وَقَدْAndجَاءَcameمُعِينًاsupportingهَذِهِthisالطَّائِفَةُsectالَّتِيthatفَرَّقَتْdifferentiatedبَيْنَbetweenالإِسْلَامِIslamوَالْإِيمَانِand faith,,عَلَىonأَنْthatالْإِيمَانَfaithقَوْلٌis a statementوَعَمَلٌand action,,وَأَنْand thatالصَّلَاةَthe prayerوَ الزَّكَاةَand almsgivingمِنَare fromالْإِيمَانِfaithوَقَدْandسَمَّاهُمَاHe deemed themاللَّهُAllahدِينًاa religion,,وَأَخْبَرَand informedأَنَّthatالدِّينَthe religionعِندَهُwith Himالإِسْلَامُis IslamفَقَدْindeedسَمَّىHe namedاللَّهُAllahالإِسْلَامَIslamبِمَاby whatسَمَّىHe namedبِهِitالإِيمَانَfaith,,بِمَاby whatسَمَّىHe namedبِهِitالإِسْلَامَIslam,,وَبِمِثْلِAnd similarlyذَاكَthatجَاءَتْcameالأَخْبَارُthe reportsعَنْaboutالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet.
And this sect came supporting that Islam and faith are differentiated, that faith is a statement and action, and that prayer and almsgiving are part of faith, and Allah deemed them a religion, and informed that the religion with Him is Islam. Indeed, Allah named Islam by what He named faith, and similarly, the reports came about the Prophet.
فَمَنSo whoeverزَعَمَclaimsأَنَّthatالإِسْلَامَIslamهُوَisالإِقْرَارُthe acknowledgmentوَأَنَّand thatالْعَمَلَthe actionلَيْسَis notمِنْهُfrom it,,فَقَدْindeedخَالَفَcontradictedالْكِتَابَthe Bookوَالسُّنَّةَand the Sunnah,,وَلَاand notفَرَقَis there a differenceبَيْنَهُbetween himوَبَيْنَand betweenالْمُرْجِئَةِthe Murji’ahإِذْwhenزَعَمَتْthey claimedأَنَّthatالْإِيمَانَfaithإِقْرَارٌis acknowledgmentبِلَاwithoutعَمَلٍaction).
So whoever claims that Islam is merely acknowledgment and that action is not part of it, indeed, has contradicted the Book and the Sunnah, and there is no difference between him and the Murji’ah, who claimed that faith is acknowledgment without action.
فَيُقَالُIt is said::أَمَّاAs forقَوْلُهُhis saying::إِنَّthatاللَّهَAllahجَعَلَmadeالصَّلَاةَthe prayerوَالزَّكَاةَand almsgivingمِنَfromالدِّينِreligion,,وَالْدِّينُand the religionعِندَهُwith HimهُوَisالإِسْلَامُIslam,,فَهَذَاthis isكَلَامٌa statementحَسَنٌgoodمُوَافِقٌconformantلِحَدِيثِto the Hadithجِبْرِيلَof Gabrielوَرَدَّهُand refutesعَلَىagainstمَنْwhoeverجَعَلَmadeالْعَمَلَthe actionخَارِجًاoutsideمِنَfromالإِسْلَامِIslamكَلَامٌa statementحَسَنٌgood.
