Beneficial Elementary Principles of Aqeedah

1. Beneficial Elementary Principles of Aqeedah Part 2 Taken from the book The Beneficial Elementary Principles in Tawheed, Fiqh and Aqeedahby Sheikh YahyaIbn Ali Al-Hajoori.

2. 6. What is the first obligation for the slave of Allaah? Learning the Tawheed of Allaah. • And the proof is the hadeeth of IbnAbbaas:When the Prophet () sent Mu’aadibnJabal to Yemen, he told him, ‘You are going to a group of people from among the People of the Book, so the first thing that you should call them to is that they worship Allaah alone…’ • Al-Bkhuari and Muslim salalaahu alaihi wasallam

3. 7. What is the meaning of La ilaahaillaAlaah? There is none worthy of worship in truth, except Allaah. • And the proof is Allaah’s saying: • فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَـهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ • So know, that there is no deity that has the right to be worshiped except Allaah… • Muhammad (47): 19

4. 8. What is the meaning of Muhammad ur-Rasoolullaah? Muhammad ( ) is the messenger of Allaah to all of the people from the Jinn and mankind. salalaahu alaihi wasallam • And the proof is Allaah’s saying: • ومَآأَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كآفَّةً لِلنَّاسِ • And We have not sent you except to all mankind… • Saba (34): 28

5. 8. What is the meaning of Muhammad ur-Rasoolullaah? … continued All of us must obey him and believe in him and stay away from what he has prohibited. • And the proof is Allaah’s saying: • قُلْ أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ • Say: Obey Allaah and obey the messenger… • An Noor(24): 54

6. 9. What is the right of Allaah over His slave? That they worship Him without joining any thing as a partner with Him. And the proof is the hadeeth of Mu’aadh: The Prophet ( ) said ‘The right of Allaah over His slaves is that they worship Him, that they do not join anything as a partner with Him and the right of the slave with Allaah is that He does not punish whoever does not join anything as a partner with Him’ Al-Bkhuari and Muslim salalaahu alaihi wasallam