Kitab al Tawhid

Question 1

What are the Two types of Tawhid

Answer 1

1. Tawhid Al Rububiyah and Tawhid Al Asma Sal Sifat - concerning knowledge and proof
2. Tawhid Al Uluhiyah- Tawhid in Demand and Goal

Question 2

‘ I have only created Jinns and Men that they follow me’

Answer 2

‘و ما خلقت الجن والانس الا ليعبدون ‘
{51:56} surah Adh- Dhariyat

Question 3

What Did Ibn Al Qayyim say about worship?

Answer 3

‘It consists of 15 rules he who completes them has completed all the ranks of serving Allah and worshiping him’

Question 4

Verily worship is divided among the heart the Tongue and the senses, the terms of worship are 5? What are they?

Answer 4

1- that which is Essential- واجب
2- that which is recommended - مستحب
3- that which is wrong doing- حرام
4- that which is detestable- مكروه
5- that which is permissible- مباح

Question 5

What does the verse ‘ I have only created Jinns and Men that they serve Me’ mean?

Answer 5

The verse means that Allah has created Jinns and men just to serve Him and worship Him

Question 6

What did Imam Ibn Kathir say About the meaning of Islam?

Answer 6

‘ In Arabic the term Islam means Surrendering to Allah; an extreme state of submission and subservience’

Question 7

‘ verily we have sent to every nation a messenger with the command to serve Allah and stay away from evil’

Answer 7

‘و لقد بعثنا في كل امة رسولا ان اعيدوا الله واجتنبوا الطاغوت’
{16:36} surah Al Nahl

Question 8

What is the meaning of this verse?

Answer 8

Allah has informed us that He has sent to every people messengers with the message . ‘Serve Allah and stay away from Evil’ that is worship Allah Alone and do not worship any other beside Him

Question 9

What is the connect to this verse

Answer 9

فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا ۗ
Whoever rejects Evil and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy hand hold that never breaks ( 2:256) surah Al Baqarah
And that is the meaning behind ‘there is not God but Allah’

Question 10

Meaning of الطاغوت

Answer 10

Everything that servent passes beyond its limits causing transgression whether it is something that is followed or someone that is followed or worshiped or someone that is obeyed e.g Magicians, idols, fortune tellers
Something that is worshiped besides Allah

Question 11

‘وقضى ربك الا تعبدوا الا اياه وبالوالدين احسانا’
What does this verse mean and connection to Tawhid

Answer 11

Allah commanded the people with his worship alone and prohibited us from worshiping other than him

Question 12

In this verse was has Allah negated and affirmed?

Answer 12

Allah negated worshiping anyone but him and Affirmed that we worship him alone

Question 13

What did Ibn Al Qayyim ( May Allah have mercy on him ) say about Negation and affirmation in relation to Tawhid?

Answer 13

“و النفي المحض ليس توحيدا و كذالك الاثبات بدون النفي. فلا يكون التوحيد الا متضمنا للنفي و الاثبات”

Absolute negation is not unification neither is affirmation without negation, so unification can be only if it includes negation and affirmation

Question 14

‘و اعبدوا الله ولا تشر كوا به شيا’

Answer 14

‘ serve Allah and join no partners with him’
Surah al Nisa ( 4:36 )

Question 15

What is shirk

Answer 15

Worshiping other than Allah

Question 16

What are the types of shirk and their meanings?

Answer 16

• Major Shirk- when u divert the Ibadah of Allah to other than him e.g making dua for other than Allah and slaughtering for other than Allah
• Minor shirk- doesn’t take someone out of the fold of Islam but it is a path that can lead to shirk Akbar ( major shirk) e.g swearing by other than Allah

Question 17

What is the Holy verse ‘serve Allah and join no partners with him’ also called

Answer 17

The verse of the Ten rights
اية الحقوق العشرة

Question 18

۞ قُلْ تَعَالَوْا أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا

Answer 18

‘ say come i will rehearse what Allah prohibited you from’
Surah Al An’am (6:151)

Question 19

What are the two ways this verse shows the obligation of Tawhid?

Answer 19

1. The prophet ( peace be Upon him) said ‘come to me and I shall read to you what your Lord has prohibited’- Allah is going telling us that which is Haram is one way of showing what is to come
2. ‘That you do not worship other than Allah’- do not associate partners with Allah

Question 20

What did the Prophet ( peace be upon him) say to Mou’ath Bin Jabal about servants obligations towards Allah?

