A Few Signs of Faith in Islam

Abdullah ibn Mas`ud related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) once recited the verse: "And whoever Allah wishes to guide, He opens his heart to Islam." (Noble Quran, Sura Al-Anam, 6:125) He then explained it by saying:
          "When faith enters the heart, it opens up.
He was asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! Is there a sign by which this may be recognized?' And he said:
          "Yes, to lose interest in the place of deception, to long for the place of eternity and to     
          prepare for death before it comes." (Baihaqi)


Anas related Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) said:
          "Faith belongs to whoever has 3 things: to love Allah and His messenger more than      
          anything else; to love and be loved for the sake of Allah; and to hate returning to unbelief just  
          as much as one would hate to be thrown into a fire." (Bukhari, Muslim)

About Iman (faith) in Islam

About Iman
Some definitions about Iman (faith):

Anas related that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) seldomly addressed us without saying:

          "He who is not trustworthy has no faith and he who does not keep his promise has no 
          religion." (Baihaqi)


Abu Umamah reported that a man once asked Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him), 'What is faith?' He replied:

          "When your good deeds make you happy and your bad deeds make you 

          sad, you have faith."

And then the man asked him, 'What is sin?' And Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (peace be upon him) replied:

          "When anything pricks your conscience, avoid it." (Ahmed)

The Importance of Faith

The Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu Allaihi Wasalam) said: "Faith wears out in the heart of any one of you just as clothes wear out, so ask Allah to renew the faith in your hearts” (Mustadrak al-Haakim & Authenticated by Al-Albani)


أسلي النفس بالآمال .. من حين إلى حين
I keep forestalling my soul with thoughts of hope from time to time

وأنسى ما وراء الموت .. ماذا بعد تكفيني
And forgetting what is to come after death, and after I am warped in the sheets of the dead

كاني قد ضمنت العيش .. ليس الموت يأتيني
As if I have guaranteed living forever, and that death will not overcome me

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