Shaykh Sa’d bin Naasir ash-Shithree [May Allaah
Preserve him]
Former Member of Permanent Committee of Senior Scholars
Former Member of Permanent Committee of Senior Scholars
The
first Pillar of Islaam is Tawheed
This
is the call of the all the Messengers and Prophets, so they were all sent for
this purpose.
So
believing in Tawheed means we must make an outward testification in our belief
in it, to affirm its truthfulness and if one says this, we must accept it from
him.
Some
of the conditions of the statements of Tawheed, the two Shahaadas, is to know,
to truly believe, to submit, to act upon, to accept and to love it.
The
meaning of ‘There is no God except Allaah’ means there is no god worthy of
worship except Allaah, no god in truth. This means worship is only due for
Allaah, the Most High, otherwise any other god is false. The statement of
Tawheed is to act for Allaah Alone, no one or thing else, therefore Allaah
Alone deserves our worship and I worship Him alone.
The
meaning of ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of Allaah’ means we believe what he says,
we follow him, we worship Allaah the way and manner he did and we send Salaat
and Salaam upon him.
The
second pillar of Islaam is Salaah
To
establish means establishing Salaah is obligatory. The Salaah is a contract
that we have with Allaah, the Most High.
The
third pillar of Islaam is Zakaah
Meaning,
Specific wealth which given to specific people (cf. 9:60)
The
forth pillar of Islaam is Fasting
Fasting
is for the one who is able which means they refrain from food, drink and
intercourse from dawn to sunset in the 9th Islamic month.
The
fifth pillar of Islaam is Hajj
Hajj
means to have intention, so it means go to have the intention to go the House
of Allaah and honour it.
One
of the conditions of Hajj being an obligation is that the person has the ability
to do Hajj. The scholars differed as to what ability entails:
1)
Some said that the person is financially able
2)
Imam Maalik was of the opinion that ability means one is physically able
3)
Abu Haneefah said that it refers to both financial and physical ability.
Emaan
Ahl
as-Sunnaah believe that Eemaan refers to speech, action and belief so all of these are connected and must be
actualised and practiced for one to have Eemaan.
The
difference between Islaam and Eemaan
The
scholars have stated that there is no real difference between Islaam and Eemaan
as Islaam is needed for Eemaan and visa versa. So, if you don’t have Eemaan
then you’re Islaam and Shahaadah of Islaam are invalid. However, the majority
of the scholars differed between the meanings of Islaam and Eemaan based on
this Hadeeth and other evidences. They stated that Islaam is the level where
people believe but Eemaan is the next level up and the next level above beyond
that is Ihsaan. So they argued that difference between Islaam and Eeman in
definition is that Islaam is what is apparent, so the good deeds one does are
from the Islaam of a person. However, Eemaan is hidden and part of the beliefs
and inner faith of a person,
Pillars
of Eemaan
To
believe in Allah
This
has four parts; 1) to believe that Allaah exists 2) to believe He is your Lord [Tawheed
Ruboobiyyah] 3) to believe He is One 4) to believe He has Actions connected to
His Names and Attributes. Added to this, because we believe in the above we
worship Him Alone, thus affirming Tawheed Uboodiyyah.
To
believe in Angels:
To
believe in the Angels means we believe they 1) exist and that Allaah, the Most
High, created them and they are 2) perfect in worshipping him. Added to this,
we must believe what we have been told and informed about the Angels, their 3) names
and 4) their duties.
To
believe in the Books:
This
is to believe in the books that 1) have been named and those 2) that have not
be named, so we believe that Allaah, the Most High, has revealed Books and we
believe they are all from Him. To have Eemaan in the Books is also to believe
in this 3) Quraan, that Allaah, the Most High, 4) spoke it, it is 5) unchanged,
there is no falsehood or crookedness in it and that the Quraan is a 6) mercy
and guides mankind in its legislation and explanation
To
believe in Prophets:
This
is believe that they have been 1) sent as guides for us to follow and for us to
believe in all of them, 2) those that we know and 3) those that we don’t know.
To
believe in the Last Day:
This
is to believe that we will all be resurrected and held to account, those being rewarded
and others being punished.
To
believe in Qadr:
This
is believe that 1) Allaah, the Most High, Knows everything before they happen.
That Allaah Wrote the Qadr or Pre-Decree 2) in Lawhil Mafooz, that 3) He willed
everything to happen and that 4) He Created everything, us and our actions.
Belief
in the Qadr also consists of believing in the good and the bad of Pre-Decree:
This
is to believe that 1) Allaah, the Most High, willed all good and bad to occur
and 2) to believe that Qadr has good and bad and 3) all good and bad is
connected to the Will of Allaah and only occurs because He Allowed it, not
through the will of anything or anyone else.
Ihsaan
This
is the final level of believe. To live your live as though you see Allaah, the
Most High, and if you don’t see Him, the Most High, then you Know that He Sees
you.
This
Hadeeth refutes the Murjee idea that belief is only in the heart. We believe
that the Shariah is based on actions for us to do and become better believers therefore
Islaam or Eemaan cannot be conviction in the heart alone.
Ihsaan is to worship Allaah: Meaning, to do whatever Allaah, the Most High, Loves
for us to do and ordered us to do, this was mentioned by Shaykh al-Islaam.
As if you see him: Meaning, to affirm that we will see Him in the Hereafter
and can’t be done in this life but the point is, we realise He is watching in
every aspect in our life and we act accordingly.
[Taken
from the Explanation of Nawawee’s Forty Hadeeth]
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