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The Three Fundamentals and Its Proofs

By Ash-Shaikh Muḥammad Ibn Abdil Wahhāb
(may Allah have mercy upon him)

Translated by
Haroon Rafiq Shah
Ḥirsi Yussuf

Proof-Read and edited by

Ustādh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Al-Ḥaqqān
( ‫)ﻭﻓﻘﻪ ﺍﷲ‬
 Transliteration

Consonants

‫ء‬ ʾ ‫ﺹ‬ ṣ
‫ﺏ‬ b ‫ﺽ‬ ḍ
‫ﺕ‬ t ‫ﻁ‬ ṭ
‫ﺙ‬ th ‫ﻅ‬ ẓh
‫ﺝ‬ j ‫ﻉ‬ ʿ
‫ﺡ‬ ḥ ‫ﻍ‬ gh
‫ﺥ‬ kh ‫ﻑ‬ f
‫ﺩ‬ d ‫ﻕ‬ q
‫ﺫ‬ dh ‫ﻙ‬ kh
‫ﺭ‬ r ‫ﻝ‬ L
‫ﺯ‬ z ‫ﻡ‬ m
‫ﺱ‬ s ‫ﻥ‬ n
‫ﺵ‬ sh ‫ﻭ‬ w
‫ﻱ‬ y

Long vowels short vowels

‫ﺍ‬ ā ◌َ a

‫ﻭ‬ ū ◌ُ u

‫ﻱ‬ ī ◌ِ i

Symbol
◌ّ Dupplicate the letter
 Contents

FOREWORD............................................................................................ 1
ABOUT THE BOOK............................................................................... 2
ABOUT THE AUTHOR ......................................................................... 2
FOUR MATTERS: .................................................................................. 3
THREE MATTERS: ................................................................................ 6
THE THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES: ................................... 9
[THE FIRST FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE]: .................................. 10
[THE SECOND FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE]: ............................. 18
THE FIRST LEVEL IS ISLAM: ................................................................... 19
THE SECOND LEVEL IS IMĀN: ................................................................ 22
THE THIRD LEVEL IS IḤSĀN: ................................................................. 23
[THE THIRD PRINCIPLE]: ................................................................. 27
 Foreword

‫ﺑﺴ ﻢ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﺮ ﲪ ﻦ ﺍﻟﺮ ﺣ ﻴ ﻢ‬

‫ﺍﳊ ﻤ ﺪ ﷲ ﺭ ﺏ ﺍﻟﻌ ﺎﳌﲔ ﻭ ﺻ ﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻭ ﺳ ﻠﻢ ﻋ ﻠﻰ ﻧﺒﻴﻨﺎ ﳏ ﻤ ﺪ‬

‫ﻭ ﻋ ﻠﻰ ﺁﻟﻪ ﻭ ﺻ ﺤ ﺒﻪ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺑﻌ ﲔ‬

‫ﺃﻣ ﺎ ﺑﻌ ﺪ‬

In the Name of Allah, Al-Raḥman (The Merciful), Al-Raḥīm (The Mercy

Giving).

All praise is for Allah and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our
Prophet, his family, his companions, and those who follow them.

To Proceed

This translation of the three fundamentals and its proofs by Shaykh

Muḥammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy upon him).

This translation was based on the Arabic text prepared by Sheikh Muhsin
Al Qāsim (may Allah preserve him). in his famous series of texts of Islamic
Sciences under the guidance of our beloved teacher; Ustadh AbdulAziz
Al-Ḥaqqaan (‫)ﻭﻓﻘﻪ ﺍﷲ‬

We benefited from some of the previous translations of the book.

Certain additions of numbering are added by the translators to make the

book easy for the students.

Translators:

Haroon Rafiq Shah & Ḥirsi Yussuf

(‫)ﻭﻓﻘﻬﻤﺎ ﺍﷲ‬

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 ABOUT THE BOOK

Al-Uṣūl al-Thalātha in the subject of Tawḥīd, is part of a collection

of key islāmic textbooks that are essential for the beginning
student of knowledge. The book, which is sometimes translated as
the three fundamentals or the three principles, is a comprehensive
overview of Tawḥīd, covering the subjects of knowledge of Allah,
knowledge of the religion of Islam and knowledge of the Prophet
Muḥammad. It is called the foundations because all the branches
of the religion is built on knowledge of the above three points.
The book is prefaced with three short introductions to the subject
of the book.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shaykh Muḥammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab was born in the year

1115H (1703) in the town of ‘Unayzah, a village in the Najd region
of the modern Saudi Arabia. He was raised in a scholarly family,
both his father and grandfather were respected scholars. He
memorised Quran before the age of ten and studied fiqh, tafsīr
and ḥadīth. He travelled to Makkah and Medinah to seek
knowledge. He has authored many beneficial works, the most
renowned is kitāb al-tawḥīd which has been published repeatedly,
and the work discussed here. He passed away in the year 1206H
(1792) - aged 88.

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 Four Matters:
The Sheikh (‫ )ﺭﲪﻪ ﺍﷲ‬said:

ِ‫ِﺑﺴْﻢِ ﺍﷲِ ﺍﻟﱠﺮﺣْﻤَﻦِ ﺍﻟﱠﺮﺣِﻴﻢ‬

In the Name of Allah, Al-Raḥmān (The Merciful), Al-Raḥīm (The Mercy

Giving).

:َ‫ﺍﻋْﻠﻢْ ﺭَﺣِﻤَﻚَ ﺍﷲُ َﺃﱠﻧﻪُ َﻳﺠِﺐُ ﻋََﻠْﻴَﻨﺎ َﺗﻌَﱡﻠﻢُ َﺃﺭَْﺑﻊ ﻣَﺴَﺎِﺋﻞ‬

Know, may Allah have mercy on you, that it is obligatory upon us to learn
four matters:

.‫ ﻭََﻣْﻌِﺮَﻓُﺔ ِﺩﻳﻦِ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼِﻡ ﺑﺎﻷَِﺩﱠﻟِﺔ‬،[‫ ﻭَﻣَﻌْﺮِﻓَﺔُ ﻧَﺒِﻴﱢﻪِ ]ﷺ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ﻣَﻌْﺮِﻓَﺔُ ﺍﷲ‬:ُ‫ ﺍﻟْﻌِﻠْﻢ‬:‫ﺍﻷُﻭَﻟﻰ‬

The first is Knowledge, which is knowing Allah, His Prophet [‫ ]ﷺ‬and

The Religion of Islam with evidences.

.ِ‫ ﺍﻟْﻌَﻤَﻞُ ﺑِﻪ‬:ُ‫ﺍﻟﱠﺜﺎِﻧَﻴﺔ‬

The second is acting according to it.

.ِ‫ ﺍﻟﺪﱠﻋْﻮَﺓُ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻪ‬:ُ‫ﺍﻟﱠﺜﺎِﻟَﺜﺔ‬

The third is calling to it.

.ِ‫ ﺍﻟﺼﱠﺒْﺮُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻷَﺫَﻯ ﻓِﻴﻪ‬:ُ‫ﺍﻟﺮﱠﺍِﺑﻌَﺔ‬

The fourth is being Patient with the harm that befalls you while upon it.

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 ‫ ِﺑﺴْﻢِ ﺍﷲِ ﺍﻟﱠﺮﺣْﻤَــٰﻦِ ﺍﻟﱠﺮﺣِﻴﻢِ ﴿ ﻭَﺍْﻟﻌَﺼْﺮِ ۞ ِﺇﻥﱠ ﺍﻹِﻧﺴَـٰﻦَ َﻟِﻔﻲ‬:‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
﴾ِ‫ﺧُﺴْﺮٍ ۞ ِﺇﻻﱠ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻳﻦَ ءﺍَﻣُﻨﻮﺍ ﻭَﻋَﻤُِﻠﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺼﱠــِٰﻠﺤَـٰﺖِ ﻭََﺗﻮَﺍﺻَﻮْﺍ ِﺑﺎْﻟﺤَﻖﱢ ﻭََﺗﻮَﺍﺻَﻮْﺍ ِﺑﺎﻟﺼﱠْﺒﺮ‬
.[3-1 ‫]ﺍﻟﻌﺼﺮ‬
The proof is His saying, The Most High (which means):

In the Name of Allah, Al-Raḥman (The Merciful), Al-Raḥīm (The Mercy Giving)
﴾By Al-‘Asr (the time). Verily, man is in loss, Except those who believe (in
Islâmic Monoteism) and do righteous good deeds, and recommend one
another to truth [i.e. order one another to perform all kinds of good deeds (Al-
Ma‘ruf) which Allâh has ordained and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil
deeds (Al-Munkar which Allâh has forbidden], and recommend one another
to patience (for the sufferings, harms, and injuries which one may encounter in
Allâh’s Cause during preaching His religion of Islâmic Montheism or Jihâd.) ﴿
[Surah Al-‘Asr (103:3-1)]

َ‫ »ﻫَﺬِِﻩ ﺍﻟﺴﱡﻮﺭََﺓ َﻟﻮْ ﻣَﺎ َﺃْﻧﺰَﻝَ ﺍﷲُ ﺣُﺠﱠﺔً ﻋََﻠﻰ ﺧَﻠْﻘِﻪِ ﺇِﻻ ﻫِﻲ‬:‫ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﺎﻓِﻌﻲﱡ ﺭَﺣِﻤَﻪُ ﺍﷲُ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ‬
.«ْ‫َﻟﻜََﻔْﺘﻬُﻢ‬
Ash-Shafi’ī, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “Had Allah not sent
down a Ḥujjah (evidence) to His creation other than this surah, it would
have been sufficient for them."1

1 Majmoo Al-Fatāwa Vol 28 pg 152

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 :‫ ﺍﻟﻌِْﻠﻢُ َﻗْﺒﻞَ ﺍﻟﻘَﻮْﻝِ ﻭَﺍْﻟﻌَﻤَﻞِ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ٌ‫ »َﺑﺎﺏ‬:‫ﻭََﻗﺎﻝَ ﺍﻟُﺒﺨَﺎﺭِﻱﱡ ﺭَﺣِﻤَﻪُ ﺍﷲُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
ِ‫ َﻓَﺒﺪََﺃ ِﺑﺎْﻟِﻌْﻠﻢِ َﻗْﺒﻞَ ﺍﻟَﻘﻮْﻝ‬،[19:‫﴿ﻓَﺎﻋْﻠَﻢْ َﺃﱠﻧﻪُ َﻟﺎ ﺇﻟـٰﻪَ ِﺇﱠﻟﺎ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪُ ﻭَﭐﺳَْﺘﻐْﻔِﺮْ ِﻟﺬَﻧِﺒﻚَ﴾ ]ﳏﻤﺪ‬
«ِ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﻌَﻤَﻞ‬
And Al-Bukharī, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “Chapter:
Knowledge precedes speech and action, the proof is His statement
(which means): ﴾So know (O Muḥammad ‫ )ﷺ‬that, Lâ ilâha illallâh
(none has the right to be worshipped except Allâh), and seek
forgiveness for your sin﴿ [Surah Muḥammad (47:19)]. So, he began
with knowledge before speech and action".

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 Three matters:
ُ‫ َﺗﻌَﱡﻠﻢُ َﺛﻼﺙِ ﻫَﺬِِﻩ ﺍَﳌﺴَﺎِﺋﻞ ﻭﺍْﻟﻌَﻤَﻞ‬،ٍ‫ﺍﻋَْﻠﻢْ ﺭَﺣِﻤَﻚَ ﺍﷲُ َﺃﱠﻧﻪ َﻳﺠِﺐُ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﻛُﻞﱢ ﻣُﺴِْﻠﻢٍ ﻭَﻣُﺴِْﻠﻤَﺔ‬
:‫ِﺑﻬِﻦﱠ‬
Know, may Allah have mercy upon you, that it is obligatory upon every
Muslim male and female to learn and act upon these three matters:

ُ‫ ﻓَﻤَﻦْ ﺃَﻃَﺎﻋَﻪ‬،‫ ﺑَﻞْ ﺃَﺭْﺳَﻞَ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻟًﺎ‬،‫ ﻭَﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﺘْﺮُﻛْﻨَﺎ ﻫَﻤَﻠًﺎ‬،‫ ﻭَﺭَﺯَﻗَﻨَﺎ‬،‫ ﺃَﻥﱠ ﺍﷲَ ﺧَﻠَﻘَﻨَﺎ‬:‫ﺍﻷُﻭَﻟﻰ‬
‫ ﴿ﺇِﻧﱠﺎ ﺃَﺭْﺳَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻜُﻢْ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻟًﺎ‬:‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ ﻗَﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬،َ‫ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ﻋَﺼَﺎﻩُ ﺩَﺧَﻞَ ﺍﻟﱠﻨﺎﺭ‬،َ‫ﺩَﺧَﻞَ ﺍﳉَﱠﻨﺔ‬
ُ‫ﺷَـٰﻬِﺪًﺍ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢْ ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﺃَﺭْﺳَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻓِﺮْﻋَﻮْﻥَ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻟًﺎ ۞ ﻓَﻌَﺼَﻰ ﻓِﺮْﻋَﻮْﻥُ ﺍﻟﺮﱠﺳُﻮﻝَ ﻓَﺄَﺧَﺬْﻧَﺎﻩ‬
.[١٦ ،١٥ :‫َﺃﺧْﺬًﺍ ﻭَِﺑﻴًﻠﺎ﴾ ]ﺍﳌﺰﻣﻞ‬
The first: is that Allah created us, provided for us, and did not leave us
neglected. Rather, He sent a Messenger to us, so whoever obeys him
enters Jannah, and whoever disobeys him enters the fire.
The proof is His statement (which means): "Verily, We have sent to
you (O men) a Messenger (Muḥammad ‫ )ﷺ‬to be a witness over you,
as We did send a Messenger [Mûsâ (Moses)] to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh).
But Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) disobeyed the Messenger [Mûsâ (Moses)]; so
We seized him with a severe punishment.". [Surah Al-Muzzammil
(73:15-16)].

ٌ‫ ﻻ ﻧَﺒِﻲﱞ ﻣُﺮْﺳَﻞٌ ﻭَﻻ ﻣَﻠَﻚٌ ﻣُﻘَﺮﱠﺏ‬،ِ‫ ﺃَﻥﱠ ﺍﷲ ﻻ ﻳَﺮْﺿَﻰ ﺃَﻥْ ﻳُﺸْﺮَﻙَ ﻣَﻌَﻪُ ﺃَﺣَﺪٌ ﻓِﻲ ﻋِﺒَﺎﺩَﺗِﻪ‬:ُ‫ﺍﻟﱠﺜﺎِﻧَﻴﺔ‬
﴾‫ ﴿ﻭَﺃَﻥﱠ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺴَﺎﺟِﺪَ ﻟِﻠﱠﻪِ ﻓَﻼَ ﺗَﺪْﻋُﻮﺍ ﻣَﻊَ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺃَﺣَﺪًﺍ‬:‫ﻭﻻ ﻏﲑﳘﺎ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠﻟِﻴﻞُ ﻗَﻮْﻟُﻪُ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ‬
.[١٨ :‫]ﺍﳉﻦ‬
The Second: Surely, Allah does not accept anyone being associated
with Him in worship; neither an angel that was brought close nor a
prophet that was sent nor anyone else.

