Thursday, March 28, 2024 AD / Ramadan 17, 1445 AH
Mansoor Hashemi Khorasani
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and therefore, Islam too increases and decreases along with faith; as God Almighty has said: ﴿وَلَمَّا رَأَى الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الْأَحْزَابَ قَالُوا هَذَا مَا وَعَدَنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَصَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ۚ وَمَا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّا إِيمَانًا وَتَسْلِيمًا[1]; “And when the believers saw the parties, they said: ‘This is what God and His Prophet promised us, and God and His Prophet spoke the truth,’ and it only increased them in faith and submission.” Therefore, whoever confirms and accepts the last Prophet of God only in theory is a Muslim, but more of a Muslim than him is one who adheres to the practical requirements of this confirmation and acceptance, and he is considered a believer, and whoever has more practical adherence to these requirements is considered to have more faith. Based on this, whoever confirms and accepts the last Prophet of God only in theory and does not adhere to the requirements of this theoretical confirmation and acceptance in practice has entered Islam and is not considered a disbeliever due to his deeds; because whoever theoretically knows about the Prophethood of the last Prophet and the truthfulness of what he has brought from God, even if he does not act on the requirements of his knowledge, is not equal to one who theoretically does not know about this fact, and considering them equal is contrary to conscience and the perceptible; as God Almighty has said: ﴿قُلْ هَلْ يَسْتَوِي الَّذِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ۗ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ[2]; “Say: ‘Are those who have knowledge equal to those who do not have knowledge?! Only the wise will take heed!’” and said: ﴿أَفَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ الْحَقُّ كَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْمَى ۚ إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ[3]; “Is then one who knows what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth like one who is blind?! Only the owners of the intellects will take heed.”

[Cognition of a sinner]

In any case, such a person has submitted to the will of God in belief, and it is clear that belief is the basis of deeds, but rather it is considered a kind of deed. However, if he does not act on the rest of the rulings of God and things that lead to His satisfactions due to ignorance or negligence and even performs deeds like the deeds of disbelievers, he is considered a “sinner” and not considered a “believer”;

↑[1] . Al-Ahzab/ 22
↑[2] . Az-Zumar/ 9
↑[3] . Ar-Ra‘d/ 19