Part 3 - Ahadeeth of Tawheed

The Ahadeeth of Tawheed

from the

‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’

of

Shaykh Al-Albaani

Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

Chapters of Tawheed and the Shahadtayn

11- Supplicating with the Beautiful Names of Allaah

"Allaah does not afflict a slave with grief nor sadness, except that if the slave says: -

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ ، عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ ، أَسْأَلُكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أَوْ عَلَّمْتَهُ أَحَدًا مِنْ خَلْقِكَ أَوْ أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ أَوِ اسْتَأْثَرْتَ بِهِ فِي عِلْمِ الْغَيْبِ عِنْدَكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ الْقُرْآنَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِي وَنُورَ صَدْرِي وَجِلَاءَ حُزْنِي وَذَهَابَ هَمِّي

O Allaah indeed I am Your slave, and the son of Your slave, and the son of Your female slave, my forelock is in Your Hand, Your command over me is forever executed and Your decree over me is just. I ask of You with all Your names, which belong to You, which You have named Yourself with, or which You have taught someone from Your creation or revealed it in Your Book or that which You have taken unto Your self with the knowledge of the unseen with You, that You make the Quraan the life of my heart and light of my breast and keep away from me my sadness, and that my grief goes away –

Allaahumma ‘innee ‘abduka, wabnu ‘abdika, wabnu amatika, nasiyatee biyadika, madhin fiyya hukmuka, adlun fiyya qadha’uka, asaluka bikulli ismin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw anzaltahu fee kitabika, ‘aw allamthu ahadan min khaliqika, aw ista’tharta bihi fee ilmil ghaybi ‘indaka, án taj’alal-qurana rabee’a qalbee, wa noora sadree, wa jala’a huznee, wa thahaba hammee

then Allaah takes away his grief and sadness and replaces it with happiness."

The narrator said: It was said: O Messenger of Allaah should we not learn it?

He answered: Of course, it is necessary for the one who hears it, that he learns it.

Silsilah Saheehah: 199

“What prevents you from listening to what I advise you with? That you should say in the morning and the evening:

يا حي يا قـيـوم برحـمـتـك أسـتـغـيـث, أصلـح لي شـأنـي كـله, و لا تـكـلـني إلـي نـفـسـي طـرفـة عـيـن أبـداً

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyoom (The Ever-Living, The Eternal) I seek aid with your Mercy, and correct all my affairs, and do not ever leave me to my own self even for a blink of an eye.

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyoom bi-rahmaatika astageethu, asslih lee shaa’anee kullihee, wa la takillnee ila nafsee turfatu aeeynin abadn

Silsilah Saheehah: 227

12- Obediance to the Leader in Goodness

"Obedience to the leader is a right upon the Muslim man, as long as the leader does not order him with disobedience to Allaah Azza wa Jal. So, if he orders you to disobey Allaah, then there is no obedience to him."

Silsilah Saheehah: 752

13- No obedience to the created if it means disobedience to the Creator

"There is no obedience due to anyone in disobedience to Allaah Tabarak wa Ta'aala."

Silsilah Saheehah: 179

"There is no obedience in disobedience to Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta'aala."

Silsilah Saheehah: 180

"There is no obedience to mankind in disobedience to Allaah, indeed obedience is in goodness.

Silsilah Saheehah: 181

The reason for this hadeeth:

The Messenger of Allaah- sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – dispatched an army, and he commanded a man to lead them, who lit a fire, and the man said to the army: enter into the fire. The people wanted to enter into the fire, but some of them said : verily we have just fled from the fire.

This was mentioned to the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and he said to those who wanted to enter into it: if you entered it you would have remained in it until the Day of Judgment, and he said a good word to the others, and he said…..(the above hadeeth).

The extra wording in the hadeeth is from Tayyalisee and the context is by Muslim.

