سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ الْإِيمَانِ مَا الْفَرْقُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ فَلَمْ يُجِبْهُ ثُمَّ الْتَقَيَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ وَ قَدْ أَزِفَ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ الرَّحِيلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) كَأَنَّهُ قَدْ أَزِفَ مِنْكَ رَحِيلٌ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ فَالْقَنِي فِي الْبَيْتِ فَلَقِيَهُ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ الْإِيمَانِ مَا الْفَرْقُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ الْإِسْلَامُ هُوَ الظَّاهِرُ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ النَّاسُ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ إِقَامُ الصَّلَاةِ وَ إِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ وَ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ وَ صِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَهَذَا الْإِسْلَامُ وَ قَالَ الْإِيمَانُ مَعْرِفَةُ هَذَا الْأَمْرِ مَعَ هَذَا فَإِنْ أَقَرَّ بِهَا وَ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ كَانَ مُسْلِماً وَ كَانَ ضَالًّا .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Sufyan Bin Al Simt who said, ‘A man asked Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> about Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span> and <span class="iTxt">Al-Emān</span> (the belief), ‘What is the difference between the two?’ But he<sup>asws</sup> did not answer him. Then he asked him<sup>asws</sup> (again). But, he<sup>asws</sup> did not answer him. Then they met in the street and the man had approached the ride to leave. So Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘It is as if you have approached the ride to leave?’ So he said, ‘Yes’. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Meet me<sup>asws</sup> in the house’. So he met him<sup>asws</sup> and he asked him<sup>asws</sup> about Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span> and <span class="iTxt">Al-Emān</span>, what is the difference is between the two. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span>, it is the apparent which the people are upon – the testimony that there is no god except for Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Alone, there being no associates for Him<sup>azwj</sup>, and that Muhammad<sup>saww</sup> is His<sup>azwj</sup> servant and His<sup>azwj</sup> Rasool<sup>saww</sup>, and establishment of the <span class="iTxt">Salāt</span>, and giving the <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>, and performing the <span class="iTxt">Hajj</span> of the House (<span class="iTxt">Kabah</span>), and (observing) <span class="iTxt">Soām</span> the Month of Ramazan. So this is Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span>’. And he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘<span class="iTxt">Al-Emān</span> is the recognition of this matter (Al-<span class="iTxt">Wilayah</span>) along with this (all of the above). So if one acknowledges with it and does not recognise this matter, he would be a Muslim, but would be straying’ (without the Light of <span class="iTxt">Emān</span>).
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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