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The proof is His statement (which means): "And the mosques are for
Allâh (Alone): so invoke not anyone along with Allâh." [Surah Al-
Jinn (72:18)].

ْ‫ ﻭََﻟﻮ‬،‫ ﻭَﻭَﺣﱠﺪَ ﺍﷲَ ﻻ َﻳﺠُﻮﺯُ َﻟُﻪ ُﻣﻮَﺍﻻُﺓ َﻣﻦْ ﺣَﺎﱠﺩ ﺍﷲَ ﻭََﺭﺳُﻮَﻟُﻪ‬،َ‫ َﺃﻥﱠ َﻣﻦْ َﺃﻃَﺎﻉَ ﺍﻟﱠﺮﺳُﻮﻝ‬:ُ‫ﺍﻟﱠﺜﺎِﻟَﺜﺔ‬
ِ‫ ﴿ﻻ َﺗﺠِﺪُ َﻗﻮًْﻣﺎ ُﻳﺆِْﻣُﻨﻮﻥَ ِﺑﺎﻟﱠﻠِﻪ ﻭَﺍْﻟَﻴﻮِْﻡ ﺍﻵﺧِﺮ‬:‫ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺃَﻗْﺮَﺏَ ﻗَﺮِﻳﺐٍ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠﻟِﻴﻞُ ﻗَﻮْﻟُﻪُ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ‬
ْ‫ُﻳﻮَﺍﱡﺩﻭﻥَ َﻣﻦْ ﺣَﺎﱠﺩ ﺍﻟﱠﻠَﻪ ﻭَﺭَﺳُﻮَﻟُﻪ ﻭََﻟﻮْ ﻛَﺎُﻧﻮﺍ ءﺍَﺑﺎَءﻫُﻢْ َﺃﻭْ َﺃْﺑَﻨﺎءﻫُﻢْ َﺃﻭْ ِﺇﺧْﻮَﺍَﻧﻬُﻢْ َﺃﻭْ ﻋَﺸِﲑََﺗﻬُﻢ‬
‫ُﺃﻭَْﻟِﺌﻚَ ﻛََﺘﺐَ ِﻓﻲ ُﻗُﻠﻮِﺑﻬِﻢُ ﺍﻹِﳝَﺎﻥَ ﻭََﺃﱠﻳﺪَﻫُﻢ ِﺑُﺮﻭﺡٍ ﱢﻣْﻨﻪُ ﻭَﻳُﺪْﺧِﻠُﻬُﻢْ ﺟَﻨﱠــٰﺖٍ ﺗَﺠْﺮِﻱ ﻣِﻦ‬
‫َﺗﺤِْﺘﻬَﺎ ﺍﻷَْﻧﻬَـٰـُﺮ ﺧَـٰـِﻠﺪِﻳﻦَ ِﻓﻴﻬَﺎ ﺭَﺿِﻲَ ﺍﻟﱠﻠُﻪ ﻋَْﻨﻬُﻢْ ﻭَﺭَﺿُﻮﺍ ﻋَْﻨُﻪ ُﺃﻭَْﻟِﺌﻚَ ﺣِﺰْﺏُ ﺍﻟﱠﻠِﻪ َﺃﻻَ ِﺇﻥﱠ‬
.[٢٢ :‫ﺣِﺰْﺏَ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﻫُﻢُ ﺍﻟْﻤُﻔْﻠِﺤُﻮﻥَ﴾ ]ﺍﳌﺠﺎﺩﻟﺔ‬
The Third: Surely, it is not permissible for the one who obeys the
Messenger and makes Tawḥīd of Allah to take as allies those who oppose
Allah and His Messenger, not even if they are the closest of relatives.

The proof is His statement (which means): ﴾You (O Muḥammad ‫)ﷺ‬

will not find any people who believe in Allâh and the Last Day,
making friendship with those who oppose Allâh and His Messenger
(Muḥammad ‫)ﷺ‬, even though they were their fathers or their sons or
their brothers or their kindred (people). For such He has written
Faith in their hearts, and strengthened them with Rûh (proofs, light
and true guidance) from Himself. And He will admit them to
Gardens (Paradise) under which rivers flow to dwell therein (forever).
Allâh is pleased with them, and they with Him. They are the Party
of Allâh. Verily, it is the Party of Allâh that will be the successful.﴿
[Surah Al-Mujādilah (58:22)].

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 .َ‫ ﻣُﺨْﻠِﺼًﺎ ﻟَﻪُ ﺍﻟﺪﱢﻳﻦ‬،ُ‫ ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﻌْﺒُﺪَ ﺍﷲَ ﻭَﺣْﺪَﻩ‬:َ‫ َﺃﻥﱠ ﺍْﻟﺤَِﻨﻴﻔِﱠﻴﺔَ ﻣِﻠﱠﺔَ ﺇِﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴﻢ‬،ِ‫ِﺍﻋَْﻠﻢْ َﺃﺭْﺷَﺪَﻙَ ﺍﷲُ ِﻟﻄَﺎﻋَِﺘﻪ‬
َ‫ ﴿ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺧَﻠَﻘْﺖُ ﺍﻟْﺠِﻦﱠ ﻭَﺍﻹِﻧْﺲ‬:‫ ﻭَﺧََﻠﻘَﻬُﻢْ َﻟﻬَﺎ؛ ﻛَﻤَﺎ َﻗﺎﻝَ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬،ِ‫ﻭَِﺑﺬَِﻟﻚَ َﺃﻣَﺮَ ﺍﷲُ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻊَ ﺍﻟﱠﻨﺎﺱ‬
،ِ‫ ُﻳﻮَﺣﱢﺪُﻭﻥ‬:ِ‫ ﻭََﻣْﻌَﻨﻰ َﻳْﻌُﺒﺪُﻭﻥ‬.[٥٦ :‫ِﺇﻻﱠ ِﻟَﻴﻌُْﺒﺪُﻭﻥِ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﺬﺍﺭﻳﺎﺕ‬
Know, may Allah guide you to His obedience, that Al-ḥanīfiyyah, the
Religion of IbRaḥīm, is that you worship Allah alone, making the religion
sincerely for Him. Allah ordered all of humanity with this, and created
them for this, as He The Most High said (which means): ﴾And I (Allâh)
created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship
Me (Alone).﴿ [Surah Al-Dhāriyāt (51:56)].

The meaning of "to worship Me" is to make Tawḥīd of Me.2

،ُ‫ ﻭََﺃﻋْﻈَﻢُ ﻣَﺎ َﻧﻬَﻰ ﻋَْﻨﻪ ﺍﻟﺸﱢﺮﻙ‬.ِ‫ ِﺇﻓْﺮَﺍﺩُ ﺍﷲِ ِﺑﺎْﻟﻌَِﺒﺎﺩَﺓ‬:َ‫ ﻭَﻫُﻮ‬،ُ‫ﻭََﺃﻋْﻈَﻢُ ﻣَﺎ َﺃﻣَﺮَ ﺍﷲُ ِﺑﻪِ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮْﺣِﻴﺪ‬
﴾‫ ﴿ﻭَﺍﻋْﺒُﺪُﻭﺍْ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪَ ﻭَﻻَ ﺗُﺸْﺮِﻛُﻮﺍْ ﺑِﻪِ ﺷَﻴْﺌًﺎ‬:‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬،ُ‫ ﺩَﻋْﻮَﺓُ ﻏَْﻴﺮِﻩِ ﻣَﻌَﻪ‬:َ‫ﻭَﻫُﻮ‬
.[٣٥ :‫]ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬
The greatest thing that Allah has commanded is Tawḥīd, which is
singling out Allah in worship. And the greatest thing that Allah has
prohibited is Shirk, which is worshipping others along with Him, The
proof His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾Worship Allâh and
join none with Him (in worship)﴿ [Surah An-Nisa (4:36)].

2 Mujahhid attributed to Ibn Abbaas

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 The Three Fundamental Principles:3

‫ ﻣَﺎ ﺍﻷُﺻُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﺜﱠﻼﺛَﺔُ ﺍﻟﺘِﻲ ﻳَﺠِﺐُ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻹِﻧْﺴَﺎﻥِ ﻣَﻌْﺮِﻓَﺘُﻬَﺎ؟‬:َ‫ﻓَﺈِﺫَﺍ ﻗِﻴﻞَ ﻟَﻚ‬
So, if it is said to you "What are the three fundamental principles that
are obligatory upon every individual to know?"

.َ‫ ﻭَﻧَﺒِﻴﱠﻪُ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًﺍ ﺻَﻠﱠﻰ ﺍﷲُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﻠﱠﻢ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺩِﻳﻨَﻪ‬،ُ‫ ﻣَﻌْﺮِﻓَﺔُ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺒْﺪِ ﺭَﺑﱠﻪ‬:ْ‫ﻓَﻘُﻞ‬
Then say: It is that the ‘Abd (creation) knows his Rabb (Lord), Religion,
and Prophet Muḥammad ‫ﷺ‬.

3 Editor’s title
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 [The first Fundamental principle]:
ُ ْ َ
‫*ول‬#‫صل ا‬$#‫ا‬

‫ ﻣَﻦْ ﺭَﺑﱡﻚَ؟‬:َ‫ﻓَﺈِﺫَﺍ ﻗِﻴﻞَ ﻟَﻚ‬

So, if it is said to you: "Who is your Rabb (Lord)?"

ٌ‫ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ﻣَﻌْﺒُﻮﺩِﻱ ﻟَﻴْﺲَ ﻟِﻲ ﻣَﻌْﺒُﻮﺩ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺭَﺑﱠﻰ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻊَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻟَﻤِﲔَ ﺑِﻨِﻌﻤﺘﻪ‬،‫ ﺭَﺑﱢﻲَ ﺍﷲُ ﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻱ ﺭَﺑﱠﺎﻧِﻲ‬:ْ‫ﻓَﻘُﻞ‬
‫ ﻭَﻛُﻞﱡ َﻣﻦْ ﺳِﻮَﻯ‬.[١ :‫ ﴿ﺍﻟْﺤَﻤْﺪُ ﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺭَﺏﱢ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻟَﻤِﲔَ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻔﺎﲢﺔ‬:‫ﺳِﻮَﺍﻩُ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠﻟِﻴﻞُ ﻗَﻮْﻟُﻪُ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ‬
.ِ‫ ﻭََﺃَﻧﺎ ﻭَﺍﺣِﺪٌ ﻣِﻦْ ﺫَِﻟﻚَ ﺍْﻟﻌَﺎَﻟﻢ‬،ٌ‫ﺍﷲِ ﻋَﺎَﻟﻢ‬
Then say: My Rabb is Allah, the One who nurtured me and nurtured all
of creation through His favours. And He is the One whom I worship,
and I have none worthy of worship besides Him. The proof is His
saying The Most High, (which means) : ﴾All the praises and thanks
be to Allâh, the Rabb of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that
exists).﴿ [Surah Al-Fātihah (1:2)]. Everything besides Allah is an
'Aalam (every created thing), and I am one of those 'Ālam.

‫ ﺑِﻢَ ﻋَﺮَﻓْﺖَ ﺭَﺑﱠﻚَ؟‬:َ‫ﻓَﺈِﺫَﺍ ﻗِﻴﻞَ ﻟَﻚ‬

So, if you were asked: "Through what did you know your Rabb?"
ِ‫ ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﻣَﺨْﻠُﻮﻗَﺎﺗِﻪ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻘَﻤَﺮ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺸﱠﻤْﺲ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﻨﱠﻬَﺎﺭ‬،ُ‫ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴْﻞ‬:ِ‫ ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﺁﻳَﺎﺗِﻪ‬،ِ‫ ﺑِﺂﻳَﺎﺗِﻪِ ﻭَﻣَﺨْﻠُﻮﻗَﺎﺗِﻪ‬:ْ‫ﻓَﻘُﻞ‬
‫ ﻭَﻣَﺎ َﺑْﻴَﻨﻬُﻤَﺎ؛‬،‫ﺍﻟﺴﱠﻤَﺎﻭَﺍﺕُ ﺍﻟﺴﱠْﺒﻊُ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ِﻓﻴﻬِﻦﱠ ﻭَﺍﻷَﺭَﺿُﻮﻥَ ﺍﻟﺴﱠْﺒﻊُ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ِﻓﻴﻬِﻦﱠ‬
Then say: through His signs and creation. And among His signs are the
night, the day, the sun, and the moon. And among His creations are the
seven heavens and whosoever is in them, the seven earths and
whosoever is in them, and whatever is between them.

