The Four Rules of Tawheed
Imaam Muhammad Ibn 'Abd-il-Wahhaab
Source: Text of Al-Qawaa'id-ul-Arba'ah
Four
Rules of Tawheed Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhaab Almighty Allaah,
Lord of the Glorious Throne, I pray that He may guide you in this world
and the next; that He may always bless you; that He may make you one of
those who recognize His bounty, who remain firm in face of adversity,
and who repent and seek His forgiveness if they disobey or sin. These
three characteristics are the indices of felicity and blessedness.
Know
that pure worship and monotheism, which is the religion of Abraham,
consists of worshipping Allaah alone, of dedicating yourself sincerely
to serving Him. Allaah said:
"I have not created jinn and men but to worship Me." [51:56]
Once
you know that Allaah has created you to serve Him, you will realize
that there can be no service except with Pure Monotheism (Arabic:
Tawhid). Just as there is no formal prayer without purity, and there is
no purity with uncleanliness, so there is no worship of Allaah while
worshipping others along with Him (Arabic: Shirk). By associating others
with Almighty Allaah, man's worship is spoilt, his deeds are vain and
he is doomed to eternal Hellfire. If you are cognizant of all this, you
will realize that your most important care should be to have all the
knowledge pertinent thereto, that Allaah may save you from Hell's
terrible abyss. Almighty Allaah said:
"Allaah will not
forgive any the association of anything with Him; but He will forgive
any lesser offense to whomsoever He chooses." [Qur'an 4: 47; 115]
Such pertinent knowledge consists of four basic rules, elaborated in Almighty Allaah's Holy Book.
First Rule: The
first rule is the knowledge that the unbelieving pagans whom the
Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him, opposed,
did acknowledge that Almighty Allaah - May He be glorified - is indeed
the Creator, Provider and Maker of this world. However, this did not
make them Muslims. Evidence therefore is in the verse:
"Ask
them: 'Who sends down for you your provision from the sky and grows it
out of the earth? Who hears your prayer and sees your condition? Who
brings the living out of the dead and the dead out of the living? Who
directs the course of the world?' They will answer: 'Allaah.' Answer:
'Would you then not fulfill your duty to Him?'" [Qur'an 10:32]
Second Rule: The
second rule is to know that the unbelievers claim that they do not pray
to their objects of worship and call on them except to the end that
they may intercede on their behalf with Allaah, as the verse said:
"Those
who worshipped others as patrons beside Allaah, claiming that they did
so only to come through their intercession nearer to Him, will receive
the judgment of Allaah in the matter they contend. Allaah will not guide
the ingrate, the liar." [Qur'an 39: 3]
Evidence regarding
intercession is in the verse: "They serve beside Allaah beings which can
neither benefit nor harm, claiming, 'These are our intercessors with
Allaah.' " [Qur'an 10: 18]
There are two kinds of
intercession, one illegitimate and the other legitimate. The former is
that which is sought from sources other than Allaah regarding matters
where all the power lies in Allaah alone. Evidence for this is-in the
verse:
"O men who believe, spend of that which We have
provided for you before the Day when there will be neither sale nor
purchase, neither favors nor intercession. The unbelievers are
themselves unjust." [Qur'an 2: 254]
The legitimate
intercession is that which is asked of Almighty Allaah, where the
intercessor receives his power from Him, and the interceded for is he
whom Allaah is pleased to accept as such for his word and deed. Almighty
Allaah said:
" No one may intercede with Allaah except by His permission." [Qur'an 2: 55]
Third Rule: The
third rule is the knowledge that the Prophet Muhammad, may Allaah bless
him and give him peace, appeared among people of many religious
traditions. Some worshipped angels; others worshipped the prophets and
saints of Allaah; others worshipped trees and stones, sun and moon. All
of these peoples were fought by him, as they must, relentlessly without
distinction. Evidence therefore is in the following Qur'anic verses:
"And fight them, that there may be no aberration in religion, and all religion belongs to Almighty Allaah." [Qur'an 2: 193]
"Day
and night, sun and moon, are His creation and sign. Do not worship the
sun or the moon, but Allaah, their Creator, if you seek the truth."
