His Eminence the Shaykh: How does a Muslim achieve tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
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The questioner : So, His Eminence the Shaykh, how does a Muslim achieve tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
The Shaykh : One achieves tawhid by being sincere in the testimony that there is no god but Allah, meaning that there is no true object of worship except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, whatever is worshipped besides Allah is invalid. Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:[Luqman 31:30] One also achieves tawhid, which is tawhid al-ittiba' (following the Prophet), by adhering to the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), not deviating from it to the right or to the left, not advancing before it in acceptance, and not lagging behind it in rejection. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : One achieves tawhid by being sincere in the testimony that there is no god but Allah, meaning that there is no true object of worship except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, whatever is worshipped besides Allah is invalid. Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:
That is because Allah is the Truth, and that what they call upon other than Him is falsehood
ذلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الحَقُّ وَأَنَّ ما يَدعونَ مِن دونِهِ الباطِلُThe questioner : May Allah reward you, Shaykh.