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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (584) | There are two types of certainty in faith preferences

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0:00 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
0:08 Certainty regarding the details of faith is of two types.
0:12 Certainty regarding the details of faith is divided into two types, depending on the nature of what is required to be believed with certainty.
0:19 First: certainty in the reports of Allah the Exalted.
0:23 This includes certainty in everything that Allah the Exalted has informed us of.
0:27 And everything that the Messenger, peace be upon him, has informed us of.
0:31 Regarding all matters of both religion and worldly life.
0:34 Such as the belief the Companions held regarding the victory of the Romans over the Persians.
0:38 Within a few years after their defeat by them.
0:42 Just as the Exalted said:
0:44 ﴾The Romans have been defeated. In the nearest land.﴿
0:47 “In the nearer land, and they, after their defeat will be victorious” (30:3)
0:51 ﴾Within a few years.﴿
0:53 “Within ten years - Allah's is the command in the former case and in the latter - and in that day believers will rejoice” (30:4)
0:56 ﴾And on that day the believers will rejoice.﴿
0:59 And the Messenger, peace be upon him,
1:02 Was the first of those who were certain of the truthfulness of Allah’s report and His promise.
1:06 For he was certain that Allah would grant him victory and manifest his message over all the worlds.
1:11 Even while he was still in the harshest situations of persecution and harm.
1:16 He never considered the victory to be slow in coming.
1:19 And he never despaired as some others despaired.
1:22 Second:
1:24 Certainty in the command of Allah, both His legislative command and His universal, predestined command.
1:29 As for certainty in His legislative command,
1:31 It is to comply with it with complete contentment and total submission.
1:36 Just as the Exalted said:
1:38 “But nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe (in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in dispute between them and find within themselves no dislike of that which thou decidest, and submit with full submission.” (4:65)
1:44 “But nay, by thy Lord, they will not believe (in truth) until they make thee judge of what is in dispute between them and find within themselves no dislike of that which thou decidest, and submit with full submission.” (4:65)
1:52 The reward for that is the attainment of guidance and mercy.
1:56 Just as the Exalted said:
1:58 “And now have We set thee (O Muhammad) on a clear road of (Our) commandment; so follow it, and follow not the whims of those who know not.” (45:18)
2:03 “And now have We set thee (O Muhammad) on a clear road of (Our) commandment; so follow it, and follow not the whims of those who know not.” (45:18)
2:08 Then He said thereafter:
2:10 “This is clear indication for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy for a folk whose faith is sure.” (45:20)
2:17 As for certainty in His universal, predestined command,
2:20 It is to be content with it, to be patient with what is disliked within it, and to submit to Allah the Exalted regarding it.
2:26 And to call upon Him to relieve distress, while being certain in one's heart that Allah will answer.
2:33 A sufficient glad tiding in this regard is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
2:37 ﴾For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.﴿
2:43 Allah, glory be to Him, mentioned ease as accompanying hardship together.
2:49 He did not say "after it."
2:51 So, no matter how much hardship is found, ease is with it and accompanies it.
2:56 Just as the use of the definite article for "the hardship" in the two verses is evidence that it is the same one.
3:01 And the use of the indefinite form for "ease" indicates its repetition.
3:04 For this reason, they said: "One hardship will never overcome two eases."
3:09 Just as the use of the definite article for "the hardship" indicates comprehensiveness and generality.
3:13 This implies that every hardship, no matter how difficult it may reach,
3:18 Is encompassed by the ease that is inseparable from it.