Is tawhid (the oneness of Allah) a condition for the validity of Islam?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it said that tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is a condition for the validity of Islam, and that it is thereby a regulatory ruling like purity for prayer, so that it is not accepted?
Answer:
Tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is not a condition for the validity of tawhid; rather, Islam is not a condition for Islam. The condition is Islam. There is no Islam without tawhid. It is the head of Islam. Are not the two testimonies the first of the pillars of Islam? The two testimonies are the first of the five pillars of Islam. Therefore, there is no Islam for one who does not have tawhid. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it said that tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is a condition for the validity of Islam, and that it is thereby a regulatory ruling like purity for prayer, so that it is not accepted?
Answer:
Tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is not a condition for the validity of tawhid; rather, Islam is not a condition for Islam. The condition is Islam. There is no Islam without tawhid. It is the head of Islam. Are not the two testimonies the first of the pillars of Islam? The two testimonies are the first of the five pillars of Islam. Therefore, there is no Islam for one who does not have tawhid. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب التوحيد - 4 — islamhouse.com (1:00:03)
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