The Authenticity of Hadiths: Whoever Testifies to the Oneness of Allah Enters Paradise
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It is reported from some of the Salaf regarding the hadiths of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) that whoever testifies to the oneness of Allah enters Paradise. It is also reported from some of the Salaf that those hadiths are abrogated by the hadiths concerning the obligatory duties. Is this statement correct?
The correct view is that there is no abrogation in this matter. However, it must be known that one who testifies to the oneness of Allah sincerely will never abandon the obligatory duties, because his sincerity compels him to perform them.How does one testify that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, meaning: There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah,And he says: I seek by this the Face of Allah, and then he does not perform the deed that leads him to Allah? This is impossible. Therefore, one who persists in abandoning the prayer and does not pray becomes a disbeliever.Even if he says: I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and I believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day;As long as he does not pray, we say: You are a disbeliever. There is no difference between you and the one who prostrates to an idol; for this reason, a wording appeared in a narration in Muslim from the hadith of Jabir: (Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of the prayer) .
The questioner: Some people interpret the word "abrogated" to mean that it is specified. Is this correct?The Shaykh: Never.
It was not specified;Because we say: Rather, through commitment, whenever one testifies that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah truly, this testimony will compel him to fulfill the obligatory duties of Allah.
The correct view is that there is no abrogation in this matter. However, it must be known that one who testifies to the oneness of Allah sincerely will never abandon the obligatory duties, because his sincerity compels him to perform them.How does one testify that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, meaning: There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah,And he says: I seek by this the Face of Allah, and then he does not perform the deed that leads him to Allah? This is impossible. Therefore, one who persists in abandoning the prayer and does not pray becomes a disbeliever.Even if he says: I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and I believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day;As long as he does not pray, we say: You are a disbeliever. There is no difference between you and the one who prostrates to an idol; for this reason, a wording appeared in a narration in Muslim from the hadith of Jabir: (Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of the prayer) .
The questioner: Some people interpret the word "abrogated" to mean that it is specified. Is this correct?The Shaykh: Never.
It was not specified;Because we say: Rather, through commitment, whenever one testifies that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah truly, this testimony will compel him to fulfill the obligatory duties of Allah.