AN EXPLANATION OF TAUHID AND THE TESTIMONY: Laa ilaaha illa-Allaah! By Sheikh-ul-Islam Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab rahimahullah Chapter No: 6, Kitab At-Tauhid, THE BOOK OF MONOTHEISM بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allah the Almighty said: Those whom they call upon (like Jesus- son of Mary, Ezra, angels, etc.) desire (for themselves) means of access to their Lord (Allah) as to which of them should be nearest and they (Jesus, Ezra, angels etc.) hope for His Mercy and fear His Torment. Verily; the Torment of Your Lord is something to be afraid of [Surah Al-Isra: 57] And He said: And (remember) when Abraham ( عليه السلام) said to his father and his people: Verily, I am innocent of what you worship. Except Him (i.e. I worship none but Allah Alone), Who did create me and verily, He will guide me. And he made it (i.e. Laa ilaaha illa-Allaah) a Word lasting among his offspring that they may turn back (i.e. to repent to Allah or receive admonition). [Surah Az-Zukhruf: 26-28] Allah the Almighty said: They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allaah. [Surah At-Tawbah: 31] He said: And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allah as rivals (to Allah). They love them as they love Allah but those who believe love Allah more (than anything else.). [Surah Al-Baqarah: 165] And in Sahih (Muslim) it is reported that the Prophet صلي الله عليه وسلم said: He who professed that there is no God to be worshipped but Allah and made a denial of everything which the people worship besides Allah, his property and blood become inviolable, and his affair rests with Allaah. IMPORTANT ISSUES OF THE CHAPTER This chapter contains the greatest and most important of issues namely the explanation of Tauhid and the testimony of Faith and a clarification of it through clear matters. Of them is the verse in Surah AI-Isra . It is a clear rejection to the polytheists who supplicate the righteous ones as well as making clear that to do so is major Shirk. Also the verse in Surah AI-Bara a clearly shows that the People of the Book took their priests and their rabbis as lords besides Allah. It is also clear that they were not ordered except to worship a single deity (i.e. Allaah). The explanation of the Verse which has no ambiguity in their obedience to the scholars and other slaves of Allah in sinful things and not calling or supplicating them. Additionally is the statement of Ibrahim عليه السلام to the disbelievers wherein he excepted his Lord from other deities: Verily, I am innocent of what you worship except Him, Who did create me. [Surah Ash-Shuraa: 26-27] Allah Subhaanahu mentioned that this disassociation and being free from Shirk explain the testimony of Laa ilaaha illa-Allaah, for He said: And He made it [i.e. Laa ilaaha illa-Allaah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allaah Alone)] a Word lasting among his offspring that they may turn back. [Surah Az-Zukhruf: 28] There is the verse of Surah AI-Baqarah regarding the disbelievers where Allaah said of them: They will not get out from the Fire [Surah Al-Baqarah: 167] It is mentioned that they love those whom they associate with Allaah, as they love Allaah, and this points to the fact that they do indeed love Allaah tremendously but this nevertheless did not bring them into the fold of Islam. Then how about the one who loves the false deity more than he loves Allah? How about the one who loves none other than his false deity and has no love for Allaah? The Prophet ( صلي الله عليه وسلم) stated: Whoever says Laa ilaaha illa-Allaah and rejects all other things that are worshipped besides Allah, his wealth and his blood are inviolable and his account rests with Allah. This is of the weightiest statements clarifying the meaning of Laa ilaaha illa-Allaah. It shows that a mere pronouncement does not protect the pronouncers blood and wealth. It is insufficient to simply understand its evident meaning and words, to acknowledge it, or even for the pronouncer to call on none other than Allaah, Who is Alone and without partners. Rather, the pronouncers wealth and blood do not become inviolable until in addition to all of the above, he totally rejects all else that is falsely worshipped besides Allaah. For, if one has doubt or hesitates in this, neither his wealth nor blood is safe. What greater or more splendid an example can be given? What could elucidate the point in more clear manner? What more conclusive argument is there to cut off any dispute of the point? Source: Kitab At-Tauhid, THE BOOK OF MONOTHEISM CHAPTER NO: 6, ( Page: 39-42) By Sheikh-ul-Islam Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab rahimahullah
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