Part 5

Those who scorn My worship, they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!" [Soorat Ghaafir: 60] The evidence for reverential fear (khawf) is the Saying of Allaah: “So do not fear them, but fear Me and beware of disobeying Me, if you are truly Believers.” [Soorat al ‘Imraan: 175]. The evidence for hope and longing (ar raja) is the Saying of Allaah: “So whoever hopes to see His Lord and be rewarded by Him, then let him make his worship correct and make it purely and sincerely for Him; and let him not make any share of it for anyone other than Him” [Soorat al Kahf: 110] The evidence for trust and reliance (at tawakkul) is the Saying of Allaah: “And place your reliance and trust in Allaah if you are true Believers” [Soorat al Maa’idah: 23] and He said: “And whoever places his reliance and trust in Allaah then He will suffice him” [Soorat at Talaaq: 3]. The evidence for the fervent desire (ar raghbah), dread (ar rahbah) and reverence and humility (al khushoo’) is the Saying of Allaah: “They used to hasten to acts of devotion and obedience to Allaah, and they used to worship Allaah upon love and desire, and upon fear, and were reverent and humble before Allaah.” [Soorat al Ambiyaa: 90] The evidence for aw/dread (al khashyah) is the Saying of Allaah: “So do not have awe of them, but have awe of Me” [Soorat al Maa’idah: 3] The evidence for turning repentantly (al inaabah) is the Saying of Allaah: “So turn, O you people, repentantly and obediently to your Lord, and submit obediently to Him” [Soorat az Zumar: 54] The evidence for appealing for aid and assistance (al isti’aanah) is the Saying of Allaah: “O Allaah You alone we worship, and to You alone we appeal for aid” [Soorat al Faatihah: 5] and in the hadith there occurs: “If you seek help, then seek the help of Allaah.” [Reported by at Tirmidhee and declared sahih by Shaykh al Albaanee in al Mishkaat # 5302] The evidence for seeking refuge (al isti’aadhah) is the Saying of Allaah: “Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of dawn” [Soorat al Falaq: 1] and “Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind” [Soorat an Naas: 1] The evidence for seeking deliverance and rescue (al istighaathah) is the Saying of Allaah: “When you sought aid and deliverance of your Lord and He responded to you” [Soorat al Anfaal: 9] The evidence for sacrificing (adh dhabh) is the Saying of Allaah: “Say: Indeed my prayers, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are all purely and solely of Allaah, Lord of all creation. There is no share of any of that for other than him” [Soorat al An’aam: 162-163]. Also the Prophet said “Allaah has cursed anyone who sacrifices for other than Allaah.” [Reported by Muslim] The evidence for vows (an nadhr) is the Saying of Allaah: “They fulfill their vows and they fear a day whose evil is widespread” [Soorat al Insaan: 7]. THE SECOND PRINCIPLE Knowledge of the Deen of Islaam with the proofs. It is to submit to Allaah with tawhid, and so yield obediently to Him, and to free and disassociate oneself from shirk and its people. And it is of three levels: Islaam – submission and obedience to Allaah, Eemaan – true belief comprising belief of the heart, speech of the tongue and action of the limbs, and ihsaan – perfection of worship. Each level has its pillars. [The first level] The pillars of Islaam are five: The testification that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Al; to establish the Prayer; to pay the zakaat; to fast Ramadhaan; and to make hajj to the sacred House of Allaah. So the proof for the testification (shahaadah) is the Saying of Allaah “Allaah bears a witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Him; and likewise the angels and the people of knowledge beat witness: He who maintains justice, none has the right to be worshipped but Him, the All Might, the All Wise.” [Soorat Aal “Imraan: 18]. Its meaning is that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah: “Laa Ilallaah” except Allaah, affirms worship for Allaah alone, and that there is to be no one given any share of His Dominion and Sovereignty. The explanation which will make it clear is the Saying of Allaah: “And (remember) when Ibraheem said to his father and his people: "Verily, I am innocent of what you worship, Except Him (I worship none but Allaah Alone) Who did create me, and verily, He will guide me." And he made it a Word lasting among his offspring, that they may turn back (to repent to Allaah or receive admonition). [Soorat az Zukhruf: 26-28]. And His Saying “Say: "O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allaah, and that we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take others as lords besides Allaah. Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear witness that we are Muslims." [Soorat Aal ‘Imraan: 64].