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is not considered a believer; neither in this life nor in the Hereafter.
Allah has not declared such a person to be a believer in the Message
(the Qur’aan) - simply due to the knowledge of Eeman in his heart.
He is not considered a believer; unless he confirms it by his speech.
Therefore, the outward speech is an essential aspect of Eeman, and
according to the earlier and later scholars, one will not be saved,
unless he verbally testifies.
The Muslims agree that he who does not make the
confession of faith although he has the ability to do so, is a
disbeliever. He is a disbeliever both; inwardly and outwardly,
according to the pious predecessors and Imams of this nation.”
[Kitab al-Eeman]
3) Actions of the limbs are a part of Eeman that necessarily result
from true belief in the heart.
Ibn Taymiyyah explains, “It is inconceivable that there be a
man, who is a believer with confirmed belief in the heart that Allah
has obligated him to pray, give in charity, fast and perform Hajj, but
he lives his whole life without even making one prostration to Allah;
never fasting any month of Ramadaan, never paying Zakaat for the
sake of Allah, and never making pilgrimage to Allah’s House. This is
impossible. This would only happen, if the person has hypocrisy and
opposition to Islam in his heart - It would never happen with a true
faith.” [Majmoo (7/611)]
“For this reason, Allah has denied faith for those who do not
fulfill the necessary consequences (i.e., actions of the body)
(because) The absence of the necessary consequence is a denial of
the necessitating factor. For example, Allah says, “And had they
believed in Allah and in the Prophet and in what has been revealed to
him, never would they have taken them (the disbelievers) as
patrons.” [Soorah al-Maidah (5): 81] And, “You will not find any
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