Discussion on whether faith increases and decreases according to the Jahmiyyah, and how to respond to them.
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The Shaykh : As for faith, we have discussed it before.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Correct, good. This is faith according to them. Does it increase and decrease?
The student: According to them, it does not increase or decrease.
The Shaykh : Good, why?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, I am asking why it does not increase or decrease?
The student: Because ... .
The Shaykh : Because acknowledgment does not vary in degree. My acknowledgment that this is a bag and this is a book does not vary in degree. Good, yes. Say, O Khalil, did we respond to them or not?
The student: Yes, we responded to them.
The Shaykh : By what?
The student: First of all, meaning we respond to them from several angles. They cited several things... they cited, they said.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Correct, good. This is faith according to them. Does it increase and decrease?
The student: According to them, it does not increase or decrease.
The Shaykh : Good, why?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, I am asking why it does not increase or decrease?
The student: Because ... .
The Shaykh : Because acknowledgment does not vary in degree. My acknowledgment that this is a bag and this is a book does not vary in degree. Good, yes. Say, O Khalil, did we respond to them or not?
The student: Yes, we responded to them.
The Shaykh : By what?
The student: First of all, meaning we respond to them from several angles. They cited several things... they cited, they said.