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Yunus ibn-i-Abdul Rahman said that when he asked Imam Reza (a.s) about faith and submission to God, Imam Reza (a.s) replied: “Religion is only submission (Islam). Faith is a level higher than submission. Piety is a level higher than faith, and certitude is a level higher than piety. Nothing is divided amongst the children of Adam (a.s) better than certitude.” Then he said that he asked the Imam (a.s): “What are the signs of certitude?” The Imam (a.s) replied: “Reliance on God, submitting to Him, being content with divine destiny, and entrusting one's affairs to God.” Then he asked the Imam (a.s): “What does all this mean?” Then Imam Reza (a.s) replied: “This is what Imam Baqir (a.s) said.”
عن يونس بن عبد الرحمان قال
سألت أبا الحسن الرضا (عليه السلام) عن الإيمان والإسلام، فقال: قال أبو جعفر (عليه السلام): إنما هو الإسلام، والإيمان فوقه بدرجة، والتقوى فوق الإيمان بدرجة، واليقين فوق التقوى بدرجة، ولم يقسم بين ولد آدم شئ أقل من اليقين، قال: قلت: فأي شئ من اليقين؟ قال: التوكل على الله، والتسليم لله، والرضى بقضاء الله، والتفويض إلى الله، قلت: ما تفسير ذلك؟ قال: هكذا قال أبو جعفر (عليه السلام).
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