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 ِ‫ ﴿ﻭَﻣِﻦْ ﺁﻳَﺎﺗِﻪِ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻴْﻞُ ﻭَﺍﻟﻨﱠﻬَﺎﺭُ ﻭَﺍﻟﺸﱠﻤْﺲُ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻘَﻤَﺮُ ﻻَ ﺗَﺴْﺠُﺪُﻭﺍ ﻟِﻠﺸﱠﻤْﺲِ ﻭَﻻَ ﻟِﻠْﻘَﻤَﺮ‬:‫ﻭََﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
.[٣٧ :‫ﻭَﺍﺳْﺠُﺪُﻭﺍ ِﻟﱠﻠﻪِ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻱ ﺧََﻠﻘَﻬُﻦﱠ ِﺇﻥ ﻛُﻨُﺘﻢْ ِﺇﱠﻳﺎﻩُ َﺗﻌُْﺒﺪُﻭﻥَ﴾ ]ﻓﺼﻠﺖ‬
And His saying The Most High, (which means): ﴾And from among
His Signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon.
Prostrate yourselves not to the sun nor to the moon, but prostrate
yourselves to Allâh Who created them, if you (really) worship
Him. ﴿ [Surah Fuṣṣilat (41:37)]

‫ ﴿ﺇِﻥﱠ ﺭَﺑﱠﻜُﻢُ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪُ ﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻱ ﺧَﻠَﻖَ ﺍﻟﺴﱠﻤَﺎﻭَﺍﺕِ ﻭَﺍﻷَﺭْﺽَ ﻓِﻲ ﺳِﺘﱠﺔِ ﺃَﻳﱠﺎﻡٍ ﺛُﻢﱠ ﺍﺳْﺘَﻮَﻯ‬:‫ﻭََﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
َ‫ﻋََﻠﻰ ﺍْﻟﻌَﺮْﺵِ ُﻳﻐْﺸِﻲ ﺍﻟﱠﻠْﻴﻞَ ﺍﻟﱠﻨﻬَﺎﺭَ َﻳﻄُْﻠُﺒﻪُ ﺣَِﺜﻴًﺜﺎ ﻭَﺍﻟﺸﱠﻤْﺲَ ﻭَﺍْﻟﻘَﻤَﺮَ ﻭَﺍﻟﱡﻨﺠُﻮﻡَ ﻣُﺴَﺨﱠﺮَﺍﺕٍ ِﺑَﺄﻣْﺮِِﻩ َﺃﻻ‬
.[٥٤ :‫َﻟُﻪ ﺍْﻟﺨَْﻠﻖُ ﻭَﺍﻷَﻣُْﺮ َﺗَﺒﺎَﺭﻙَ ﺍﻟّﻠُﻪ َﺭﺏﱡ ﺍْﻟَﻌﺎَﻟﻤِﲔَ﴾ ]ﺍﻷﻋﺮﺍﻑ‬
And the Saying of The Most High, (which means): ﴾Indeed your Rabb
is Allâh, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and
then He rose over (Istawâ) the Throne (really in a manner that suits
His Majesty). He brings the night as a cover over the day, seeking it
rapidly, and (He created) the sun, the moon, the stars subjected to
His Command. Surely, His is the Creation and Commandment.
Blessed is Allâh, the Rabb of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that
exists)!﴿ [Surah Al-A’rāf (7:54)]

ْ‫ ﴿ﻳَﺎ ﺃَﻳﱡﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺎﺱُ ﺍﻋْﺒُﺪُﻭﺍْ ﺭَﺑﱠﻜُﻢُ ﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻱ ﺧَﻠَﻘَﻜُﻢ‬:‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬،ُ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺮﱠﺏُ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍْﻟﻤَﻌُْﺒﻮﺩ‬
َ‫ﻭَﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻣِﻦ َﻗْﺒِﻠﻜُﻢْ َﻟﻌَﱠﻠﻜُﻢْ َﺗﱠﺘﻘُﻮﻥَ ۞ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻱ ﺟَﻌَﻞَ َﻟﻜُﻢُ ﺍﻷَﺭْﺽَ ِﻓﺮَﺍﺷًﺎ ﻭَﺍﻟﺴﱠﻤَﺂء ِﺑَﻨﺂءً ﻭََﺃﻧﺰَﻝ‬
﴾َ‫ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺴﱠﻤَﺂءِ ﻣَﺂءً ﻓَﺄَﺧْﺮَﺝَ ﺑِﻪِ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺜﱠﻤَﺮَﺍﺕِ ﺭِﺯْﻗًﺎ ﻟﱠﻜُﻢْ ﻓَﻼَ ﺗَﺠْﻌَﻠُﻮﺍْ ﻟِﻠّﻪِ ﺃَﻧﺪَﺍﺩًﺍ ﻭَﺃَﻧﺘُﻢْ ﺗَﻌْﻠَﻤُﻮﻥ‬
.[٢٢ ،٢١ :‫]ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ‬
.«‫ »ﺍﳋَﺎِﻟﻖُ ِﻟﻬَﺬِﻩِ ﺍﻷَﺷَْﻴﺎءَ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍْﻟﻤُﺴَْﺘﺤِﻖﱡ ِﻟْﻠِﻌَﺒﺎﺩَِﺓ‬:‫ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺍﺑْﻦُ ﻛَﺜِﲑٍ ﺭَﺣِﻤَﻪُ ﺍﷲُ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ‬
The Rabb (Lord) is the One who is worthy of worship, and the proof is
His saying, The Most High, (which means): ﴾O mankind! Worship
your Rabb (Allâh), Who created you and those who were before
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you so that you may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious) Who has
made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy,
and sent down water (rain) from the sky and brought forth
therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do not set up rivals
unto Allâh (in worship) while you know (that He Alone has the right
to be worshipped).﴿ [Surah Al-Baqarah (2:21-22)].

Ibn Kathīr, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “The Creator of these
things is the One who is worthy of worship”.4

،ُ‫ ﺍﻟﺪﱡﻋَﺎء‬:ُ‫ ﻭَﻣِﻨْﻪ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍﻹِﺣْﺴَﺎﻥ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍﻹِﳝَﺎﻥ‬،ِ‫ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼﻡ‬:ُ‫ﻭََﺃْﻧﻮَﺍﻉُ ﺍْﻟﻌَِﺒﺎﺩَﺓِ ﺍﱠﻟِﺘﻲ َﺃﻣَﺮَ ﺍﷲُ ِﺑﻬَﺎ ﻣِْﺜﻞ‬
،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻹَِﻧﺎَﺑﺔ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍْﻟﺨَﺸَْﻴﺔ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍْﻟﺨُﺸُﻮﻉ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺮﱠﻫَْﺒﺔ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺮﱠﻏَْﺒﺔ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮَﻛﱡﻞ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺮﱠﺟَﺎء‬،ُ‫ﻭَﺍْﻟﺨَﻮْﻑ‬
‫ ﻭَﻏَﻴْﺮُ ﺫََﻟﻚَ ﻣِﻦْ َﺃﻧْﻮَﺍﻉِ ﺍْﻟﻌَِﺒﺎﺩَﺓِ ﺍﱠﻟِﺘﻲ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﱠﻨﺬْﺭ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺬﱠْﺑﺢ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻻﺳِْﺘﻐَﺎَﺛﺔ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻻﺳِْﺘﻌَﺎﺫَﺓ‬،ُ‫ﻭَﺍﻻﺳِْﺘﻌَﺎَﻧﺔ‬
.‫ ﻛُﱡﻠﻬَﺎ ﷲِ َﺗَﻌﺎَﻟﻰ‬.‫َﺃَﻣﺮَ ﺍﷲُ ِﺑﻬَﺎ‬

The types of acts of worship that Allah commanded us with are, for
example, Islam, Iman, and Iḥsān. They also include,
1. Du’a’ (Supplication),
2. Khawf (Fear),
3. Raja’ (Hope),
4. Tawakkul (Reliance),
5. Raghbah (Yearning),
6. Rahbah (fear accompanied by action),
7. Khushoo’ (submissiveness),
8. Khashyah (fear accompanied by knowledge),
9. Inabah (returning to Allah),
10. Isti’anah (seeking aid),
11. Isti’athah (seeking refuge),
12. Istighathah (seeking help),
13. Dhabh (animal sacrifices),

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 14. Nadhr (taking vows),
and all of the other types of worship that Allah commanded. All of
these belong to Allah.

ْ‫ َﻓﻤَﻦ‬.[١٨ :‫ ﴿ﻭََﺃﻥﱠ ﺍْﻟﻤَﺴَﺎﺟِﺪَ ِﻟﱠﻠﻪِ َﻓﻼَ َﺗﺪْﻋُﻮﺍ ﻣَﻊَ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻪِ َﺃﺣَﺪًﺍ﴾ ]ﺍﳉﻦ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ُ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞ‬
ِ‫﴿ﻭَﻣَﻦ َﻳﺪْﻉُ ﻣَﻊَ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻪ‬:‫ ﻗَﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ُ‫ﺻَﺮَﻑَ ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ﺷَﻴًْﺌﺎ ِﻟﻐَﻴْﺮِ ﺍﷲِ؛ ﻓَﻬُﻮَ ﻣُﺸْﺮِﻙٌ ﻛَﺎﻓِﺮٌ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞ‬
﴾َ‫ﺇَﻟــٰﻬًﺎ ﺁﺧَﺮَ ﻟَﺎ ﺑُﺮْﻫَــٰﻦَ ﻟَﻪُ ﺑِﻪِ ﻓَﺈِﻧﱠﻤَﺎ ﺣِﺴَﺎﺑُﻪُ ﻋِﻨﺪَ ﺭَﺑﱢﻪِ ﺇِﻧﱠﻪُ ﻻَ ﻳُﻔْﻠِﺢُ ﺍﻟْﻜَﺎﻓِﺮُﻭﻥ‬
.[١١٧ :‫]ﺍﳌﺆﻣﻨﻮﻥ‬
The proof is His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾And
certainly the masajid (mosques) are for Allâh (Alone): so invoke
not anyone along with Allâh”. [Surah Al-Jinn: 18]. Therefore,
whosoever dedicates any of them to other than Allah, then he is a
polytheist disbeliever. The proof is His saying, The Most High (which
means): "And whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allâh, any
other ilâh (god), of whom he has no proof; then his reckoning is
only with his Rabb (Lord). Surely! Al-Kâfirûn(the disbelievers in
Allâh and in the Oneness of Allâh, polytheists, pagans, idolaters)
will not be successful.﴿ [Surah Al-Mu’minoon (23:117)].

‫ ﴿ﻭََﻗﺎﻝَ ﺭَﱡﺑﻜُﻢُ ﺍﺩْﻋُﻮِﻧﻲ‬:‫ ﻗَﻮْﻟُﻪُ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ‬:ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠﻟِﻴﻞ‬.{‫ }ﺍﻟﺪﱡﻋَﺎُء ﻣﺦ ﺍْﻟِﻌَﺒﺎﺩَِﺓ‬:ِ‫ﻭَِﻓﻲ ﺍْﻟﺤَﺪِﻳﺚ‬

:‫ ]ﻏﺎﻓﺮ‬.﴾َ‫َﺃﺳَْﺘﺠِﺐْ َﻟﻜُﻢْ ِﺇﻥﱠ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻳﻦَ َﻳﺴَْﺘﻜِْﺒُﺮﻭﻥَ ﻋَﻦْ ﻋَِﺒﺎﺩَِﺗﻲ ﺳََﻴﺪْﺧُُﻠﻮﻥَ ﺟَﻬَﱠﻨﻢَ ﺩَﺍﺧِﺮِﻳﻦ‬
.[٦٠
Also in the hadith, [it is reported]: "Supplication is the core of
worship".5 The proof is His saying, The Most High (which means):
﴾And your Rabb said: "Invoke Me, [i.e. believe in My Oneness
(Islâmic Monotheism) and ask Me for anything] I will respond to your

5Imam Al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, mentions that this hadith with this specific
wording is weak. Rather, the correct wording of the hadith is “supplication is worship”. This
hadith is weak due to the presence of Abdullah ibn Lahyy’ah who is well-known to be weak in his
memorization by the scholars of hadith.
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(invocation). Verily! Those who scorn My worship [i.e. do not invoke
Me, and do not believe in My Oneness, (Islâmic Monotheism)] they will
surely enter Hell in humiliation!﴿ [Surah Ghāfir (40:60)]

:‫ ﴿ﻓَﻼَ َﺗﺨَﺎﻓُﻮﻫُﻢْ ﻭَﺧَﺎﻓُﻮﻥِ ِﺇﻥ ﻛُﻨُﺘﻢ ﻣﱡﺆْﻣِِﻨﲔَ﴾ ]ﺁﻝ ﻋﻤﺮﺍﻥ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍْﻟﺨَﻮْﻑ‬
.[١٧٥
The proof for Khawf (Fear) is His saying, The Most High (which means):
﴾So do not fear them, but fear Me, if you are (true) believers﴿
[Surah Āli ‘Imrān (3:175)]

ْ‫ ﴿ﻓَﻤَﻦ ﻛَﺎﻥَ َﻳﺮْﺟُﻮ ِﻟﻘَﺎءَ ﺭَﱢﺑﻪِ ﻓَﻠَْﻴﻌْﻤَﻞْ ﻋَﻤَﻼً ﺻَﺎِﻟﺤًﺎ ﻭَﻻَ ُﻳﺸْﺮِﻙ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﺮﱠﺟَﺎء‬
.[١١٠ :‫ِﺑِﻌَﺒﺎﺩَِﺓ ﺭَﱢﺑِﻪ َﺃﺣَﺪًﺍ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻜﻬﻒ‬
The proof for Rajaa (Hope) is His saying, The Most High (which
means): ﴾So whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Rabb, let him
work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship
of his Rabb﴿ [Surah Al-Kahf (18:110)]

.[٢٣ :‫ ﴿ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪِ ﻓَﺘَﻮَﻛﱠﻠُﻮﺍْ ﺇِﻥ ﻛُﻨﺘُﻢ ﻣﱡﺆْﻣِﻨِﲔَ﴾ ]ﺍﳌﺎﺋﺪﺓ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮَﻛُﻞ‬
.[٣ :‫ ﴿ﻭَﻣَﻦ َﻳَﺘﻮَﻛﱠﻞْ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻠِﻪ َﻓﻬُﻮَ ﺣَﺴُْﺒُﻪ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻄﻼﻕ‬:‫ﻭﻗﻮﻟﻪ‬
The proof for Tawakkul (Reliance) is His saying, The Most High (which
means): ﴾And put your trust in Allâh if you are believers indeed﴿
[Surah AlMā’idah (5:23)], And the saying of The Most High (which
means): ﴾And whosoever puts his trust in Allâh, then He will
suffice him﴿ [Surah At-Talāq (65:3)]

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 ِ‫ ﴿ﺇِﻧﱠﻬُﻢْ ﻛَﺎﻧُﻮﺍ ﻳُﺴَﺎﺭِﻋُﻮﻥَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻴْﺮَﺍﺕ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ ﻭَﺍْﻟﺨُﺸُﻮﻉ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺮﱠﻫَْﺒﺔ‬،ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﺮﱠﻏَْﺒﺔ‬
.[٩٠ :‫ﻭََﻳﺪْﻋُﻮَﻧَﻨﺎ ﺭَﻏًَﺒﺎ ﻭَﺭَﻫًَﺒﺎ ﻭَﻛَﺎُﻧﻮﺍ َﻟَﻨﺎ ﺧَﺎﺷِﻌِﲔَ﴾ ]ﺍﻷﻧﺒﻴﺎء‬
The proof for Raghbah (Yearning), Rahbah (fear accompanied by action),
and Khushoo’ (submissiveness) is His saying, The Most High (which
means): ﴾Verily, they used to hasten on to do good deeds, and they
used to call on Us with hope and fear, and used to humble
themselves before Us.﴿ [Surah Al-Anbiyā (21:90)]

.[١٥٠ :‫ ﴿ﻓَﻼَ َﺗﺨْﺸَﻮْﻫُﻢْ ﻭَﺍﺧْﺸَﻮْﻥِ﴾ ﺍﻵﻳﺔ ]ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍْﻟﺨَﺸَْﻴﺔ‬

The proof for Khashyah (fear accompanied with knowledge) is His
saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾So fear them not, but fear
Me!﴿ [Surah Al-Baqarah (2:150)]

.[٥٤ :‫ ﴿ﻭَﺃَﻧِﻴﺒُﻮﺍ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺭَﺑﱢﻜُﻢْ ﻭَﺃَﺳْﻠِﻤُﻮﺍ ﻟَﻪُ﴾ ﺍﻵﻳﺔ ]ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺮ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻹَِﻧﺎَﺑﺔ‬
The proof for Inābah (returning to Allah) is His saying, The Most High
(which means): ﴾And turn in repentance and in obedience with true
Faith (Islâmic Monotheism) to your Rabb and submit to Him (in
Islâm)﴿ [Surah Az-Zumar (39:54)]

