Evidence for the conditions of "La ilaha illa Allah" and the ruling on being content with merely saying it
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Question:
The twenty-third question: What is the evidence for the prescription of the conditions of the testimony that there is no god but Allah, namely knowledge, submission, truthfulness, sincerity, acceptance, love, and certainty? And what is the ruling on the one who says that the testimony that there is no god but Allah remains valid merely by saying it, without these conditions?
Answer:
This person is either misguided and seeking to mislead people, or he is ignorant and saying what he does not know. "La ilaha illa Allah" is not merely a phrase; rather, it must have a meaning and implications. It is not just a phrase uttered with the tongue. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 23a, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) that if they say it, Allah Sahih al-Bukhari 5401, and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3982Sahih (Darussalam) Sunan Ibn Majah 3927Sahih (Darussalam), except by the right of "La ilaha illa Allah." He did not suffice with their mere utterance of "La ilaha illa Allah" if they did not uphold its right, which is acting in accordance with its implications and knowing its meaning. Thus, "La ilaha illa Allah" is not merely a phrase uttered with the tongue. From this, the ten conditions mentioned by the scholars are derived. Yes.
The twenty-third question: What is the evidence for the prescription of the conditions of the testimony that there is no god but Allah, namely knowledge, submission, truthfulness, sincerity, acceptance, love, and certainty? And what is the ruling on the one who says that the testimony that there is no god but Allah remains valid merely by saying it, without these conditions?
Answer:
This person is either misguided and seeking to mislead people, or he is ignorant and saying what he does not know. "La ilaha illa Allah" is not merely a phrase; rather, it must have a meaning and implications. It is not just a phrase uttered with the tongue. The evidence for this is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who professed that there is no god but Allah and made a denial of everything which the people worship beside Allah
من قال لا إله إلا الله وكفر بما يعبد من دون اللهAllah has forbidden the (Hell) Fire for those who testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, seeking Allah's pleasure.
حرم على النار من قال لا إله إلا الله يبتغي بذلك وجه اللهI have been commanded to fight the people until they say La ilaha illallah
أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّillallah. If they say it, then their blood and wealth are protected from me, except for a right that is due from it
إلا الله، فإذا قالوها عصموا مني دماءهم وأموالهم إلا بحقها
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - أسئلة وأجوبة في العقيدة - مسائل الإيمان - الفوزان — archive.org (32:43)
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