The Sheikh wrote this aqeedah in order to clarify his beliefs and to prove that his aqeedah was the aqeedah of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah and that he did not come with anything new and that whatever was attributed to him was a lie…
So that is the basis of this treatise, in which he answered a questions about his ‘aqeedah…So when the news of the Shaykh and whatever had been circulated about him reached them, they wrote to him to ask him about his ‘aqeedah. So he wrote this treatise to clarify in it his ‘aqeedah and what he was upon and he removed any doubts to the contrary.
It is a treatise which aids the beginner in understanding the foundations of the magnificent Islamic religion, since it enlightens him to the teachings of the religion and its fundamentals, and it is a reminder to the seasoned one.
This book is about Tawhid, I have endeavored to be concise their in, employing only simple language. I have compiled it from several amongst the books of our leading eminent scholars, particularly from the book of Shaykh Al-Islam Muhamma bin Abdul-Wahab and his students, amongst the notable scholars of this blessed call.
I have arranged it in question form so that the student awakens and pays attention. Then I have followed (each question) up with an answer by which the issue is made clear and in which there is no doubt. ‘And indeed, he (Shaikh Haafidh) has recorded in it that which is from the science of the pure Islamic Tawheed which no male or female Muslim is able to be without, in understanding it and acting upon it.
The author extracted these aspects from the Qur’aan and Sunnah and summarized them in a short treatise as individual points. The commentator, Shaikh Saalih Al-Fawzaan, has elaborated on each of these 128 points, providing a simple yet comprehensive discussion on all of them in well over 300 pages. This book is excellent for all types of readers in that it covers a wide range of Islamic topics, presenting each subject matter in a clear and easy-to-understand manner.
Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Abdil-Wahhaab al-Wassaabee answers this question by illuminating the reality of saying “Laa Ilaaha ill-Allaah.” He presents a terse, yet rich explanation of this statement, its pillars and its conditions and warns of what nullifies it. He also indicates where this statement appears in the Noble Qur’an and the various ahaadeeth attesting to its importance.
It is imperative that every Muslim, male or female, young or old, to not only reaffirm that Laa Ilaaha Ill-Allaah, but understand its meaning and its implications.
Loyalty towards the disbelievers is of two categories: The first category: The loyalty towards the disbeliever that removes the person from the fold of Islam. Thus, he becomes a disbeliever after having been a Muslim. And this is allegiance.
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