In another narration by him where he said:

“The Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – dispatched a battalion and ordered a man from the Ansaar to lead them, and he ordered them to listen to him and obey him. They caused this man to get angry, so he said to them: Gather some firewood for me, so they gathered it for him. Then he said: light the fire and they lit the fire, then he said to them: Did not the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – order you to listen and to obey me? They said Yes, of course.

He said enter in to the fire!

So they started to look at each other, and said (and in another narration: a young boy said to them) : indeed we fled to the Messenger of Allaah - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – from the fire, [ do not be hasty, until you meet the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and if he orders you to enter it, then enter into it ], so this is what they did.

The man's anger came down/subsided, and the fire was put out. When they returned to the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – and mentioned it to him, he said: if you had entered it, you would never have exited from it, indeed obedience is in goodness."

Narrated by Bukhari (8/47, 13/109), Muslim (6/16), Ahmad (1/82, 134) and other narrations which contain the extra wording is also by Ahmad.

This hadeeth has many benefits, the most important of which is the impermissibility of obedience to anyone, if it is disobedience to Allaah Tabarak wa Ta'aala, whether it is the leaders, scholars and the shaykhs.

Also from this hadeeth you get to know the misguidance of different groups of people;

The first: some of the soofis who obey their shaykhs, even if they command them to commit sins, using as a proof, that they in reality are not committing sins. Also that the shaykh sees that which the follower does not see.

I know a shaykh from amongst these people who appointed himself as a leader. He mentioned a story to his followers in some of his lessons in the masjid, the summary of which is, one of the Soofi shaykhs ordered one of his followers that during the night he should go to his father and kill him while he is in his bed next to his wife! So when he killed him, he returned to the shaykh, happily having carried out the command of the shaykh! The shaykh looked at him and said: Do you think that you have really killed your father? Rather he is your mother's boyfriend! As for your father he is away!

Then he makes and presents a Sharia' ruling, as he claims, from his story, and he says to his followers : If a shaykh orders his follower with a ruling which is apparently against the Sharia', it is upon the followers to obey him in this, then he said: Do you not see this shaykh, he apparently orders the boy to kill his father, however in reality he ordered him to kill the one who fornicated with his mother, and that person deserved to be killed!

The falsity of this story is not hidden according to the Sharia' from many angles:

Firstly: Carrying out the punishment is not the right of the shaykh, no matter how important he is; rather it is from the right of the leader or the one in charge.

Secondly : if the case was that this actually took place, then why did he only carry out the punishment on the man and not the woman, and they both fornicated?

Thirdly: the Sharia' ruling for the married adulterer is to be stoned to death, and the person is not killed except by stoning. From this it is clear that the shaykh has opposed the Sharia' from many angles, this is also the situation with the follower who based upon this previous story, made it incumbent upon the Muslims to be obedient to the shaykh, to the extent one of them said to the people: if you see the shaykh and he is wearing a cross around his neck, then it is not allowed to criticize him!

With all the clarity of the absurdity of these stories, and their opposition together to the Sharia' and to the intellect, we find some people become deceived by these stories, and amongst them some of the cultured youth.

A discussion took place between me and one of those youths about that story, and he had heard it from that follower of the shaykh, and what the shaykh had based his ruling upon. However, the discussion with him did not bring about any benefit. He persisted in believing this story, since according to his claim, it was a miracle, and he added: you people reject miracles!

So when I said to him: If your shaykh orders you to kill your father, would you do it?

He said: Indeed, I have not reached that level yet!

So after this can anyone be blamed for characterizing the religion of these shaykhs except that they are the opium of the people?

The second group is:

The blind followers who prefer to follow the statements of the Madhab above the statement of the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam with what is clearly taken from the statements of the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.

So if it is said to one of them, for example: do not pray the Sunnah of the Fajr prayer after the obligatory prayer has begun, due to the prohibition of the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – from doing so, which is clear, they do not obey, and they say the Madhab allows this.