:ِ‫ ﻭَِﻓﻲ ﺍْﻟﺤَﺪِﻳﺚ‬.[٥ :‫ ﴿ﺇِﻳﱠﺎﻙَ ﻧَﻌْﺒُﺪُ ﻭﺇِﻳﱠﺎﻙَ ﻧَﺴْﺘَﻌِﲔُ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻔﺎﲢﺔ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻻﺳِْﺘﻌَﺎَﻧﺔ‬
.{ِ‫}ﻭِﺇَﺫﺍ ﺍﺳَْﺘَﻌْﻨﺖَ َﻓﺎﺳَْﺘِﻌﻦْ ِﺑﺎﷲ‬
The proof for Isti’ānah (seeking aid) is His saying, The Most High (which
means): ﴾You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help
(for each and everything).﴿ [Surah Al-Faatihah: 4] And in the hadeeth:

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"When you seek assistance then seek assistance from Allah". (At
Tirmidhi 2516 hasan Sahih)

‫ ﻭ﴿ﻗُﻞْ َﺃﻋُﻮﺫُ ِﺑﺮَﺏﱢ‬.[١ :‫ ﴿ﻗُﻞْ َﺃﻋُﻮﺫُ ِﺑﺮَﺏﱢ ﺍﻟْﻔَﻠَﻖِ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻔﻠﻖ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻻﺳِْﺘﻌَﺎﺫَﺓ‬
.[١ :‫ﺍﻟﱠﻨﺎﺱِ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ‬
The proof for Isti’athah (seeking refuge) is His saying, The Most High
(which means): ﴾Say: "I seek refuge with (Allâh), the Rabb of the
daybreak,". [Surah Al-Falaq (113:1)] And "Say: "I seek refuge with
(Allâh) the Rabb of mankind,﴿ [Surah An-Nās (114:1)]

:‫﴾ ﺍﻵﻳﺔ ]ﺍﻷﻧﻔﺎﻝ‬...ْ‫ ﴿ﺇِﺫْ ﺗَﺴْﺘَﻐِﻴﺜُﻮﻥَ ﺭَﺑﱠﻜُﻢْ ﻓَﺎﺳْﺘَﺠَﺎﺏَ ﻟَﻜُﻢ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻻﺳِْﺘﻐَﺎَﺛﺔ‬
.[٩
The proof for Istighāthah (seeking help) is His saying, The Most High
(which means): ﴾ (Remember) when you sought help of your Rabb
and He answered you...﴿ [Surah Al-Anfāl (8:9)]

َ‫ ﴿ﻗُﻞْ ِﺇﻥﱠ ﺻَﻼَِﺗﻲ ﻭَُﻧﺴُﻜِﻲ ﻭَﻣَﺤَْﻴﺎﻱَ ﻭَﻣَﻤَﺎِﺗﻲ ِﻟﻠّﻪِ ﺭَﺏﱢ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎَﻟﻤِﲔ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﺬﱠْﺑﺢ‬
َ‫ ﻭَِﻣﻦ‬.[١٦٣-١٦٢ :‫۞ ﻻَ ﺷَﺮِﻳﻚَ ﻟَﻪ ﻭَﺑِﺬَﻟِﻚَ ﺃُﻣِﺮْﺕُ ﻭَﺃَﻧَﺎ ﺃَﻭﱠﻝُ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺴْﻠِﻤِﲔَ﴾ ]ﺍﻷﻧﻌﺎﻡ‬
.{ِ‫ }ﻟَﻌﻦَ ﺍﷲُ َﻣﻦْ ﺫََﺑﺢَ ِﻟَﻐْﻴﺮِ ﺍﷲ‬:ِ‫ﺍﻟﺴُﱠﻨﺔ‬
The proof for Dhabh (animal sacrifices) is His saying, The Most High
(which means): "Say (O Muḥammad ‫)ﷺ‬: "Verily, my Salât (prayer),
my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allâh, the Rabb of
the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists). He has no partner.
And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the
Muslims.". [Surah Al-An’aam (6:162-163)] And from the Sunnah:

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"May Allah curse the one who offers a sacrifice to other than
Allah".6

:‫ ﴿ﻳُﻮْﻓُﻮْﻥَ ﺑِﺎﻟﻨﱠﺬْﺭِ ﻭَﻳَﺨَﺎﻓُﻮﻥَ ﻳَﻮْﻣًﺎ ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺷَﺮﱡﻩُ ﻣُﺴْﺘَﻄِﲑًﺍ﴾ ]ﺍﻹﻧﺴﺎﻥ‬:‫ﻭﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺬﺭ ﻗﻮﻟﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ‬
[٧
The proof for Nadhr (taking vows) is His saying, The Most High (which
means): "They (are those who) fulfil (their) vows, and they fear a Day
whose evil will be wide-spreading.". [Surah Al-Insān (76:7)]

6 Sahih Muslim 1978, hadith of Ali

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 [The Second Fundamental Principle]:
َّ ُ ْ َ
3ِ 1‫ا‬.-‫صل ا‬$#‫ا‬

ِ‫ﻣَﻌْﺮِﻓَﺔُ ﺩِﻳﻦِ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼﻡِ ﺑِﺎﻷَﺩِﻟﱠﺔ‬

Knowing the Religion of Islam with evidence.

ِ‫ ﻭَﺍْﻟَﺒﺮَﺍءَﺓُ ﻭﺍﳋﻠﻮﺹ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺸﱢﺮْﻙ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍﻻْﻧﻘَِﻴﺎﺩُ َﻟﻪُ ِﺑﺎﻟﻄﱠﺎﻋَﺔ‬،ِ‫ ﺍﻻﺳِْﺘﺴْﻼﻡُ ﷲِ ِﺑﺎﻟﱠﺘﻮْﺣِﻴﺪ‬:َ‫ﻭَﻫُﻮ‬

،ِ‫ﻭََﺃﻫِْﻠﻪ‬
It is submitting to Allah with Tawḥīd, surrendering to Him with
obedience, and disassociating and freeing oneself from Shirk
(disbelief) and its people.

.ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻹِﺣْﺴَﺎﻥ‬،ُ‫ ﻭَﺍﻹِﳝَﺎﻥ‬،ُ‫ ﺍﻹﺳْﻼﻡ‬:َ‫ﻭَﻫُﻮَ َﺛﻼﺙُ ﻣَﺮَﺍﺗِﺐ‬

It has three levels:
1. Islam,
2. Iman,
3. Iḥsān.

.ٌ‫ﻭَﻛُﻞﱡ ﻣَﺮَْﺗَﺒﺔٍ َﻟﻬَﺎ َﺃﺭْﻛَﺎﻥ‬

Each level has pillars.

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The first level is Islam:

،‫ ﻭَِﺇَﻗﺎِﻡ ﺍﻟﺼﱠﻼِﺓ‬،ِ‫ﻓَﺄَﺭْﻛَﺎﻥُ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼﻡِ ﺧَﻤْﺴَﺔٌ ﺷَﻬَﺎﺩَﺓِ َﺃﱠﻟﺎ ﺇﻟﻪ ِﺇﻻ ﺍﷲُ ﻭََﺃﻥﱠ ُﻣﺤَﻤﱠﺪًﺍ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﷲ‬
.ِ‫ ﻭَﺣَﺞﱢ ﺍﻟَﺒْﻴﺖ‬،َ‫ ﻭَﺻَﻮْﻡِ ﺭَﻣَﻀَﺎﻥ‬،ِ‫ﻭَِﺇﻳَﺘﺎءِ ﺍﻟﺰﱠﻛَﺎﺓ‬
The pillars of Islam are five:
1. Bearing witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except
Allah and that Muḥammad is the messenger of Allah,
2. establishing the Ṣalāh,
3. paying the Zakah (obligatory charity),
4. fasting the month of Ramadhan,
5. Ḥajj (performing the pilgrimage) to the house of Allah.

ِ‫ ﴿ﺷَﻬِﺪَ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪُ ﺃَﻧﱠﻪُ ﻟَﺎ ﺇﻟَـــٰﻪَ ﺇِﻟﱠﺎ ﻫُﻮَ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻤَﻼَﺋِﻜَﺔُ ﻭَﺃُﻭْﻟُﻮﺍ ﺍﻟْﻌِﻠْﻢ‬:‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻬَﺎﺩَﺓِ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
.[١٨ ،‫ﻗَﺂﺋِﻤًﺎ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻘِﺴْﻂِ ﻻ ﺇِﻟَــٰﻪَ ﺇِﻟﱠﺎ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺰِﻳﺰُ ﺍْﻟﺤَﻜِﻴﻢُ﴾ ]ﺁﻝ ﻋﻤﺮﺍﻥ‬
The proof for the shahada (testimony) is His saying The Most High,
(which means): ﴾Allâh bears witness that Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none
has the right to be worshipped but He), and the angels, and those
having knowledge (also give this witness); (He always) maintains His
creation in Justice. Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped but He), Al-‘Azīz (the All-Mighty), Al-Ḥakīm (the All-
Wise)﴿ [Surah Āli ‘Imrān (3:18)]

‫ )ِﺇﻻ ﺍﷲُ( ﻣُْﺜِﺒًﺘﺎ‬،ِ‫ )َﻟﺎ ِﺇﻟﻪَ( َﻧﺎِﻓًﻴﺎ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻊَ ﻣَﺎ ُﻳﻌَْﺒﺪُ ﻣِﻦْ ﺩُﻭﻥِ ﺍﷲ‬،ُ‫ ﻻ ﻣَﻌُْﺒﻮﺩَ ِﺑﺤَﻖﱟ ﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ‬:‫ﻭَﻣَﻌَْﻨﺎﻫَﺎ‬
.ِ‫ ﻛَﻤَﺎ َﺃﱠﻧﻪُ َﻟﺎ ﺷَﺮِﻳﻚَ َﻟﻪُ ِﻓﻲ ﻣُﻠْﻜِﻪ‬،ِ‫ﺍْﻟﻌَِﺒﺎﺩَﺓَ ﷲِ ﻭَﺣْﺪَﻩُ ﻻ ﺷَﺮِﻳﻚَ َﻟﻪُ ِﻓﻲ ﻋَِﺒﺎﺩَِﺗﻪ‬
And its meaning is that there is no deity that has the right to be
worshipped in truth except Allah, alone.
“La Illaha” negates everything that is worshipped besides Allah,

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“Illa Allah” affirms the worship of Allah alone, free from any partner in
His worship, just as He has no partner in His Dominion.

‫ ﴿ﻭَﺇِﺫْ ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺇِﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴﻢُ ﻷَﺑِﻴﻪِ ﻭَﻗَﻮْﻣِﻪِ ﺇِﻧﱠﻨِﻲ ﺑَﺮَﺁء ﻣﱢﻤﱠﺎ‬:‫ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻱ ُﻳﻮَﺿﱢﺤُﻬَﺎ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:‫ﻭََﺗﻔْﺴِﲑُﻫَﺎ‬
.[٢٨ - ٢٦ :‫َﺗﻌُْﺒﺪُﻭﻥَ ۞ ِﺇﻻﱠ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻱ َﻓﻄَﺮَِﻧﻲ﴾ ﺍﻵﻳﺔ ]ﺍﻟﺰﺧﺮﻑ‬
And its explanation that clarifies it is His saying, The Most High (which
means): ﴾And (remember) when Ibrâhîm (Abraham) said to his
father and his people: "Verily, I am innocent of what you
worship", "Except Him (i.e. I worship none but Allâh Alone) Who
did create me﴿ [Surah Az-Zukhruf (43:26-28)]

َ‫ ﴿ﻗُﻞْ َﻳﺎ َﺃﻫْﻞَ ﺍﻟْﻜَِﺘﺎﺏِ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻮْﺍ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﻛَﻠَﻤَﺔٍ ﺳَﻮَﺍءٍ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻨَﺎ ﻭَﺑَﻴْﻨَﻜُﻢْ ﺃَﻻﱠ ﻧَﻌْﺒُﺪَ ﺇِﻻﱠ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪ‬:‫ﻭَﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
‫ﻭَﻻَ ُﻧﺸْﺮِﻙَ ِﺑﻪِ ﺷَْﻴًﺌﺎ ﻭَﻻَ َﻳﱠﺘﺨِﺬَ َﺑﻌْﻀَُﻨﺎ َﺑﻌْﻀًﺎ َﺃﺭَْﺑﺎًﺑﺎ ﻣﱢﻦ ﺩُﻭﻥِ ﺍﻟّﻠﻪِ َﻓِﺈﻥ َﺗﻮَﱠﻟﻮْْﺍ َﻓﻘُﻮُﻟﻮْﺍ ﺍﺷْﻬَﺪُﻭْﺍ‬
.[٦٤ :‫ِﺑَﺄﱠﻧﺎ ُﻣﺴِْﻠﻤُﻮﻥَ﴾ ]ﺁﻝ ﻋﻤﺮﺍﻥ‬
And the saying of The Most High (which means): ﴾Say (O Muḥammad
‫)ﷺ‬: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a
word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but
Allâh (Alone), and that we associate no partners with Him, and
that none of us shall take others as Arbāb (Lords) besides Allâh.
Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear witness that we are Muslims﴿.
[Surah Āli ‘Imrān (3:64)]

ْ‫ ﴿ﻟَﻘَﺪْ ﺟَﺂءﻛُﻢْ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝٌ ﻣﱢﻦْ َﺃﻧﻔُﺴِﻜُﻢ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺩِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺷَﻬَﺎﺩَﺓِ َﺃﻥﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًﺍ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﷲ‬
.[١٢٨ :‫ﻋَﺰِﻳﺰٌ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻪِ ﻣَﺎ ﻋَِﻨﱡﺘﻢْ ﺣَﺮِﻳﺺٌ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻜُﻢ ِﺑﺎْﻟﻤُﺆْﻣِِﻨﲔَ ﺭَءُﻭﻑٌ ﺭﱠﺣِﻴﻢٌ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ‬
The proof for Shahādah (testimony) that Muḥammad is the Messenger of
Allah is His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾Verily, there has
come unto you a Messenger (Muḥammad ‫ )ﷺ‬from amongst
yourselves (i.e. whom you know well). It grieves him that you should
receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muḥammad ‫ )ﷺ‬is anxious over
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you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allâh, and beg Him to pardon
and forgive your sins in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved
from the punishment of the Hell-fire); for the believers (he ‫ ﷺ‬is) full of
pity, kind, and merciful﴿. [Surah At-Tawbah (9:128)]

‫ ﻭﺍﺟْﺘِﻨَﺎﺏُ ﻣَﺎ‬،َ‫ ﻭَﺗَﺼْﺪِﻳﻘُﻪُ ﻓِﻴﻤَﺎ ﺃَﺧْﺒَﺮ‬،َ‫ ﻃَﺎﻋَﺘُﻪُ ﻓِﻴﻤَﺎ ﺃَﻣَﺮ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﻣَﻌَْﻨﻰ ﺷَﻬَﺎﺩَﺓ َﺃﻥﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًﺍ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﷲ‬
.َ‫ﻋَْﻨﻪُ َﻧﻬَﻰ ﻭَﺯَﺟَﺮَ ﻭَﺃﻥ ﻻ ُﻳﻌَْﺒﺪَ ﺍﷲُ ِﺇﻻ ِﺑﻤَﺎ ﺷَﺮَﻉ‬
The meaning of the Shahādah (testimony) that Muḥammad ‫ ﷺ‬is the
Messenger of Allah is: Obeying him in what he commanded, believing
him in what he informed, abstaining from what he forbade, and not
worshipping Allah except by what he ‫ ﷺ‬legislated.

