36-41 Basics Tawheed, Fiqh and ‘Aqeedah Flashcards
If someone asks you:
“What is your belief concerning the Noble Qur’aan that is in
the mus-haf?”
Say: **I believe that it is the Book of Allaah and that it is not something created. **
The proof
for this is Allaah’s saying:
وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِآِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّى يَسْمَعَ آَلاَمَ اللّهِ
“And if one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so
that he may hear the Word of Allaah.” [Surah At-Tawbah: 6]
If someone asks you:
“Is the Qur’aan in Arabic or in a language other than Arabic?”
Say: **It is Arabic. **
The proof for this is Allaah’s saying:
إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
“Verily, We have made it an Arabic Qur’aan in order that you may comprehend it.”
[Surah Az-Zukhruf: 3]
And Allaah says:
نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ . عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ . بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِيٍّ مُّبِينٍ
“It (i.e. the Qur’aan) was brought down by the trustworthy spirit (angel Jibreel) to
your heart (O Muhammad), that you may be one of the warners in a plain Arabic
language.” [Surah Ash-Shu’araa: 193-195]
If someone asks you:
“Does Allaah have Names and Attributes?”
Say: **Yes, He has Names and Attributes that befit His Majesty. **
The proof for this is Allaah’s saying:
وَلِلّهِ الأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
“And to Allaah belong the Most Perfect Names so call Him by them.” [Surah Al-
A’raaf: 180]
And Allaah says:
وَلِلّهِ الْمَثَلُ الأَعْلَىَ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
“And to Allaah belongs the Highest Description. And He is the All-Mighty, Most Wise.” [Surah An-Nahl: 60]
Allaah’s Names are not limited to a specific number that is known to us. This is based on the Prophet’s saying: “I cannot count Your praises.” [Reported by Muslim from the
hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah]
If it is said to you:
** “Does someone other than Allaah know the Unseen?”**
Say: **No one knows the Unseen except for Allaah. **
The proof for this is Allaah’s saying:
وَمَا آَانَ اللّهُ لِيُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ
“And it is not for Allaah to reveal the secrets of the Unseen to you.” [Surah Aali ‘Imraan: 179]
And Allaah says:
فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا الْغَيْبُ لِلّهِ
“Say: Verily the Unseen is for Allaah alone.” [Surah Yoonus: 20] And He says:
وَعِندَهُ مَفَاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لاَ يَعْلَمُهَا إِلاَّ هُوَ
“And with Him lie the keys to the Unseen. No one knows them except Him.”
[Surah Al-An’aam: 59]
If it is said to you:
“When will the Last Hour be established?”
Say: **The Final Hour is from the matters of the Unseen, which no one knows about except Allaah. **
The proof for this is Allaah’s saying:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ
“Verily, with Allaah lies the knowledge of the (Last) Hour.” [Surah Luqmaan: 34]
And He says: “To Him is referred the knowledge of the Hour.” [Surah Fussilat: 47]
Also, the Prophet said: “No one knows when the Final Hour will be established except Allaah.” [Reported by Al-Bukhaaree from the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar ]
If someone asks you:
“How many conditions are there for a deed to be accepted by Allaah?”
Say: Three. They are:
**1. Islaam: Allaah does not accept the deeds of a disbeliever. **
The proof for this is
Allaah’s saying:
وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَى مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاء مَّنثُورًا
“And We shall turn to whatever deeds they did, and make such deeds as
scattered floating particles of dust.” [Surah Al-Furqaan: 23]
**2. Sincerity: **
The proof for this is Allaah’s saying:
وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ
“And they were not commanded except to worship Allaah sincerely, making the worship purely for Him alone.” [Surah Al-Bayyinah: 5]
And in a qudsee hadeeth reported by Abu Hurairah , the Prophet said: “Allaah, Blessed and Exalted, said: ‘I am the most free from Shirk of all those that are mixed with Me in worship. Whoever does a deed in which he mixes someone else
with Me, I abandon him and his Shirk.” [Reported by Muslim]
3. Following the Prophet’s Sunnah:
The proof for this is the hadeeth reported by ‘Aa’ishah , in which the Prophet said: “Whoever does a deed which is not in conformity with our affair (i.e. Sunnah), then he is rejected.” [Reported by Muslim]
