CHAPTER No: 2
The superiority of Tauhid
And what it removes of sins
Allah
the Most Exalted said:
"It
is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah and worship none but Him Alone)
and
confuse
not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e. by worshipping other besides Allah), for
them
(only)
there is security and they are guided ones."(6:82)
Narrated
Ubadah bin As-Samit (May Allah be pleased with him), that Allah's Messenger
(May
the
peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said:
"Whoever
testifies that there is nothing worthy of worship in truth (no God) except
Allah
Alone,
Who is without (peer or) partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger,
and
that
'Iesa (Jesus) is the slave of Allah, His Messenger, and His Word which He
bestowed in
Maryam
(Mary) and a spirit (created) from Him, and that Paradise & Hell-fire are
realities, Allah
will
admit him into Paradise, whatever his deeds might be." (Sahih Al-Bukhari,
Hadith No. 3252)
'Itban
(May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (May the peace and
blessing of
Allah
be upon him) said:
"Indeed
Allah has forbidden for Hell the person who testifies: 'There is nothing worthy
of
worship
in truth (no true God) but Allah', seeking thereby nothing but Allah's Face
(pleasure)."
(Al-Bukhari,
Muslim).
Abu
Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah's Messenger
(May the
peace
and blessing of Allah be upon him) said:
"Musa
(Moses) (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) said: 'O my Rabb,
teach
me
something through which I can remember You and supplicate to You.' Allah
answered: 'Say,
O
Musa, La ilaha ilIa-Allah'. Musa said: 'O my Rabb, all your slaves say these
words'. Allah said:
'O
Musa, if the seven heavens and all they contain other than Me1 (Ghairy) and the
seven earths
as
well, were all put in one side of a scale and La ilaha ilIa-Allah put in the
other the latter would
overweigh
them.'" [This Hadith has been reported by Ibn Hibban, and Al-Hakim
declared it
Sahih].
1 This
phrase (Ghairy) is the exception from what is in the heavens. It should not be
misunderstood that
Allah
is contained within the heavens or earth since He has described Himself in the
Qur'an as the
Transcendent,
Most High, Above All, i.e. in 2:255, 20:5, 25:59 and many places elsewhere in His
Book.
Indeed
the statement is another proof that Allah cannot be considered within the
creation. [Detailed
explanation
can be seen in "Fath-ul-Majid Sharh Kitab-ut-Tauhid -Translator].
At-Tirmidhi
reports from Anas (May Allah be pleased with him): He heard Allah's Messenger
(May
the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) saying:
"Allah
the Most Exalted said: 'O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with the world
full of
sins,
and meet Me without making anything partner to Me (Shirk), I would come to you
with a
similar
amount of forgiveness.' "
Important
issues of the Chapter
1)
Abundance of Allah's favour.
2) The
abundant reward of Tauhid towards Allah.
3)
Besides earning rewards, Tauhid recompenses sins.
4)
Explanation of the verse 82 in Surat Al-An'am.
5)
Ponder the five points mentioned in the Hadith narrated by Ubadah (bin As-Samit
(May Allah
be
pleased with him))
6) If
you look at the Ahadith from Ubadah and 'Itban (May Allah be pleased with him)
and what
follows
altogether, the meanings of La-ilaha illa Allah become clear to you along with
the
error
of those who are the deceived ones (Al-Maghrurin).
7)
Take note of the condition in Itban's Hadith.
8)
That the Prophets needed to be apprised of the tremendous virtue of La ilaha
ilIa-Allah (There
is no
true God but Allah).
9) The
point of overweighing of the Kalimah (May Allah be pleased with him) in respect
to all
other
creation, though many who enunciate it will not get the full weight in their
balance.
10)
The text showing that there are seven earths like seven heavens.
11)
That the seven earths and heavens are full of creatures.
12)
Confirmation of the Attributes of Allah, contrary to the claims of Ash'ariyah.
13)
Undoubtedly, if you understand the Hadith of Anas (May Allah be pleased with
him) you
would
understand the statement in the Hadith of Itban (May Allah be pleased with
him):
"Indeed
Allah has forbidden for Hell the person who testifies: 'There is nothing worthy
of
worship
in truth (no true God) but Allah,' seeking thereby nothing but Allah's Face
(pleasure)"
that
it constitutes abandonment of Shirk practically and not merely confessing
La-ilaha ilIa-
Allah
by the tongue.
14)
Reflection and consideration of the shared characteristics of Muhammad (May the
peace and
blessing
of Allah be upon him) and Iesa (May Allah be pleased with him) both as Prophets
and
slaves of Allah.
15)
Knowing the peculiarity of Jesus (May Allah be pleased with him) being created
as Kalimat-
Allah
(the Word of Allah).
16)
Knowledge that Jesus (May Allah be pleased with him) is a spirit from Allah
(Ruhan Minhu).
17)
Knowing the merits of belief in Paradise and Hell.
18)
Knowledge of the meaning of the statement (of the Prophet (May the peace and
blessing of
Allah
be upon him) "... whatever his deeds might be."
19)
Knowledge that Al-Mizan (the Scale) consists of two sides.
20)
What is meant by the mention of the "Face" (of Allah).
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