Linking the recitation of "La ilaha illa Allah" to removing harm from the path
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Question:
And other than the Shaykh, may Allah grant him excellence, does the believer, when he wants to remove harm from the path, say "La ilaha illa Allah" and then remove it, relying on the fact that faith has sixty branches? Does he understand the connection between these two by doing so?
Answer:
It is not obligatory to link the recitation of "La ilaha illa Allah" with removing harm from the path. Rather, "La ilaha illa Allah" is an independent attribute that you say on any occasion and in any state. Removing harm is when you see harm on the path, you move it away from the Muslims. Linking "La ilaha illa Allah" to the removal of harm has no evidence for it; this would be a bid'ah (religious innovation).
And other than the Shaykh, may Allah grant him excellence, does the believer, when he wants to remove harm from the path, say "La ilaha illa Allah" and then remove it, relying on the fact that faith has sixty branches? Does he understand the connection between these two by doing so?
Answer:
It is not obligatory to link the recitation of "La ilaha illa Allah" with removing harm from the path. Rather, "La ilaha illa Allah" is an independent attribute that you say on any occasion and in any state. Removing harm is when you see harm on the path, you move it away from the Muslims. Linking "La ilaha illa Allah" to the removal of harm has no evidence for it; this would be a bid'ah (religious innovation).
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، الإيمان قول وعمل — islamhouse.com (58:09)
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