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8 CONDITIONS DEDUCTED FROM YÛNUS 10/104-106 | SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN ABD’IL WAHHÂB

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ثَمَانُ حَالاَتٍ اِسْتَنْبَطَهَا الشَّيْخُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ مِنْ قَوْلِ اللّٰهِ تَعَالَى:
﴿يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ فِي شَكٍّ مِنْ دِينِي فَلاَ أَعْبُدُ الَّذِينَ تَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ وَلٰكِنْ أَعْبُدُ اللّٰهَ الَّذِي يَتَوَفَّاكُمْ وَأُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. وَأَنْ أَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا وَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ. وَلاَ تَدْعُ مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ مَا لاَ يَنْفَعُكَ وَلاَ يَضُرُّكَ فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذًا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ.﴾ [يونس: 104-106]

8 Conditions Shaykh'ul Islâm Muhammad bin Abd'il Wahhâb Rahimahullâh Deducted from the from the Statements of Allâhu Taâlâ,
"O people, if you are in doubt as to my religion - then I do not worship those which you worship besides Allâh; but I worship Allâh, who causes your death. And I have been commanded to be of the believers. And 'direct your face entirely towards the religion as a Hanîf (Muwahhid, i.e., Islamic Monotheist), and never be one of the Mushrikûn (polytheists).' And do not invoke besides Allâh that which neither benefits you nor harms you, for if you did, then indeed you would be of the Dhâlimûn (pl. Dhâlim; wrongdoers)." (Yûnus 10/104-106)1

Muhammad bin Abd'il Wahhâb Rahimahullâh

In the name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Shaykh Muhammad bin Abd'il Wahhâb Rahimahullâhu Taâlâ said:

There are eight conditions mentioned in these verses:

The First Condition: Abandoning worship to other than Allâh in an absolute manner. Even if with great ambition and immense terrorization his mother or father tries to turn him away from this, (one should never commit Shirk). Just as it happened to Sa'd (bin Abî Waqqâs) Radiyallâhu Anh with his mother.

The Second Condition: When the majority of people recognize Shirk, manifest enmity towards it, and abandon it, they do not comprehend what Allâh wants from his heart pertaining to His glorification [and exaltation]2 and having apprehensive fear [and reverence]3 of Him. Allâh mentioned this condition with His statement,

"But I worship Allâh, who causes your death." (Yûnus 10/104)

The Third Condition: If we were to assume that this person deemed to abandon Shirk and what this necessitates, then it is incumbent for him to proclaim that he is from this Tâifah (group). This is so, even if his objective (of manifesting his Dîn) is not fulfilled except by fleeing from a country which is full of Tawâghît (pl. Tâghût) whose enmity reaches the highest point. This is so that he may proclaim he is from the (Haqq, true) Tâifah who wage war against the Tawâghit and the Kuffâr.

The Fourth Condition: If we were to assume that this person deemed he fulfilled these three conditions, it may be that he does not reach seriousness concerning acting accordingly to the Din. Whereas, seriousness and as-Sidq (truthfulness) is directing one's face to the (true) religion (as is mentioned in the âyah).

The Fifth Condition: If we were to assume that this person deemed he fulfilled these four conditions, then (additionally) it is incumbent for him to affiliate himself with a Madhhab. Hence, he was commanded to be a follower of the "Madhhab of al-Hanîfiyyah" and to abandon any Madhhab other than it even if they are Sahîh (authentic). Since al-Hanîfiyyah would suffice him.

The Sixth Condition: If we were to assume that this person deemed he fulfilled these five conditions, then (additionally) it is incumbent for him to make Barâ'ah (distance himself) from the Mushrikûn as to not increase their numbers.

The Seventh Condition: If we were to assume that this person deemed he fulfilled these six conditions, it may be that he makes Du'â/Ibâdah to a Nabî or other than him for some objectives of his -even if this is for objectives relating to the Dîn- without having belief with his heart. This person deems that nothing will happen if he utters this (word of Kufr) without having belief with his heart for such and such reasons, especially at times of fear. Then, this person does not enter this condition.

The Eighth Condition: If this person deemed he is safe from all of these (acts of Kufr), yet others from his brethren (in Dîn) perform these out of fear or for some objective, does he affirm Allâh that this person has become one of the Dhâlimûn (wrongdoers), even if he is from amongst the most righteous of people, or does he say, "How does he become a Kâfir [How can I declare Takfîr upon him]4 while he loves the Dîn and hates Shirk?" (If this is so, then he has not attained Tawhîd...)

How few are those who are free from this! Rather, how few are those who comprehend this even though they do not act upon it! Nay, how few are those who do not perceive this to be madness... Wallâhu A'lam!




1- We used the copy of Muallafât'ush Shaykh, 1/390-392 as the primary source for translation. This pamphlet is also found in 5/113-114 of the same work and ad-Durar'us Saniyyah, 13/213-215.

2- The phrase between parentheses is found in ad-Durar'us Saniyyah.

3- The phrase between parentheses is found in ad-Durar'us Saniyyah.

4- The phrase between parentheses is found in ad-Durar'us Saniyyah.
"If the ignorant persists, gets haughty, is determined upon his transgression and misguidance, chooses blindness over guidance, and if what he falls into and disputes with regards to is Shirk Akbar (major Shirk) that brings the person who commits it out of the fold of the faction of Muslims to the party of polytheists, then in this case, the just verdict is the sword!" (al-Fath'ur Rabbânî min Fatâwâ'l Imâm ash-Shawkânî, 1/185)

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