belief in these four principals as a whole is included in the belief in predestination. However, those who are preoccupied with Bid`ah deny some of these aspects. Furthermore, belief in Allah involves believing that Iman (faith) includes words and deeds, increases by performing acts of obedience and decreases by committing sins. It is impermissible to declare a Muslim, who commits any sin other than Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) and Kufr (disbelief) a disbeliever so long as he does not consider the act lawful. Examples of these sins include Zina (premarital sexual intercourse and/or adultery), robbery, Riba (usury/interest), intoxication, and disobedience to parents and other major sins. Allah (may He be Praised) states:
Verily, Allâh forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills
It is authentically reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) Allah will get out of Fire those whose heart has the least faith. Another aspect of belief in Allah is to love and hate according to Allah's pleasure, to have loyalty or enmity for the Sake of Allah. A believer should love and support other believers and resent and be opposed to disbelievers. The Sahabah (the Prophet's companions) topped the list of the believers among this nation. Hence, AhlulSunnah walJama`ah love, support, and hold that the Sahabah were the best of people after the prophets, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) stated:
The best people are those living in my generation, and then those who will follow them, and then those who will follow the latter.
(Agreed upon by Imams AlBukhari and Muslim).
They also hold that Abu Bakr AlSiddiq, `Umar AlFaruq, `Uthman Dhu AlNurayn, and `Ali AlMurtada (may Allah be pleased with all of them), the Ten Sahabah given the glad tidings of entering Paradise and the rest of Sahabah (may Allah be pleased with all of them) are respectively the elite of the generations of this nation.
A h lu lSunnah walJama`ah remain silent regarding the disputes that arose among the Sahabah knowing that they were Mujtahids (scholars qualified to exercise juristic effort to infer expert legal rulings) who will be doubly rewarded if their view is true and receive only a single reward if their view is incorrect. Furthermore, they love and support the believing household of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his wives, the Mothers of the Believers, hoping that Allah is pleased with them. On the other hand, they disavow the approach of AlRawafid (A deviant Islamic sect slandering the Companions and the wives of the Prophet) who hate and revile