[Qur'an 41: 37]
"Almighty Allaah does not command you to take the angels and prophets as Lords." [Qur'an 3: 80]
"And
Allaah said to Jesus, son of Mary: 'Did you ask men to take you and
your mother for objects of worship beside Almighty Allaah?' He answered:
'Praise be to You, O Allaah How can I have asked that which is not mine
to ask? If I did, You know what is in my inner self though I do not know what is in Yours,
O Transcendent, All- Knowing Allaah! I have not conveyed to them except
what You have commanded me to convey, namely, Worship and serve Allaah,
my and your only Lord. I was a witness for You in their midst. When
You caused me to die, You took over the witnessing on them as well as
on all else. If You punish them, they are Your creatures; and if You
forgive them, You are the Mighty, the Wise." [Qur'an 5: 116-118]
"Those
unto whom they pray [i.e., the saints] themselves seek an avenue to
their Lord's mercy, compete in coming close to Almighty Allaah, and fear
His punishment. The Punishment of your Lord is certainly to be
shunned." [Qur'an 17:57]
"Have you considered al-Lat, al-'Uzza and the third one Manat?"
Are
yours the males and His the females? Is this not ridiculous? All of
them are but names which you have named, following the example of your
ancestors. Allaah gave no voucher for them. You follow but a guess and
your own desires." [Qur'an 53: 19-23]
Fourth Rule: The
people who associate partners with Almighty Allaah, in both belief and
worship, in our own day are worse and hence more guilty than those of
pre-Islamic times. For, the ancient ones used to only worship others
besides Allaah in prosperity and return to genuine faith in adversity,
whereas the present day associationists are constant in their unbelief,
regardless of prosperity or adversity. Evidence for this is in the
Qur'anic verse:
"And when they ride in barks [in stormy seas]
they address their prayers to Almighty Allaah in complete sincerity,
but relapse into shirk (i.e. associating partners with Him) when they
reach the shore." [Qur'an 29: 65]
May the peace and blessings
of Almighty Allaah be upon Muhammad, his Companions and all those who
follow him until the Last Day.
أهلاً وسهلاً (Ahlan wa Sahlan)
أس سلام عليكم ورهمتلاه وبركاته (As Salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu)
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Gaining as much beneficial knowledge as I can in this dunya about this beautiful deen of Islam. Not just being careful from whom I take knowledge from, but careful of implementing knowledge that comes to me without proofs, so if you have some naseehah, apply proofs InshaAllaah, other than that....I'm a good listener. I crochet and I try to stay in the home as much as possible. Our blessings are in the home sisters (smiles), I have to remind myself of this as well. May Allaah reward us all in our efforts to please Him, Aameen.
I do not watch TV/Movies or listen to music but don't mind sharing my views on them.
"It is not allowed to take pictures of beings that have souls, a rule the compasses cameras and other instruments, with the exception of pictures that are necessary, such as a passport or identity photo."
- from fatawa islamiyah...and as far as music, from the same trusted source;
"It is not allowed to listen to singing and playing musical instruments, since it diverts the listener from the remembrance of Allaah and from prayer, and because hearing it sickens and hardens the heart. Both the Clear Book of Allaah and the Trustworthy Sunnah His Messenger (SalAllaahu alaihe wa sallam) prove its prohibition. Allaah Almighty says in Surah Luqman ayah 6:
"And of Mankind is he who purchases (Lawd Al-Hadith) idle talk to mislead from the Path of Allaah without knowledge."
The majority of scholars of Tafsir as well as others have explained that Lawd Al- Hadith refers to singing and musical instruments. In his Sahih, Al- Bukhari recorded that the Prophet (SalAllaahu alaihe wa sallam) said: "There will be from my Nation a people who will deem fornication, silk (for men), alcohol, and music to be permissible". [Al-Bukhari no. 5590] We ask Allaah to guide and facilitate all of the Muslims to what is right and to protect us from the causes which anger Him." Aameen.
-Proof taken from Fatawa Islamiyah- Ibn Baz
[My Words].."Some may still argue the fact of "naats" or "nasheeds" to be acceptable, or why can't they be if they speak of nothing but good of the religion, which sounds good but we have to worship Allaah as He has legislated for us to, not to add on or take away even if the adding on appears to be an elevation of worship which is actually an innovation and for every innovation is a going astray and the end result of going astray leads to the hellfire, so just because something sounds good to do regarding the deen doesn't mean that it is good without proving it to be a way that Allaah has legislated for us to worship Him, with AUTHENTIC proofs (Quran and Sunnah) and all of that being borderline and finding loopholes(you think you found) only leaves doubt in your heart and doubt comes from the shaitan who is the greatest enemy to mankind and he sits and waits at every point of our lives for the opportunity to lead us astray. HE IS YOUR ENEMY! Don't help your enemy defeat you by following him! So please be careful of what you do here in this life while passing through to our final abode because in the end all the songs you know, sport stats, movie titles and producers and nonsense; any of these worldly waste of times are not going to save you from the fire because at that time, you are only left with your deeds. So be VERY careful what you do here InshaAllaah.None of us are an exception to falling into these things, May Allaah protect us from falling into these things or anything that displeases Him And May Allaah place and/or keep us on a path that will lead us to Jennah, Aameen."
