Advice to the "Tabligh Jama'ah" to focus on knowing the correct 'aqidah (creed) due to its importance.
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The Shaykh: I want the Tabligh Jama'ah to be saturated with these studies, from their elders to their juniors; because this is related to 'aqidah (creed). Everything other than 'aqidah is easy, as He - the Exalted - said: [An-Nisa 4:48]. Suppose a person is the most worshipful of people, the most God-fearing of people, but his 'aqidah is ruined and desolate; it benefits him nothing. And the one who killed ninety souls and died testifying that there is no god but Allah is better than that person by thousands of times.
These 'aqidahs - not just the Tabligh Jama'ah - the masses of Muslims are lost regarding them. But who is held accountable? The one who raised the banner of da'wah (calling) is held accountable, and not here in Europe and America. But to what are they calling? By Allah, what should I say? By Allah, I do not know. Glory be to Allah!! It is 'aqidah.
Now, "La ilaha illa Allah" means in the Arabic language that the Arabs understood, and then some of them disbelieved in it: "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah." Most people, even some printed letters, wrote: "There is no deity except Allah"; this is kufr (disbelief)!!
The questioner: There is no deity worthy of worship.
The Shaykh: Yes, "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah," not "There is no deity except Allah"; this is kufr (disbelief); because the objects of worship are very numerous. The objects of worship that are worshipped besides Allah are numerous in reality, but all of these are batil (invalid) except the worship of Allah alone, having no partner. So if we say that some Muslims understood this correct meaning, "La ilaha illa Allah"; meaning: "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah"; this is a correct meaning, and this is what saves the Muslim from shirk (associating partners with Allah) - Mighty and Majestic - but did every person who understood this correct understanding remain a believer in it, not negating it with an action of his? How many are the nullifiers of faith!! You find one who says: "La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," yet he worships other than Allah. Why does he worship other than Allah? Because - my brother - he does not understand what worship is; and therefore I keep repeating and lamenting that this Tabligh Jama'ah is ignoring all these studies. Why? Not as individuals, but the leadership is imposing on the group that they stay away from these issues!!
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُThese 'aqidahs - not just the Tabligh Jama'ah - the masses of Muslims are lost regarding them. But who is held accountable? The one who raised the banner of da'wah (calling) is held accountable, and not here in Europe and America. But to what are they calling? By Allah, what should I say? By Allah, I do not know. Glory be to Allah!! It is 'aqidah.
Now, "La ilaha illa Allah" means in the Arabic language that the Arabs understood, and then some of them disbelieved in it: "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah." Most people, even some printed letters, wrote: "There is no deity except Allah"; this is kufr (disbelief)!!
The questioner: There is no deity worthy of worship.
The Shaykh: Yes, "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah," not "There is no deity except Allah"; this is kufr (disbelief); because the objects of worship are very numerous. The objects of worship that are worshipped besides Allah are numerous in reality, but all of these are batil (invalid) except the worship of Allah alone, having no partner. So if we say that some Muslims understood this correct meaning, "La ilaha illa Allah"; meaning: "There is no deity worthy of worship in existence except Allah"; this is a correct meaning, and this is what saves the Muslim from shirk (associating partners with Allah) - Mighty and Majestic - but did every person who understood this correct understanding remain a believer in it, not negating it with an action of his? How many are the nullifiers of faith!! You find one who says: "La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," yet he worships other than Allah. Why does he worship other than Allah? Because - my brother - he does not understand what worship is; and therefore I keep repeating and lamenting that this Tabligh Jama'ah is ignoring all these studies. Why? Not as individuals, but the leadership is imposing on the group that they stay away from these issues!!
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