Jesus and Moses are Muslims:" It's time to discover islam "

الدرس 04 - [ شرح كتاب التوحيد ]

قال العلامة صالح آل الشيخ -حفظه الله- :
▫ ﻭاﻟﺸﺮﻙ ﻣﻌﻨﺎﻩ: اﺗﺨﺎﺫ اﻟﺸﺮﻳﻚ، ﻭﻫﻮ: ﺃﻥ ﻳﺠﻌﻞ ﻭاﺣﺪ ﺷﺮﻳﻜﺎ ﻵﺧﺮ؛ ﻳﻘﺎﻝ: ﺃﺷﺮﻙ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻤﺎ: ﺇﺫا ﺟﻌﻠﻬﻤﺎ اﺛﻨﻴﻦ، ﺃﻭ ﺃﺷﺮﻙ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻣﺮﻩ ﻏﻴﺮﻩ: ﺇﺫا ﺟﻌﻞ ﺫﻟﻚ اﻷﻣﺮ ﻻﺛﻨﻴﻦ: ﻓﺎﻟﺸﺮﻙ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺗﺸﺮﻳﻚ، ﻭاﻟﻠﻪ - ﺟﻞ ﻭﻋﻼ - ﻧﻬﻰ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ، ﻛﻤﺎ ﺳﻴﺄﺗﻲ اﻟﻜﻼﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺫﻟﻚ - ﺇﻥ ﺷﺎء اﻟﻠﻪ -.
↙ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺃﻫﻞ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻨﺪ ﻛﻼﻣﻬﻢ ﻋﻦ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ: ﺃﻧﻪ ﺑﺤﺴﺐ ﻣﺎ ﺩﻟﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻟﻨﺼﻮﺹ: ﻳﻘﺴﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻗﺴﻤﻴﻦ ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭ، ﻭﻳﻘﺴﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﻗﺴﺎﻡ ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭ ﺁﺧﺮ؛ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺇﻣﺎ ﺃﻥ :
◀ ﻳﻘﺴﻢ ﺇﻟﻰﺷﺮﻙ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ، ﻭﺷﺮﻙ ﺃﺻﻐﺮ ، فﻬﺬا ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭ اﻧﻘﺴﺎﻣﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻗﺴﻤﻴﻦ،
◀ ﺃﻭ ﻳﻘﺴﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺷﺮﻙ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ، ﻭﺷﺮﻙ ﺃﺻﻐﺮ ﻭﺷﺮﻙ ﺧﻔﻲ. ﻓﻬﺬا ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭ اﻧﻘﺴﺎﻣﻪ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﻗﺴﺎﻡ.

▫ ﻭاﻟﺸﺮﻙ: ﻫﻮ اﺗﺨﺎﺫ ﺷﺮﻳﻚ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻠﻪ- ﺟﻞ ﻭﻋﻼ - ﻓﻲ اﻟﺮﺑﻮﺑﻴﺔ، ﺃﻭ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩﺓ، ﺃﻭ ﻓﻲ اﻷﺳﻤﺎء ﻭاﻟﺼﻔﺎﺕ.
↩ ﻭاﻟﻤﻘﺼﻮﺩ ﻫﻨﺎ: اﻟﻨﻬﻲ ﻋﻦ اﺗﺨﺎﺫ ﺷﺮﻳﻚ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻠﻪ - ﺟﻞ ﻭﻋﻼ - ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩﺓ، ﻭاﻷﻣﺮ ﺑﺘﻮﺣﻴﺪﻩ - ﺳﺒﺤﺎﻧﻪ-.

