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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Calling those who abandon the Fajr prayer and the meaning of the word of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)

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Question:
A questioner asks about the best way to call people who do not pray the Fajr prayer in congregation, and when he speaks to them, they say, "Who said
There is no god but Allah" he will enter Paradise.لا إله إلا الله دخل الجنة
Sunan Abi Dawud 3116Sahih (Al-Albani)
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Answer:
Whoever says "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah) enters Paradise, provided he brings what "La ilaha illa Allah" demands. It is not merely a phrase; it is not the case that whoever says "La ilaha illa Allah" with the tongue only enters Paradise. No, he must uphold its meaning. And one of the greatest meanings of "La ilaha illa Allah" is maintaining the prayer. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fought those who withheld the zakah. His brothers among the Companions asked him, "How do you fight them when they say 'La ilaha illa Allah'?" He said (may Allah be pleased with him), "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, 'except by its right.' And the zakah is part of its right.
When they say "La ilaha illa Allah," they are safe from me regarding their blood and their wealth, except by its right, andإِذَا قَالُوا لا إِلَهَ إِلا اللَّهُ فَقَدْ عَصَمُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلا بِحَقِّهَا وَكَانَ
Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 29:125
The zakah is part of its right. By Allah, if they had prevented me from a rope that they used to pay to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would have fought them over it."
So the meaning is not that he says "La ilaha illa Allah" with his tongue but does not pray, or that he calls upon other than Allah and seeks aid from the dead. "La ilaha illa Allah" does not benefit him, because it is not merely a phrase, but rather a phrase, a meaning, and an action; all of this is required. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-14-الدعوة إلى الله|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (58:54)

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