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In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.
All praise is due to Allah, who has graciously bestowed faith upon whom He wills. May Allah’s blessings and abundant peace be upon His servant and Messenger, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in righteousness. To proceed:
Some students of knowledge have asked about an issue that has occasioned much discussion in recent days (1). Their question is as follows:
Are deeds, as a category, a condition for the validity of faith or a condition for its completeness? And is a poor upbringing an excuse for the disbelief of someone who insults Allah or His Messenger?
The answer is that the Quran and the Sunnah indicate that “faith” is a term encompassing:
(1) This was in 1422 AH. The author, may Allah preserve him, dictated this response to the distinguished scholar, Shaykh Prof. Dr. ‘Alī al-Sayyāh, may Allah preserve him.
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الحمد لله الذي مَنَّ على من شاء بالإيمان، وصلَّى الله على عبده ورسوله وآله وصحبه ومَن تبعهم بإحسان، وسلم تسليمًا، أما بعد:
فقد سأل بعضُ طلاب العلم عن مسألة كثُر فيها الخوض في هذه الأيام (١)، وصورة السؤال:
هل جنس العمل في الإيمان شرطُ صحةٍ أو شرطُ كمالٍ، وهل سوءُ التربية عذرٌ في كُفر مَن سبَّ اللهَ أو رسولَه؟
والجوابُ: أن يُقال: دلَّ الكتابُ والسُّنة على أنَّ «الإيمانَ» اسمٌ يشمل:
(١) كان هذا في عام ١٤٢٢ هـ، وأملى المؤلف حفظه الله هذا الجواب على الشيخ الفاضل أ. د. علي الصياح، حفظه الله.