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What is ‘Iman’, and how many pillars does it have?
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Iman’ is: Belief and conviction in the heart, Speech of the tongue, Action of the limbs.
Iman’ is: Belief and conviction in the heart, Speech of the tongue, Action of the limbs.
Iman increases by performing good deeds and decreases by committing sins.
Allah said: “Verily, We have sent you (O Muhammmad) as a witness, as a bearer of glad tidings, and as a warner.”[48:8]
The prophetsaid: “Iman is seventy odd branches: the highest is to say that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah (Laa Ilaaha Ill-Allah), the lowest is to remove harm from the path ; and modesty is a branch of Iman.”(Muslim)
What supports this fact is the enthusiasm which a Muslim feels in seasons of good deeds [such as Ramadan and Hajj] and the slackening a Muslim feels upon committing sins. Allah says: “Indeed good deeds do away with the evil ones.”[11:114]“
Iman has six pillars as mentioned in the hadith of the Prophet Sallah Allahu 'Alayhe wa Sallam(peace be upon him): “Iman is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, The Day of Judgment, and to believe in Qadar (Divine Measure) and what it brings of good or evil.” (al-Bukhari and Muslim)