🔸 اﻟﺘﻘﺴﻴﻢ اﻷﻭﻝ: ﻭﻫﻮ ﺗﻘﺴﻴﻢ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻭﺃﺻﻐﺮ،
◀ ﻓﺎﻷﻛﺒﺮ: ﻫﻮ اﻟﻤﺨﺮﺝ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﺔ،
◀ ﻭاﻷﺻﻐﺮ: ﻣﺎ ﺣﻜﻢ اﻟﺸﺎﺭﻉ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﺷﺮﻙ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺗﻨﺪﻳﺪ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﻳﻠﺤﻘﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﻛﺒﺮ، ﻭﻋﺒﺮ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎء ﺑﻘﻮﻟﻪ: ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻭﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﻛﺒﺮ، ﻓﻌﻠﻰ ﻫﺬا ﻳﻜﻮﻥ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﻛﺒﺮ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻇﺎﻫﺮ، ﻭﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ ﺧﻔﻲ.
🔄 ﻓﻤﺜﺎﻝ اﻟﻈﺎﻫﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﻛﺒﺮ: ﻋﺒﺎﺩﺓ اﻷﻭﺛﺎﻥ، ﻭاﻷﺻﻨﺎﻡ، ﻭﻋﺒﺎﺩﺓ اﻟﻘﺒﻮﺭ، ﻭاﻷﻣﻮاﺕ ﻭاﻟﻐﺎﺋﺒﻴﻦ.
🔄 ﻭﻣﺜﺎﻝ اﻟﺒﺎﻃﻦ: ﺷﺮﻙ اﻟﻤﺘﻮﻛﻠﻴﻦ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻤﺸﺎﻳﺦ، ﺃﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻵﻟﻬﺔ اﻟﻤﺨﺘﻠﻔﺔ، ﺃﻭ ﻛﺸﺮﻙ اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻓﻘﻴﻦ؛ ﻷﻥ اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻓﻘﻴﻦ ﻣﺸﺮﻛﻮﻥ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺒﺎﻃﻦ؛ ﻓﺸﺮﻛﻬﻢ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ، ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺧﻔﻲ، ﺃﻱ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺒﺎﻃﻦ، ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻈﺎﻫﺮ.

ﻭﻛﺬﻟﻚ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﺻﻐﺮ- ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺘﻘﺴﻴﻢ- ﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻇﺎﻫﺮ، ﻭﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺑﺎﻃﻦ ﺧﻔﻲ،
🔄 ﻓﻤﺜﺎﻝ اﻟﻈﺎﻫﺮ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﺻﻐﺮ: ﻟﺒﺲ اﻟﺤﻠﻘﺔ، ﻭاﻟﺨﻴﻂ، ﻭﺗﻌﻠﻴﻖ اﻟﺘﻤﺎﺋﻢ، ﻭاﻟﺤﻠﻒ ﺑﻐﻴﺮ اﻟﻠﻪ، ﻭﻧﺤﻮ ﺫﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ اﻷﻋﻤﺎﻝ ﻭاﻷﻗﻮاﻝ.
🔄 ﻭﻣﺜﺎﻝ اﻟﺒﺎﻃﻦ اﻟﺨﻔﻲ ﻣﻨﻪ: ﻳﺴﻴﺮ اﻟﺮﻳﺎء ﻭﻧﺤﻮ ﺫﻟﻚ ، ﻓﻴﻜﻮﻥ اﻟﺮﻳﺎء- ﻋﻠﻰ ﻫﺬا اﻟﺘﻘﺴﻴﻢ ﺃﻳﻀﺎ- :
↔ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻛﺮﻳﺎء اﻟﻤﻨﺎﻓﻘﻴﻦ اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻭﺻﻔﻬﻢ: {ﻳﺮاءﻭﻥ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻭﻻ ﻳﺬﻛﺮﻭﻥ اﻟﻠﻪ ﺇﻻ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ} [ اﻟﻨﺴﺎء: 142] ،
↔ ﻭﻣﻨﻪ: ﻣﺎ ﻳﻘﻊ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻤﺼﻠﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﺘﺼﻨﻌﻴﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺻﻠﻮاﺗﻬﻢ؛ ﻷﺟﻞ ﻧﻈﺮ اﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﻢ، ﻭﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺃﺻﻐﺮ ﻛﻤﻦ ﻳﺤﺐ اﻟﺘﺴﻤﻴﻊ ﺃﻭ اﻟﻤﺮاءاﺕ.