َ‫ ﴿ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﺃُﻣِﺮُﻭﺍ ﺇِﻻﱠ ﻟِﻴَﻌْﺒُﺪُﻭﺍ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ‬:‫ ﻭََﺗﻔْﺴِﲑُ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮْﺣِﻴﺪِ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺰﱠﻛَﺎﺓ‬،ِ‫ﻭَﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﺼﱠﻼﺓ‬
.[٥ :‫ﻣُﺨْﻠِﺼِﲔَ ﻟَﻪُ ﺍﻟﺪﱢﻳﻦَ ﺣُﻨَﻔَﺂءَ ﻭَﻳُﻘِﻴﻤُﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺼﱠﻼﺓَ ﻭَﻳُﺆْﺗُﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﺰﱠﻛَﺎﺓَ ﻭَﺫَﻟِﻚَ ﺩِﻳﻦُ ﺍﻟْﻘَﻴﱢﻤَﺔِ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻨﺔ‬
The proof for Prayer, Zakah and the explanation of Tawḥīd is His saying
The Most High (which means): ﴾And they were not commanded
except to worship Allāh, making the religion sincere /exclusive to
Him, inclining to the truth and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât)
and give Zakât, and that is the right religion﴿. [Surah Al-Bayyinah
(98:5)]

‫ ﴿ﻳَﺎ ﺃَﻳﱡﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺁﻣَﻨُﻮﺍْ ﻛُﺘِﺐَ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢُ ﺍﻟﺼﱢﻴَﺎﻡُ ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﻛُﺘِﺐَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ‬:‫ ﻗَﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟﺼﱢَﻴﺎﻡ‬
.[١٨٣ :‫ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻣِﻦ َﻗْﺒِﻠﻜُﻢْ َﻟﻌَﱠﻠﻜُﻢْ َﺗﱠﺘﻘُﻮﻥَ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ‬
The proof for Fasting is His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾O
you who believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for
you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may
become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious)﴿ . [Surah Al-Baqarah (2:183)]

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َ‫ ﴿ﻭَﻟِﻠّﻪِ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺎﺱِ ﺣِﺞﱡ ﺍﻟْﺒَﻴْﺖِ ﻣَﻦِ ﺍﺳْﺘَﻄَﺎﻉَ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻪِ ﺳَﺒِﻴﻠًﺎ ﻭَﻣَﻦ ﻛَﻔَﺮ‬:‫ ﻗَﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:‫ﻭﺩَِﻟﻴﻞُ ﺍﻟْﺤَﺞﱢ‬
.[٩٧ :‫ﻓَﺈِﻥﱠ ﺍﷲ ﻏَﻨِﻲﱞ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺎﻟَﻤِﲔَ﴾ ]ﺁﻝ ﻋﻤﺮﺍﻥ‬
The proof for Ḥajj is His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾And
Ḥajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House (Ka‘bah) is a duty that
mankind owes to Allâh, those who can afford the expenses (for
one’s conveyance, provision and residence); and whoever disbelieves
[i.e. denies Ḥajj (pilgrimage to Makkah), then he is a disbeliever of Allâh],
then Allâh stands not in need of any of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn
and all that exists)﴿ . [Surah Āli ‘Imrān (3:97)]

:‫ ﺍِﻹَﳝﺎُﻥ‬:‫ﺍْﻟَﻤْﺮَﺗَﺒُﺔ ﺍﻟﱠﺜﺎِﻧَﻴُﺔ‬
The second level is Imān:

،ِ‫ ﻭََﺃﺩَْﻧﺎﻫَﺎ ِﺇﻣَﺎﻃَﺔُ ﺍﻷَﺫَﻯ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﻄﱠﺮِﻳﻖ‬،ُ‫ َﺃﻋْﻼﻫَﺎ َﻗﻮْﻝُ ﻻ ﺇﻟﻪ ِﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ‬،ً‫ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ِﺑﻀْﻊٌ ﻭَﺳَْﺒﻌُﻮﻥَ ﺷُﻌَْﺒﺔ‬
.ِ‫ﻭَﺍْﻟﺤََﻴﺎءُ ﺷُﻌَْﺒﺔٌ ﻣِﻦْ ﺍﻹِﳝَﺎﻥ‬
It is (i.e. consists of) seventy-odd branches. The highest of which is
saying La Ilaha IllaaAllah and the lowest of which is removing harmful
objects from the pathways. And Ḥaya’ (modesty/shyness) is a branch of
Imān.

ِ‫ ﻭَِﺑﺎْﻟﻘَﺪَﺭِ ﺧَﻴْﺮِﻩ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍْﻟَﻴﻮْﻡِ ﺍﻵﺧِﺮ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺭُﺳُِﻠﻪ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﻛُُﺘِﺒﻪ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﻣَﻼِﺋﻜَِﺘﻪ‬،ِ‫ َﺃﻥْ ُﺗﺆْﻣِﻦَ ِﺑﺎﷲ‬:ٌ‫ﻭََﺃﺭْﻛَﺎُﻧﻪُ ﺳِﱠﺘﺔ‬
ِ‫ﻭَﺷَﺮﱢﻩ‬
Its pillars are six:
1. That you believe in Allah,
2. His angels,
3. Books,
4. Messengers,
5. The Last Day,
6. That you believe in Al-Qadar (Pre-Decree) – the good and the bad
of it.
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 َ‫ ﴿ﻟَﻴْﺲَ ﺍﻟْﺒِﺮﱠ ﺃَﻥ ﺗُﻮَﻟﱡﻮﺍْ ﻭُﺟُﻮﻫَﻜُﻢْ ﻗِﺒَﻞ‬:‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍﻷَﺭْﻛَﺎﻥِ ﺍﻟﺴﱢَﺘﺔ‬
﴾َ‫ﺍْﻟﻤَﺸْﺮِﻕِ ﻭَﺍْﻟﻤَﻐْﺮِﺏِ ﻭََﻟﻜِﻦﱠ ﺍْﻟِﺒﺮﱠ ﻣَﻦْ ﺁﻣَﻦَ ِﺑﺎﻟّﻠﻪِ ﻭَﺍْﻟَﻴﻮْﻡِ ﺍﻵﺧِﺮِ ﻭَﺍْﻟﻤَﻶِﺋﻜَﺔِ ﻭَﺍْﻟﻜَِﺘﺎﺏِ ﻭَﺍﻟﱠﻨِﺒﱢﻴﲔ‬
.[١٧٧ :‫]ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ‬
The proof for these six pillars is His saying, The Most High (which
means): ﴾It is not Al-Birr (piety, righteousness, and each and every act
of obedience to Allâh, etc.) that you turn your faces towards east and
(or) west (in prayers); but Al-Birr is (the quality of) the one who
believes in Allâh, the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, the
Prophets﴿. [Surah Al-Baqarah (2:177)]

.[٤٩ :‫ ﴿ﺇِﻧﱠﺎ ﻛُﻞﱠ ﺷَﻲْءٍ ﺧَﻠَﻘْﻨَﺎﻩُ ﺑِﻘَﺪَﺭٍ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻘﻤﺮ‬:‫ ﻗَﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬:‫ﻭﺩﻟﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭ‬
And the proof for Al-Qadar (Pre-Decree) is His saying, The Most High
(which means): ﴾Verily, We have created all things with Qadar
(Divine Preordainment of all things before their creation as written in
the Book of Decrees Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûzh)﴿ . [Surah Al-Qamar (54:49)]

:‫ﺴﺎُﻥ‬
َ ‫ ﺍِﻹْﺣ‬:‫ﺍْﻟَﻤْﺮَﺗَﺒُﺔ ﺍﻟﱠﺜﺎِﻟَﺜُﺔ‬
The third level is Iḥsān:

.َ‫ ﻓَِﺈﻥ َﻟﻢْ َﺗﻜُﻦْ َﺗﺮَﺍُﻩ َﻓِﺈﱠﻧُﻪ َﻳﺮَﺍﻙ‬،ُ‫ َﺃﻥْ َﺗﻌُْﺒﺪَ ﺍﷲَ ﻛَﺄَﱠﻧﻚَ َﺗﺮَﺍﻩ‬:‫ ﻭﻫﻮ‬،ٌ‫ﺭُﻛْﻦٌ ﻭَﺍﺣِﺪ‬
It has one pillar, it is that you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him,
and even if you cannot see Him, He indeed sees you.

.[١٢٨ :‫ ﴿ﺇِﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪَ ﻣَﻊَ ﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺍﺗﱠﻘَﻮﺍْ ﻭﱠﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻫُﻢ ﻣﱡﺤْﺴِﻨُﻮﻥَ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻞ‬:‫ﻭﻗﻮﻟﻪ ﺗﻌﺎﱃ‬
The proof is His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾Truly, Allâh
is with those who fear Him (keep their duty unto Him), and those
who are Muḥsinûn (good-doers)﴿. [Surah An-Naḥl (16:128)].

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 ‫ ﴿ﻭَﺗَﻮَﻛﱠﻞْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺰِﻳﺰِ ﺍﻟﺮﱠﺣِﻴﻢِ ۞ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻱ َﻳﺮَﺍﻙَ ﺣِﲔَ َﺗﻘُﻮﻡُ ۞ ﻭََﺗﻘَﱡﻠَﺒﻚَ ِﻓﻲ‬:‫ﻭَﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
‫ ﴿ﻭَﻣَﺎ‬:‫ ﻭَﻗﻮُْﻟُﻪ َﺗَﻌﺎَﻟﻰ‬.[٢٢٠ - ٢١٧ :‫ﺍﻟﺴﱠﺎﺟِﺪِﻳﻦَ ۞ ِﺇﱠﻧُﻪ ﻫُﻮَ ﺍﻟﺴﱠﻤِﻴﻊُ ﺍْﻟَﻌِﻠﻴﻢُ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺮﺍء‬
ْ‫َﺗﻜُﻮﻥُ ِﻓﻲ ﺷَْﺄﻥٍ ﻭََﻣﺎ َﺗْﺘُﻠﻮ ِﻣْﻨُﻪ ِﻣﻦ ُﻗﺮْﺁﻥٍ ﻭَﻻَ َﺗﻌْﻤَُﻠﻮﻥَ ِﻣﻦْ ﻋَﻤَﻞٍ ِﺇﻻﱠ ﻛُﱠﻨﺎ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻜُﻢْ ﺷُﻬُﻮﺩًﺍ ِﺇﺫ‬
.[٦١ :‫ُﺗِﻔﻴﻀُﻮﻥَ ِﻓﻴِﻪ﴾ ]ﻳﻮﻧﺲ‬
And His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾And put your trust in
Al-‘Azīz (The All-Mighty), Al-Raḥīm (the Most Merciful), Who
sees you (O Muḥammad‫ )ﷺ‬when you stand up (alone at night for
TaḤajjud prayers). And your movements among those who fall
prostrate (to Allâh in the five compulsory congregational prayers).
Verily He, only He, is Al-Samī’ (the All-Hearer), Al-‘Alīm (the All-
Knower)﴿. [Surah Ash-Shu’araa (42:217-220)]. And the saying of The
Most High (which means): ﴾Neither you (O Muḥammad) do any deed
nor recite any portion of the Qur’ân, - nor you (mankind) do any
deed (good or evil) but We are Witness thereof, when you are doing
it﴿. [Surah Yūnus (10:61)].

:َ‫ َﻗﺎﻝ‬.ُ‫ ﻋَﻦْ ﻋُﻤَﺮَ ﺭَﺿِﻲَ ﺍﷲُ ﻋَْﻨﻪ‬:ُ‫ ﺣَﺪِﻳﺚُ ﺟَْﺒﺮَﺍِﺋﻴﻞَ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻼﻡ ﺍْﻟﻤَﺸْﻬُﻮﺭ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺴﱡﱠﻨﺔ‬
The proof from the Sunnah is the famous hadith of Jibrīl, which is
reported from ‘Umar (‫ )ﺭﺿﻲ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻨﻪ‬who said:

ُ‫ ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪ‬،ِ‫ ﺷَﺪِﻳﺪُ ﺑَﻴَﺎﺽِ ﺍﻟﺜﱢﻴَﺎﺏ‬،ٌ‫}َﺑْﻴَﻨﻤَﺎ َﻧﺤْﻦُ ﺟُُﻠﻮﺱٌ ﻋِْﻨﺪَ َﺭﺳُﻮﻝِ ﺍﷲِ ﷺ ِﺇﺫْ ﻃََﻠﻊَ ﻋََﻠْﻴَﻨﺎ ﺭَﺟُﻞ‬
ُ‫ ﻓَﺠَﻠَﺲَ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﱢ ـ ﺻَﻠﱠﻰ ﺍﷲ‬،ٌ‫ ﻭَﻻ ﻳَﻌْﺮِﻓُﻪُ ﻣِﻨﱠﺎ ﺃَﺣَﺪ‬،ِ‫ ﻻ ﻳُﺮَﻯ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﺃَﺛَﺮُ ﺍﻟﺴﱠﻔَﺮ‬،ِ‫ﺳَﻮَﺍﺩِ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻌْﺮ‬
،‫ ﻭَﻭَﺿَﻊَ ﻛَﻔﱠْﻴﻪِ ﻋََﻠﻰ َﻓﺨِﺬَْﻳِﻪ‬،ِ‫ﻋََﻠْﻴﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﱠﻠﻢَ ـ َﻓَﺄﺳَْﻨﺪَ ﺭُﻛَْﺒَﺘْﻴﻪِ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﺭُﻛَْﺒَﺘْﻴﻪ‬
"Once we were sitting with the Prophet (‫ )ﷺ‬when a man appeared to us
with extremely white garments and extremely black hair. No trace of
journey could be seen on him nor did any amongst us know him. Until
he sat to the Prophet (‫)ﷺ‬, attaching his knees to his (‫ )ﷺ‬knees and
placing his palms upon his (‫ )ﷺ‬thighs,

