وَأَيْضًاAnd alsoفَصَاحِبُthe owner / the possessorالشَّرْعِof the Shari'ahقَدْhasنَفَىnegatedعَنْهُمْfrom themالْإِسْمَthe nameفِيinغَيْرِotherمَوْضِعٍplace,,بَلْratherقَالَhe said::قِتَالُFightingالْمُؤْمِنِthe believerكُفْرٌis disbelief(۱)،(1),وَقَالَ:and he said:«لَا"Do notتَرْجِعُواreturnبَعْدِيafter meكُفَّارًاdisbelieversيَضْرِبُstrikingبَعْضُكُمْsome of youرِقَابًاnecks[بَعْضٍ][some](٢)(2)وَإِذَاAnd ifاحْتَجَّsomeone arguesبِقَوْلِهِ:with his saying:﴿وَإِنَّ"And ifطَائِفَتَانِtwo groupsمِنَfromالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersاقْتَتَلُوا)fight each other)[الْحُجُرَاتِ[Al-Hujurat::٩]9]وَنَحْوَAnd similarذَٰلِكَ،to that,قِيلَit was said::كُلُّAllهَؤُلَاءِtheseإِنَّمَاis onlyسُمُّواnamedبِهِwith itمَعَwithالتَّقْيِيدِthe restrictionبِأَنَّهُمْthat theyفَعَلُواdidهَذِهِtheseالْأُمُورَmattersلِيُذْكَرُواto mentionمَاwhatيُؤْمَرُونَthey are commandedبِهِwithهُمْthemوَمَاand whatيُؤْمَرُis commandedبِهِwithغَيْرِهِم.others.
And also: the possessor of the Shari'ah has negated the name from them in other places, rather he said: 'Fighting a believer is disbelief (1), and said: "Do not return after me as disbelievers who strike the necks of some of you [some] (2)." And if someone argues with his saying: "And if two groups of the believers fight each other" [Al-Hujurat: 9] and similar to that, it was said: All of these are only named with the condition that they did these matters to mention what they are commanded with and what others are commanded with.
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd likewiseقَوْلُهُhis saying::(لَا(Do notيَكُونُbeالنَّقْصَانُthe deficiencyمِنَfromإِقْرَارِهِمtheir acknowledgmentبِأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahحَقٌّis trueوَمَاand whatقَالَهُhe saidصِدْقٌ)،is true),فَقَالَ:it is said:بَلْratherالنَّقْصَانُthe deficiencyيَكُونُbeفِيinالإِيمَانِthe faithالَّذِيwhichفِيinالْقُلُوبِthe heartsمِنْfromمَعْرِفَتِهِمtheir knowledgeوَمِنْand fromعِلْمِهِم،their understanding,فَلَاso do notيَكُونَbeمَعْرِفَتُهُمْtheir knowledgeوَتَصْدِيقُهُمْand their affirmationبِاللَّهِof Allahوَأَسْمَائِهِand His namesوَصِفَاتِهِand attributesوَمَاand whatقَالَهُhe saidمِنْofأَمْرٍcommandوَنَهْيٍ،and prohibition,وَوَعْدٍand promiseوَعِيدٍ،and warning,كَمَعْرِفَةٍlike the knowledgeغَيْرِهِمof others,وَتَصْدِيقِهِمand their affirmationلَاnotمِنْfromجِهَةِthe perspectiveالإِجْمَالِof the generalityوَالْتَّفْصِيلِ،and specificity,وَلَاnorمِنْfromجِهَةِthe perspectiveالْقُوَّةِof strengthوَالضُّعْفِ،and weakness,وَلَاnorمِنْfromجِهَةِthe perspectiveالذِّكْرِthe remembranceوَالغَفْلَةِ،and forgetfulness,وَهَذِهِand theseالْأُمُورُmattersكُلُّهَاallدَاخِلَةٌincludedفِيinالإِيمَانِthe faithبِاللَّهِof Allahوَبِمَاand whatأَرْسَلَHe sentبِهِwithرَسُولِهِ،His Messenger,وَكَيْفَand howيَكُونُcan it beالإِيمَانُthe faithبِاللَّهِof Allahوَأَسْمَائِهِand His namesوَصِفَاتِهِand attributesمُتَمَاثِلًاidenticalفِيinالْقُلُوبِ؟!the hearts?!أَمOrكَيْفَhowيَكُونُcan it beالإِيمَانُthe faithبِأَنَّهُthat He isبِكُلِّwith allشَيْءٍthingsعَلِيمٌ،All-Knowing,وَعَلَىand overكُلِّeveryشَيْءٍthingقَدِيرٌ،Capable,وَأَنَّهُand that He isغَفُورٌForgivingرَحِيمٌ،Merciful,عَزِيزٌMighty,حَكِيمٌ،Wise,شَدِيدُSevereالْعَذَابِ،the punishment,لَيْسَnotهُوَisمِنَfromالإِيمَانِthe faithبِهِ؟!in Him?!فَلَاSo noيُمْكِنُone canمُسْلِمًاa Muslimأَنْtoيَقُولَsay:إِنَّIndeedالإِيمَانُthe faithبِذَلِكَin thatلَيْسَis notمِنَfromالإِيمَانِthe faithبِهِin Himوَلَاnorيَدَّعِيclaimedتَمَاثُلَthe similarityالنَّاسِof peopleفِيه.in it.
