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fulfilling
the conditions of belief. But this is false because the Prophet - 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."
This
person's heart overflows with belief; how then would he remain eternally in Hell fire? Furthermore
when
Gabriel asked Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - concerning belief, the only condition set
forth was to believe in Allah and His Messenger, His Angels, His Books, the Last Day, the
resurrection of
the dead, the Day of Judgement, and in the Decrees of Allah, with good or evil, as has already been
mentioned.
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The fifth degree is when a person accepts Islam in his mind and lives long enough to be able to
confess the two phrases of the witness with his tongue and to know that they are obligatory upon
him,
the conditions of belief. But this is false because the Prophet - 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."
This
person's heart overflows with belief; how then would he remain eternally in Hell fire? Furthermore
when
Gabriel asked Prophet - the praise and peace be upon him - concerning belief, the only condition set
forth was to believe in Allah and His Messenger, His Angels, His Books, the Last Day, the
resurrection of
the dead, the Day of Judgement, and in the Decrees of Allah, with good or evil, as has already been
mentioned.
Page 46 of 56
The fifth degree is when a person accepts Islam in his mind and lives long enough to be able to
confess the two phrases of the witness with his tongue and to know that they are obligatory upon
him,