How are faith in the heart and outward obedience connected?
2026-09-20
T12 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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النص العربي
المقتطف
فإن الإيمان الذي في القلب يدعو إلى فعل الطاعة ويقتضي ذلك، والطاعة من ثمراته ونتائجه.
ومن قال إن الإيمان الذي في القلب تام بلا عمل من الأعمال فقد قال قولا يمتنع في العادة والشرع.
English translation
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Selected explanation
Faith in the heart calls for acts of obedience and entails them; obedience is among its fruits and results.
Whoever says that faith in the heart can be complete without any deeds has made a claim that is impossible according to both ordinary experience and the religious law.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 7/50–52
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
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