Is it obligatory for one born in Islam to pronounce the two testimonies of faith?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We have learned that faith is speech, action, and belief. The question is: if a person was born in Islam, what is the obligatory amount in terms of speech? In other words, is it obligatory for one born in Islam to pronounce the two testimonies of faith? Yes. It is obligatory upon him. If he did not pronounce the two testimonies and left off pronouncing them for his entire life, he would not be a Muslim.
Answer:
It is necessary to remember Allah the Exalted in the prayer. It is necessary that he recites the tashahhud in the first sitting and in the second sitting.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We have learned that faith is speech, action, and belief. The question is: if a person was born in Islam, what is the obligatory amount in terms of speech? In other words, is it obligatory for one born in Islam to pronounce the two testimonies of faith? Yes. It is obligatory upon him. If he did not pronounce the two testimonies and left off pronouncing them for his entire life, he would not be a Muslim.
Answer:
It is necessary to remember Allah the Exalted in the prayer. It is necessary that he recites the tashahhud in the first sitting and in the second sitting.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [498 -521] هل يجب على من ولد في الإسلام أن ينطق بالشهادتين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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