Summary of Sunni concepts
Definition of faith
Faith according to the Sunnis and the community
Belief, word and deed
It increases with obedience and decreases with disobedience
Belief is the heart’s belief and approval
It is also called the saying of the heart
The word is the tongue’s statement of the two testimonies and their pronunciation
Work is the work of the heart
It is the submission, acceptance, and submission of the heart
Performing acts of obedience to the limbs is the type of work
According to the Jahmiyyah, faith is knowledge
According to the Ash'arites, it is belief
According to the Karamiyya, faith is utterance with the tongue
Even if there is no ratification or acceptance
According to the Murji'ah, faith is belief and the words of the tongue
According to the Kharijites, faith is all legitimate words and deeds, whether obligatory actions or forbidden omissions
If a person neglects one obligatory duty or does one forbidden act, he becomes a disbeliever
The Kharijites and Murji'ah agree in claiming that faith neither increases nor decreases
The Murji’ah jurists affirm the actions of the hearts and acknowledge their importance
But they make it something other than faith
They also remove the actions of the limbs from what is called faith
But if they were asked about the relationship of both the actions of the hearts and the actions of the limbs to faith
They said it is one of its supplies and fruits
The entry of deeds into the faith according to the Sunnis
The type of work is one of the pillars of faith among Sunnis
If it is gone, then all acts of obedience are lost, and the basis of faith is gone
Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said about losing the type of work at all
It is impossible for a man not to do anything of what he is commanded to do, such as prayer, zakat, fasting, and Hajj
He does whatever forbidden things he can
However, he is a believer inwardly
He only does this because of lack of faith in his heart
But if some work is left behind
Such as neglecting some duties or doing some forbidden things
The foundation of faith remains
But the lack of obligatory faith
Unless the neglected work is stipulated in Sharia law that abandoning it is blasphemy
Like abandoning prayer completely
Even if you were Sala
And like ruling by other than what God has revealed
He rejected God's law
And because the people of reference do not include deeds in the category of faith
They do not consider the one who abandons the type of work to be an infidel
Rather, it is enough for him to believe it to be a believer
The Khawarij see as the Sunnis see
Actions are included in the name of faith
But they differ from them because they consider doing any forbidden or abandoning any duty
Disbelief necessitates eternity in Hell
If its owner does not repent of it
Even if he did the rest of the obligatory duties and left all the forbidden things
The opposite of Sunnis
Those who do not negate the basis of faith from the one who commits a major sin unless he makes it permissible for him
And they say
He is a believer in his faith
He is extremely immoral and lacks faith
It was mentioned in the hadith of Gabriel
The pillars of faith are faith in God and His angels
His books, his messengers, and the Last Day
Fate is good and evil
A contemporary deviation in understanding faith
Today we live in a miserable situation that is unique in the history of Islam
If not in the entire history of humanity
Many people believe in the oneness of God, who has no partners
Then they do not implement His law in real life
They see nothing wrong with that
Some of them may even see that it is in the interest today
It is in setting aside the law of God from the reality of humanity
And adopt human-made legislation instead
They claim, however, that they are Muslims
They love Islam and its people
Something like this has never happened before in the history of humanity as a whole
This is the case with humanity throughout its history
It was only one of two cases
Either she believes in the One God
Implementing His law in general
As for polytheism in belief
Believes in the existence of other gods and legislators
Their laws are implemented without God
Either we believe in one God
Then we implement someone else's law
This is kind of crazy
It never happened before in pre-Islamic times or Islam
It said in the dictionary
He converts to Islam if he drives and becomes a Muslim
Ibn Taymiyyah says, explaining the meaning of Islam
The word Islam is used in two ways
The first is transitive
As God Almighty says
And who is better in religion than one who submits his face to God and is a doer of good?
The second is necessary
As God Almighty says
When his Lord said to him, “Submit.”
He said: I have submitted to the Lord of the Worlds
And as God Almighty says
And to Him is the safest of all who are in the heavens and the earth
It combines two meanings
One of them
Submission and surrender
And the second
Its sincerity and uniqueness
Its title is “There is no god but God.”