Answer 20

ان يعبدوه و لا يشركوا به شيا
They must worship Him and joining no partners with Him

Question 21

The word Tawhid was specifically mentioned in the sunnah of the prophet peace be upon him, what is the first Hadith that is mentioned in?

Answer 21

The Hadith of Abdulilah ibn Abbas peace be upon him where the prophet peace be upon him sent Mou’ath bin Jabal peace be upon him to Yemen to call upon Tawhid

Question 22

The word Tawhid was specifically mentioned in the sunnah of the prophet peace be upon him, what is the second Hadith it is mentioned in?

Answer 22

Is the Hadith of jabir ibn abdullah in describing the Hajj of the prophet peace be upon him

Question 23

The second chapter objective is to…

Answer 23

Clarify the virtue of Tawhid and that it wipes away sins
بيان فضل التوحيد و ما يكفر من النوب

Question 24

What is the first verse that is mentioned in this chapter?

Answer 24

الذين آمنوا ولم يلبسوا إيمانهم بظلم أولئك لهم الأمن وهم
مهتدون

Verily those who do not mix their Iman with oppression, they will have security and guidance

{Surah Al An’am 6:82}

Question 25

The oppression in this verse has been interpreted by the prophet peace be upon him to mean…a

Answer 25

Shirk

Question 26

What did the prophet peace be upon him say about what Lukman said to his son?

Answer 26

” have you not heard what Lukman had said to his son: ‘ O son join not in worship (others) with Allah for false worship is indeed the highest wrong doing ( 31:13) “
«يا بني لا تشرك بالله ان الشرك لظلم عظيم»

Question 27

What does the verse «أولئك لهم الأمن وهم
مهتدون»mean

Answer 27

The verse tells us that whoever doesn’t mix their iman with associating partners of Allah with shirk, then they will have two things
- safety and security in the Dunyah from all types of harm and Fitnah and in the Akhira and in the life of the grave- الامن
- in the Dunyah they are guided to knowledge and righteous action and in the Akhira they are guided to Jannah

Question 28

ادخله الله الجنة على ما كان من العمل

Answer 28

Allah would admit this person into Paradise for what he had performed

( Allah will enter you into Jannah regardless of your actions/ shortcomings)

Question 29

The دخول (entering) of Jannah is of two types, what are they?

Answer 29

1. دخول اولى:They will enter Jannah immediately
2. دخول ماليًا : They will enter Jannah after they have been purified of their shortcomings in the Hell fire ( jahanam)

Question 30

فإن الله حرم على النار

Answer 30

Allah has made Jahanam haram upon the one who says لا اله الا الله

Question 31

What is the virtues of Tawhid in this hadith?

Answer 31

The prophet peace be upon him says that jahanam is haram upon you as long as he says:
لا إله إلا الله، يبتغي بذلك وجه الله
Whilst being sincere

Question 32

Allah making Jahanam Haram upon you is of two levels, what are they?

Answer 32

1. تحريم مطلق:
   You will not enter into the fire of Allah in totality because of your Tawhid being complete
2. تحرم بعد اماد :
   Jahanam becoming haram upon you after some time- the person will enter into Jahanam as a form of cleansing their sins/ shortcomings
   It is haram for them to remain in jahanam for eternity

Question 33

The benefits of Tawhid mentioned in these two hadiths is..

Answer 33

Is that the believer will always end up in the Janah of Allah even if they are punished for their shortcomings

Question 34

In the third Hadith in this chapter, what did Musa say to Allah ‎ﷻ

Answer 34

قال موسى عليه السلام : يا رب علمني شيئا أذكرك به وأدعوك به قال : يا موسى قل : لا إله إلا الله قال : يا رب كل عبادك ، يقول هذا: به قال : يا موسى لو كان السماوات السبع ، وعامرهن غيري ، والأرضين السبع في كفة ، ولا إله إلا الله في كفة مالت بهن لا إله إلا الله

Question 35

What is the point of evidence of this Hadith

Answer 35

مالت بهن لا اله الا الله
That ‘ God but Allah’ will outweigh everything else in the dunya

Question 36

This Hadith is weak but there is another Hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr…

Answer 36

In which Lukman said to his son

Question 37

This Hadith is weak but there is another Hadith narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr…

Answer 37

In which Lukman said to his son