The obligation of rejecting everything that is worshipped besides Allah
Question:
"If a person says: “Allah is the Ma’bood (the One who is worshipped), I declare Allah One, and I worship Allah”; is such a person a Mu’min (a believer)?"
Answer:
"No!
If a person says: “Allah is the Ma’bood (the One who is worshipped)... Allah is the Ma’bood (the One who is worshipped), and I worship Allah”.
We say: this is not Tawheed! It does not suffice that you worship Allah; but you have to also reject everything which is worshipped besides Allah.
So you have to reject [all false deities] as well as affirming [your worship of Allah alone].
"La Illaha illa Allah" is a limitation, a denial [of false deities] and affirmation [worshipping Allah alone]. Both matters are mandatory.
The meaning of “La Illaha illa Allah” is: nothing has the right to be worshiped in truth except Allah.
So if a person says: “I worship only Allah, so am I a Muwahhid (a person of Tawheed)?”
Then we say: No! It does not suffice that you worship Allah. You have to worship Allah and furthermore (you have to) reject the worship of everything besides Allah.
That is ‘Kufr bit-Taghut’ (disbelieving in the Taghut[1]). This is only achieved by the denial and the affirmation in ‘La Ilaha illa Allah’."
Shaykh 'Abdul-‘Azeez ar-Raajihi, may Allah preserve him
[1] Taghut: i.e. false gods. The general meaning of Taghut is what is worshipped instead of Allah. This `Ibadah (worship) may be Salah (Prayer), Sawm (Fast), vowing, resorting for removing harm or bringing benefit, referring to him in judgment instead of Qur'an and Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) or any other thing that should be dedicated to Allah Alone. (taken from www.alifta.net)
Translated by Salafi-Dawah.com.
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"If a person says: “Allah is the Ma’bood (the One who is worshipped), I declare Allah One, and I worship Allah”; is such a person a Mu’min (a believer)?"
Answer:
"No!
If a person says: “Allah is the Ma’bood (the One who is worshipped)... Allah is the Ma’bood (the One who is worshipped), and I worship Allah”.
We say: this is not Tawheed! It does not suffice that you worship Allah; but you have to also reject everything which is worshipped besides Allah.
So you have to reject [all false deities] as well as affirming [your worship of Allah alone].
"La Illaha illa Allah" is a limitation, a denial [of false deities] and affirmation [worshipping Allah alone]. Both matters are mandatory.
The meaning of “La Illaha illa Allah” is: nothing has the right to be worshiped in truth except Allah.
So if a person says: “I worship only Allah, so am I a Muwahhid (a person of Tawheed)?”
Then we say: No! It does not suffice that you worship Allah. You have to worship Allah and furthermore (you have to) reject the worship of everything besides Allah.
That is ‘Kufr bit-Taghut’ (disbelieving in the Taghut[1]). This is only achieved by the denial and the affirmation in ‘La Ilaha illa Allah’."
Shaykh 'Abdul-‘Azeez ar-Raajihi, may Allah preserve him
[1] Taghut: i.e. false gods. The general meaning of Taghut is what is worshipped instead of Allah. This `Ibadah (worship) may be Salah (Prayer), Sawm (Fast), vowing, resorting for removing harm or bringing benefit, referring to him in judgment instead of Qur'an and Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) or any other thing that should be dedicated to Allah Alone. (taken from www.alifta.net)
Translated by Salafi-Dawah.com.
Use the player below or download the MP3 here.