Is it obligatory for the one who is accountable to know the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I say that I worship Allah alone and I do not associate anything with Him. Am I required to know the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah"? And if I do not learn it, will I enter the Fire?
Answer:
Yes, there is obligatory knowledge, an individual obligation, which is knowing the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah." So know that there is no god but Allah. It is necessary for you to know the correct creed and what contradicts it, even in a brief form. Do not remain in your ignorance while you are able to learn. As long as you are able to learn, and you have scholars, and you have schools, do you not have an excuse for not knowing the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah"? Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I say that I worship Allah alone and I do not associate anything with Him. Am I required to know the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah"? And if I do not learn it, will I enter the Fire?
Answer:
Yes, there is obligatory knowledge, an individual obligation, which is knowing the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah." So know that there is no god but Allah. It is necessary for you to know the correct creed and what contradicts it, even in a brief form. Do not remain in your ignorance while you are able to learn. As long as you are able to learn, and you have scholars, and you have schools, do you not have an excuse for not knowing the meaning of "La ilaha illa Allah"? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1457- 4717] هل يجب على المكلف العلم بمعنى لا إله إلا الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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