Allaah, The Exalted, states:
"And I (Allaah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone)." (Noble Quran 51:56)
All of that being said, I plan on worshipping Allaah Alone and learning this Deen for the rest of my time passing through this dunya and my advice to you is to help and strive with me InshaAllaah.
May Allaah bless us all with beneficial knowledge, Aameen.
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Gaining as much beneficial knowledge as I can in this dunya about this beautiful deen of Islam. Not just being careful from whom I take knowledge from, but careful of implementing knowledge that comes to me without proofs, so if you have some naseehah, apply proofs InshaAllaah, other than that....I'm a good listener. I crochet and I try to stay in the home as much as possible. Our blessings are in the home sisters (smiles), I have to remind myself of this as well. May Allaah reward us all in our efforts to please Him, Aameen.
I do not watch TV/Movies or listen to music but don't mind sharing my views on them.
"It is not allowed to take pictures of beings that have souls, a rule the compasses cameras and other instruments, with the exception of pictures that are necessary, such as a passport or identity photo."
- from fatawa islamiyah...and as far as music, from the same trusted source;
"It is not allowed to listen to singing and playing musical instruments, since it diverts the listener from the remembrance of Allaah and from prayer, and because hearing it sickens and hardens the heart. Both the Clear Book of Allaah and the Trustworthy Sunnah His Messenger (SalAllaahu alaihe wa sallam) prove its prohibition. Allaah Almighty says in Surah Luqman ayah 6:
"And of Mankind is he who purchases (Lawd Al-Hadith) idle talk to mislead from the Path of Allaah without knowledge."
The majority of scholars of Tafsir as well as others have explained that Lawd Al- Hadith refers to singing and musical instruments. In his Sahih, Al- Bukhari recorded that the Prophet (SalAllaahu alaihe wa sallam) said: "There will be from my Nation a people who will deem fornication, silk (for men), alcohol, and music to be permissible". [Al-Bukhari no. 5590] We ask Allaah to guide and facilitate all of the Muslims to what is right and to protect us from the causes which anger Him." Aameen.
-Proof taken from Fatawa Islamiyah- Ibn Baz
[My Words].."Some may still argue the fact of "naats" or "nasheeds" to be acceptable, or why can't they be if they speak of nothing but good of the religion, which sounds good but we have to worship Allaah as He has legislated for us to, not to add on or take away even if the adding on appears to be an elevation of worship which is actually an innovation and for every innovation is a going astray and the end result of going astray leads to the hellfire, so just because something sounds good to do regarding the deen doesn't mean that it is good without proving it to be a way that Allaah has legislated for us to worship Him, with AUTHENTIC proofs (Quran and Sunnah) and all of that being borderline and finding loopholes(you think you found) only leaves doubt in your heart and doubt comes from the shaitan who is the greatest enemy to mankind and he sits and waits at every point of our lives for the opportunity to lead us astray. HE IS YOUR ENEMY! Don't help your enemy defeat you by following him! So please be careful of what you do here in this life while passing through to our final abode because in the end all the songs you know, sport stats, movie titles and producers and nonsense; any of these worldly waste of times are not going to save you from the fire because at that time, you are only left with your deeds. So be VERY careful what you do here InshaAllaah.None of us are an exception to falling into these things, May Allaah protect us from falling into these things or anything that displeases Him And May Allaah place and/or keep us on a path that will lead us to Jennah, Aameen."
Allaah, The Exalted, states:
"And I (Allaah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone)." (Noble Quran 51:56)
All of that being said, I plan on worshipping Allaah Alone and learning this Deen for the rest of my time passing through this dunya and my advice to you is to help and strive with me InshaAllaah.
May Allaah bless us all with beneficial knowledge, Aameen.
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