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What is the ruling on dividing faith into: innate faith (that of angels), infallible faith (that of prophets), accepted faith (that of believers), rejected faith (that of hypocrites), and suspended faith (that of innovators)?

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This classification is incorrect. As for the hypocrites, faith has been negated from them, whereas human beings are naturally inclined towards it. And angels and prophets do not disobey Allah or apostatize. The second classification is incorrect because it posits that angels are inherently disposed to faith, unlike humans. One should revert to the classification of the righteous predecessors: Faith is a declaration by the tongue, an action by the limbs, and a belief in the heart.

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