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 ُ‫ )ﺃَﻥْ ﺗَﺸْﻬَﺪَ ﺃَﻟﱠﺎ ﺇﻟﻪ ﺇِﻻ ﺍﷲُ ﻭَﺃَﻥﱠ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪًﺍ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝ‬:َ‫ ﻳَﺎ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪُ ﺃَﺧْﺒِﺮْﻧِﻲ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼﻡِ ﻓَﻘَﺎﻝ‬:َ‫ﻓَﻘَﺎﻝ‬
ِ‫ ﻭََﺗﺤُﺞﱠ ﺍْﻟَﺒْﻴﺖَ ِﺇﻥْ ﺍﺳَْﺘﻄَﻌْﺖَ ِﺇَﻟْﻴﻪ‬،َ‫ ﻭََﺗﺼُﻮﻡَ ﺭَﻣَﻀَﺎﻥ‬،‫ ﻭَُﺗﺆِْﺗﻲَ ﺍﻟﺰﱠﻛَﺎَﺓ‬،‫ ﻭَُﺗﻘِﻴﻢَ ﺍﻟﺼﱠﻼَﺓ‬،ِ‫ﺍﷲ‬
.ُ‫ َﻓﻌَﺠِْﺒَﻨﺎ َﻟﻪُ َﻳﺴَْﺄُﻟﻪُ ﻭَُﻳﺼَﺪﱢُﻗﻪ‬.َ‫ ﺻَﺪَْﻗﺖ‬:َ‫ ﻓﻘَﺎﻝ‬.(‫ﺳَﺒِﻴﻠًﺎ‬
And he said: 'O Muḥammad, inform me about Islam.' So he (‫ )ﷺ‬said: ‘It
is that you testify that there is no deity that has the right to be
worshipped except Allah and that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah.
And that you establish the prayer, give the Zakah, fast during Ramadan
and perform the Ḥajj (pilgrimage) to the House, if you are able to. He
said: ‘You have spoken the truth.’ So we were amazed that he had asked
him and then told him that he was truthful

،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟْﻴَﻮْﻡِ ﺍﻵﺧِﺮ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺭُﺳُﻠِﻪ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﻛُﺘُﺒِﻪ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﻣَﻼﺋِﻜَﺘِﻪ‬،ِ‫)ﺃَﻥْ ﺗُﺆْﻣِﻦَ ﺑِﺎﷲ‬:َ‫ ﻗَﺎﻝ‬.ِ‫ ﺃَﺧْﺒِﺮْﻧِﻲ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻹِﳝَﺎﻥ‬:َ‫ﻗَﺎﻝ‬
َ‫ )َﺃﻥْ َﺗﻌُْﺒﺪ‬:َ‫ َﻗﺎﻝ‬.ِ‫ َﺃﺧِْﺒﺮِْﻧﻲ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻹِﺣْﺴَﺎﻥ‬:َ‫ َﻗﺎﻝ‬.َ‫ ﺻَﺪَﻗْﺖ‬:َ‫ َﻗﺎﻝ‬.(ِ‫ﻭَُﺗﺆْﻣِﻦَ ِﺑﺎْﻟﻘَﺪَﺭِ ﺧَْﻴﺮِﻩِ ﻭَﺷَﺮﱢﻩ‬
.(َ‫ َﻓِﺈﻥْ َﻟﻢْ َﺗﻜُﻦْ َﺗﺮَﺍُﻩ َﻓِﺈﱠﻧُﻪ َﻳﺮَﺍﻙ‬،‫ﺍﷲَ ﻛََﺄﱠﻧﻚَ َﺗﺮَﺍُﻩ‬
He said: ‘inform me about Iman.’ So he(‫ )ﷺ‬said: ‘It is that you believe in
Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and that you
believe in Al-Qadar, the good of it and the bad of it.’ He said: ‘You have
spoken the truth. Inform me about Iḥsān. He (‫ )ﷺ‬said: ‘It is that you
worship Allah as if you see Him, but even though you don’t see Him,
He indeed sees you.'

‫ ﺃَﺧْﺒِﺮْﻧِﻲ‬:َ‫ ﻗَﺎﻝ‬.(ِ‫ )ﻣَﺎ ﺍﻟْﻤَﺴْﺆُﻭﻝُ ﻋَﻨْﻬَﺎ ﺑِﺄَﻋْﻠَﻢَ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺴﱠﺎﺋِﻞ‬:َ‫ ﻗَﺎﻝ‬.ِ‫ ﻓﺄَﺧْﺒِﺮْﻧِﻲ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﺴﱠﺎﻋَﺔ‬:َ‫ﻗَﺎﻝ‬
ِ‫ ﻭََﺃﻥْ َﺗﺮَﻯ ﺍْﻟﺤُﻔَﺎَﺓ ﺍْﻟﻌُﺮَﺍَﺓ ﺍْﻟﻌَﺎَﻟﺔَ ﺭِﻋَﺎءَ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﺎء‬،‫ )َﺃﻥْ َﺗِﻠﺪَ ﺍﻷَﻣَﺔُ ﺭَﱠﺑَﺘﻬَﺎ‬:َ‫ َﻗﺎﻝ‬.‫ﻋَﻦْ َﺃﻣَﺎﺭَﺍِﺗﻬَﺎ‬
ِ‫ )ﻳَﺎ ﻋُﻤَﺮُ ﺃَﺗَﺪْﺭِﻱ ﻣَﻦ‬:‫ ﻓَﻘَﺎﻝَ ﷺ‬،‫ ﻓَﻠَﺒِﺜْﻨَﺎ ﻣَﻠِﻴﱠﺎ‬،‫ ﻓَﻤَﻀَﻰ‬:َ‫ ﻗَﺎﻝ‬.(ِ‫َﻳَﺘﻄَﺎﻭَُﻟﻮﻥَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟْﺒُﻨْﻴَﺎﻥ‬
.{(‫ )ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺟِْﺒﺮِﻳﻞُ َﺃَﺗﺎﻛُﻢْ ُﻳﻌَﱢﻠﻤُﻜُﻢْ َﺃﻣْﺮَ ﺩِﻳِﻨﻜُﻢ‬:َ‫ َﻗﺎﻝ‬،ُ‫ ﺍﷲُ ﻭَﺭَﺳُﻮُﻟﻪُ َﺃﻋَْﻠﻢ‬:‫ ُﻗﻠَْﻨﺎ‬.(‫ﺍﻟﺴﱠﺎِﺋﻞُ؟‬
He said: ‘inform me about the Hour.’ He (‫ )ﷺ‬said: ‘The one who is
being asked is not more knowledgeable of it than the one who is asking.’
He said: ‘So inform me about its signs.’ He (‫ )ﷺ‬said: ‘that the slave girl
gives birth to her female master and that you see the barefooted, naked
and poor shepherds competing with one another in constructing tall
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buildings'. Then he left and we remained for a while. Then he (‫ )ﷺ‬said:
‘O ‘Umar, do you know who the questioner was?’ I said: ‘Allah and His
Messenger know best.’ He (‫ )ﷺ‬said: ‘That was Jibril who came to you to
teach you your Religion'.

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 [The Third Principle]:
ُ َّ ُ ْ َ
‫صل ا)*ال ِث‬#"‫ا‬

َ‫ﻣَﻌْﺮِﻓَﺔُ ﻧَﺒِﻴﱢﻜُﻢْ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ ﺻَﻠﱠﻰ ﺍﷲُ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﱠﻠﻢ‬

Knowing your Prophet, Muḥammad ‫ ﷺ‬may Allah's peace and blessings
be upon him:

َ‫ ﻭَُﻗﺮَْﻳﺶٌ ﻣِﻦ‬،ٍ‫ ﻭَﻫَﺎﺷِﻢٌ ﻣِﻦْ ُﻗﺮَْﻳﺶ‬،ٍ‫ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪُ ْﺑﻦُ ﻋَْﺒﺪِ ﺍﷲِ ْﺑﻦِ ﻋَْﺒﺪِ ﺍْﻟﻤُﻄﱠِﻠﺐِ ْﺑﻦِ ﻫَﺎﺷِﻢ‬
ِ‫ ﻭَﺍْﻟﻌَﺮَﺏُ ﻣِﻦْ ﺫُﺭﱢﻳﱠﺔِ ﺇِﺳْﻤَﺎﻋِﻴﻞَ ﺑْﻦِ ﺇِﺑْﺮَﺍﻫِﻴﻢَ ﺍﻟْﺨَﻠِﻴﻞِ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪِ ﻭَﻋَﻠَﻰ ﻧَﺒِﻴﱢﻨَﺎ ﺃَﻓْﻀَﻞُ ﺍﻟﺼﱠﻼﺓ‬،ِ‫ﺍْﻟﻌَﺮَﺏ‬
،ِ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺴﱠﻼﻡ‬
He is Muḥammad, son of ‘Abdillah, son of ‘Abdil-Muttalib son of
Hāshim. And Hāshim is from Quraysh and Quraysh is from the Arabs.
And the Arabs are from the offspring of Isma’īl, son of Ibraḥīm Al-
Khalīl May Allah send the best of His peace and blessings on him and
on our Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.

‫ ﻭََﺛﻼﺙٌ ﻭَﻋِﺸْﺮُﻭﻥ ََﻧِﺒًﻴﺎ‬،ِ‫ ﻣِْﻨﻬَﺎ َﺃﺭَْﺑﻌُﻮﻥَ َﻗْﺒﻞَ ﺍﻟﱡﻨُﺒﻮﱠﺓ‬،ً‫ﻭََﻟﻪُ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍِﻟﻌُﻤُﺮِ َﺛﻼﺙٌ ﻭَﺳِﱡﺘﻮﻥَ ﺳََﻨﺔ‬
.‫ﻭَﺭَﺳُﻮًﻟﺎ‬
He lived for sixty-three years, forty of which were prior to his
prophethood and twenty-three of which as a Prophet, and a Messenger
‫ﷺ‬.

.‫ ﻭََﺑَﻠﺪُُﻩ َﻣﻜﱠُﺔ‬،(‫ ﻭَُﺃﺭْﺳِﻞَ ﺑـ)ﺍْﻟﻤُﺪﱠﱢﺛﺮ‬،(‫ُﻧﱢﺒﺊَ ﺑـ)ﺍْﻗﺮَﺃ‬

He became a prophet with “Iqra” and a messenger with “Al-
Muddathir”. His hometown was Makkah.

،ِ‫ ﻭََﻳﺪْﻋُﻮ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮْﺣِﻴﺪ‬،ِ‫َﺑَﻌَﺜُﻪ ﺍﷲُ ِﺑﺎﻟﱢﻨﺬَﺍﺭَِﺓ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﺸﱢﺮْﻙ‬

Allah sent him to warn against Shirk and to call to Tawḥīd.

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 ۞ ْ‫ ﴿ﻳَﺎ ﺃَﻳﱡﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟْﻤُﺪﱠﺛﱢﺮُ ۞ ﻗُﻢْ ﻓَﺄَﻧﺬِﺭْ ۞ ﻭَﺭَﱠﺑﻚَ َﻓﻜَﱢﺒﺮْ ۞ ﻭَِﺛَﻴﺎَﺑﻚَ َﻓﻄَﻬﱢﺮ‬:‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
.[٧-١ :‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺮﱡﺟْﺰَ َﻓﺎﻫْﺠُﺮْ ۞ ﻭَﻻَ َﺗﻤُْﻨﻦ َﺗﺴَْﺘﻜِْﺜﺮُ ۞ ﻭَِﻟﺮَﱢﺑﻚَ َﻓﺎﺻِْﺒﺮْ﴾ ]ﺍﳌﺪﺛﺮ‬

The proof is His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾O you
(Muḥammad ‫ )ﷺ‬enveloped in garments! Arise and warn! And
magnify your Rabb (Allâh)! And purify your garments! And keep
away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)! And give not a thing in order to have
more (or consider not your deeds of obedience to Allâh as a favour
to Him). And be patient for the sake of your Rabb (i.e. perform your
duty to Allâh)!﴿ [Surah Al-Muddathir (74:1-7)]

.ِ‫ ﻭََﻳﺪْﻋُﻮ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮْﺣِﻴﺪ‬،ِ‫ ﻳُﻨْﺬِﺭُ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﺸﱢﺮْﻙ‬:﴾ْ‫ ﴿ﻗُﻢْ ﻓَﺄَﻧﺬِﺭ‬:‫ﻭَﻣَﻌَْﻨﻰ‬

The meaning of: ﴾Arise and warn﴿ is warning against Shirk and calling
towards Tawḥīd.
.ِ‫ ﻋَﻈﱢﻤْﻪُ ﺑِﺎﻟﺘﱠﻮْﺣِﻴﺪ‬:ْ‫ ﺃَﻱ‬:﴾ْ‫﴿ﻭَﺭَﺑﱠﻚَ ﻓَﻜَﺒﱢﺮ‬
﴾And magnify your Rabb﴿ means glorify Him with Tawḥīd.

.ِ‫ ﻃَﻬﱢﺮْ ﺃَﻋْﻤَﺎﻟَﻚَ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍﻟﺸﱢﺮْﻙ‬:ْ‫ ﺃَﻱ‬:﴾ْ‫﴿ﻭَﺛِﻴَﺎﺑَﻚَ ﻓَﻄَﻬﱢﺮ‬

﴾And purify your garments﴿ means purify your actions from Shirk.

،‫ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺒَﺮَﺍءَﺓُ ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ﻭَﺃَﻫْﻠِﻬَﺎ‬،‫ ﺗَﺮْﻛُﻬَﺎ ﻭَﺃَﻫﻠِﻬَﺎ‬:‫ ﻭَﻫَﺠْﺮُﻫَﺎ‬،ُ‫ ﺍﻷَﺻْﻨَﺎﻡ‬:َ‫ ﺍﻟﺮﱡﺟْﺰ‬:﴾ْ‫﴿ﻭَﺍﻟﺮﱡﺟْﺰَ ﻓَﺎﻫْﺠُﺮ‬

‫ﻭَﻋَﺪَﺍﻭَُﺗﻬَﺎ ﻭََﺃﻫِْﻠﻬَﺎ ﻭَِﻓﺮَﺍُﻗﻬَﺎ ﻭََﺃﻫِْﻠﻬَﺎ‬
﴾And keep away from Ar-Rujz﴿ “Rujz” means idols, and “Abandon it”
means to leave it and its people, free yourself from it and its people,
having enmity towards it and its people, and separating yourself from it
and its people.

ْ‫ ﻭَُﻓﺮِﺿَﺖ‬،‫ ﻭََﺑﻌْﺪَ ﺍْﻟَﻌﺸْﺮِ ﻋُﺮِﺝَ ِﺑِﻪ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﱠﻤَﺎِء‬،ِ‫َﺃﺧَﺬَ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻋَﺸْﺮَ ﺳِِﻨﲔَ َﻳﺪْﻋُﻮ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮْﺣِﻴﺪ‬
،ِ‫ ﻭََﺑﻌْﺪَﻫَﺎ ُﺃﻣِﺮَ ﺑﺎْﻟﻬِﺠْﺮَِﺓ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﺍْﻟﻤَﺪِﻳَﻨﺔ‬،َ‫ ﻭَﺻَﱠﻠﻰ ِﻓﻲ ﻣَﻜﱠﺔَ َﺛﻼﺙَ ﺳِِﻨﲔ‬،ُ‫ﻋََﻠْﻴﻪِ ﺍﻟﺼﱠَﻠﻮﺍﺕُ ﺍْﻟﺨَﻤْﺲ‬

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He spent ten years calling to Tawḥīd. And after ten years, he was raised
up to the heavens, and the five daily prayers were made obligatory on
him. So he prayed in Makkah for three years and thereafter, he was
ordered to make the Hijrah (migration) to Madinah.

