15- Ruling on uttering the two Shahadas before one's death
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15- Ruling on uttering the two Shahadas before one's death
Q: The questioner Abu Ahmad asks: "If one never performs Salah (prayer) during his lifetime and is granted success to utter the two Shahadas (Testimonies of Faith) before passing away, will they become a Muslim and be treated in the hereafter as a Muslim, and be resurrected with Muslims?"
A: If one utters it out of Tawbah (repentance to Allah) and embracement of Islam, Allah will pardon their previous sins. Shahadah will be accepted if one utters it out of Tawbah, Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah) and sincerity while they are acquainted with its meaning, rejecting Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) and sins sincerely. This is the true Tawbah by which Allah wipes out past sins. However, if one utters it as a habit, it will not benefit them if they die as Mushriks (those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). This means that they used to say it during their lifetime and before their death while insisting on worshipping graves, asking the dead for help and committing sins. They do not say it out of Tawbah and abstention from sins. Uttering Shahadah, in this case, will avail them nothing. They are similar in this regard to the hypocrites who utter it while sticking to their Kufr (disbelief) and hypocrisy. Also, they resemble grave worshippers who utter it in their gatherings, while they are worshipping the dead, asking them for help, vowing for them, and sacrificing animals for their sake like the worshippers of Al-Badawy, Al-Husayn, Shaykh `Abdul-Qadir and others.
[Vol. 1, Page No. 56]
Q: The questioner Abu Ahmad asks: "If one never performs Salah (prayer) during his lifetime and is granted success to utter the two Shahadas (Testimonies of Faith) before passing away, will they become a Muslim and be treated in the hereafter as a Muslim, and be resurrected with Muslims?"
A: If one utters it out of Tawbah (repentance to Allah) and embracement of Islam, Allah will pardon their previous sins. Shahadah will be accepted if one utters it out of Tawbah, Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah) and sincerity while they are acquainted with its meaning, rejecting Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) and sins sincerely. This is the true Tawbah by which Allah wipes out past sins. However, if one utters it as a habit, it will not benefit them if they die as Mushriks (those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). This means that they used to say it during their lifetime and before their death while insisting on worshipping graves, asking the dead for help and committing sins. They do not say it out of Tawbah and abstention from sins. Uttering Shahadah, in this case, will avail them nothing. They are similar in this regard to the hypocrites who utter it while sticking to their Kufr (disbelief) and hypocrisy. Also, they resemble grave worshippers who utter it in their gatherings, while they are worshipping the dead, asking them for help, vowing for them, and sacrificing animals for their sake like the worshippers of Al-Badawy, Al-Husayn, Shaykh `Abdul-Qadir and others.
[Vol. 1, Page No. 56]