Advice from Ash-Sheikh Ibn Al-'Utheymeen Regarding the Relationship Between Action and Al-Imaan
Ash-Sheikh Ibn Al-'Utheymeen said in an explanation of An-Nawaawi's 40 hadeeth when explaining hadeeth #34:
"Whoever Amongst you sees an evil then let him change it with his hand and if he is not able then with his tongue and if he is not able then with his heart, and that is the weakest of Faith."
"That Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith) is action and intention, because the Prophet (may the peace and commendations of Allah be upon him) made these levels from Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith). And changing (the evil) with the hand is an action, and with the tongue is an action, and with the heart is an intention, and it is like that. So Al-Imaan includes all the deeds and is not just specific to belief only, due to the statement of the Prophet (may the peace and commendations of Allah be upon him), "Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith) is seventy some odd branches." Or he said, "...sixty some odd branches, the highest of those is the statement 'laa ilaaha illa Allah' and the lowest is removing some harm from the road..." So the statement "laa ilaaha illa Allah" is a statement by the tongue and removing harm from the road is action by the limbs, and shyness, and that is an action of the heart, is from Al-Imaan.
And we have no need to say that which is going around amongst the youth and the students of knowledge: "Are actions from that which completes Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith) or from that by which Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith) is valid?" There is no need for this question, any person that asks you and says, "Are actions a pre-condition for Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith) to be complete or are they a pre-condition for Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith) to be saheeh (i.e. valid)?", then we say to him the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) are more honorable than you and are more knowledgable than you and were more eager about the good than you and they did not ask the Messenger of Allah (may the peace and commendations of Allah be upon him) this question, so what was sufficient for them is sufficient for you.
If the proof indicates that by this action a person will leave Al-Islaam (i.e. if it indicates that they will leave Al-Islaam if they don't do it) then it becomes a pre-condition for Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith) to be saheeh (i.e. valid), and if a proof shows that he will not leave, then this action becomes a pre-condition for the completion of Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith), and then the subject is finished.
As for you trying to give and respond (i.e. go back and forth) and disputing and then whoever opposes you, you say, "This one is a murji'.", and if he agrees with you then your pleased with him and if he goes beyond that, you say, "This one is from the Khawaarij." And that is not correct.
So that is why my advice to the youth and the students of knowledge is to leave off delving into this subject and that we say, "Whatever Allah (high above is He) and His Messenger (may the peace and commendations of Allah be upon him) made a pre-condition for the sihha (i.e. validity) of Al-Imaan (i.e. Faith) and its remaining then it is a pre-condition, and whatever they didn't then it is not." And we put an end to this subject.
This is taken from a post in Arabic on this link http://sahab.net/forums/showthread.php?t=371251
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