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am in Paradise." Thereupon Yazid ibn `Amirah said to him, "O Companion of the Messenger of Allah,
what is belief except to believe in Allah, His angels, Books and Messengers, as well as in
resurrection
and the scales, and to perform the prayers, keep the fast, and pay the obligatory charity. Yet we
have
sins which, if we knew that they will be forgiven us, we would know that we will be of the people of
Paradise. For this reason we say that we are believers, but we do not say that we are from the
people of
Paradise." Ibn Mas'ud replied, "By Allah, you have said the truth; this was a mistake on my part."
Thus
it should be said that the Companions immersed little in the debating and this they did for a short
time
and not as a long time necessity nor by the way of authorship, teaching it or taking it as a
profession.
Furthermore this limiting practicing on their part was due to little need for it as innovation did
not
appear in their time.
what is belief except to believe in Allah, His angels, Books and Messengers, as well as in
resurrection
and the scales, and to perform the prayers, keep the fast, and pay the obligatory charity. Yet we
have
sins which, if we knew that they will be forgiven us, we would know that we will be of the people of
Paradise. For this reason we say that we are believers, but we do not say that we are from the
people of
Paradise." Ibn Mas'ud replied, "By Allah, you have said the truth; this was a mistake on my part."
Thus
it should be said that the Companions immersed little in the debating and this they did for a short
time
and not as a long time necessity nor by the way of authorship, teaching it or taking it as a
profession.
Furthermore this limiting practicing on their part was due to little need for it as innovation did
not
appear in their time.