Please explain what is the meaning of Imaan increasing and decreasing.

Answer

With regard to quality, Imaan increases and decreases. Obedience in-

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creases the quality of Imaan, and disobedience decreases it, and if the disobedience is kufr, then it eliminates Imaan. Quantitively speaking, Imaan does not increase and decrease. That is, the same number of beliefs in which the Sahaabah believed, we too believe. There is no difference in Aqaa-id which will always remain static. There is no increase and decrease in Imaan from this point of view.