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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A Benefit in Knowing the Evidence for the Two Testimonies

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The Shaykh : If someone were to ask, "What is your evidence for what you have testified to, namely that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" I would say: As for the first part, my evidence for it is the fitrah (the innate natural disposition) and the Qur'an. As for the Qur'an, Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said:
Allah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا الله والملائكة وأولوا العلم
[Ali 'Imran 3:18]
As for the fitrah, a person who has not been assigned a Shaytan (Satan) or a corrupt environment testifies with his fitrah that there is no god but Allah, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Every child is born with a true faith of Islam كل مولود يولد على الفطرة
Sahih al-Bukhari 1385
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Thirdly: Sense perception and reality. This is why it is said, "and those who have knowledge"
Allah has testified that there is no god but He, and those who have knowledge شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا هو وأولوا العلم
And what is your evidence that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? How do you testify to it, and what is the evidence for it? We say that the evidence is in
O Prophet, indeed We have sent you يا أيها النبي إنا أرسلناك
[Al-Ahzab 33:45]
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah محمد رسول الله
[Al-Fath 48:29]
Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him. وما محمد إلا رسول قد خلت من قبله الرسل
[Ali 'Imran 3:144]
. As for his being a servant, Allah the Exalted said:
Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant تبارك الذي نزل الفرقان على عبده
[Al-Furqan 25:1]
And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant فإن كنتم في ريب مما نزلنا على عبدنا
[Al-Baqarah 2:23]
So, we testify to this testimony—that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger—based on what the Book and the Sunnah indicate. The proof from this hadith is its statement:
Allah himself is As-Salam إن الله هو السلام
Sahih al-Bukhari 7381
, which corresponds to the noble verse, "Peace is from the Believer."
Source alathar.net

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