they will surely be screened (15).” [al-Mutaffifīn: 15]

And that Moses [peace be upon him, asked Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to see Him in this world, and that Allah, Glorified and Exalted, manifested Himself to the mountain and reduced it to dust, thereby making it known to Moses that he] would not see Him in this world.

We profess that we do not declare anyone among the people of the qiblah a disbeliever for committing a sin, such as fornication, theft, or drinking wine, whereas the Khawārij have professed otherwise, claiming that such people are disbelievers.

We say that anyone who commits one of these major sins, such as fornication, theft, or the like, deeming it lawful and not believing it to be forbidden, is a disbeliever.

We say that Islam is broader than faith, and that not every instance of Islam constitutes faith. We affirm before Allah, Mighty and Majestic, that He turns hearts, [and that hearts] are between two of Allah’s fingers, and that He, Mighty and Majestic, places the heavens upon one finger and the earths upon another finger, as reported from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.

We profess that we do not consign anyone who affirms Allah’s oneness and adheres to faith to either Paradise or Hell, except those for whom the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, testified that they would enter Paradise. We hope that sinners will enter Paradise, and we fear that they may be punished in the Fire.

We say that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, will bring some people out of the Fire after they have been burned, through the intercession of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in affirmation of what