The Islamic Creed – A Commentary on a Hadith Covering Broad Topics

It is reported in al-Musnad and others from the Ḥadith of Abu Hurayrah (May Allāh be pleased with him) that he said: “Renew your Iman. Someone said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, ‘how do we renew our Iman?’ He (May Allah elevate his rank & grant him peace) said, ‘utter more and more the statement of Islamic monotheism: Laa ilaha illa Allah (i.e., none has the right to be worshipped, in truth, except Allah).”Meaning: that consistency with this statement (i.e., Laa ilaha illa Allah) renews ʾĪmān in the heart, fills it with light and increases it in certainty and sincerity. This station requires the servant to be consistent and fight against the soul continuously. The ʿAqidah is not a text you read at school, then you stop, study it with a scholar in one of the Masajid, and then quit. Rather, it is singularly a matter that stays with you throughout your life. These words amazingly fortify the ʿAqidah and strengthen it in the heart.

Publisher: Maktabul Irshad
Author: Shaykh Abdurazzaq Al-Badr
Pages: 94
Cover: Softcover