If it is said to them: the Nikah at-Tahleel ( whereby another man marries the divorced woman and then divorces so that she can be allowed to marry her first husband) is invalid, because the Prophet - sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam – cursed the one who does this. They would answer by saying: No, but it is permissible according to such and such Madhab!

There are hundreds of issues like this, and this is why many of the scholars held the opinion that the saying of Allaah Tabaraka wa Ta'ala about the Christians: << They took their rabbis and their monks to be their lords besides Allaah >> applies to these blind followers, as Fahkr ar-Razi has explained in his Tafseer.

14- From the Completeness of Relying upon Allaah Ta'ala is Leaving off Cauterization and Requesting Ruqiyaah

“Whoever gets cauterized or requests Ruqiyaah then he is far from relying upon Allaah."

Silsilah Saheehah: 244

I say: this hadeeth shows a dislike of cauterization, and requesting Ruqiyaah. As for the first thing then it is due to being afflicted with the fire. As for the other thing then it is due to the person being in need of someone else in which there is benefit, although this benefit is not strong.

This is why from the characteristics of those who enter Paradise with out being taken in account for anything, is that they do not request Ruqiyaah, nor do they become cauterized, nor do they seek omens, and they rely upon their Lord. As is mentioned in the hadeeth of Ibn Abbas in Bukhari and Muslim.

15- None knows the unseen except Allaah

" There are five things which are not know except to Allaah:

<<Verily, Allaah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allaah is the All-­Knower, All-­Aware >>”

Silsilah Saheehah: 2914

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow his guidance.

Part 2 - Ahadeeth of Tawheed

Ahadeeth of Tawheed

from the

‘Silsilah Ahadeeth As-Saheehah’

of

Shaykh Al-Albaani

Translated by

Abbas Abu Yahya

Chapters of Tawheed and the Shahadtayn

6- Giving Allegiance on Tawheed

“I take your allegiance from you that you will worship Allaah, establish the prayer, give the Zakaat and give advice to the Muslims, and to keep away from the Mushrikeen.”

Silsilah Saheehah: 636

7- The Excellence of the Shahadattan

“There is no one that dies except that he testifies that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that I am the Messenger of Allaah, and this depends upon the believing heart with certainty; except that Allaah forgives him.”

Silsilah Saheehah : 2278

“Indeed Allaah will single out a man from my Ummah in front of all the people on the Day of Judgment. Ninety-nine scrolls will be unrolled for him; every scroll will be as long as the eye can see.

Then Allaah will say: Do you deny anything from this? Did the Angels that record your deeds oppress you?

So the man will say: No, my Lord.

Allaah will say: Do you have an excuse?

The man will say: No, my Lord.

Allaah will say: “Yes, indeed, we have a good deed for you and indeed, there will be no oppression upon you today.”

Then a card will be brought forward and in it will be: ‘I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger.’

Then Allaah will say: Bring your bad deeds.

The man will say: What is this card along with these scrolls?

Allaah will say : indeed you will not be oppressed.

The Prophet continued: The scrolls will be put on one side of the scales, and the card will be put on the other side, and the scrolls will be light and the card would be heavy, there can be nothing more heavier than with the name of Allaah.”

Silsilah Saheehah : 135

The proof from this hadeeth is that the scales have two pans, which the actions are placed upon, which you can see, and even though actions are tangible they will be weighed. Allaah is capable of doing all things, and this is from the beliefs of the Ahl-ul-Sunnah, the Ahadeeth regarding this issue are supported if not Mutawaatir (recurring chains).

8- Prompting a Dying Person to Say the Shahahdah

“Say the testification, ‘la illah ila Allaah’ (there is none worthy of worship except Allaah) a lot, before there comes a separation between that and yourselves, and prompt the one who has reached death to say it.”

Silsilah Saheehah : 467

From the Fiqh of the hadeeth:

The hadeeth shows the legislation of prompting the dying person to say the testification of Tawheed, hoping that he will say it and become successful.

