Muslim is a believer" mean? It means not every Muslim is a believer. Correct.