Qualities of the Faithful and Truthful Believers Quran 8 - 2 (Al-Anfal): The believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His verses are recited unto them, they increase their Faith; and they put their trust in their Lord. A man might be thinking of committing injustice or a sin. But he abstains when he is told, `Have Taqwa of Allah, and his heart becomes fearful. Allahs statement, (And when His Ayat are recited unto them, they increase their faith;) is similar to His statement, (And whenever there comes down a Surah, some of them (hypocrites) say: Which of you has had his faith increased by it As for those who believe, it has increased their faith, and they rejoice) ﴿9:124﴾. Al-Bukhari and other scholars relied on this Ayah (8:2) and those similar, as evidence that faith increases and varies in strength from heart to heart. This is also the view of the majority of the scholars of Islam, prompting some scholars, such as Ash-Shafi`i, Ahmad bin Hanbal and Abu `Ubayd to declare that this is the consensus of the Ummah, as we mentioned in the beginning of the explanation of Sahih Al-Bukhari. All the thanks and praises are due to Allah. Allah said, (And they put their trust in their Lord.) Therefore, the believers hope in none except Allah, direct their dedication to Him alone, seek refuge with Him alone, invoke Him alone for their various needs and supplicate to Him alone. They know that whatever He wills, occurs and that whatever He does not will never occurs, that He alone is the One Who has the decision in His kingdom, without partners; none can avert the decision of Allah and He is swift in reckoning. Hence the statement of Sa`id bin Jubayr, Tawakkul of Allah is the essence of faith.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:05:59 +0000
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