َ‫ ﻭَﻫِﻲَ َﺑﺎِﻗَﻴﺔٌ ِﺇَﻟﻰ َﺃﻥْ َﺗﻘُﻮﻡ‬،ِ‫ﻭَﺍْﻟﻬِﺠْﺮَﺓُ َﻓﺮِﻳﻀَﺔٌ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍﻷُﻣﱠﺔِ ﻣِﻦْ َﺑَﻠﺪِ ﺍﻟﺸﱢﺮْﻙِ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﺑﻠﺪ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼﻡ‬
،ُ‫ﺍﻟﺴﱠﺎﻋَﺔ‬
Hijrah (migration) is moving from the land of disbelief to the land of
Islam. And Hijrah is obligatory upon this ummah from the land of Shirk
to the land of Islam, and it remains until the Hour is established.

ْ‫ ﴿ﺇِﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺗَﻮَﻓﱠﺎﻫُﻢُ ﺍﻟْﻤَﻶﺋِﻜَﺔُ ﻇَﺎﻟِﻤِﻲ ﺃَﻧْﻔُﺴِﻬِﻢْ ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮﺍْ ﻓِﻴﻢَ ﻛُﻨﺘُﻢْ ﻗَﺎﻟُﻮﺍ‬:‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
َ‫ﻛُﱠﻨﺎ ُﻣﺴَْﺘﻀَْﻌِﻔﲔَ ِﻓﻲ ﺍﻷَﺭْﺽِ َﻗﺎْﻟﻮَْﺍ َﺃَﻟﻢْ َﺗﻜُﻦْ َﺃﺭْﺽُ ﺍﻟّﻠِﻪ ﻭَﺍﺳَِﻌًﺔ َﻓُﺘﻬَﺎﺟُِﺮﻭْﺍ ِﻓﻴﻬَﺎ َﻓُﺄﻭَْﻟِﺌﻚ‬
َ‫ﻣَﺄْﻭَﺍﻫُﻢْ ﺟَﻬَﻨﱠﻢُ ﻭَﺳَﺂءﺕْ ﻣَﺼِﲑًﺍ ۞ ِﺇﻻﱠ ﺍْﻟﻤُﺴَْﺘﻀَْﻌِﻔﲔَ ِﻣﻦَ ﺍﻟﱢﺮﺟَﺎﻝِ ﻭَﺍﻟﱢﻨﺴَﺂء ﻭَﺍْﻟﻮِْﻟﺪَﺍﻥِ ﻻ‬
‫ﺍ‬‫َﻳﺴَْﺘﻄِﻴُﻌﻮﻥَ ﺣِﻴَﻠًﺔ ﻭَﻻَ َﻳﻬَْﺘﺪُﻭﻥَ ﺳَِﺒﻴًﻠﺎ ۞ ﻓَﺄُﻭْﻟَﺌِﻚَ ﻋَﺴَﻰ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪُ ﺃَﻥ ﻳَﻌْﻔُﻮَ ﻋَﻨْﻬُﻢْ ﻭَﻛَﺎﻥَ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪُ ﻋَﻔُﻮ‬
.[٩٩-٩٧:‫ﻏَﻔُﻮﺭًﺍ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬
The proof for this is His saying, The Most High (which means):
﴾Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are
wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even
though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to
them): "In what (condition) were you?" They reply: "We were weak
and oppressed on the earth." They (angels) say: "Was not the earth
of Allâh spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men
will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination! Except the
weak ones among men, women and children who cannot devise a
plan, nor are they able to direct their way. These are they whom
Allâh is likely to forgive them, and Allâh is ‘Afuww (Ever Oft-
Pardoning), Ghafūr (Oft-Forgiving)﴿. [Surah An-Nisa (4:97-99)]

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 :‫ ﴿ﻳَﺎ ﻋِﺒَﺎﺩِﻱَ ﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺁﻣَﻨُﻮﺍ ﺇِﻥﱠ ﺃَﺭْﺿِﻲ ﻭَﺍﺳِﻌَﺔٌ ﻓَﺈِﻳﱠﺎﻱَ ﻓَﺎﻋْﺒُﺪُﻭﻥِ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻜﺒﻮﺕ‬:‫ﻭََﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
.[٥٦
And the saying of The Most High (which means): ﴾O My slaves who
believe! Certainly, spacious is My earth. Therefore worship Me
(Alone)﴿ . [Surah Al-‘Ankaboot (29:56)]

،‫ »ﺳََﺒﺐُ ُﻧﺰُﻭﻝِ ﻫَﺬِﻩِ ﺍﻵَﻳﺔُ ِﻓﻲ ﺍﳌُﺴِْﻠﻤِﲔَ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻳﻦَ ِﺑﻤَﻜﱠﺔَ َﻟﻢْ ُﻳﻬَﺎﺟِﺮُﻭﺍ‬:ُ‫ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺍﻟْﺒَﻐَﻮِﻱﱡ ﺭَﺣِﻤَﻪُ ﺍﷲ‬
.«ِ‫َﻧﺎﺩَﺍﻫُﻢُ ﺍﷲُ ِﺑﺎﺳْﻢِ ﺍﻹِﳝَﺎﻥ‬
Al-Baghawī, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "The reason for the
revelation of this ayah was the Muslims who were in Makkah and did
not migrate. Allah addressed them as believers".7

‫ }ﻻ َﺗْﻨﻘَﻄِﻊُ ﺍْﻟﻬِﺠْﺮَُﺓ ﺣَﱠﺘﻰ‬:َ‫ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ ﺻَﱠﻠﻰ ﺍﷲُ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﱠﻠﻢ‬:ِ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﺍْﻟﻬِﺠْﺮَﺓِ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟﺴﱡﱠﻨﺔ‬
.{‫ ﻭَﻻ َﺗْﻨَﻘﻄِﻊُ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮَْﺑُﺔ ﺣَﱠﺘﻰ َﺗﻄُْﻠﻊَ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻤْﺲُ ِﻣﻦْ َﻣﻐْﺮِِﺑﻬَﺎ‬،‫َﺗْﻨَﻘﻄِﻊَ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮَْﺑُﺔ‬
The proof for Hijrah from the Sunnah is his (‫ )ﷺ‬statement: "Hijrah will
not cease until repentance ceases, and repentance will not cease (to be
accepted) until the sun rises from where it sets (i.e. the west).”8

،‫ ﻭَﺍﻟْﺤَﺞﱢ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺼﱠﻮْﻡ‬،ِ‫ ﺍﻟﺰﱠﻛَﺎﺓ‬:ِ‫ ﻣِﺜﻞ‬،ِ‫ﻓَﻠَﻤﱠﺎ ﺍﺳْﺘَﻘَﺮﱠ ﺑﺎﻟْﻤَﺪِﻳﻨَﺔِ ﺃُﻣِﺮَ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ ﺑِﺒَﻘِﻴﱠﺔِ ﺷَﺮَﺍﺋِﻊِ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼﻡ‬
ِ‫ ﻭَﻏَْﻴﺮِ ﺫَِﻟﻚَ ﻣِﻦْ ﺷَﺮَﺍِﺋﻊ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍﻷَﻣْﺮِ ِﺑﺎْﻟﻤَﻌْﺮُﻭﻑِ ﻭَﺍﻟﱠﻨﻬْﻲِ ﻋَﻦِ ﺍْﻟﻤُْﻨﻜَﺮ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﺍْﻟﺠِﻬَﺎﺩ‬،ِ‫ﻭَﺍﻷَﺫَﺍﻥ‬
،ِ‫ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼﻡ‬
So, when He settled in Madinah, He (‫ )ﷺ‬was commanded in it with the
remaining legislations of Islam, such as Zakat, Fasting, Ḥajj, Adhan,
Jihad, commanding good and forbidding evil, as well as the other
legislations of Islam.

.ٍ‫ ﻭََﺑﻌْﺪَﻫَﺎ ُﺗﻮُﱢﻓﻲَ ﺻَﻠﻮﺍﺕُ ﺍﷲِ ﻭَﺳَﻼُﻣُﻪ ﻋََﻠْﻴِﻪ ﻭَﺩِﻳُﻨﻪُ َﺑﺎﻕ‬،َ‫َﺃﺧَﺬَ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻋَﺸْﺮَ ﺳِِﻨﲔ‬

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He did this for ten years, and then He, peace and blessings of Allah be
on him, passed away. His religion remained.
،ُ‫ ﻭَﻻ ﺷَﺮﱠ ِﺇﻻ ﺣَﺬﱠﺭَﻫَﺎ ﻣِْﻨﻪ‬،ِ‫ ﻻ ﺧَْﻴﺮَ ِﺇﻻ ﺩَﻝﱠ ﺍﻷُﻣﱠﺔَ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻪ‬،ُ‫ﻭَﻫَﺬَﺍ ﺩِﻳُﻨﻪ‬
This is his religion – there is no good except that he directed the Ummah
to it, and there is no evil except that he warned them from it.
،ُ‫ ﻭَﺟَﻤِﻴﻊُ ﻣَﺎ ُﻳﺤِﱡﺒﻪُ ﺍﷲُ ﻭََﻳﺮْﺿَﺎﻩ‬،ُ‫ﻭَﺍْﻟﺨَْﻴﺮُ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻱ ﺩَﱠﻟﻬَﺎ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻪِ ﺍﻟﱠﺘﻮْﺣِﻴﺪ‬
The good that he directed it to is Tawḥīd and everything that Allah loves
and is pleased with.
.ُ‫ ﻭَﺟَﻤِﻴﻊُ ﻣَﺎ َﻳﻜْﺮَﻩُ ﺍﷲُ ﻭََﻳﺄَْﺑﺎﻩ‬،ُ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺸﱠﺮُ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻱ ﺣَﺬﱠﺭَﻫَﺎ ﻣِْﻨﻪُ ﺍﻟﺸﱢﺮْﻙ‬
And the evil that he warned them from is Shirk and everything that
Allah hates and rejects.

‫ ﻭَﺍْﻓَﺘﺮَﺽَ ﻃَﺎﻋََﺘُﻪ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻊِ ﺍﻟﱠﺜَﻘَﻠْﻴﻦِ ﺍْﻟﺠِﻦﱢ ﻭَﺍﻹِْﻧﺲِ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟُﻪ‬،‫َﺑَﻌَﺜُﻪ ﺍﷲُ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻨﺎﺱِ ﻛَﺎﱠﻓًﺔ‬
.[١٥٨ :‫ ﴿ﻗُﻞْ َﻳﺎ َﺃﱡﻳﻬَﺎ ﺍﻟﱠﻨﺎﺱُ ِﺇﱢﻧﻲ ﺭَﺳُﻮﻝُ ﺍﻟﻠّﻪِ ِﺇَﻟﻴْﻜُﻢْ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻌًﺎ﴾ ]ﺍﻷﻋﺮﺍﻑ‬:‫َﺗَﻌﺎَﻟﻰ‬
Allah sent him to all of mankind, and made obeying him an obligation
upon everyone from the two prominent beings, Jinn and Mankind. The
proof is His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾Say (O Muḥammad
‫)ﷺ‬: "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of
Allâh﴿. [Surah Al-A’raaf: 158]

ْ‫ ﴿ﺍﻟْﻴَﻮْﻡَ ﺃَﻛْﻤَﻠْﺖُ ﻟَﻜُﻢْ ﺩِﻳﻨَﻜُﻢْ ﻭَﺃَﺗْﻤَﻤْﺖُ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢ‬:‫ﻭََﺃﻛْﻤَﻞَ ﺍﷲُ ِﺑﻪِ ﺍﻟﺪﱢﻳﻦَ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
.[٣ :‫ِﻧﻌْﻤَِﺘﻲ ﻭَﺭَﺿِﻴﺖُ َﻟﻜُﻢُ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼَﻡَ ﺩِﻳًﻨﺎ﴾ ]ﺍﳌﺎﺋﺪﺓ‬
And Allah completed the Religion through him. The proof is His saying,
The Most High (which means): ﴾This day, I have perfected your
religion for you, completed My Favour upon you, and have chosen
for you Islâm as your religion﴿. [Surah Al-Mā’idah (5:3)]

‫ ﴿ﺇِﻧﱠﻚَ ﻣَﻴﱢﺖٌ ﻭَﺇِﻧﱠﻬُﻢ ﻣﱠﻴﱢﺘُﻮﻥَ ۞ ُﺛﻢﱠ‬:‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﻣَﻮِْﺗﻪِ ﺻَﱠﻠﻰ ﺍﷲُ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻪِ ﻭَﺳَﱠﻠﻢَ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
.[٣١ ،٣٠ :‫ِﺇﱠﻧﻜُﻢْ َﻳﻮَْﻡ ﺍْﻟِﻘَﻴﺎَﻣِﺔ ﻋِﻨﺪَ ﺭَﱢﺑﻜُﻢْ َﺗﺨَْﺘﺼِﻤُﻮﻥَ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﺰﻣﺮ‬

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The proof for his (‫ )ﷺ‬death is His saying, The Most High (which
means): ﴾Verily you (O Muḥammad ‫ )ﷺ‬will die, and verily they (too)
will die. Then, on the Day of Resurrection, you will be disputing
before your Rabb﴿. [Surah Az-Zumar (39:30-31)]

‫ ﴿ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ﺧَﻠَﻘْﻨَﺎﻛُﻢْ ﻭَﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ ﻧُﻌِﻴﺪُﻛُﻢْ ﻭَﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ‬:‫ﻭَﺍﻟﱠﻨﺎﺱُ ِﺇﺫَﺍ ﻣَﺎُﺗﻮْﺍ ُﻳْﺒﻌَُﺜﻮﻥَ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
‫ ﴿ﻭَﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪُ ﺃَﻧﺒَﺘَﻜُﻢ ﻣﱢﻦَ ﺍﻷَﺭْﺽِ ﻧَﺒَﺎﺗًﺎ ۞ ُﺛﻢﱠ‬:‫ ﻭَﻗﻮُْﻟُﻪ َﺗَﻌﺎَﻟﻰ‬.[55 :‫ُﻧﺨْﺮِﺟُﻜُﻢْ َﺗﺎﺭًَﺓ ُﺃﺧْﺮَﻯ﴾ ]ﻃﻪ‬
.[١٨ ،١٧ :‫ُﻳِﻌﻴﺪُﻛُﻢْ ِﻓﻴﻬَﺎ ﻭَُﻳﺨْﺮِﺟُﻜُﻢْ ِﺇﺧْﺮَﺍﺟًﺎ﴾ ]ﻧﻮﺡ‬
And when people die, they will be resurrected. The proof is His saying,
The Most High (which means): ﴾Thereof (the earth) We created you,
and into it We shall return you, and from it We shall bring you out
once again﴿. [Surah TaHa (20:55)] And the saying of The Most High
(which means): ﴾And Allâh has brought you forth from the (dust of)
earth? Afterwards He will return you into it (the earth), and bring
you forth (again on the Day of Resurrection)﴿ . [Surah Nuḥ (71:17-18)]

