The Ruling on Being Lax Regarding Tawhid and Advice to the Tabligh Group
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Question:
And with them is the cause of reminding and admonishing regarding tawhid, from the ignorance of supplication and what is impossible in view.
Answer:
I believe this is a matter of negligence, where each person relies on the other, or that they are influenced by what they read or hear from some books or some preachers who belittle the call to tawhid, and belittle the matter of creed, saying that people are free in their beliefs, and similar to these false statements. Perhaps they read from this false speech and are influenced by it, but as we mentioned, this is a great matter and it is not permissible to be lax with it. The first thing a person is placed in is his grave. Two angels come to him and make him sit, and his soul is returned to his body. Then he is asked, and it is said to him: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And who is your Prophet? If he says: My Lord is Allah, Islam is my religion, and my Prophet is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), a caller from the sky calls out: Your servant has spoken the truth, so spread for him from Paradise, and open for him a door to Paradise, and widen for him in his grave the extent of his sight, and he will come to him from the breeze and spirit of Paradise, and he will look at his dwelling in Paradise, and say: O my Lord, establish the Hour so that I may return to my family and my wealth. This is the one who realized tawhid, knew the creed, and acted upon it. As for the second one, and I seek refuge in Allah, who is the hypocrite and the doubter, he says when he is asked: Who is your Lord? He says: Ha, ha, I do not know. Who is your Prophet? He says: Ha, ha, I do not know. What is your religion? He says: Ha, ha, I do not know. I heard people saying something, so I said it. Then it is said to him: You did not know, nor did you recite. Then I call out:Sunan Abi Dawud 4753Sahih (Al-Albani), and his grave is tightened upon him until his ribs are crushed, and he says: O my Lord, do not establish the Hour, because he looks at his place in the Fire and his dwelling in the Fire, and I seek refuge in Allah. All of this is the result of not caring about tawhid and not holding fast to the creed of tawhid. How can it be said with this that the creed of tawhid is easy, and that it is sufficient for a person to say that he is a Muslim, or to say La ilaha illa Allah with his tongue, without it being obligatory for him to understand its meaning, know its meaning, and act upon it? This is deception by the devils, the devils of humans and jinn, or by the ignorant who do not know the matter of creed. Yes.
And with them is the cause of reminding and admonishing regarding tawhid, from the ignorance of supplication and what is impossible in view.
Answer:
I believe this is a matter of negligence, where each person relies on the other, or that they are influenced by what they read or hear from some books or some preachers who belittle the call to tawhid, and belittle the matter of creed, saying that people are free in their beliefs, and similar to these false statements. Perhaps they read from this false speech and are influenced by it, but as we mentioned, this is a great matter and it is not permissible to be lax with it. The first thing a person is placed in is his grave. Two angels come to him and make him sit, and his soul is returned to his body. Then he is asked, and it is said to him: Who is your Lord? What is your religion? And who is your Prophet? If he says: My Lord is Allah, Islam is my religion, and my Prophet is Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), a caller from the sky calls out: Your servant has spoken the truth, so spread for him from Paradise, and open for him a door to Paradise, and widen for him in his grave the extent of his sight, and he will come to him from the breeze and spirit of Paradise, and he will look at his dwelling in Paradise, and say: O my Lord, establish the Hour so that I may return to my family and my wealth. This is the one who realized tawhid, knew the creed, and acted upon it. As for the second one, and I seek refuge in Allah, who is the hypocrite and the doubter, he says when he is asked: Who is your Lord? He says: Ha, ha, I do not know. Who is your Prophet? He says: Ha, ha, I do not know. What is your religion? He says: Ha, ha, I do not know. I heard people saying something, so I said it. Then it is said to him: You did not know, nor did you recite. Then I call out:
Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib: We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) accompanying the bier of a man of the Ansar. When we reached his grave, it was not yet dug. So the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat down and we also sat down around him as if birds were over our heads. He had in his hand a stick with which he was scratching the ground. He then raised his head and said: Seek refuge with Allah from the punishment in the grave. He said it twice or thrice. The version of Jabir adds here: He hears the beat of their sandals when they go back, and at that moment he is asked: O so and so! Who is your Lord, what is your religion, and who is your Prophet? Hannad's version says: Two angels will come to him, make him sit up and ask him: Who is your Lord? He will reply: My Lord is Allah. They will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: My religion is Islam. They will ask him: What is your opinion about the man who was sent on a mission among you? He will reply: He is the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). They will ask: Who made you aware of this? He will reply: I read Allah's Book, believed in it, and considered it true; which is verified by Allah's words: "Allah's Book, believed in it, and considered it true, which is verified by Allah's words: "Allah establishes those who believe with the word that stands firm in this world and the next." The agreed version reads: Then a crier will call from Heaven: My servant has spoken the truth, so spread a bed for him from Paradise, clothe him from Paradise, and open a door for him into Paradise. So some of its air and perfume will come to him, and a space will be made for him as far as the eye can see. He also mentioned the death of the infidel, saying: His spirit will be restored to his body, two angels will come to him, make him sit up and ask him: Who is your Lord? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. They will ask him: What is your religion? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. They will ask: Who was the man who was sent on a mission among you? He will reply: Alas, alas! I do not know. Then a crier will call from Heaven: He has lied, so spread a bed for him from Hell, clothe him from Hell, and open for him a door into Hell. Then some of its heat and pestilential wind will come to him, and his grave will be compressed, so that his ribs will be crushed together. Jabir's version adds: One who is blind and dumb will then be placed in charge of him, having a sledge-hammer such that if a mountain were struck with it, it would become dust. He will give him a blow with it which will be heard by everything between the east and the west except by men and jinn, and he will become dust. Then his spirit will be restored to him.
مناد من السماء أن كذب عبدي فأفرشوه من النار، وافتحوا له بابا إلى النار
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة - الفوزان - ٥ — archive.org (36:16)
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