Faith, as everyone knows, is a belief, a conviction, and an affirmation. However, it is the beginning, the root, the essence, and the foundation of all acts of worship; without it, no act of worship can be valid or acceptable. It is not a dry faith that is needed, but a mature and perfect faith. This is only possible through continuous worship and obedience, accompanied by sincerity!
Today, we see that many people change their direction immediately for the sake of their interests. How many people can you find who are Muslims in the evening and turn to disbelief in the morning? Some of them still consider themselves Muslims; how strange!
A change of mind—may Allah protect us—always stems from weakness of faith. Today, incidents of beating and killing are also the result of either complete lack of faith or very weak faith, faith without action, for a Muslim cannot possibly commit such crimes. Because Islam is a religion of complete freedom. A Muslim cannot harm anyone with his hands or his tongue. For such ugly acts are forbidden in Islam; they are haram.
Yes, faith is one thing, deeds are another; amen. But the soul is one thing, and the body is another. However, nothing can happen unless the two are united. Just as when death comes and the soul leaves the body, we immediately take the body to the graveyard and bury it in the ground. Because it is no longer of any use. Why? Because the soul, which is the essence, has departed, and the body's purpose has ended. Therefore, my dear and respected brother! Do not leave your faith without deeds, and beware of sins that will harm your faith. For the greatest harm of sins is that they distance the servant from his Lord. The greatest torment in Hell is the servant's separation from his Creator, which is a hundred thousand times greater than the fire of Hell.
This world is a place of trial; no matter how long you live here, the end is death! Death is a mercy, a favour, and a divine grace for the believer. For the unbeliever and the faithless, it is a bitter calamity and a great torment. Now the opportunity is in your hands! Think carefully about where you will choose before this opportunity slips away, and look well at this world, for it belongs to no one...
