Explaining the Meaning of the Word of Tawhid and Its Conditions
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Question:
May Allah reward you and reward you with good. This listener, may Allah protect you, Salih from Riyadh, says: The word of tawhid, "La ilaha illa Allah," is repeated by many people more than once a day. If you could give them a brief overview of it, its verification, and what this blessed word is?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: The word of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), "La ilaha illa Allah," is a great word by which Allah sent the prophets and messengers. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anbya 21:25] And He said to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): [Muhammad 47:19] So the word "La ilaha illa Allah" is a great word consisting of two pillars: negation and affirmation.
The negation, "La ilaha," negates all objects of worship other than Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and invalidates their worship. And the word of affirmation, "illa Allah," affirms that worship is for Allah alone, with no partner for Him. Therefore, it is called the word of sincerity, the word of taqwa, and the firm handhold. It is a great word, but it is not merely a word spoken with the tongue. It is a word with a meaning and a requirement. It has a wording, which is "La ilaha illa Allah" with its two pillars of negation and affirmation, and it has a meaning, which is invalidating every object of worship other than Allah and affirming worship for Allah alone. So the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah" is that there is no object of worship with truth except Allah, and whatever is other than Him is an object of worship with falsehood.[Al-Hajj 22:62] Its requirement is that whoever says it must realize it in action, because none is to be worshipped except Allah, and he must abandon the worship of anything other than Him from among the various objects of worship. For worship is the right of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). He said (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 4296Sahih (Darussalam) This word has conditions; it is not merely a phrase that came in other hadiths. It came in a hadith: Sahih Muslim 23a as in the hadith of 'Utbah (may Allah be pleased with him): As for the one who says it but does not disbelieve in what is worshipped besides Allah, and does not deny it, and does not disavow the worship of other than Allah and the polytheists, then he does not say it with truth, even if he pronounces it with his tongue. It came conditioned by sincerity. Abu Hurayrah said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Who is the most deserving of your intercession, O Messenger of Allah?" He said: Sahih al-Bukhari 99 sincerely from his heart. And as in the hadith: Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah 3:173 These are conditions indicating that the intended meaning of the word "La ilaha illa Allah" is not merely pronouncing it without acting on its meaning. For many say it now, but they worship the dead, the graves, and the shrines, they call upon them for aid, they slaughter for them, they make vows to them, and they invoke them besides Allah: "O 'Abd al-Qadir, O Jilani, O 'Ali, O Husayn, O so-and-so." This is shirk (associating partners with Allah) that contradicts "La ilaha illa Allah," and if he pronounces it, "La ilaha illa Allah" will not benefit him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you and reward you with good. This listener, may Allah protect you, Salih from Riyadh, says: The word of tawhid, "La ilaha illa Allah," is repeated by many people more than once a day. If you could give them a brief overview of it, its verification, and what this blessed word is?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. To proceed: The word of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), "La ilaha illa Allah," is a great word by which Allah sent the prophets and messengers. Allah the Exalted said:
And We sent not before you any messenger except that We revealed to him that, "There is no deity except Me, so worship Me."
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِSo know, [O Muhammad], that there is no deity except Allah and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women
فَاعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِThe negation, "La ilaha," negates all objects of worship other than Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and invalidates their worship. And the word of affirmation, "illa Allah," affirms that worship is for Allah alone, with no partner for Him. Therefore, it is called the word of sincerity, the word of taqwa, and the firm handhold. It is a great word, but it is not merely a word spoken with the tongue. It is a word with a meaning and a requirement. It has a wording, which is "La ilaha illa Allah" with its two pillars of negation and affirmation, and it has a meaning, which is invalidating every object of worship other than Allah and affirming worship for Allah alone. So the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah" is that there is no object of worship with truth except Allah, and whatever is other than Him is an object of worship with falsehood.
That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood, and because Allah is the Most High, the Grand.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ هُوَ الْبَاطِلُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْكَبِيرُMu’adh, do you know what Allah’s right over His slaves is and what His slaves’ right over Allah is?’ I said: ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said: ‘The right of Allah over His slaves is that they should worship Him and not associate anything with Him. And the right of the slaves over Allah, if they do that, is that He should not punish them.’
لمعاذ أتدري ما حق العباد على الله؟ قلت الله ورسوله أعلم، قال فإن حق الله على العباد أن يعبدوه ولا يشركوا به شيئا، وحق العباد على الله ألا يعذب من لا يشرك به شيئا،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 الله،(may Allah be pleased with him), whoever says "La ilaha illa Allah" and disbelieves in this condition, and disbelieves in what is worshipped besides Allah,
الله عنه، من قال لا إله إلا الله وكفر بهذا الشرط، وكفر بما يعبد من دون الله،the one who said sincerely from the bottom of his heart "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah."
من قال لا إله إلا الله خالصا من قلبهthe other, for indeed Allah has forbidden the Fire for whoever says "La ilaha illa Allah" seeking thereby this purpose, seeking thereby
الآخر فإن الله حرم على النار من قال لا إله إلا الله يبتغي بهذا القصد، يبتغي بذلكthe Face of Allah,
ذلك وجه الله،The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/226 — archive.org (0:53)
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