Lessons on the conditions of La ilaha illAllah

Lessons on the conditions of La ilaha illAllah A compilation of some of the works of the scholars on the conditions of La ilaha illAllah Compiled and Translated by: Abu ‘Abdis Salaam Siddiq Al Juyaanee & Umm ‘Abdis Salaam Al Grenaadiyyah __________________________________________ Shaikh Saalih Fawzaan (hafithahullah) said in his explanation of Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab’s (rahimahullah) book entitled “Tafseeru Kalimatit Tawheed”, “What is intended by La ilaha illAllah is that it is an articulation with the tongue, a belief in the heart, working in accordance with it, having an alliance with its people, and having enmity to those who oppose it. This is loving for Allah and hating for Allah. All of this is necessitated by La ilaha illAllah. With this, it is said that La ilaha illAllah has seven conditions. Some of the ‘Ulama havecomposed them (the seven conditions) in (the following) lines of poetry: Knowledge, Certainty and Sincerity and your Truthfulness with Love and Submission/Compliance and Acceptance for it Shaikh Sa’d bin ‘Ateeq (rahimahullah) added an eighth condition and said, And its value is increased by the Disbelief from you for all Things other than the (True) God (Allah) which have been (falsely) made gods. The pillars for La ilaha illAllah are two: a negation and an affirmation. A negation by itself is not sufficient (just as) an affirmation by itself is not sufficient. Rather it is incumbent to have them both.” [end of Shaikh’s quote] Al Imaam ‘Abdul ‘Azeez bin ‘Abdullah Bin Baaz (rahimahullah) also mentions the conditions of La ilaha illAllah as being eight in his book “Ad Duroosul Muhimmah Li ‘Aamatil Ummah.” Therein he mentioned the same lines of poetry with the additional line added by Shaikh Sa’d bin ‘Ateeq (rahimahullah). Knowledge, Certainty and Sincerity and your Truthfulness with Love and Submission/Compliance and Acceptance for it And its value is increased by the Disbelief from you for all Things other than the (True) God (Allah) which have been (falsely) made gods. Haafith Al Hakamee (rahimahullah) said in (Sullamul Wussul ila Ilmil Usool), the following lines of poetry about the conditions of La ilaha illAllah: And seven conditions have been specified In the revealed text they have been mentioned in truth For verily it will not benefit the one who says it With a mere articulation until they fulfill all of them (the conditions of La ilaha illAllah) Knowledge and Certainty and Acceptance Submission/Compliance, know (understand) what I am saying Truthfulness and Sincerity and Love May Allah grant you and give you success in attaining that which He loves [end of Shaikh’s quote] The following seven conditions along with that which they negate have been mentioned by Haafith Al Hakamee (rahimahullah) in Ma’arij Al Qabool. As aforementioned, Imaam Bin Baaz mentioned an eighth condition in his wonderful little book “Ad Duroosul Muhimmah Li ‘Aamatil Ummah”, it was also mentioned by Shaikh Sa’d bin ‘Ateeq (rahimahullah) in his beautiful line of poetry, as well as other than them from the ‘Ulamaa. 1. Knowledge which negates ignorance. 2. Certainty which negates doubt. 3. Sincerity that negates shirk. 4. Truthfulness which negates falsehood. 5. Love which negates hatred. 6. Submission/Compliance which negates refusal or abandonment. 7. Acceptance which negates rejection. 8. To disbelieve in everything that is worshipped besides Allah. The following are the proofs that the ‘Ulamaa have mentioned for the conditions of La ilaha illAllah: http://www.salafyink.com/aqeedah/LessonsconditionsLailahaillAllah.pdf