8th Condition – Disbelief in Taaghoot
Posted by islamicbasics on August 13, 2007
8. Disbelief in the Tawaagheet (pl. of taaghoot)
As was mentioned in the post on the 2 pillars of laa ilaaha illallaah, it is a pillar of the shahaadah as well as a condition that one disbelieves and rejects anything that is worshipped besides Allaah. (a post explaining the term taaghoot will follow inshaAllaah)
قَد تَّبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىَ لاَ انفِصَامَ لَهَا وَاللّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ
Verily, the Right Path has become distinct from the wrong path. Whoever disbelieves in Tâghût and believes in Allâh, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break. And Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower. (Al-Baqarah 2:256)
Taariq ibn Asheem (may Allaah be pleased with him) said; I heard the Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu ‘alayhi wasalam) say, “Whoever say that there is no deity worthy of worship besides Allaah, and he disbelieves in whatever is worshipped besides Allaah, then Allaah has mde his blood and wealth unlawful. And his reckoning is with Allaah”. [Muslim, Musnad Imam Ahmed].
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