The Book of Faith-05a

The reciter: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, Abu al-Khalid al-Ahmar narrated to us. And Zuhayr ibn Harb narrated to me, he said: Yazeed ibn Harun narrated to us. Both of them narrated from Abu Malik, from his father, that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: , then he mentioned something similar to it.

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
This hadith indicates that it is not sufficient for a person to simply say "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah) unless he disavows what is worshipped other than Allah. This is supported by the saying of the Exalted: Therefore, a person must disavow everything that is worshipped other than Allah, whatever it may be. The meaning of "disavowing it" is disavowing its worship, not disavowing its existence. Likewise, if it is something that one is obligated to believe in, he does not disavow the belief in it. For example, if someone worships the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the meaning of "we disavow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)" is disavowing his worship, not that he is the Messenger of Allah. Similarly, the Christians worship Isa ibn Maryam (Jesus, son of Mary), and the meaning of disavowing him is that we disavow his worship, not that he is the Messenger of Allah. It says: "His wealth and blood are forbidden (protected), and his reckoning is with Allah." If he said it as a refuge, or for showing off, or something similar to that, then his reckoning is with Allah (Mighty and Majestic).