It is said: As for his saying that Allah made prayer and almsgiving part of the religion, and the religion with Him is Islam, this is a good statement conformant with the Hadith of Gabriel and refutes anyone who made action outside of Islam; it is a good statement.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forقَوْلُهُhis saying::إِنَّthatاللَّهَAllahسَمَّىnamedالإِيمَانَthe faithبِمَاby whatسَمَّىHe namedبِهِitالإِسْلَامَIslamوَسَمَّىand He namedالإِسْلَامَIslamبِمَاby whatسَمَّىHe namedبِهِitالإِيمَانَfaithفَلَيْسَit is notكذلكthe same,,فَإِنَّfor indeedاللَّهَAllahإِنَّمَاonlyقَالَsaid::وَإِنَّand indeedالدِّينَthe religionعِندَwithاللَّهِAllahالإِسْلَامُis Islam[آل عمران[Al-Imran::١٩]19]،,وَلَمْand did notيَقُلْsayقَطُّ:إِنَّthatالدِّينَthe religionعِندَwithاللَّهِAllahالإِيمَانُis faith,,وَلَكِنْbutهَذَاthisالدِّينُreligionمِنَofالإِيمَانِfaithوَلَيْسَand notإِذَاifكَانَisمِنْهُfrom itيَكُونُit will beهُوَit itself,,فَإِنَّfor indeedالإِيمَانَfaithأَصْلُهُits originمَعْرِفَةٌis knowledgeالْقَلْبِof the heartوَتَصْدِيقٌand its affirmationوَقَوْلٌand its statementوَالْعَمَلُand actionتَابِعٌfollowsلِهَذَاthisالْعِلْمِknowledgeوَالتَّصْدِيقِand affirmationمُلَازِمٌis concomitantلَهُto itوَلَاand notيَكُونَisالْعَبْدُthe servantمُؤْمِنًاa believerإِلَّاexceptبِهُمَاwith bothوَأَمَّاAnd as forالإِسْلَامِIslamفَهُوَit isعَمَلٌactionمَحْضٌpureمَعَwithقَوْلٍstatementوَالْعِلْمِand knowledgeوَالتَّصْدِيقِand affirmationلَيْسَis notجُزْءًpartمُسَمَّىof its definition,,لَكِنْbutيَلْزَمُهُit necessitatesجِنْسٌthe essenceالتَّصْدِيقِof affirmation,,فَلَاso notيَكُونُis thereعَمَلٌactionإِلَّاexceptبِعِلْمٍwith knowledge,,لَكِنْbutلَاnotيَسْتَلْزِمُnecessitatesالإِيمَانَfaithالْمُفَصَّلَdetailedالَّذِيwhichبَيَّنَهُHe made clearاللَّهُAllahوَرَسُولُهُand His Messengerكَمَاasقَالَsaidتَعَالَىthe Most High::﴿إِنَّمَاIndeedالْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersالَّذِينَthose whoآمَنُواbelievedبِاللَّهِin Allahوَرَسُولِهِand His Messengerثُمَّthenلَمْdid notيَرْتَابُواdoubtوَجَهَدُواand striveبِأَمْوَالِهِمْwith their wealthوَأَنفُسِهِمْand themselvesفِيinسَبِيلِthe way ofاللَّهِAllah::أُولَـئِكَthose areهُمُtheyالصَّادِقُونَthe truthful))[[الْحُجُرَاتِAl-Hujurat]]وَقَوْلُهُAnd His saying::﴿إِنَّمَاIndeedالْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersالَّذِينَthose whoإِذَاwhenذُكِرَmentionedاللَّهُAllahوَجِلَتْtrembledقُلُوبُهُمْtheir heartsوَإِذَاand whenتُلِيَتْit is recitedعَلَيْهِمْto themوَاتُّهُand it increasedزَادَتْهُمْthey increasedإِيمَانًاin faithوَعَلَىand uponرَبِّهِمْtheir Lordيَتَوَكَّلُونَthey rely
And as for his saying: "Indeed, the believers are those who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts tremble, and when His verses are recited to them, it increases their faith, and they rely on their Lord" [Al-Anfal].
وَسَائِرُAnd the restالنُّصُوصُof the textsالَّتِيthatتُنَفِيnegateالإِيمَانَfaithعَمَّنْfrom whomلَمْdid notيَتَّصِفْpossessبِمَاby whatذُكِرَwas mentioned,,فَإِنَّfor indeedكَثِيرًاmanyمِنَofالْمُسْلِمِينَMuslimsمُسْلِمٌMuslimبَاطِنًاinternallyوَظَاهِرًاand externallyوَمَعَهُand with himتَصْدِيقٌa general affirmationمُجْمَلٌgeneral,,وَلَمْand did notيَتَّصِفْpossessبِهَذَاwith thisالْإِيمَانَfaith,,وَاللَّهُand Allahتَعَالَىthe Most Highقَالَsaid::﴿وَمَنAnd whoeverيَبْتَغِseeksغَيْرَother thanالإِسْلَامِIslamدِينًاa religionفَلَنthen surely notيُقْبَلَwill it be acceptedمِنْهُfrom him.
And the rest of the texts that negate faith from those who do not possess what was mentioned; for indeed many of the Muslims are Muslims both internally and externally, and he has a general affirmation, yet did not possess this faith. And Allah, the Most High, said: 'And whoever seeks other than Islam as a religion, it will not be accepted from him.' [Al-Imran 85]