259 — Khalaf ibn Amr also informed us, saying: Al-Humaydī narrated to us, saying ⦗640⦘: Yahyā ibn Sulaym narrated to us, saying: I asked Sufyān al-Thawrī about faith, and he replied, “Profession and deeds.” I asked Ibn al-Jarīh, and he replied, “Profession and deeds.” I asked Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn Uthmān, and he replied, “Profession and deeds.” I asked Nāfi ibn Umar al-Jumahī, and he replied, “Profession and deeds.” I asked Mālik ibn Anas, and he replied, “Profession and deeds.” I asked Fudayl ibn Iyād, and he replied, “Profession and deeds.” I asked Sufyān ibn Uyaynah, and he replied, “Profession and deeds.”
Al-Humaydī said: I heard Wakī say, “Ahl al-Sunnah say, ‘Faith consists of profession and deeds.’ The Murji’ah say, ‘Faith consists of profession,’ while the Jahmiyyah say, ‘Faith is knowledge.’”