THE REALITY OF LA ILAHA ILLALLAH MUHAMMAD-UR-RASUL ALLAH (THE CONCLUDING PART)

Last week we spoke about the First Part of the Reality of La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah where we said “it is that you have to pledge a covenant with Allah, the Creator of the Heaven and Earth, the Ruler of all that exist, the Lord of Majesty and Highness. We also went further to look at the Four Points your pledge has to based on (CLICK HERE to read the four points), today we shall be talking about the remain two parts of the Reality of La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped expect Allah and Muhammad is the messager of Allah), may Allah increase your wisdom and understanding as you read this (AMEN).

 SECOND PART

B. it is essential to utter: La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped expect Allah and Muhammad is the messager of Allah) as it was a statement that came from the Prophet to his uncle Abu Talib when he was about to die. He said “O uncle, if you utter La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped expect Allah and Muhammad is the messager of Allah), then I shall be able to argue on your behalf before Allah, on the day of Resurrection”.

THIRD PART 
        C. it is also essential that your limbs and every other part of your body testify to it, and it is very important as regards to it meaning. This is so because once you have confessed to this then you shall not commit sins such as robbing, killing, stealing, illegal sex intercourse, eating of pig, drinking alcohol, telling lies amongst other things that Allah has forbidden. If after you have confessed to La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped expect Allah and Muhammad is the messager of Allah) and you still commit those sin then your limbs and every other part of your body will testify against you, they will call you a lair on the word you pledge to Allah (May our body not testify against us amen).

With a true confession of La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped expect Allah and Muhammad is the messager of Allah) a person enters the fold of the Islamic religion accordingly, it is essential for him to believe in all the Messenger of Allah and not to differentiate between them, as it is mentioned in the book where Allah said “Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My slave Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) as Auliya (lords, gods, protectors) beside Me? Verily, We have prepared Hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers” (Q18:102 -110)

The confession of La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped expect Allah and Muhammad is the messager of Allah) is very necessary for anyone who wishes to embrace Islam, and after this confession the person is also required to take a bath and then offer two Rak’at prayer, and act upon the five principle of Islam which are as follows;

1. To testify La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped expect Allah and Muhammad is the messager of Allah)   
2. To perform As-Salat (five daily Prayer)
3.  To pay Zakat (Arms giving) 
4. To perform Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makkah)
5.  To observe Saum (fasting) during the month of Ramadan

He/she must also believe in the six articles of the Faith which are;

1.  Allah
2. His Angels 
3. His Messengers 
4.  His revealed Books 
5. The Day of Resurrection and  
6.  Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainment)

With this we have come to the end of the Reality of La Ilaha Illallah Muhammad-Ur-Rasul-Allah (none has the right to be worshipped expect Allah and Muhammad is the messager of Allah), I hope we all have been able to learn something. I pray that Almighty Allah shall make us steadfast in Islam as He continue to guide and protect us (AMEN). See you next week and Barika Jumat!!!!!

ORIGINAL WRITTEN BY

DR. M. Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and DR. Muhammad Muhsin Khan

REWRITTEN BY

Abdulhafeez Onitilo