The Meaning of the Hadith: Whoever Says There Is No God But Allah and Disavows What Is Worshipped Other Than Allah
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The questioner:
Muhammad 'Abd Allah al-Yahya from Riyadh says: I read this hadith, and it was narrated from Abu 'Abd Allah Tariq ibn Ashim (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:Sahih Muslim 23a. It was narrated by Muslim.
The Shaykh:
Yes, whoever says there is no god but Allah, yes.
The questioner:
And disavows what
The Shaykh:
And disavows what is worshipped other than Allah, his sins will be forgiven.
The questioner:
His wealth and his home are protected.
The Shaykh:
And his blood and his wealth, his account is with Allah, meaning whoever utters the two testimonies
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
The two testimonies are the ones that bring a person into Islam. So the first thing one does when entering Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah, meaning there is no one worthy of worship in truth except Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the one who conveys the message from Allah, whose obedience is obligatory and whose Sunnah (recommended practice) must be followed (peace and blessings be upon him), yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Muhammad 'Abd Allah al-Yahya from Riyadh says: I read this hadith, and it was narrated from Abu 'Abd Allah Tariq ibn Ashim (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
He who professed that there is no god but Allah and made a denial of everything which the people worship beside Allah, his property and blood became inviolable, an their affairs rest with Allah.
من قال لا إله إلا الله وكفر بما يعبد من دون الله حرم ماله ودمه وحسابه على اللهThe Shaykh:
Yes, whoever says there is no god but Allah, yes.
The questioner:
And disavows what
The Shaykh:
And disavows what is worshipped other than Allah, his sins will be forgiven.
The questioner:
His wealth and his home are protected.
The Shaykh:
And his blood and his wealth, his account is with Allah, meaning whoever utters the two testimonies
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
The two testimonies are the ones that bring a person into Islam. So the first thing one does when entering Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah, meaning there is no one worthy of worship in truth except Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the one who conveys the message from Allah, whose obedience is obligatory and whose Sunnah (recommended practice) must be followed (peace and blessings be upon him), yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (196) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-01-27] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:28)
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