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-the praise and peace be upon him - said, "Whoever has
in his heart the weight of an atom of belief will be brought
forth from Hell fire." The heart does not become void of belief
because of the failure of the person to fulfill the duty
of confessing that belief with the tongue, just as it does
not become void of belief because of the failure of the person
to perform obligatory deeds.
Some people have said that to confess the two phrases of the
witness with the tongue is indispensable because it is not merely
an outward expression of the inward belief, but rather
the sealing of a contract and the commencement of a life of
witness and obligation. The first position is the more correct.
in his heart the weight of an atom of belief will be brought
forth from Hell fire." The heart does not become void of belief
because of the failure of the person to fulfill the duty
of confessing that belief with the tongue, just as it does
not become void of belief because of the failure of the person
to perform obligatory deeds.
Some people have said that to confess the two phrases of the
witness with the tongue is indispensable because it is not merely
an outward expression of the inward belief, but rather
the sealing of a contract and the commencement of a life of
witness and obligation. The first position is the more correct.