Kitab AtTawheed Part 03 of 18

The Call to testify that there is nothing deserving of Worship in truth except Allah makes up the beginning of this lecture of Shaykh Yasir Qadhi on the next chapter of the book - Kitab At Tawheed. Ibn Abbas RA narrated: When Allah's Messenger ﷺ sent Mu'adh RA to Yemen, he said, "You will come upon the People of the Book, let your first act be to call them to testify that -There is nothing worthy of worship in truth but Allah." Numerous pointers to gain from chapter 5 -  the need to stress upon sincerity of intention, for many who supposedly call to the truth merely call to themselves, Calling people to Allah with sure knowledge is obligatory,  being free of any blasphemy towards Allah, the need to spend Zakat (obligatory charity), the need to beware of the supplication of the oppressed and how it is devoid of any barrier to the supplication of the oppressed one (to be accepted) and many more such topics. Chapter 6 deals with an explanation of Tawhid and the Testimony: La ilaha illa Allah. The Prophet ﷺ said: "He who professed that there is no God to be worshipped but Allah and made a denial of everything which the people worship besides Allah, his property and blood become inviolable, and his affair rests with Allah." This chapter deals with concepts related to the meaning of La ilaha ilIa Allah and how it is insufficient to simply understand its evident meaning and words, to acknowledge it, or even to call on none other than Allah, Who is Alone and without partners but also rejects all else that is falsely worshipped besides Allah. Chapter 7 deals with adopting Shirk via means of a ring, twine or similar items for prevention of Harm or Affliction. Uqbah bin Amir RA narrated that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said: "Whoever wears talisman or an amulet would never see his wish fulfilled by Allah. And whoever hangs a sea shell would never get peace and rest." In an another version the Prophet ﷺ is reported to have said: "Whoever wears a talisman has committed Shirk (polytheism)." The points highlighted in this chapter are related to the strict forbiddance of wearing rings, twines etc,the intense disapproval of whoever does the same, the declaration that whoever attaches something to himself will have that thing put in charge of him and the proof of the recitation of the verses of the Qur'an by Hudhaifa RA dealing with the major Shirk to condemn minor Shirk.