The book of Tawheed - Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdulwahhab

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Contents

Foreword

On Tawheed

Chapter 1. Whoever Fulfilled the Requirements.
Chapter 2. Fear of Shirk

Chapter 3. The Call to Testify That None is Worthy ..
Chapter 4 Explanation of the Meaning of Tawheed.
Chapter 5 It is an Act of Shirk to Wear Rings ...
Chapter 6 What Has Been Said About the Use of...
Chapter 7 Whoever Seeks Blessings From a Tree ..
Chapter 8 What is Said Concerning Slaughter.

Chapter 9 Do Not Slaughter in the Name of Allah...
Chapter 10 A Vow to Another Besides Allah is Shirk
Chapter 11 Seeking Refuge in Other Than Allah is Shirk
Chapter 12 It is Shirk to Seek Aid From Other Than Allah
Chapter 13 Concerning Allah’s Words.

Chapter 14 The Words of Allah Most High

Chapter 15 Intercession

Chapter 16 The Words of Allah, Most High

Chapter 17 What Has Been Said Concerning the Reason...
Chapter 18 What Has Been Said Concerning .

Chapter 19 What Has Been Said About Exaggeration .
Chapter 20 What Has Been Said Concerning .

Chapter 21 What Has Been Said Concerning Those of.
Chapter 22 What Has Been Said Concerning Sorcery
Chapter 23 Clarification of a Number of Types of Sorcery
Chapter 24 What Has Been Said About Fortune-Tellers.
Chapter 25 What Has Been Said About An-Nushrah
Chapter 26 What Has Been Said About At-Tatayyur
Chapter 27 What Has Been Said About Af-Tanjeem
Chapter 28 What Has Been Said Concerning Al-Nnwaa*
Chapter 29 Allah’s Words: “And Among the People ..
Chapter 30 Allah’s Words: “It is Only Satan Who ..

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Chapter 31 Allah’s Words: “And Depend Upon Allah ...”
Chapter 32 Allah’s Words: “Did They Then Feel Secure...
Chapter 33 Part of Belief in Allah Consists Patience
Chapter 34 What Has Been Said About 4r-Riyaa*
Chapter 35 It is a Form of Shirk to Perform a (Good) Deed
Chapter 36 Whoever Obeys a Scholar or a Ruler.
Chapter 37 Allah's Words: “Do You Not See Those Who
Chapter 38 Whoever Denies the Names and Attributes. .
Chapter 39 Allah’s Words: “They Know the Favours of.”
Chapter 40 Allah’s Words: “And Do Not Ascribe
Chapter 41 What Has Been Said Concerning One Who
Chapter 42 Saying: “As Allah Wills and You Will.”
Chapter 43 Whoever Curscs Time Wrongs Allah
Chapter 44 To Be Called Judge of Judges and the Like
Chapter 48 Honouring the Names of Allah and...
Chapter 46 Whoever Made Fun of Anything in Which Allah
Chapter 47 Allah’s Words: “And Truly, If We Give Him.”
Chapter 48 Allah’s Words: “But When He Gives to Them.
Chapter 49 Allah’s Words: “The Most Beautiful Names...”
Chapter 50 One Should Not Say: “Peace Be Upon Allah
Chapter 51 Oh, Allah! Forgive Me if You Will

Chapter 52 One Should Not Say “My Slave...

Chapter 53 Whoever Asks in the Name of Allah .
Chapter 54 Nothing But Paradise Should Be Asked...
Chapter 55 The Prohibition of Maligning the Wind
Chapter $6 Allah’s Words: They Were Moved by Wrong,
Chapter 57 What Has Been Said About Those.

Chapter 58 What Has Been Said About Those Who Make
Chapter 59 What Has Been Said About Frequent Swearing,
Chapter 60 What Has Been Said About Allah’s Covenant
Chapter 61 What Has Been Said About Oath.

Chapter 62 Allah May Not Be Asked to Intercede...
Chapter 63 What Has Been Said About the Prophet's
Chapter 64 What Has Been Said About Allah's Words:

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Foreword

All praise be to Allah (88) “The Exalted, the Rabb of the worlds,
and our Prophet, Muhammad (és) ‘Blessings and Peace be upon
him’, and upon all his family and companions.