The meaning of ‘…..the one who has reached death….’is the one whose death has now approached him, and he is still in this world where he has obligations, and it is possible that he benefits from the one who prompts him with the Shahahdah, thereby he says it, and becomes from the people of Paradise.

As for prompting him after his death, then along with that being a Bida’ which has not been mentioned in the Sunnah, and also there is no benefit from this, since he has left the world where he has obligations to the world of recompense, and he does not have the ability to say the Shahahdah, << to warn the one who is alive >>

The way to prompt the dying person is to order him to say the Shahahdah. It is mentioned in some books, that you yourself should say it and not order the dying person with it, which is in opposition to the Sunnah of the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam.

9- The Excellence of Saying ‘La illaha ila Allaah’

“If the slave says: la illah ila Allaah, wa Allaahu akbar (there is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, and Allaah is the Greatest) Allaah Azza Wa Jaal says: my slave has spoken the truth, there is none worthy of worship except Me, and I am the Greatest.

And if the slave says: la illah ila Allaah Wahdahu, then Allaah Azza Wa Jaal says: There is none worthy of worship except Me Alone.

And if the slave says: La ilaha ila Allaahu lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu (There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, to Him belongs the Dominion and for Him is all praise)

Then Allaah Azza Wa Jaal Says: My slave has spoken the truth, There is none worthy of worship in truth except Me, to Me belongs the Dominion and all praise is for Me.

And if the slave says: la illah ila Allaah, La hawla wa la quwwata illa billaa (There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Allaah.)

Then Allaah Azza Wa Jaal Says: There is none worthy of worship in truth except Me, there is no capability nor is there any power except with Me.)

Whoever is blessed to say this when death approaches him, then the fire will not touch him.”

Silsilah Saheehah: 139

“The best Dhikr (remembrance) is la illah ila Allaah, and the best Shukr (being thankful) is al-Hamdulillaah.”

Silsilah Saheehah : 1497

“Whoever says: ‘la illah ila Allaah’ it will save him, one day, no matter what he had done before that.”

Silsilah Saheehah: 1932

“A statement of relief from hardship:

la illah ila Allaah al-Haleem al-Kareem, la illah ila Allaah al-‘Aleeul al-Atheem, la illah ila Allaah Rabbus-samaawaat as-Saba’ wa Rabbul ‘Arsh al-‘Atheem.

(None is worthy of worship except Allaah the Haleem and the Kareem, None is worthy of worship except Allaah the Most High and the Most Great, none is worthy of worship except Allaah Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the great ‘Arsh).”

Silsilah Saheehah: 2045

“Whoever says: ‘la illah ila Allaah’ sincerely, enters Paradise.”

Silsilah Saheehah : 2355

“Whoever says in the morning time:

‘There is none worthy of worship in truth except Allaah Alone, He has no partners, He has the Dominion and for Him is all praise, He gives life and He takes life, and He is capable of all things.’

La ilaha ila Allaahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu, lahul mulku wa lahul hamdu yuhyee wa youmeet wa huwa ala kulli shayin qadeer

Ten times, then Allaah writes ten rewards for every time he says this one. Ten bad deeds are erased. Allaah raises him up by ten grades, and it is equivalent to him freeing ten slaves. It is a protection for him from the beginning of the day until the end of the day. He will not do an action that day better than it, and if he says it during the evening then he gets the same reward.”

Silsilah Saheehah: 2523

10- Tawheed of Dua’

“Supplicate to Allaah Alone, Who, if any harm comes to you and you supplicate to Him then He relieves you of it. Who, if you lose your provisions in a desolate place and you supplicate to Him, He returns your goods. Who if you are affected by drought and you supplicate to Him, He cultivates the land for you.”

Silsilah Saheehah: 42

All Praise belongs to Allaah, may His peace and blessings be upon our final Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions and all those who follow his way.