And likewise, his saying: "The deficiency does not come from their acknowledgment that Allah is true and what He said is true," it is said: Rather, the deficiency exists in the faith that is in the hearts from their knowledge and understanding, so their knowledge and affirmation of Allah and His names and attributes and what He said of command and prohibition, and promise and warning, is not like the knowledge of others, nor their affirmation is from the perspective of generality and specificity, nor from the perspective of strength and weakness, nor from the perspective of remembrance and forgetfulness, and all these matters are included in the faith in Allah and what He sent with His Messenger, and how can the faith in Allah, His names and attributes be identical in the hearts?! Or how can it be the faith that He is All-Knowing with all things, and Capable over all things, and that He is Forgiving, Merciful, Mighty, Wise, and Severe in punishment; is this not from the faith in Him?! So no Muslim can say that the faith in that is not from the faith in Him, nor can he claim the similarity of people in it.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forمَاwhatذَكَرَهُhe mentionedمِنْofأَنَّthatالإِسْلَامَIslamيَنْقُصُdecreasesكَمَاasيَنْقُصُdecreasesالإِيمَانُ،the faith,فَهَذَاthisأَيْضًاalsoحَقٌّis trueكَمَاasدَلَّتْit indicatesعَلَيْهِon itالْأَحَادِيثُthe hadithsالصَّحِيحَةُ،the authentic,فَإِنَّfor indeedمَنْwhoeverنَقَصَdecreaseمِنَfromالصَّلَاةِthe prayerوَ الزَّكَاةِand zakatأَوْorالصِّيَامِfastingأَوْorالْحَجِّpilgrimageشَيْئًا،anything,فَقَدْhasنَقَصَdecreasedمِنْfromإِسْلَامِهِhis Islamبِحَسَبِaccording toذَلِكَ.that.
And as for what he mentioned that Islam decreases as faith decreases, this is also true as the authentic hadiths indicate, for indeed whoever decreases from the prayer, zakat, fasting, or pilgrimage anything, has decreased from his Islam according to that.
قَالَHe said:وَمِنْAnd fromإِنَّthatالإِسْلَامَIslamهُوَisالْكَلِمَةُthe wordفَقَط،only,وَأَرَادَand he intendedبِذَلِكَby thatأَنَّهُthat itلَاdoes notيَزِيدُincreaseوَلَاnorيَنْقُصُ،decrease,فَقَوْلُهُhis statementخَطَأٌ.is wrong.
He said: And from this that Islam is only the word, and he intended by that that it neither increases nor decreases, this statement is wrong.
وَرَدَّAnd responsesالَّذِينَto those whoجَعَلُواmadeالإِسْلَامَIslamوَالإِيمَانَ،and faith,سَوَاءً،equal,إِنَّمَاonlyيَتَوَجَّهُis directedعَلَىtoهَؤُلَاءِ،these people,فَإِنَّfor indeedقَوْلَهُمْtheir sayingفِيinالإِسْلَامِIslamيُشْبِهُresemblesقَوْلَthe sayingالْمُرْجِئَةِof the Murji'ahفِيinالإِيمَانِ.the faith.
And responses to those who made Islam and faith equal, is directed to these, for indeed their saying in Islam resembles the saying of the Murji'ah in faith.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonصَارَpeople becameالنَّاسُthe peopleفِيinالإِيمَانِthe faithوَالْإِسْلَامِand Islamعَلَىonثَلاَثَةٍthreeأَقْوَالٍsayings:::فَالْمُرْجِئَةُThe Murji'ah say:الإِسْلَامُIslamأَفْضَلُ،is better,فَإِنَّهُfor itيَدْخُلُentersفِيهِin itالإِيمَانُ،the faith,وَآخَرُونَand othersيَقُولُون:say:الإِيمَانُthe faithوَالْإِسْلَامُand Islam(۱)(1)
And for this reason, people became in faith and Islam on three sayings: The Murji'ah say: Islam is better, for it includes faith, and others say: Faith and Islam (1).