‫ ﴿ﻭَﻟِﻠﱠﻪِ ﻣَﺎ ﻓِﻲ‬:‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬،ْ‫ﻭََﺑﻌْﺪَ ﺍْﻟَﺒﻌْﺚِ ﻣُﺤَﺎﺳَُﺒﻮﻥَ ﻭَﻣَﺠْﺰِﱡﻳﻮﻥَ ِﺑَﺄﻋْﻤَﺎِﻟﻬِﻢ‬
‫ﺍﻟﺴﱠﻤَﺎﻭَﺍﺕِ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ِﻓﻲ ﺍﻷَﺭْﺽِ ِﻟَﻴﺠْﺰِﻱَ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻳﻦَ َﺃﺳَﺎﺅُﻭﺍ ِﺑﻤَﺎ ﻋَﻤُِﻠﻮﺍ ﻭََﻳﺠْﺰِﻱَ ﺍﱠﻟﺬِﻳﻦَ َﺃﺣْﺴَُﻨﻮﺍ‬
.[٣١ :‫ِﺑﺎْﻟﺤُﺴَْﻨﻰ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻨﺠﻢ‬
After resurrection, they will be held to account and recompensed for
their actions. The proof is His saying, The Most High (which means):
﴾And to Allâh belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in
the earth, that He may requite those who do evil with that which
they have done (i.e. punish them in Hell), and reward those who do
good, with what is best (i.e. Paradise)﴿ . [Surah An-Najm (53:31)]

‫ ﴿ﺯَﻋَﻢَ ﺍﻟﱠﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻛَﻔَﺮُﻭﺍ ﺃَﻥ ﻟﱠﻦ ﻳُﺒْﻌَﺜُﻮﺍ ﻗُﻞْ ﺑَﻠَﻰ‬:‫ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬،َ‫ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ﻛَﺬﱠﺏَ ِﺑﺎْﻟَﺒﻌْﺚِ ﻛَﻔَﺮ‬
.[٧ :‫ﻭَﺭَﱢﺑﻲ َﻟُﺘْﺒﻌَُﺜﻦﱠ ُﺛﻢﱠ َﻟُﺘَﻨﱠﺒﺆُﻥﱠ ِﺑﻤَﺎ ﻋَﻤِﻠُْﺘﻢْ ﻭَﺫَِﻟﻚَ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﱠﻠﻪِ َﻳﺴِﲑٌ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﺘﻐﺎﺑﻦ‬

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Whoever denies the resurrection has disbelieved. The proof is His
saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾The disbelievers pretend that
they will never be resurrected (for the Account). Say (O Muḥammad
‫)ﷺ‬: Yes! By my Rabb, you will certainly be resurrected, then you
will be informed of (and recompensed for) what you did; and that is
easy for Allâh﴿. [Surah At-Taghābun (64:7)]

َ‫ ﴿ﺭﱡﺳُﻠًﺎ ﻣﱡﺒَﺸﱢﺮِﻳﻦ‬:‫ﻭََﺃﺭْﺳَﻞَ ﺍﷲُ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻊَ ﺍﻟﺮﱡﺳُﻞِ ﻣَُﺒﺸﱢﺮِﻳﻦَ ﻭَﻣُْﻨﺬِﺭِﻳﻦَ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
.[١٦٥ :‫ﻭَﻣُﻨﺬِﺭِﻳﻦَ ِﻟَﺌﻼﱠ َﻳﻜُﻮﻥَ ِﻟﻠﱠﻨﺎﺱِ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﺍﻟّﻠﻪِ ﺣُﺠﱠﺔٌ َﺑﻌْﺪَ ﺍﻟﺮﱡﺳُﻞِ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬
Allah sent all of the Messengers as givers of glad tidings and warners.
The proof is His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾Messengers
as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that
mankind should have no plea against Allâh after the (coming of)
Messengers﴿. [Surah An-Nisa (4:165)]

ُ‫ﻭَﱠﺃﻭُﻟﻬُﻢْ ُﻧﻮﺡٌ ﻭَﺁﺧِﺮُﻫُﻢْ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٌ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻬِﻢُ ﺍﻟﺼﱠَﻠﺎﺓُ ﻭَﺍﻟﺴﱠَﻠﺎﻡَ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ﺧَﺎَﺗﻢُ ﺍﻟﱠﻨِﺒﱢﻴﲔَ؛ َﻟﺎ َﻧِﺒﻲﱠ َﺑﻌْﺪَﻩ‬
َ‫ ﴿ﻣَﺎ ﻛَﺎﻥَ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٌ ﺃَﺑَﺎ ﺃَﺣَﺪٍ ﻣﱢﻦ ﺭِﺟَﺎﻟِﻜُﻢْ ﻭََﻟــٰﻜِﻦ ﺭﱠﺳُﻮﻝَ ﺍﷲِ ﻭَﺧَﺎَﺗﻢ‬:‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
[٤٠ :‫ﺍﻟﱠﻨِﺒﱢﻴﲔَ﴾ ]ﺍﻷﺣﺰﺍﺏ‬
The first of them is Nuḥ and the last of them is Muḥammad, may peace
and blessings be upon them. He was the Seal of the Prophets, there is
no prophet after him, the proof is His saying, The Most High (which
means): ﴾Muḥammad (‫ )ﷺ‬is not the father of any of your men, but he
is the Messenger of Allâh and the last (end) of the Prophets﴿.
[Surah Al-Ahzāb 33:40]

ٍ‫ ﴿ﺇِﻧﱠﺎ ﺃَﻭْﺣَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﺇِﻟَﻴْﻚَ ﻛَﻤَﺎ ﺃَﻭْﺣَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﺇِﻟَﻰ ﻧُﻮﺡ‬:‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ ﻋََﻠﻰ َﺃﻥﱠ ُﻧﻮﺣًﺎ َﺃﻭﱠﻝُ ﺍﻟﺮﱡﺳُﻞِ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
.[١٦٥ :‫ﻭَﺍﻟﱠﻨِﺒﱢﻴﲔَ ﻣِﻦ َﺑﻌْﺪِﻩِ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻨﺴﺎء‬
The proof that Nuḥ was the first of the Messengers is His saying, The
Most High (which means): ﴾Verily, We have sent the revelation to

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you (O Muḥammad ‫ )ﷺ‬as We sent the revelation to Nûh (Noah) and
the Prophets after him﴿. [Surah An-Nisa (4:163)]

ِ‫ﻭَﻛُﻞﱡ ُﺃﻣﱠﺔٍ َﺑﻌَﺚَ ﺍﷲُ ِﺇَﻟْﻴﻬِﺎ ﺭَﺳُﻮًﻟﺎ ﻣِﻦْ ُﻧﻮﺡٍ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﻣُﺤَﻤﱠﺪٍ ﻋََﻠْﻴﻬِﻤَﺎ ﺍﻟﺼﱠَﻠﺎﺓُ ﻭَﺍﻟﺴﱠَﻠﺎﻡَ َﻳﺄْﻣُﺮُﻫُﻢْ ِﺑﻌِﺒَﺎﺩَﺓ‬
ٍ‫ ﴿ﻭَﻟَﻘَﺪْ ﺑَﻌَﺜْﻨَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﻛُﻞﱢ ﺃُﻣﱠﺔ‬:‫ ﻭََﻳْﻨﻬَﺎﻫُﻢْ ﻋَﻦْ ﻋَِﺒﺎﺩَِﺓ ﺍﻟﻄﱠﺎﻏُﻮﺕِ؛ ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬،‫ﺍﷲِ ﻭَﺣْﺪَُﻩ‬
.[٣٦ :‫ﺭﱠﺳُﻮًﻟﺎ َﺃﻥِ ﺍﻋُْﺒﺪُﻭْﺍ ﺍﻟّﻠﻪَ ﻭَﺍﺟَْﺘِﻨُﺒﻮﺍ ﺍﻟﻄﱠﺎﻏُﻮﺕَ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﻨﺤﻞ‬
And Allah has sent a Messenger to every nation, from Nuḥ up until
Muḥammad, who would command them to worship Allah alone and
forbid them from worshipping the Ṭāghūt9 (The proof is His saying, The
Most High (which means): ﴾And verily, We have sent among every
Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship
Allâh (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Ṭāghūt﴿. [Surah An-
Nahl (16:36)]

.ِ‫ﻭَﺍﻓَْﺘﺮَﺽَ ﺍﷲُ ﻋََﻠﻰ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻊِ ﺍْﻟﻌَِﺒﺎﺩِ ﺍْﻟﻜُﻔْﺮَ ِﺑﺎﻟﻄﱠﺎﻏُﻮﺕِ ﻭَﺍﻹِﳝَﺎﻥَ ِﺑﺎﷲ‬

Allah obligated all of His ‘ibād (creation) to disbelieve in the Ṭāghūt and
believe in Allah.

ْ‫ ﻣَﺎ َﺗﺠَﺎﻭَﺯَ ِﺑﻪِ ﺍْﻟﻌَْﺒﺪُ ﺣَﺪﱠُﻩ ﻣِﻦ‬:ِ‫ »ﻭَﻣَﻌَْﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﻄﱠﺎﻏُﻮﺕ‬:‫ﻗَﺎﻝَ ﺍﺑْﻦُ ﺍﻟْﻘَﻴﱢﻢِ ـ ﺭَﺣِﻤَﻪُ ﺍﷲُ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟَﻰ‬
.«ٍ‫ﻣَﻌْﺒُﻮﺩٍ ﺃَﻭْ ﻣَﺘْﺒُﻮﻉٍ ﺃَﻭْ ﻣُﻄَﺎﻉ‬
Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "The meaning of
Ṭaghūt is transgressing one's limits in worshipping, following or
obedience".10

ْ‫ ﻭَﻣَﻦ‬،ٍ‫ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ﻋُِﺒﺪَ ﻭَﻫُﻮَ ﺭَﺍﺽ‬،ُ‫ ِﺇْﺑِﻠﻴﺲُ َﻟﻌََﻨﻪُ ﺍﷲ‬:ٌ‫ﻭَﺍﻟﻄﱠﻮَﺍﻏِﻴﺖُ ﻛَِﺜﲑُﻭﻥَ ﻭَﺭُﺅُﻭﺳُﻬُﻢْ ﺧَﻤْﺴَﺔ‬
َ‫ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ﺣَﻜَﻢَ ِﺑﻐَْﻴﺮِ ﻣَﺎ َﺃْﻧﺰَﻝ‬،ِ‫ ﻭَﻣَﻦْ ﺩَﻋَﺎ ﺍﻟﱠﻨﺎﺱَ ِﺇَﻟﻰ ﻋَِﺒﺎﺩَﺓِ َﻧﻔْﺴِﻪ‬،ِ‫ﺍﺩﱠﻋَﻰ ﺷَْﻴًﺌﺎ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋِﻠْﻢِ ﺍْﻟﻐَْﻴﺐ‬
‫ﺍﷲُ؛‬

9 Fath Al Majid
10 I’lām al muwaqi’īn v1 pg 50
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The Ṭawāghīt11 are many, and their heads are five:
1. Iblīs, may Allah curse him,
2. One who is worshipped and is pleased with it,
3. Whoever claims to have something from the knowledge of
the Ghaib (Unseen),
4. Whoever calls the people to worship himself,
5. Whoever rules by other than what Allah has revealed.

ِ‫ ﴿ﻻَ ﺇِﻛْﺮَﺍﻩَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺪﱢﻳﻦِ ﻗَﺪ ﺗﱠﺒَﻴﱠﻦَ ﺍﻟﺮﱡﺷْﺪُ ﻣِﻦَ ﺍﻟْﻐَﻲﱢ ﻓَﻤَﻦْ ﻳَﻜْﻔُﺮْ ﺑِﺎﻟﻄﱠﺎﻏُﻮﺕ‬:‫ﻭَﺍﻟﺪﱠِﻟﻴﻞُ َﻗﻮُْﻟﻪُ َﺗﻌَﺎَﻟﻰ‬
:‫ﻭَُﻳﺆْﻣِﻦ ِﺑﺎﻟّﻠﻪِ َﻓﻘَﺪِ ﺍﺳَْﺘﻤْﺴَﻚَ ِﺑﺎْﻟﻌُﺮْﻭَﺓِ ﺍْﻟﻮُْﺛﻘَﻰَ ﻻَ ﺍﻧﻔِﺼَﺎﻡَ َﻟﻬَﺎ ﻭَﺍﻟّﻠﻪُ ﺳَﻤِﻴﻊٌ ﻋَِﻠﻴﻢٌ﴾ ]ﺍﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ‬
.[٢٥٦
The proof His saying, The Most High (which means): ﴾There is no
compulsion in religion. Verily, the Right Path has become distinct
from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Ṭāghūt and believes
in Allâh, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that
will never break. And Allâh is Samī’ (All-Hearer), ‘Alīm (All-
Knower)﴿. [Surah Al-Baqarah (2:256)]

،ُ‫ﻭَﻫَﺬَﺍ ﻫُﻮَ ﻣَﻌَْﻨﻰ َﻟﺎ ِﺇَﻟـٰـﻪَ ِﺇﱠﻟﺎ ﺍﷲ‬

This is the meaning of Laa Ilāha Illaa Allah.

ِ‫ ﻭَِﺫﺭْﻭَُﺓ ﺳََﻨﺎِﻣِﻪ ﺍْﻟﺠِﻬَﺎُﺩ ِﻓﻲ ﺳَِﺒﻴﻞ‬،‫ ﻭَﻋَﻤُﻮُﺩُﻩ ﺍﻟﺼﱠﻼُﺓ‬،‫ }َﺭْﺃﺱُ ﺍﻷَْﻣِﺮ ﺍﻹِﺳْﻼِﻡ‬:ِ‫ﻭَِﻓﻲ ﺍْﻟﺤَﺪِﻳﺚ‬
.{ِ‫ﺍﷲ‬
And in the hadith: "The head of the affair is Islam and its pillar is the
Prayer. And its pinnacle is Jihad in the way of Allah".12

11 plural of Ṭāghūt
12 At Tirmidi 2616 hasan sahih
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 .‫ﷲ ﺃَْﻋﻠَُﻢ‬
ُ ‫َﻭﺍ‬
.‫ﺤﺒِِﻪ َﻭَﺳﻠﱠَﻢ‬
ْ‫ﺻ‬
َ ‫ﺤﱠﻤٍﺪ َﻭﺁﻟِِﻪ َﻭ‬
َ ‫ﷲ َﻋﻠَﻰ ُﻣ‬
ُ ‫ﺻﻠﱠﻰ ﺍ‬
َ ‫َﻭ‬

And Allah knows best.

May Allah send His peace and blessings on Muḥammad,
his followers, and his Companions.

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