إِخْلَاصُ الدِّيْنِ وَاتِّبَاعُ السُّنَّةِ
Ikhlâs in the Dîn and Following the Sunnah1
Shaykh'ul Islâm Muhammad bin Abd'il Wahhâb Rahimahullâh
May Allâhu Taâlâ have mercy upon him and forgive him, Shaykh'ul Islâm Muhammad bin Abd'il Wahhâb has another letter as follows:
In the name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,
To whomever this letter reaches amongst the Muslims... May Allâh guide us and them to His true religion and to following His straight path. May He provide us and them with the Millah (religion) of al-Khalîlayn (His two close friends); Muhammad Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam and Ibrâhîm Alayh'is Salâm.
Salâmun Alaykum wa Rahmatullâhi wa Barakâtuhu.
To proceed:
Allâhu Taâlâ said,
"And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (Shirk) and until all of the religion will be for Allâh Alone." (Al-Anfâl, 8/39)
Allâhu Taâlâ also said,
"And hold firmly to the rope of Allâh all together and do not become disunited." (Âl-i Imrân, 3/103)
Allâhu Taâlâ also said,
"He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Nûh..."
Until His statement,
"... to establish the religion and not be divided therein." (Ash-Shûrâ, 42/13) Until the end of the verse.2
It is obligatory upon every person who fears Allâh and Hell to ponder over the Speech of his Lord who created him.
Is it possible for any human being to obey Allâh with something other than the religion of the Nabî Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam? This is due to the statement of Allâhu Taâlâ,
"And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers - We will give him what he has taken..." (An-Nisâ, 4/115) Until the end of the verse.3
The religion of the Nabî Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam is Tawhîd (monotheism), which is knowing "La Ilaha Illallâh Muhammadun Rasûlullâh (there is no -true- deity -worthy of worship- except Allâh and Muhammad is the messenger of Allâh)" and acting upon its necessities.
If it is said, "All of the people say this!", then it will be said to him:
There are some amongst those who say it while deeming that it means, "nothing other than Allâh creates", "nothing other than Allâh provides sustenance" or something similar to this.
There are also some amongst them who do not comprehend its meaning.
There are some amongst them who do not act upon its necessities.
And there are some amongst them who do not understand its reality.
Those who are stranger are those who comprehend it from one perspective but shows enmity towards it and its people from another perspective.
Those stranger than the previous are those who love it and ascribe themselves to its adherents, but do not differentiate between its allies and enemies.
Oh, glory be to Allâh the supreme from all defects! Can two opposing groups take place in the same religion while all of them are upon the truth? No by Allâh!
"And what can be beyond truth except error?" (Yûnus, 10/32)
If it is said, "Tawhîd is beautiful and the religion is true apart from Takfîr and fighting!", it is said:
Act in accordance with Tawhîd and the religion of the Rasûl Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam, so that the ruling of Takfîr and fighting will be lifted from you. If the right of Tawhîd is affirming it and turning away from its rulings, let alone hating it and showing enmity towards it; then by Allâh, this is Kufr (disbelief) per se and its clearest form.
Whoever finds any of this problematic should study the Sîrah (life stories) of Muhammad Sallallâhu Alayhi wa Sallam and his companions.
Returning Allâh's peace, mercy and blessings unto you as I did in the beginning!..
1- Ar-Rasâ'il'ush Shakhsiyyah, 27th letter, p. 182-183; ad-Durar'us Saniyyah, 2/55-56.
2- The verse reads,
"He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Nûh, and that which We have revealed to you (O Muhammad), and that which We enjoined upon Ibrâhîm, Mûsâ, and Îsâ - to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Intolerable for the polytheists, is that to which you call them. Allâh chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back to Him in penitence." (ash-Shûrâ, 42/13)
3- The verse reads,
"And whoever opposes the Messenger after guidance has become clear to him and follows other than the way of the believers - We will give him what he has taken and We shall admit him into Jahannam, what an evil destination." (an-Nisâ, 4/115)