It has two meanings
One of them
Common debt
It is the worship of God alone, without partners
Who sent all the prophets
And the second
Written by Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace
Of religion, law, and curriculum
It is the law, the method and the truth
There are five pillars of Islam
Testimony that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God
And establish prayer
And paying zakat
And Ramadan fasting
And the Hajj to the House of God is for those who can afford it
Misunderstanding of Islam
Some people think
Either out of ignorance of the truth of Islam
Or out of whims and fallacy
That the unified of any sect is organized
He is a believing Muslim
If he had remained in his religion after the mission of our Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace
They base their opinion on the words of God Almighty
Those who believe, those who are Jews, the Christians, and the Sabians
Whoever believes in God and the Last Day and does righteous deeds
They will have their reward with their Lord, and they will have no fear, nor will they grieve
This is a skewed understanding
Because the verse was revealed regarding those who died following monotheism, whether Christians, Jews, or Sabians
Before the mission of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace
After his mission, may God bless him and grant him peace
Everyone must believe in him and follow him
It is not enough for him to be a monotheist while remaining committed to his religion and not following him, may God bless him and grant him peace
Because disbelief in Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, after his mission
He disbelieved in Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them
God Almighty said
And when God took a covenant from the prophets regarding the Book and wisdom I have given you
Then a messenger came to you confirming what is with you, so that you may believe in the Prophet and support him
He said, “You agreed and took my insistence on that.”
They said we agreed
He said, “Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses.”
The Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said, “By the One in whose hand is Muhammad’s soul.”
No one in this nation, Jew or Christian, has ever heard of me
Then he dies and does not believe in what you sent him with
Unless he is one of the companions of Hell
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The meaning of both faith and Islam when they are together and when they are apart
The concept of faith and Islam falls under the famous rule
If it comes together, it separates, and if it separates, it comes together
That is, the word faith
If it is combined with the word Islam in one verse or hadith
They differ in meaning
It expresses the word faith
About the inner faith of belief, submission, acceptance, and heartfelt beliefs
Islam expresses the faith shown in the limbs and pillars
But if they separate in remembrance
For example, the word “faith” appears in a verse without being associated with Islam or vice versa
Then they have the same meaning
It is faith and surrender, outwardly and inwardly
Example of conjunction in dhikr
God Almighty's saying
The Bedouins said, “We are safe.”
Say, “You have not believed,” but say, “We have submitted,” while faith has not entered your hearts
And the Almighty said
The Muslim men and women, the believing men and believing women
An example of separation
God Almighty's saying about faith
The believers are only those who believed in God and His Messenger and then did not doubt
They strove with their money and their lives for the sake of God
Those are the truthful ones
And what God Almighty said about Islam
When his Lord said to him, “Submit.”
He said: I have submitted to the Lord of the Worlds
The value of faith in life and its fruits
First, the most important value of faith
It is knowledge of the first truth
The existence of God Almighty
That knowledge, which is not valid in the human soul, is knowledge of the existence of anything else except through it
He realizes that existence is created by God
Then man deals with the universe
He knows his nature
He also knows the laws that govern him
He coordinates his movement with the movement of this great existence according to this understanding
He does not deviate from his universal laws
He is happy with this consistency
It goes with the entire universe to the Creator of existence
In obedience, surrender and peace
A servant of God who is monotheistic and has no partner
This is a necessary characteristic for every human being
But it is necessary for the group that leads humanity to the ultimate existence
Secondly, the value of faith is also in achieving psychological tranquility
And trust in the road
And no confusion, hesitation, fear or despair
These are necessary qualities for every human being on his journey through urinary tract
But it is necessary for the leader who travels the road
He leads humanity on this path
Thirdly, the value of faith is in being free from personal desires, interests, goals and gains
The heart becomes attached to a goal beyond itself
He feels that he has nothing to do with it
It is God's call and he is God's rewarder for it
This feeling is necessary for those entrusted with the task of leadership
So that he does not despair if the straying flock turns away from him or is harmed for the sake of the call
