Prof. Maha Abdel Rahman Natto
Department of Creed, Faculty of Dawah and Fundamentals of Religion, Umm Al-Qura University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Research Article
Doctrinal study of the hadith: A servant\'s faith is not upright until his heart is upright, and his heart will not be upright until his tongue is upright
Author(s): Prof. Maha Abdel Rahman Natto*
This research establishes, through the authentic hadith narrated by the Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him): “The faith of a servant does not become upright until his heart becomes upright, and his heart does not become upright until his tongue becomes upright,” that this hadith is classified as good (hasan). It conveys several significant benefits, including the necessity for the servant’s faith to be upright, which subsequently leads to the righteousness of their actions. Indeed, the actions of the body cannot be upright unless the heart is upright, and a servant’s heart cannot achieve uprightness until their tongue is also upright. The heart and the tongue are interlinked; the tongue functions as a translator of what resides in the heart, articulating either belief or disbelief and potentially guiding its possessor towards either Paradise or H.. Read More»