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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 266
Every person doubts the perfectness of his belief, yet this doubt
does not constitute unbelief. Doubting the perfectness
of belief is right and justified for two reasons: The first
is because hypocrisy militates against the perfectness of belief,
and hypocrisy is something hidden while freedom from it
is readily discerned or determined.
The second is because belief is perfected through the fulfillment
of good deeds which are not known to exist in their perfect
form.
As for deeds Allah says: "The believers are those who believe
in Allah and His Messenger, and do not doubt; and who struggle
in His way with their possessions and their selves. Such
does not constitute unbelief. Doubting the perfectness
of belief is right and justified for two reasons: The first
is because hypocrisy militates against the perfectness of belief,
and hypocrisy is something hidden while freedom from it
is readily discerned or determined.
The second is because belief is perfected through the fulfillment
of good deeds which are not known to exist in their perfect
form.
As for deeds Allah says: "The believers are those who believe
in Allah and His Messenger, and do not doubt; and who struggle
in His way with their possessions and their selves. Such