What are the virtues and fruits of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This is a listener who writes his name as Abu 'Ammar. He has a number of questions. In the first one, he says: We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to speak about the virtues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), explaining its effects and fruits, and about some of the news of the prophets (peace be upon them) and the righteous who realized tawhid (the oneness of Allah). What are its manifestations in public life? Because many people, may Allah guide them, have attached themselves to graves and shrines and circumambulated around them, with an explanation of the ruling of the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) on this action.
Answer:
The virtues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) are very great. The greatest of them is that the servant returns to his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, who created him, provided for him, and supplied him with what he needs. So his heart attaches itself to Allah and turns away from everything else. Among the virtues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is that it protects from the punishment of the Fire. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2644Sahih (Darussalam)
The virtues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) are that Allah expiates sins through it. Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nisa 4:48] And in the Qudsi Hadith, Allah the Mighty and Majestic says: “O son of Adam, if you were to come to Me with sins filling the earth, and then you came to Me not associating anything with Me, I would come to you with forgiveness filling it.” Among the virtues of tawhid is the attainment of security, security in this world and the Hereafter. Allah the Mighty and Majestic said: [Al-An'am 6:82] The injustice referred to here is shirk (associating partners with Allah), as He the Exalted said: [Luqman 31:13] So the greatest type of injustice is shirk, may Allah protect us from it.
So whoever is safe from shirk (associating partners with Allah) attains security. Either it is absolute security with no fear at all, or it is absolute security where some fear may occur, but its outcome is complete security.
May Allah reward you. This is a listener who writes his name as Abu 'Ammar. He has a number of questions. In the first one, he says: We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to speak about the virtues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), explaining its effects and fruits, and about some of the news of the prophets (peace be upon them) and the righteous who realized tawhid (the oneness of Allah). What are its manifestations in public life? Because many people, may Allah guide them, have attached themselves to graves and shrines and circumambulated around them, with an explanation of the ruling of the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) on this action.
Answer:
The virtues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) are very great. The greatest of them is that the servant returns to his Lord, Mighty and Majestic, who created him, provided for him, and supplied him with what he needs. So his heart attaches itself to Allah and turns away from everything else. Among the virtues of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is that it protects from the punishment of the Fire. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
whoever dies without associating anything with Allah, then he will enter Paradise
من مات لا يشرك بالله شيئا دخل الجنة.And whoever
ومنIndeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُThey who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice - those will have security, and they are [rightly] guided.
الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُم بِظُلْمٍ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَIndeed, association [with him] is great injustice."
إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌSo whoever is safe from shirk (associating partners with Allah) attains security. Either it is absolute security with no fear at all, or it is absolute security where some fear may occur, but its outcome is complete security.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5615- ما هي فضائل التوحيد وثمراته ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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