🔸اﻟﺘﻘﺴﻴﻢ اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻟﻠﺸﺮﻙ -ﻭﻫﻮ ﺟﻌﻠﻪ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﻗﺴﺎﻡ-: ﺃﻛﺒﺮ، ﻭﺃﺻﻐﺮ، ﻭﺧﻔﻲ، ﻭﻫﺬا اﻟﺘﻘﺴﻴﻢ ﻳﻌﻨﻲ ﺑﻪ ﺃﻥ
◀ اﻷﻛﺒﺮ: ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻣﺨﺮﺟﺎ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﺔ؛ ﻣﻤﺎ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺻﺮﻑ اﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩﺓ ﻟﻐﻴﺮ اﻟﻠﻪ- ﺟﻞ ﺟﻼﻟﻪ-،
◀ ﻭاﻷﺻﻐﺮ: ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻭﺳﻴﻠﺔ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﻛﺒﺮ، ﻭﻓﻴﻪ ﺗﻨﺪﻳﺪ ﻻ ﻳﺒﻠﻎ ﺑﻪ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺨﺮﺝ ﻣﻦ اﻹﺳﻼﻡ، ﻭﻗﺪ ﺣﻜﻢ اﻟﺸﺎﺭﻉ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻓﺎﻋﻠﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﺮﻙ، ﻭﺣﻘﻴﻘﺔ اﻟﺤﺎﻝ: ﺃﻧﻪ ﻧﺪﺩ ﻭﺃﺷﺮﻙ.
◀ ﻭﺃﻣﺎ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻟﺨﻔﻲ، ﻓﻬﻮ: ﻛﻴﺴﻴﺮ اﻟﺮﻳﺎء، ﻭﻧﺤﻮ ﺫﻟﻚ. ﻭﺑﻌﺾ ﺃﻫﻞ اﻟﻌﻠﻢ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻘﺴﻴﻢ اﻷﻭﻝ، ﻭﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ.

↩ ﻭاﻟﺘﺤﻘﻴﻖ ﺃﻧﻬﻤﺎ ﻣﺘﺴﺎﻭﻳﺎﻥ، ﺃﺣﺪﻫﻤﺎ ﻳﻮاﻓﻖ اﻵﺧﺮ، ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺑﻴﻨﻬﻤﺎ اﺧﺘﻼﻑ.
🔄 ﻓﺈﺫا ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ: ﺇﻥ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ ﻳﻨﻘﺴﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ، ﻭﺃﺻﻐﺮ: ﻓﻘﻮﻟﻪ ﻫﺬا ﺻﺤﻴﺢ،
🔄 ﻭﺇﺫا ﺳﻤﻌﺖ ﻣﻦ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ - ﻭﻫﻮ ﻗﻮﻝ ﺃﺋﻤﺔ اﻟﺪﻋﻮﺓ -: ﺇﻥ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ ﻳﻨﻘﺴﻢ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ ﻭﺃﺻﻐﺮ ﻭﺧﻔﻲ: ﻓﻬﺬا -ﺃﻳﻀﺎ- ﻗﻮﻟﻪ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ.

🔷 ﻓﺈﺫا ﺗﺒﻴﻦ ﺫﻟﻚ، ﻓﺎﻋﻠﻢ ﺃﻥ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ ﻳﻌﺒﺮ ﻋﻨﻪ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻨﺪﻳﺪ، ﻛﻤﺎ ﻗﺎﻝ - ﺟﻞ ﻭﻋﻼ -: {ﻓﻼ ﺗﺠﻌﻠﻮا ﻟﻠﻪ ﺃﻧﺪاﺩا} [ اﻟﺒﻘﺮﺓ: 22] ،
«ﻭﻗﺎﻝ اﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﺣﻴﻨﻤﺎ ﺳﺌﻞ ﺃﻱ اﻟﺬﻧﺐ ﺃﻋﻈﻢ؟ ﻗﺎﻝ: "ﺃﻥ ﺗﺠﻌﻞ ﻟﻠﻪ ﻧﺪا، ﻭﻫﻮ ﺧﻠﻘﻚ» (1) .

ﻓﺎﻟﺘﻨﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺗﻨﺪﻳﺪ ﺃﻋﻈﻢ، ﻭﻣﻨﻪ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻮ ﺗﻨﺪﻳﺪ ﺃﺻﻐﺮ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺻﺮﻑ اﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩﺓ ﻟﻐﻴﺮ اﻟﻠﻪ،
🔄 ﻓﺈﺫا ﻛﺎﻥ اﻟﺘﻨﺪﻳﺪ ﺑﺠﻌﻞ اﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩﺓ ﻟﻐﻴﺮ اﻟﻠﻪ: ﺻﺎﺭ اﻟﺘﻨﺪﻳﺪ ﺷﺮﻛﺎ ﺃﻛﺒﺮ،
🔄 ﻭﺇﺫا ﻛﺎﻥ اﻟﺘﻨﺪﻳﺪ ﺑﺠﻌﻞ ﻏﻴﺮ اﻟﻠﻪ -ﺟﻞ ﻭﻋﻼ - ﻧﺪا ﻟﻠﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻤﻞ، ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﺒﻠﻎ ﺫﻟﻚ اﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﻛﺒﺮ: ﻓﺈﻧﻪ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺗﻨﺪﻳﺪا ﺃﺻﻐﺮ، ﻭﻫﻮ اﻟﻤﺴﻤﻰ ﺑﺎﻟﺸﺮﻙ اﻷﺻﻐﺮ » .
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HOW TO BECOME A MUSLIM

All praises be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe. May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad His last messenger.

The objective of this handout is to correct a false idea spread among those willing to adopt Islam as their faith. Some people are facing difficulties on the basis of their mistaken belief that entering into the Islamic fold requires an announcement from the concerned person in the presence of high ranking scholars or sheikhs or reporting this act to courts of justice or other authorities. It is also thought that the act of accepting Islam, should, as a condition have a certificate issued by the authorities as an evidence to that effect.

We wish to clarify that the whole matter is very easy and that none of the above mentioned conditions or obligations are required. For Allah; the Almighty, is above all comprehension and knows well the secrets of all hearts. Nevertheless, those who are going to adopt Islam as their religion are Muslims with the concerned governmental agency, as this procedure may facilitate for them many matters including the possibility of performing Hajj and Umrah.

If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full conviction and strong belief that Islam is the true religion ordained by Allah (SWT) for all human beings, then, one should pronounce that "Shahada" (The testimony of faith) without further delay. The Holy Qur'an is explicit in this regard as Allah (SWT) has stated.

"Truly, the Religion on the sight of Allah is Islam." (3:19)

In another verse of the Holy Qur'an, Allah (SWT) has stated:

"And whosoever desires a religion other that Islam, never will it accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who are lost." (3:85)

In addition, Islam is the only Religion prevailing over all other religions. Allah (SWT) has stated in the Holy Qur'an;

"And to thee. We have sent the Book in truth, (This Qur'an) confirming the scripture that came before it, and a witness over it…" (5:48)

Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah (Peace and blessing of Allah be upon him), said:

"Islam is based on five pillars: testifying that there is no God worthy to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah and His servant; performing the prayer; paying the Zakat (obligatory charity); fasting the month of Ramadan; and perfuming Hajj."

The Shahada can be declared as follows:

''ASH-HADU ANLAA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH WA ASH HADU ANNA MUHAMMADAN ABDUHU WA RASUULUH."

