Thus, deeds performed by the bodily limbs—may Allah have mercy on you—confirm the faith held in the heart and professed by the tongue. Whoever does not confirm his faith through his deeds and bodily limbs—such as purification, prayer, zakat, fasting, Hajj, jihad, and other similar deeds—and contents himself with mere knowledge and verbal profession is not a believer. His knowledge and profession will not benefit him. His abandonment of deeds belies his faith, whereas performing the deeds we have mentioned confirms his faith. Success comes from Allah.

Allah Most High said to His Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—“So that you may make clear to the people what has been sent down to them, and perhaps they may reflect” [al-Nahl: 44]. The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—made clear to his nation in many hadiths that the prescribed duties of faith are of this nature. Allah Most High has also stated in His Book and made clear in several places that faith cannot exist without deeds. The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—likewise explained this, contrary to what the Murji’a—whom Satan has toyed with—claim.

Allah Most High says in Surat al-Baqara: “Righteousness does not consist in turning your faces toward the east or the west. Rather, righteousness belongs to one who believes in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets; and who gives wealth, despite his love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, and the son of