He is not deceived if the masses respond to him or if their necks bow down to him, for he is merely an employee
Fourth, belief in God is evidence of the vitality of nature and the soundness of its receptors
And on the sincerity of human perception and the vitality of the human structure
And spaciousness in the field of feeling the facts of existence
These are all qualifications for success in real life
Fifth
Faith in God is a driving force
It brings together all aspects of human being and directs them to one destination
It releases it to derive its strength from the power of God
And to work to achieve His will Almighty
In the succession of the land and its reconstruction and the prevention of corruption and strife from it
And in promoting and growing life
With the realization of the truth of its annihilation and the survival of the afterlife
She turns her work in this world into a desire for the afterlife
This is also one of the qualifications for success in real life
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Faith in God is freedom from slavery to desires and slavery to slaves
There is no doubt that a person is liberated through servitude to God
The most capable of caliphate on earth is a righteous and righteous caliphate
Seventh
Faith is the foundation of virtues and the bridle of vices
The strength of consciences and the support of resolve in times of adversity
And the balm of patience in times of misfortune
The pillar of contentment and contentment with luck
And the light of hope in the chests
And peace and tranquility for souls when life makes them feel lonely
And the consolation of hearts when death befalls them or its days approach
The strongest link between humanity and its noble ideals
Eighth
By losing faith, we have worse luck in life
The lowest rank on the scale of creatures
One of the most humble of animals, the most despicable of insects, and the fiercest of predators
The animals go hungry just as we do
But she is free from the worries of livelihood, the fear of poverty, and the humiliation of asking
She gives birth just as we give birth
She loses her children just as we lose her
But she is at ease from the panic of the bereaved and the fear of being an orphan
They suffer in their bodies just as we suffer
But it is at rest from what eats hearts, severs ties of kinship, and divides unity
Such as envy, lying, and gossiping
She gets sick as we get sick and dies as we die
But she takes a break from contemplating the outcome of death
If we do not have faith, it will entertain us, satisfy us, and console us
We were more miserable and more misguided than the giant animals
And God Almighty spoke the truth when He said in describing the unbelievers
Or do you think that most of them listen or understand?
They are only like cattle, nay, they are more astray from the path
Belief in the unseen regulates the relationship between reason and transmission
Belief in the unseen is the stem of the tree of faith that cannot be established except on it
Faith in God Almighty
And His angels, and His books, and His messengers, and the Last Day, and destiny
Its entire origin is belief in the unseen
And acceptance of the information mentioned in the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah regarding these six principles
And the certainty that the mind has its limits in perception and on me
The mind is subject to transmission
His role is to understand God and His Messenger and ponder the texts of the two revelations
He worships God Almighty by believing in it and its effects
Correct reasoning does not conflict with explicit transmission
Even if some contradiction appears
Its cause is either corruption in the mind or perception
Or the transfer is incorrect or not explicit
God Almighty described His pious servants by saying:
Those who believe in the unseen and perform prayer and spend from what We have provided them
This is the case with the predecessors, may God have mercy on them
Where they provide transportation over the mind
They benefit from the blessing of reason in contemplating verses and increasing faith
And preparing for what God Almighty has promised His servants of bliss in the afterlife
Reward for good deeds
Or when God threatens the wrongdoers with punishment
They stay away from its causes and what brings it closer to it
The role of the mind is to receive information from God Almighty and from His Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace
He is guided by what he receives
Not to be a judge of the texts of the two revelations
He takes from them what he wants and leaves what he wants
The meaning of this religion addressing the mind
It is that he awakens him, directs him, purifies him, and establishes for him a correct approach to looking and thinking
It does not allow him to rule on the validity or invalidity of his legislation
When the text was proven, it was the ruling
The human mind had to accept the text, submit to it, and implement it
Whether he realizes the wisdom of it or not
The transmission is from God, the All-Knowing, the All-Aware
The mind is not a god that judges validity or invalidity
By accepting or rejecting what came from God
Without realizing the correct role of the mind, a lot of confusion occurs
Whether he wants to deify the human mind
And make him a ruler over the texts
Or those who want to abolish reason
He denied his role in faith, guidance, and deduction
Summary of Sunni concepts