The English translation is:

"I bear witness that there is no deity worthy to be worshipped but Allah, and I bear witness the Muhammad is His servant and messenger.''

However, it would not be sufficient for anyone to utter only this testimony orally either in private or in public, but rather, one should believe in it by heart with a firm conviction with the teachings of Islam in all his life he will find himself a new born person, (or new man).

This will move him to strive more and more to improve his character and draw nearer to perfection. The light of the living faith will fill his heart until be becomes the embodiment of that faith.

What would be next after declaring the testimony of faith (Shahada) and then becoming a Muslim? He should know the real concept underlying this testimony which means the Oneness of Allah and accept Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), as the last of the Prophet, and meet its requirements. He must behave accordingly applying this true faith to every thing he speaks or does. What do the words of "Shahada" signify.

The significant point which every Muslim must know very well is the truth that there is no God (ditty) to be worshipped other than Allah, (Glory be Him). He is the only true God, Who Alone deserves to be worshipped, since He is the Giver of life and Sustainer and Nourisher of mankind and all creation with His unlimited bounties. Man must worship Allah, Who Alone is worthy of worship.

The second part of the "Sahada" i. e. "We ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluh" means that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is the servant and chosen messenger of Allah. No one must have two opinions about this matter. In fact, the Muslim has to obey the commands of the Prophet (PBUH), to believe him in what he has said, to follow his teachings, to avoid what he has forbidden, and to worship Allah alone according to the message revealed to him.

What is the meaning of worship? It simply means rendering sincere service; showing reverence for Allah. In a deeper shade of meaning, it implies total submission and complete obedience to Allah's Commandments both in utterances and actions of man whether explicit or implicit and whether private or public.

Worship falls into two categories:

Visible (manifest or outward)

Invisible (concealed or inward)

Visible worship includes acts such as uttering the two parts of the "Shahada" performing prayers, giving Zakat (Obligatory charity), observing fast in the month of Ramadan, performing Hajj, recitation of the Holy Qur'an, supplication, adoring Allah by praising Him, purifying our bodies before prayers, etc.

This type of worship is associated with movement of the parts of human body, [actions].

Invisible worship is to believe in Allah, in the Day of Judgment, in the Hereafter, in the Angels, in the Books of Allah, in the Divine Decree of destiny (that good and bad are determined by Allah alone.

This type of worship does not involve movements of parts of the body but it surely has a bearing on one's heart which subsequently affects his way of life. (Beliefs).

It should be borne in mind that worship not dedicated to Allah alone, will be rejected as one form of polytheism or shirk, which amount to apostasy from the Islamic point of view.

The next step for a devotee (newly reverted to Islam) is to purify himself by taking a bath (total ablution). He should then resolve to comply with all the principles and rules of Islam in their entirety. He disowns all forms of polytheism and false beliefs. He should reject evil and be righteous. Such rejection of evil and being righteous is one of the requisites of the motto of Islam that is, Lailaha Illal Laah.

Allah has stated in the Holy Qur'an:

"… whoever disbelieves in false deities and believes in Allah, hath grasped the most trustworthy Handhold, that will never break…" (2:256)

we have to consider that when we declare from our heart that "there is no god (ditty) worthy to be worshipped but Allah." It implies on our part of love, devotion, faith and obedience to the rules of Islamic legislation which are legally binding on all Muslims. It is requirement of "there is no god worty to be worshipped but Allah," to love for the sake of Allah and to reject for the sake of Allah. This is the firmest anchor of belief which materializes the meaning of "AL-WALA and "AL-BARA". It means that a Muslim should love and be loyal to his Muslim brothers. He should, as a practice, dissociate himself completely from practices of the unbelievers and refuse to be influenced by them, both in worldly and religious matters.

We conclude with a humble prayer to Allah that He may cleanse the hearts and souls of those who are genuine seekers of truth and may He bless the community of believers. Ameen.