The Ranks of Religion and the Pillars of Each Rank
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Question:
The questioner: Your Eminence, a questioner from Riyadh asks: Your Eminence, what are the ranks of religion, mentioning the pillars of each rank? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Its ranks are three: Islam, faith, and excellence in worship, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained.
The first rank is Islam, the general rank, and its pillars are five: testifying that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the ritual prayer, paying the obligatory alms, fasting Ramadan, and performing the major pilgrimage to the House. Every deed that Allah has legislated falls within Islam.
The second rank is faith, and its pillars are six: that you believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Day of Resurrection, and the divine decree, its good and its evil.
The third rank is excellence in worship, and it is a single pillar. Its meaning is that you worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, He sees you.
All righteous deeds fall within Islam and faith. If the believer combines all deeds, both apparent and hidden, he becomes a Muslim who has faith. If he worships Allah as if he sees Him, and if he does not see Him, He sees him, he becomes a Muslim who has faith and excels in worship. We ask Allah for success for all of us.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
The questioner: Your Eminence, a questioner from Riyadh asks: Your Eminence, what are the ranks of religion, mentioning the pillars of each rank? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Its ranks are three: Islam, faith, and excellence in worship, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained.
The first rank is Islam, the general rank, and its pillars are five: testifying that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the ritual prayer, paying the obligatory alms, fasting Ramadan, and performing the major pilgrimage to the House. Every deed that Allah has legislated falls within Islam.
The second rank is faith, and its pillars are six: that you believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Day of Resurrection, and the divine decree, its good and its evil.
The third rank is excellence in worship, and it is a single pillar. Its meaning is that you worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not see Him, He sees you.
All righteous deeds fall within Islam and faith. If the believer combines all deeds, both apparent and hidden, he becomes a Muslim who has faith. If he worships Allah as if he sees Him, and if he does not see Him, He sees him, he becomes a Muslim who has faith and excels in worship. We ask Allah for success for all of us.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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