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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب السنة
Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah)
باب الدَّلِيلِ عَلَى زِيَادَةِ الإِيمَانِ وَنُقْصَانِهِ
Chapter: Proof Of Increase And Decrease Of Faith.
Sunan Abu Dawud 4684 — Proof Of Increase And Decrease Of Faith
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ ثَوْرٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، قَالَ : وَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ " قُلْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا سورة الحجرات آية 14 ، قَالَ : نَرَى أَنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ الْكَلِمَةُ وَالْإِيمَانَ الْعَمَلُ " .
Explaining the verse, “say ; You have no faith, but you only say: We have submitted our wills to Allah”, Al-Zuhri said: We think that ISLAM is a word, and faith is an action.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This is the expression of Imam Zuhri rahimahullah. His intent is that faith (iman) is the name for the actions of both the inner faculties and the outward limbs, in which the tongue is also included.
If only the tongue has professed (the testimony), then we may call it Islam, not iman (faith).
This is the expression of Imam Zuhri rahimahullah. His intent is that faith (iman) is the name for the actions of both the inner faculties and the outward limbs, in which the tongue is also included.
If only the tongue has professed (the testimony), then we may call it Islam, not iman (faith).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4684
