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The
first obligation upon creation
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Question:
What is the first obligation upon creation?
Response:
The first obligation upon creation is the first thing to which
they are called to. The Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) explained to Mu'aadh ibn Jabal, when
he sent him to Yemen, and told him:
((Indeed
you are going to the People of the Book, so the first thing
to which you shall call them to is the testification that
there is no god except Allaah,and that Muhammad is the messenger
of Allaah...)), [Transmitted by Imaam
al-Bukhaaree - The Book of Zakaah, Numbers 1458, 1496;
and Imaam
Muslim - The Book of Eemaan, Numbers 29, 30, 31].
So
this is the first obligation upon the servant (of Allaah),
that he singles out Allaah (alone for worship), and he testifies
to His messenger (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) who came (forth) with the message (of
Islaam).
And
by singling out Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) (alone for worship), and testifying to His
messenger (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) who came (forth) with the message (of
Islaam), one actualises purity of intention and adherence
(to the messenger's teachings), both of which are conditions
for the acceptance of all forms of worship.
So
this is the first obligation upon the servant (of Allaah),
that he singles out Allaah (alone for worship), and he testifies
to (all of) His messengers (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) who came (forth) with the (same) message.
So
the testification that there is no god except Allaah (alone)
incorporates tawheed (singling out Allaah alone for worship)
in its entirety.
Shaykh
Ibn 'Uthaymeen
Fiqh al-'Ibaadaat - Question 4, Page 18
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