The one who swore by al-Lat and al-‘Uzzah, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to say: There is no god but Allah. Does this indicate that he left Islam?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of the man who swore by al-Lat and al-‘Uzzah, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to say, “There is no god but Allah,” does this indicate that he left Islam?
Answer:
This is according to his belief. According to his belief, if he believes that Allah and al-‘Uzzah can benefit or harm, then he has left Islam. But if he does not believe that, and this thing merely remained on his tongue, then it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), a means of shirk. It is purified by tawhid (the oneness of Allah). You know that purification from shirk is by saying “There is no god but Allah.” “There is no god but Allah” is the purification from shirk, just as purification from ritual impurity and hadath (a state of minor or major ritual impurity) is by water. So he is purified from shirk by the word of tawhid. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith of the man who swore by al-Lat and al-‘Uzzah, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to say, “There is no god but Allah,” does this indicate that he left Islam?
Answer:
This is according to his belief. According to his belief, if he believes that Allah and al-‘Uzzah can benefit or harm, then he has left Islam. But if he does not believe that, and this thing merely remained on his tongue, then it is minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), a means of shirk. It is purified by tawhid (the oneness of Allah). You know that purification from shirk is by saying “There is no god but Allah.” “There is no god but Allah” is the purification from shirk, just as purification from ritual impurity and hadath (a state of minor or major ritual impurity) is by water. So he is purified from shirk by the word of tawhid. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [202 -939] الذي حلف باللات والعزة فأمرهﷺ أن يقول: لا إله إلا الله هل يدل هذا على أنه خرج من الإسلام؟ — youtube.com
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