Prerequisites of the Declaration of Faith {Part 9}The EIGHT condition of the shahadah is that the person who
makes the shahadah must DENY EVERY OTHER OBJECT OF WORSHIP. Although that is
clear in the words of the testimony of faith, it does not seem clear to everyone
who makes that testimony. Therefore, I am mentioning it explicitly here. In
Surah al-Baqara, Allaah clearly reminds us of this important aspect of the
shahadah, the shahadah is not merely an affirmation but it is both and
affirmation and a negation. Allaah states, "And he who rejects false deities
and believes in Allaah has grasped a firm handhold which will never break"
(al-Baqara : 256). Perhaps the Prophet (peace be upon him) made this point even
clearer when he said, "Whoever says there is no one worthy of worship except
Allaah and denies whatever is worshipped besides Allaah, then his wealth and
blood are protected and his accounting will be with Allaah." (Recorded by
Muslim). Although this condition should be obvious to everyone who says the
words of shahadah, you can still find Muslims who say the shahadah and then make
acts of worship for beings or things other than Allaah. You will find them going
to the graveyards and worshipping those in the graves. They will perform acts of
worship, not for the sake of Allaah, but for the sake of the dead "saints" in
the grave. What kind of shahadah have these people made? Do you really think
that their shahadah will mean anything on the Day of Judgement as long as they
believe that acts of worship may be done for other than Allaah?
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