The Book of Faith

كتاب الإيمان

Chapter 14: Clarifying the number of branches of faith, the best and the least of them, the virtue of modesty (Al-Haya') and the fact that it is part of faith

Ishaq b. Ibrahim narrates this hadith of the Prophet on the authority of Imran b. Husain, like the one narrated by Hammad b. Zaid.

Chapter 16: Clarifying the superiority of Islam, and what part of it is best

It is narrated on the authority of Jabir that he heard the (Holy Prophet) say

A Muslim is he from whose hand and tongue the Muslims are safe.

Chapter 17: Clarification of those characteristics which, if a person attains them, he will find the sweetness of faith

A similar hadith has been reported on the authority of Anas (with another chain of transmitters) with the exception of these words

that he again becomes a Jew or a Christian.

Chapter 18: The obligation to love the messenger of Allah (saws) more than one's family, son, father, and all other people; And mentions of an absolute absence of faith regarding one who does not love him with such love

It is reported on the authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah said

None of you is a believer until I am dearer to him than his child, his father, and the whole of mankind.

Chapter 21: Encouragement to honor one's neighbor and guest, and the obligation to remain silent unless one has something good to say, and the fact that all of that is part of faith

It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) observed

He who believes in Allah and the Last Day does not harm is neighbour, and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day shows hospitality to his guest and he who believes in Allah and the Last Day speaks good or remains silent.

Chapter 22: Clarifying that forbidding evil is part of faith, faith increases and decreases; Enjoying what is good and forbidding what is evil are obligatory

The same hadith of the Prophet (may peace and blessings be upon him) has been reported by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in connection with the story of Marwan.

Chapter 23: People excel over one another in faith, and the superiority of the people of Yemen in faith

The same hadith has been narrated by Zuhri with the same chain of authorities with the addition

The belief is among the Yemenites, the sagacity is that of the Yemenites.

It is reported on the authority of Jabir b. Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and, blessings be upon him) observed

The callousness of heart and sternness is in the East and faith is among the people of the Hijaz.

Chapter 25: Clarifying that the religion is sincerity

It is narrated on the authority of Jarir that he observed

I owed allegiance to the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) on hearing ( is commands) and obeying (them) and the Prophet) instructed me (to act) as lay in my power, and sincerity and goodwill for every Muslim.

Chapter 26: Clarifying that faith decreases because of disobedience and negating it from the one committing the act of disobedience, with the meaning of negating its completion

It is reported on the authority of Qutaiba b. Sa'id who reported on the authority of Abu Huraira the hadith like that narrated from Zuhri with this exception that in the hadith narrated by 'Ala ' and Safwan b. Sulaim there is no mention of

People raise there eyes towards him, and in the hadith narrated by Hammam: The believers raise their eyes towards him, and such like words, so long as he plunders (is not) a believer, and these words were added: And no exploiter who makes an exploitation is a believer as long as he exploits It; therefore avoid and shun (these evils).

Chapter 27: The characteristics of the hypocrite

It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. 'Amr that the Prophet observed

"There are four characteristics, whoever has them all is a pure hypocrite, and whoever has one of its characteristics, he has one of the characteristics of hypocrisy, until he gives it up: When he speaks he lies, when he makes a covenant he betrays it, when he makes a promise he breaks it, and when he disputes he resorts to obscene speech."In the narration of Sufyan (one of the narrators) it is: "And if he has one of them, he has one of the characteristics of hypocrisy."

'Uqba b. Mukarram al-'Ami reported that he heard 'Ala' b. 'Abdur-Rahman narrating this hadith with this chain of transmitters and he said

Three are the signs of a hypocrite, even if he observed fast and prayed and asserted that he was a Muslim.

Chapter 29: Clarifying the condition of the fath of one who knowingly denies his father

Sa'd and Abu Bakra each one of them said

My ears heard and my hearing preserved it that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) observed: He who claimed for another one his fatherhood besides his own father knowingly that he was not his father-to him Paradise is forbidden.

Chapter 33: Calling a runaway slave a kafirg

Jarir b. Abdullah reported it from the Holy Prophet

When the slave runs away from his master, his prayer is not accepted.

Chapter 34: Clarifying the Kufr of one who says: "We got rain because of the stars."

It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) said

Don't you know what your Lord said? He observed: I have never endowed My bondsmen with a favor, but a section amongst them disbelieved it and said: Stars, it was due to the stars.

Chapter 35: Evidence that love of the Ansar and Ali (r.a.) is a part of faith and a sign thereof; Hating them is a sign of hypocrisy

It is narrated on the authority of Anas that the Apostle (may peace and blessings be upon him) said

The love of the Ansar is the sign of faith and hatred against them is the sign of dissemblance.

Chapter 37: Clarifying the usage of the word Kafir for one who abandons Salat

A'mash narrated this hadith with the same chain of transmitters, with this change of words that he (the Satan) said

I disobeyed and I am doomed to Hell.

Chapter 26: Clarifying that faith decreases because of disobedience and negating it from the one committing the act of disobedience, with the meaning of negating its completion

'Abdul-Malik b. Shu'aib narrated this hadith on the authority of Abu Huraira that he observed

The Messenger of Allah said that a fornicator does not fornicate, and then narrated the hadith like this, and he also made mention of plundering too, but did not mention of a thin having value. Ibn Shihab said: Sa'id b. al-Musayyib and Abu Salama narrated this hadith on the authority of Abu Huraira a hadith like that of Abu Bakr with the exception of (the mention) of plundering.

Imam Muslim has reported this hadith by Hasan b. 'Ali al-Halwani and other traditions.

Chapter 27: The characteristics of the hypocrite

It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) said

Three are the signs of a hypocrite: when he spoke he told a lie, when he made a promise he acted treacherously against it, when he was trusted he betrayed.