Some say that the seven or eight conditions of *La ilaha illa Allah* that have been established should not be called conditions, because the definition of a condition is that its absence necessitates absence, and its presence does not necessitate presence.

The questioner : Among the questions of this questioner, he says: O honorable Shaykh, some say that the seven or eight conditions of *La ilaha illa Allah* that have been established should not be called conditions, because the definition is that its absence necessitates absence, and its presence does not necessitate presence. He says that with these conditions, they are binding on every person, and if one of these conditions is lacking, the whole is lacking. It has been said that the more correct view is to call them the necessary implications of *La ilaha illa Allah*, because a necessary implication is not like a condition. What is your opinion on this? May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : Our view in this matter is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified it with the greatest clarification. He said (peace and blessings be upon him) to Abu Hurayrah, and Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: Who is the most happy person with your intercession, O Messenger of Allah? He said: As for the one who says it without sincerity in his heart, like the hypocrites who say it out of fear and showing off, it does not benefit him. And if he says it but does not adhere to some of the laws of Islam, then his saying of it is deficient without a doubt, because leaving some of the laws of Islam weakens his tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and perhaps tawhid is entirely negated from him according to what the legal evidence dictates. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you.