Certainty: Condition of "La ilaha ill Allah"
Creator: Shaykh `Obaid bin `Abdullah bin Sulaiman al-Jabiri
Date: 2006-03-29
Format: text
Identifier: http://www.islaam.com/Article.aspx?id=389
Language: en
Publisher: Jam`iat Ihyaa Minhaaj al-Sunnah, UK
Source: Facilitation by Allah in Explaining the Evidences of the Conditions of "La ilaha ill Allah"
Subject: Non-Muslims
Title: Certainty: Condition of "La ilaha ill Allah"
Created on: Wed Mar 29 00:57:53 -0500 2006
Updated on: Mon Sep 25 13:21:07 -0400 2006
Version: 5
Abstract: ... y Abu Jumrah radhiallahu `anhu who said I was with Ibn `Abbas radhiallahu `anhu interpreting for him to the people, when a woman approached him and asked him about wine. He said: a deputation of `Abdul-Qais came to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam. The Messenger of Allah sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam asked: "Who are the deputation?" (or: Who are the people?) They replied: "Rabiah". He sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam said: Welcome to the people (or welcome to the deputation) neither dishonoured nor regretful. He (meaning Ibn `Abbas radhiallahu `anhu) said: They said: "O Messenger of Allah sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, we came from a long distance and between us and you is the habitation of the unbelievers (kuffar) of Mudhar. We can only come to you during the prohibited month (i.e. when fighting is not allowed). Order us with a decisive order that we may convey to those we left behind, and (if we follow it) enter Al-Jannah (paradise)", He (Ibn `Abbas radhiallahu `anhu) said: "He [the Messenger of Allah sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam] ordered them (to do) four (things) and forbade them four (things). He (Ibn Abbas radhiallahu `anhu) said: "He ordered them to believe in Allah alone and said: "Do you know what belief in Allah entails?" They said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "To testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhamad is the Messenger of Allah and to perform regular prayers, to practice charity, to fast the month of Ramadhan and to give one fifth of your spoils (of war)…" etc. [Al-Bukhari, Book of Prayer Times] The evidence, from the Sunnah, is that the Prophet sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam explained belief (Iman) by the visible Islamic deeds and practices. It is in the Sahih Muslim and it has a story that Abu Hurairah radhiallahu `anhu said: "We were with the Prophet sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam on a journey until all the food the people had with them was exhausted. So some slaughtered some of their mounts. `Omar radhiallahu anhu said: "O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam) why not collect all that remains of the food of the people and invoke Allah." He did. Those who had wheat brought their wheat, those who had dates brought their dates. Mujahid (radhiallahu `anhu) said: "…and those who had date stones brought their date stones." I (Abu Hurairah radhiallahu `anhu) said: "and what did they do with the stones?" He said: "They sucked them and drank water afterwards." He said: "He invoked Allah until all the people had plenty of food (and he mentioned it)." [Muslim - the Book of Iman] Regarding his sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam saying: "I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah." To witness is to inform and testify. Man is obliged to testify that only Allah is worthy of worship and that He is one that the Prophet sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam is the Messenger of Allah. His saying: "The servant meeting Allah having testified…" This is the evidence from the hadith as in the other narration stating: "The servant meeting Allah having testified… is not excluded from Al-Jannah (Paradise)." To clarify his sallallahu `alaih wa sallam saying: "… he is not excluded from Al-Jannah (Paradise)", we must explain two things: First:To exclude from Al-Jannah (Paradise) is of two kinds: Permanent exclusion – in the case of unbelievers. This does not apply to those who meet Allah on Tawhid. Temporary exclusion – this may happen to some believers for major sins they committed as proven in the authentic traditions (Ahadith Mutawaterah) of intercession (Al-Shafa`a). Second:To say that permanent exclusion does not apply to those who meet Allah on Tawhid is strictly speaking conditional and the criteria applied is demanding. It begins with knowledge of the meaning of La ilaha ill Allah and acting upon it. Other conditions will be presented when the tradition narrated by `Otban on the condition of sincerity, is discussed. It is narrated by Abu Hurairah that: "We were sitting around ... [Full Article...]
