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1500 — Muhammad informed us; ‘Uthman informed us; he said: Hanbal narrated to us; he said: I heard Abu ‘Abd Allah—that is, Ahmad ibn Hanbal—when he was asked about faith and Islam, say: Ibn Abi Dhi’b said, “Islam is speech, and faith is action.” He was then asked, “What do you say?” He replied, “Faith is distinct from Islam.”
١٥٠٠ - وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُثْمَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا حَنْبَلٌ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَعْنِي أَحْمَدَ بْنَ حَنْبَلٍ وَسُئِلَ عَنِ الْإِيمَانِ، وَالْإِسْلَامِ، قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ: «الْإِسْلَامُ الْقَوْلُ، وَالْإِيمَانُ الْعَمَلُ» فَقِيلَ: مَا تَقُولُ أَنْتَ؟ قَالَ: «الْإِيمَانُ غَيْرُ الْإِسْلَامِ»