Is the testimony sufficient for the one who says it to be counted among the believers?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Riyad as-Salihin 682 imply that the one who says "La ilaha illa Allah" is considered a believer merely by uttering the testimony?
Answer:
If he utters the testimony while believing in its meaning and acting in accordance with its implications, he becomes a Muslim. Indeed, if he utters the testimony but is unable to act upon it, whether he is killed or dies, he is also a Muslim, because the hadith is the card.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Iman has sixty odd or seventy odd branches. The uppermost of all these is the Testimony of Faith: 'La ilaha illallah'
الإيمان بضع وسبعون شعبة أعلاها قول لا إله إلا اللهAnswer:
If he utters the testimony while believing in its meaning and acting in accordance with its implications, he becomes a Muslim. Indeed, if he utters the testimony but is unable to act upon it, whether he is killed or dies, he is also a Muslim, because the hadith is the card.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الشهادة كافية في أن يعد قائلها من المؤمنين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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