Categories of the Believers
Imām ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir al-Saʿdī
Describing the three types of Muslims and the condition of their īmān.
The Believers Are of Three Categories
1) Those who race towards the good: They are those who establish the obligated and recommended things and abstain from the impermissible and disliked things.
2) Those who ration: They are those who confine themselves to carrying out only the obligated matters and leaving off the impermissible matters.
3) Those who oppress themselves: They are those who mix righteous actions and evil actions.
