The 5th-6th Lesson from the Book of Tawheed: The Importance of Calling to “Laa Ilaaha Illaa Allaah” and Its Obligations

The Call to “Laa Ilaaha Illaa Allaah” and Its Core Obligations

5th-6th Lesson from the Book of Tawheed by Shaykhul-Islaam Muhammad bin Abdil-Wahhaab

بســـم اللــه الرحــمــن الـرحـــيــم

From the commentary on the Book of Tawheed by Shaykhul-Islaam Muhammad bin Abdil-Wahhaab may Allaah have mercy on him, 5th-6th, Lesson,

By Shaykh, the ‘Allāmah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu ‘Abdirrahmān Yahya bin ‘Ali Al-Hajūri – may Allāh preserve him – on the 15th, Jumaadah Al-Oulaa, 1443H

Chapter: Du’aa to Shahaadah ‘Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah’ and His statement: 

(قُلْ هَٰذِهِۦ سَبِيلِىٓ أَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا۠ وَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَنِىۖ وَسُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ) 

"Say: "This is my way; I invite unto Allaah with sure knowledge, I and whosoever follows me with sure knowledge. And Glorified and Exalted be Allaah. And I am not of the Mushrikeen."

[Yusuf: 108]

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ: «إِنَّك تَأتي قوما من أهل الْكتاب. فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ. فَإِنْ هُمْ أطاعوا لذَلِك. فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ. فَإِنْ هم أطاعوا لذَلِك فأعلمهم أَن الله قد فرض عَلَيْهِم صَدَقَة تُؤْخَذ من أغنيائهم فَترد فِي فُقَرَائِهِمْ. فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ. فَإِيَّاكَ وَكَرَائِمَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاتَّقِ دَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَين الله حجاب

From Ibn ‘Abbaas may Allaah be pleased with them: That the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ when he sent Mu’aadh to Yemen, he said to him: “You will come to a people from the people of a book, so let the first thing you call them to be  

Shahaadah ‘Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah’ – and in a narration: “To single out Allaah. So if they obey you in that, let them know that Allaah has made obligatory upon them five prayers every twenty-four hours. If they obey you in that, let them know that Allaah has made obligatory for upon Sadaqa to be taken from their rich and handed over to their poor. If they obey you in that, beware of taking the best of their wealth; and beware of the du’aa of the oppressed, for there is no veil between it and Allaah.” 

[Reported by Bukhari and Muslim]

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