WEBVTT 00:00:00.180 --> 00:00:09.150 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 00:00:09.150 --> 00:00:15.109 The motives behind the claim that religion can be divided into a shell and a core. 00:00:15.109 --> 00:00:20.109 This claim can be attributed to one of two things. 00:00:20.109 --> 00:00:24.109 First, a binary view of matters. 00:00:24.109 --> 00:00:30.109 And the belief that pursuing one of two things necessitates and requires neglecting the other. 00:00:30.109 --> 00:00:36.109 While one might assume the good intentions and sound purpose of those who hold this view, 00:00:36.109 --> 00:00:39.109 it remains a deficient perspective. 00:00:39.109 --> 00:00:44.109 It only holds true for mutually exclusive matters. 00:00:44.109 --> 00:00:49.109 In all other matters, there is no prohibition against combining them. 00:00:49.109 --> 00:00:52.109 In fact, doing so may be recommended or even obligatory. 00:00:52.109 --> 00:00:56.109 Islam has pillars, obligatory duties, and requirements. 00:00:57.109 --> 00:01:02.109 It also has recommended acts, permissible acts, disliked acts, and forbidden acts. 00:01:02.109 --> 00:01:08.109 Fulfilling its pillars does not in any way mean neglecting its obligatory duties and requirements. 00:01:08.109 --> 00:01:15.109 Rather, the correct view is that the obligatory duties and requirements complement and complete the pillars. 00:01:15.109 --> 00:01:21.109 Just as the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, directed us toward achieving the piety of the heart, 00:01:21.109 --> 00:01:25.109 he also provided guidance on how to adopt the outward appearance and conduct, 00:01:25.109 --> 00:01:31.109 such as shortening garments, growing the beard, and so forth. 00:01:31.109 --> 00:01:37.299 Second, an evil intention and malicious design to dismantle Islam. 00:01:37.299 --> 00:01:42.299 This is done through the call to adopt the spirit of the text rather than its literal wording, 00:01:42.299 --> 00:01:45.299 under the pretext of keeping pace with the modern era. 00:01:45.299 --> 00:01:50.299 This is the claim of the modernists, the secularists, and the esoteric sects. 00:01:50.299 --> 00:01:56.299 Their goal is to dismantle the true Islam and escape the yoke of its obligations.