Is there evidence for the position of those who say that faith does not increase or decrease?
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The student: ......
The Shaykh : They have no evidence; rather, they have an explanation for those who say: faith does not increase or decrease. They are the Murji'ah, who say that faith is the affirmation of the heart, and affirmation does not vary; or the Mu'tazilah and the Khawarij, who say that faith is not divisible: either it exists in its entirety, complete, or it is absent in its entirety. He said:[Al-Kahf 18:27]
The student: .........
The Shaykh : Yes, the benefits are expected, if Allah wills. We are now going to explain only, meaning we are going to interpret only, otherwise there is a benefit that will come later.
The student: ......
The Shaykh : Except that it returns to both of them, and He created the heavens with truth; with this qualification, it returns to both of them.
The Shaykh : They have no evidence; rather, they have an explanation for those who say: faith does not increase or decrease. They are the Murji'ah, who say that faith is the affirmation of the heart, and affirmation does not vary; or the Mu'tazilah and the Khawarij, who say that faith is not divisible: either it exists in its entirety, complete, or it is absent in its entirety. He said:
And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you
اتل ما أوحي إليكThe student: .........
The Shaykh : Yes, the benefits are expected, if Allah wills. We are now going to explain only, meaning we are going to interpret only, otherwise there is a benefit that will come later.
The student: ......
The Shaykh : Except that it returns to both of them, and He created the heavens with truth; with this qualification, it returns to both of them.