قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَيُّهُمَا أَفْضَلُ الْإِيمَانُ أَوِ الْإِسْلَامُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ قِبَلَنَا يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ فَقَالَ الْإِيمَانُ أَرْفَعُ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ قُلْتُ فَأَوْجِدْنِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَا تَقُولُ فِيمَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ مُتَعَمِّداً قَالَ قُلْتُ يُضْرَبُ ضَرْباً شَدِيداً قَالَ أَصَبْتَ قَالَ فَمَا تَقُولُ فِيمَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ مُتَعَمِّداً قُلْتُ يُقْتَلُ قَالَ أَصَبْتَ أَ لَا تَرَى أَنَّ الْكَعْبَةَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَ أَنَّ الْكَعْبَةَ تَشْرَكُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَ الْمَسْجِدُ لَا يَشْرَكُ الْكَعْبَةَ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْإِيمَانُ يَشْرَكُ الْإِسْلَامَ وَ الْإِسْلَامُ لَا يَشْرَكُ الْإِيمَانَ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Abu Al Sabbah Al Kinany who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, ‘Which of the two is superior, <span class="iTxt">Al-Emān</span> or Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span>, for the ones in front of us are saying that Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span> is superior than Al-<span class="iTxt">Emān</span>?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘<span class="iTxt">Al-Emān</span> is higher than Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span>’. I said, ‘So renew that (explanation) for me’. He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘What are you saying regarding the one who deliberately urinates or defecates in the Sacred Masjid?’ I said, ‘He would be lashed intensely’. He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘Correct. So what are you saying regarding the one who urinates or defecates deliberately in the Kabah?’ I said, ‘He would be killed’. He<sup style="font-weight: normal">asws</sup> said: ‘Correct. Do you not see that the Kabah is superior than the Masjid, and that the Kabah is included in the Masjid and the Masjid is not included in the Kabah, and similar to that, <span class="iTxt">Al-Emān</span> includes Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span>, but Al-<span class="iTxt">Islām</span> does not include <span class="iTxt">Al-Emān</span>’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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