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   "Shahid Tayyib"  wrote in message   
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   > What are the things that make faith decrease?   
   >   
   > Question:   
   >   
   > What are the things that make faith decrease?   
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   >   
   > Answer:   
   >   
   > Praise be to Allaah.   
   >   
   > The things that make faith decrease are as follows:   
   >   
   > 1. Ignorance of the names and attributes of Allaah makes a decrease in   
   > faith inevitable, because if a man is lacking in knowledge of the names   
   > and attributes of Allaah, he will be lacking in faith.   
   >   
   > 2. Neglecting to think about the signs of Allaah in the universe and the   
   > signs of sharee'ah (i.e., verses of the Qur'aan and miracles of the   
   > Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), etc.). This causes a   
   > decrease in faith or at the very least it causes it to stagnate and not   
   > grow.   
   >   
   > 3. Committing sins, because sin has a profound effect on the heart and on   
   > faith. Hence the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:   
   > "The adulterer at the time when he is committing adultery is not a   
   > believer."   
   >   
   > 4. Neglecting to do acts of worship, because neglecting to do acts of   
   > worship causes a decrease in faith. But if the act of worship is   
   > obligatory and a person neglects it with no excuse, then he is to be   
   > blamed and deserves punishment. If the act of worship is not obligatory,   
   > or it is obligatory but a person does not do it for a valid reason, then   
   > he is lacking but is not to be blamed. Hence the Prophet (peace and   
   > blessings of Allaah be upon him) described women as lacking in reason and   
   > in religion, and he explained their lacking in religion as being because   
   > of the fact that when they menstruate, they do not pray or fast. But they   
   > are not to be blamed for not praying or fasting during their menstruation;   
   > rather they are commanded not to do these things at that time. But because   
   > they miss out on doing some of the things that men do, they are regarded   
   > as lacking in this regard.   
   >   
   > Majmoo' Fataawa wa Rasaa'il Fadeelat al-Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih   
   > al-`Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 1. p. 57   
   >   
   > Go to http://www.islammuslims.com/islam-qa/Volume_1/Contents.htm for   
   > Reference and more questions and answers.   
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