Q 37: What is the textual proof that Faith must be expressed in words and deeds?
Q 37: What is the textual proof that Faith must be expressed in words and deeds?
A--- Allah, the Almighty says:
{But Allah has endeared the Faith to you and has beautified it in your hearts}.
(Al-Hujurat, 7)
Allah says: {So believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad (Peace be upon him))}.
(Al-A'raf, 158)
This is the meaning of the two testimonies without which one cannot be regarded a Muslim. Moreover, Faith must be felt in the heart and expressed by word of mouth; for it to be useful, the two must go together. Allah, the Almighty says:
{And Allah would never make your 'Faith' to be lost}.
(Al-Baqarah, 143)
i.e. your 'Prayers' offered towards Jerusalem before the conversion of the Qiblah[3]. Prayers are referred to as Faith because their performance involves the heart, words of mouth and limbs.
The Prophet (Peace be upon him) declared the following to be some of the proofs of one's Faith: Jihad, observing prayers during the Night of Qadr (Power)[4],fasting during the month of Ramadan, praying at night during this month, and performing the five compulsory Prayers properly. Moreover, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) was once asked about the best of all deeds. He said:
"To believe in Allah and His Messenger".
(Bukhari and Muslim)
