The Fundamentals of Islam

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by  Muhammad bin Sulaiman at-Tamimi

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THE FUNDAMENTALS
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ISLAM
SHAIKHUL.ISLAM
MUHAMMAD BIN SULAIMAN
AT-TAMIMI
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We seekt he help of Allah, and ask Him to
blessa nd praiseo ur ProphetM uhammadh, is
householda, ndc ompanions.
Q- What are the Fundamentalst hat everv
Muslim must learn?
1: t] Knowledge,r hari s, knowing Allah,
His Propher,a nd the retigiono f Islam with
its textualp roofs.
2) Applicationo f thisk nowledge.l
I t, tr.v eryi mportanror understanrhde m eaninogf
"applicarion"i n this conrexr,p articularlyr iittr
regardsto knowingA llah. It meansf,i rst,t hai Allah
alone is worthy.of being_loveda nd worshipped.
Second,H e is the only Creatoru pon Whom all
creaturesd ependf or their meanso f subsistence.
Third, the Divine Atrributesa nd beautifunl ameso f
Allah can never be applied to His crearures.
Applicationa lsom eanst hatA llah,t heE xaltedi,s far
removedf rom everyi mperfectiona, nd therei s none
3) Preachingk nowledge
4) Enduring with patiencew hatevers uch
applicationa ndp reachingm ay entail.2
is the textual proof of the above
Q-What
fundamentals?
A- The wordso f Allah:
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like Him. "Applicationo f knowingtheM csscngcor f
Allah means-lbvinga ndr cveringh im morc thana ny
other humanb eing,a nd observingh is Sunnah,a nd
making sure that-it takesp receiienceo ver mcn's
opinionsin all casest.M .M.l
2-Onemuset ndurew ith patiencee verythingw, hile
observinga ll the actso f worship,r efrainf rom all
actso f disobediencea, ndr esistw himsa nd
pervenedd esiresC. alamitiesa ndm isfortunesm ust
ilso be facedw ith patience[M .M-l
(I swear)B y the time.l Surely,m an is in (a
stateo f) loss,E xceptt hosew ho believea nd
do good deeds,a nd exhort one anothert o
acceptt he truth, and who exhorto ne another
to endure (the consequencetsh ereof with)
patience.2
a- What were Imam ash-Shafi'ee's
commentso n this surah?
I This is an oathm adeb y Allah stressingth ato nly
thosew ho believea ndd o goodd eedsw ill prosperI.t
also constitutesp roof of the four fundamentals
stateda bove: l) His words "thosew ho believe"
refer to knowledge; "do good deeds" refers to
applicationa, nd "...exhorot nea nothert o acceptt he
truth" refers to preaching.A nd "endure with
patience"r eferst o consequenceosf preachinga nd
qroclaimintgh et ruth.t M.M.J
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Surah# 103.
A- He said:" Weret histo be the only surah
Allah had sentd own to His slaves,i t would
haveb eene noughf or them."3
applicationp recedek nowledge,
Q-should
or vicev ersa?4
A- Knowledge must Precede both
applicationa nd deedsa, s signifiedb y the
wordso f Allah:
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3 Ibn Katheerc ited a similar quotationb y ash-
Shafieei n his commento n the above surah." lf
peoplec onsidert he meaningo f this s-urahi,t would
be enoughf or them."I bn Katheere xplainedo n Ash-
Shafiee'is tatemenbt y saying: "becauseit contains
thec entrael lementos f virtue."t M.M.l
4 This means that one must acquire religious
knowledgef irst beforem aking statementso, r even
before ferforming any religious function. For
instance,o ne must know how to pray before he
prays. So knowledgem ust come befored eedsa nd
utterancestM. .M.l
And know therei s no God but Allah, and
seekf orgivenessfo r your sins,a nd for the
believers.l
lmam al-Bukharic ommentedo n the above
verses, aying:
Thus Allah opened the verse with the
command of acquiring knowledge and
followed it with the command of
application.2
I Surah# 47.19
2 To give an example, on cannot pray before
learning how to pray. There are many Muslim
countriesi n which Allah's laws are not applied.
SomeI slamicp arties,h owever,b elievet hat if the
existingg overnmenits toppledb y a coupd 'dtat,o r
the heado f statei s assassinatetdh,e laws of Allah
can be appliedo vernight.T his is provent o be sheer
wishful thinking. In ordert o establisha rrueI slamic
state,t he subjectso f ther espectiveg overnmenmt ust
first be preparedt o accepr the Islamic state,
internallya sw ell ase xternallyT. he beste xamplew e
havei s the Messengeorf Allah, peaceb e uponh im.
Q-What are the three factst hat must be
learneda nd observed?
A- Allahh asc reatedu s ands uppliedu s with
our meanso f subsistencea,n d He hasn ot
neglectedu s. He sent us a Messenger.
Whoevero beyst he Messengerp,e aceb e
uponh im, shallb e admittedto Jannaha, nd
whoevedr isobeyhs im shalle nterH ell-Fire.
Q- What is the proof of the above?
A- Thew ordso f Allah:
He did not establisht he lslamic polity before he
himself immigratedt o Madinah.H e first mades ure
the grass-rootsw ere saturatedw ith the correct
aqeedah.O nly then he moved on to Madinah.T he
arrival of the Messengero f Allagh to Madinah
marks the birth of the Islamic polity. This fact may
be realizedb y observingt hat the versesr evealedi n
Makkahd eal with the creedsa, nd tenetso f tawheed,
or monotheismw, hereast he Madinanv ersesd eal
with acts of worship and transaction, i.e.,
applicationl.M .M.l
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We surelyh aves enty ou a Messengewr ho is
a witnesso ver you as We had sentF ir'awn
(Pharaoh) a Messenger.l But, Fir'awn
disobeyedth e Messengers,o We punished
him severely.2
Allah does not permit anYone to be
worshippedb esidesH im, neithera n angel
neart o Him, nor a commissionePdr ophet.
Q-What is the textualp roof of the above?
A- The wordso f Allah:
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I Musaw ast heM essengewrhorn Allah sent to
Fir'awnt.M .M.l
2 Surah# 74.1 5,16