What is the benefit of mentioning Islam in this verse: “Indeed, the Muslim men and Muslim women”?
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The student: ...?
The Shaykh : Because a believer may have some negligence in his outward actions.
The student: Is he a Muslim?
The Shaykh : He has faith, but he has negligence in his outward actions. So when it is said “Muslim” and “believer,” his faith is complete from both of these. We testify to the outward state of affairs.
We may also say that it is better not to testify to this either, because when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified that a man was a believer, he said: We may say that we testify to his outward state that he is a believer. This matter is very difficult, because if you testify to his faith, you must also testify to his entry into Paradise. But we say that this man does the deeds of a believer, and in his outward state he is a believer, and Allah knows best what is in his heart.
The Shaykh : Because a believer may have some negligence in his outward actions.
The student: Is he a Muslim?
The Shaykh : He has faith, but he has negligence in his outward actions. So when it is said “Muslim” and “believer,” his faith is complete from both of these. We testify to the outward state of affairs.
We may also say that it is better not to testify to this either, because when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) testified that a man was a believer, he said: