What is the meaning of the two testimonies?
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Question:
From the questions of this questioner from Riyadh, he says: What is the meaning of (the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)?
Answer:
The meaning of the testimony is that one testifies with his tongue and his heart that there is no true object of worship except Allah. He testifies with his tongue and believes in his heart that there is no god but Allah, meaning: there is no true object of worship except Allah. And that what people worship besides Allah, whether idols, or the dead, or trees, or stones, or angels, or others, is all invalid, as the Exalted said: [Surat al-Hajj: 62]. This is the meaning of the testimony that there is no god but Allah: that one testifies with knowledge, certainty, and truthfulness that there is no true object of worship except Allah, and that what people worship besides Allah is all invalid.
And the meaning of the testimony (that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) is that one testifies with knowledge, certainty, and truthfulness that Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib is truly the Messenger of Allah to all the two groups, the jinn and the humans, and that he is the Seal of the Prophets, with no prophet after him (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you.
From the questions of this questioner from Riyadh, he says: What is the meaning of (the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)?
Answer:
The meaning of the testimony is that one testifies with his tongue and his heart that there is no true object of worship except Allah. He testifies with his tongue and believes in his heart that there is no god but Allah, meaning: there is no true object of worship except Allah. And that what people worship besides Allah, whether idols, or the dead, or trees, or stones, or angels, or others, is all invalid, as the Exalted said:
That is because Allah is the Truth, and that which they call upon other than Him is falsehood
ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَقُّ وَأَنَّ مَا يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ هُوَ الْبَاطِلُAnd the meaning of the testimony (that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) is that one testifies with knowledge, certainty, and truthfulness that Muhammad ibn 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib is truly the Messenger of Allah to all the two groups, the jinn and the humans, and that he is the Seal of the Prophets, with no prophet after him (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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