Is one who believes in the oneness of Allah and the truth of the Prophet's message, but has not pronounced the two testimonies, treated as a Muslim?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from outside this country who says: There is a Christian man who believes in the oneness of Allah and the truth of the message of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he has not pronounced the two testimonies. Is he to be treated as a Muslim?
Answer:
No, he is not to be treated as a Muslim until he pronounces the two testimonies of faith: the testimony that there is no god but Allah, and the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Otherwise, the Christians, the Jews, and even the disbelievers—Allah the Exalted says:[Al-An'am 6:33]
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this is a questioner from outside this country who says: There is a Christian man who believes in the oneness of Allah and the truth of the message of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), but he has not pronounced the two testimonies. Is he to be treated as a Muslim?
Answer:
No, he is not to be treated as a Muslim until he pronounces the two testimonies of faith: the testimony that there is no god but Allah, and the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Otherwise, the Christians, the Jews, and even the disbelievers—Allah the Exalted says:
We know that you, [O Muhammad], are saddened by what they say. And indeed, they do not call you untruthful, but it is the verses of Allah that the wrongdoers reject.
نَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُ لَيَحْزُنُكَ الَّذِي يَقُولُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يُكَذِّبُونَكَ وَلَٰكِنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يعامل معاملة المسلمين من يعتقد وحدانية الله وصحة رسالة النبي ولم ينطق الشهادتين؟ — youtube.com
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