‘When I embraced Islam in 1983, by the grace of Allah (3), one
of the first books which I was given to read was a translation of
Kitaxb At-Tawheed by the renowned scholar, Muhammad Ibn
“Abdil Wahhaab: T understood very little of it and was driven to the
conclusion that this was because I was new to Islam and therefore
lacked knowledge. It was only later, when I was fortunate enough to
study the book, Taiseer Al-’Azeez Al-Hameed in Arabic, that I
realized that not even Arabic speakers try to understand Kitaah At-
Tawheed without the benefit of an explanation.

It has therefore been in my mind for some time to try to
provide English-speakers with an explanation of this great work,
but unfortunately, other projects diverted me until now.

In compiling this explanation, [have relicd mainly on Al-Jadeed
Fee Sharh Kiteub At-Tawheed vy Shaikh Mubammad Al-Qar’aawi,
Tafseer Ibn Katheer and a number of books of Hadith.

1 ask Allah (8) that He accept this humble effort from me
and make it of benefit to my brothers and sisters in Islam.

{Our Rabb! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Rabb!
Lay not on us a burden like that which You laid on those before
us; our Rabb! Put not on us a burden greater than we have
strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us forgiveness. Have
mercy on us. You are our Protector; and give us victory over the
disbelieving people} (Quran 2:286)
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Allah (38), says

And. | created not the jinn and mankind except that they should
worship me. | seek not any provision from them, nor do | ask that
they should feed Me. Verily, Allah is the All-provider, Owner of
Power - Mast Strong? (Qur’an $1:56)

Allah (34), informs us that it is He (88) Who created the jinn
and mankind, and that the wisdom behind that creation was that
they worship Him (3), Alone and reject the worship of any
other, and that He (8%) did not create them for any benefit for
Himself, but in order that they should worship Him (#8); and He
(88) has undertaken to provide sustenance for them, and He (3)
is the Most Truthful in keeping His (82) Promises and Able to
fulfill them, for He (3) is Strong

Benefits Derived from This Verse

1. That the wisdom behind Allah’s creation of the jinn and
mankind is that they worship Him Alone.

2. Confirmation of the presence of the jinn.

3. Allah’s complete independence from His creation

4, That the source of all sustenance is Allah, but the slave is
commanded to do all in his power to attain his needs

5. Confirmation of two of Allah’s names: Ar-Razzaaq (the All-
provider), Al-Mateen (Qwner of Power).

Relevance of This Verse to the Subject of Tawkeed

That these Qur’anic verses show the wisdom behind the
creation of the jinn and mankind is worship of Allah (4), Alone
and the rejection of all objects of worship besides Him.
Allah (8), says:
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And verily, We have sent among every community a
Messenger [proclaiming]: “Worship Allah [Alone] and avoid the
Taaghoot . Then of them were some whom Allah guided, and of
them were some upon whom the straying was justified. So travel
through the land and see what was the end of those who denied
{the truth] (Qur'an 16:36)

Allah (#8), informs us in these Que’anic verses that He has
sent to every community of mankind a Messenger (24%), who
conveyed to them the Message and ordered them to believe in
only.One God - Allah (8#) and to reject all those false gods
besides Him (3%). And the people who heard from these
Messengers (:#&) are divided inta two groups: The first, those
whom Allah (3) guided to goodness and who responded
positively to the guidance of the Messenger (#) and abstained
from all that was forbidden to them; the second group were
forbidden from success and rejected the truth, and therefore they
were losers, both in this world and the Hereafter. And whoever
travels throughout the earth, seeking to learn from it, will see the
evidence of Allah’s Retribution upon some of those who
stubbornly rejected the Guidance of Allah (3%) and His
Messengers (#2), such as ‘Aad, Thamood ? and Fir'aoun?

Benefits Derived From This Verse

1. Evidence that mankind has not been neglected and left
without guidance.

2. The universality of the Message to all nations, and the fact
that the Message brought by each new Messenger abrogated

yunghcot. AL that is worshipped or obeyed in disobedience to Alla (88) and Tis Messenger
(a) There are mnay kinds of Taaghoor: Their leader i leat ~ Allah’ curse be upon im and
all those who change the judgement of Allah (8); and all ose who judge by other than that which
‘Allah (44) fas revealed; and all those who cll the worship of ethers besides All 4), and all
‘those wo are worthipped besides Allah (4) ond they are pleased with that worship.

Aad and Tharnood: Contninities of ol, whom Allah (8) decroyed, ecanae of thir dsbelf and
reostion of the Messengers.

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