Are the hadiths stating that whoever testifies to the oneness of Allah will enter Paradise abrogated by the hadiths of the obligatory acts, as reported from some of the Salaf?
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The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh. 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 will enter Paradise.
The Shaykh : That whoever?
The questioner : That whoever testifies to the oneness of Allah will enter Paradise. It is reported from some of the Salaf that these are abrogated by the hadiths of the obligatory acts. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that there is no abrogation in this. However, it must be known that whoever testifies to the oneness of Allah sincerely will never, ever abandon the obligatory acts, because his sincerity will compel him to act. How can you testify that there is no god but Allah, meaning: there is no true object of worship but Allah, and then say, "I seek the Face of Allah by this," yet not perform the deeds that lead you to His pleasure? This is impossible. For this reason, whoever persists in abandoning prayer and does not pray becomes a disbeliever, even if he says, "I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day," but 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, the wording of Muslim's narration in the hadith of Jabir is:.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you. Some say that "abrogated" means "specified." Is this correct?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not. It did not specify anything, because we say that through commitment, whenever one testifies that there is no god but Allah truly, this testimony will compel him to perform the obligatory acts of Allah.
The Shaykh : That whoever?
The questioner : That whoever testifies to the oneness of Allah will enter Paradise. It is reported from some of the Salaf that these are abrogated by the hadiths of the obligatory acts. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that there is no abrogation in this. However, it must be known that whoever testifies to the oneness of Allah sincerely will never, ever abandon the obligatory acts, because his sincerity will compel him to act. How can you testify that there is no god but Allah, meaning: there is no true object of worship but Allah, and then say, "I seek the Face of Allah by this," yet not perform the deeds that lead you to His pleasure? This is impossible. For this reason, whoever persists in abandoning prayer and does not pray becomes a disbeliever, even if he says, "I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day," but 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, the wording of Muslim's narration in the hadith of Jabir is:
Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةThe questioner : May Allah forgive you. Some say that "abrogated" means "specified." Is this correct?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not. It did not specify anything, because we say that through commitment, whenever one testifies that there is no god but Allah truly, this testimony will compel him to perform the obligatory acts of Allah.