Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (206) | The entry of deeds into the faith according to the Sunnis
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The inclusion of deeds within faith according to Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The category of deeds, a pillar of faith according to Ahl al-Sunnah.
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If it is gone, meaning all obedience has been abandoned, then the foundation of faith is gone.
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Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said regarding the complete abandonment of deeds:
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It is impossible for a person to do nothing of what he has been commanded, such as prayer, zakat, fasting, and Hajj,
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and yet commit what he is able of forbidden acts.
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And he is, despite that, a believer inwardly.
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This is only done due to the absence of faith in his heart.
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However, if some deeds are missed,
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such as abandoning some obligations or committing some forbidden acts,
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then the foundation of faith remains.
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But the obligatory faith is diminished.
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Unless the abandoned deed is explicitly stated in the Sharia to be disbelief.
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Such as permanently abandoning prayer.
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Even if it was out of laziness.
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And ruling by other than what Allah has revealed.
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And rejecting Allah's law.
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And because the Murji'ah do not include deeds in the definition of faith,
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they do not consider the one who abandons deeds to be a disbeliever.
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Rather, mere affirmation is sufficient for him to be a believer.
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The Khawarij, like Ahl al-Sunnah, believe
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that deeds are included in the definition of faith.
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However, they differ from them.
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Because they consider committing any forbidden act or abandoning any obligation
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to be disbelief that necessitates eternal dwelling in the Fire,
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if the perpetrator does not repent from it.
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Even if he performs the remaining obligations and abandons all other forbidden acts.
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This is contrary to Ahl al-Sunnah,
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who do not negate the foundation of faith from the one who commits a major sin, as long as he does not deem it permissible.
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And they say:
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He is a believer by his faith,
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a transgressor by his major sin, and his faith is diminished.
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It has been narrated in the hadith of Jibril
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that the pillars of faith are belief in Allah and His angels,
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“O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His messenger and the Scripture which He hath revealed unto His messenger, and the Scripture which He revealed aforetime. Whoso disbelieveth in Allah and His angels and His scriptures and His messengers and the Last Day, he verily hath wandered far astray.” (4:136)
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and divine decree, both good and bad.
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah.