The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, informed Mu’adh bin Jabal, when he was going to the land of Yemen, “You are going to a people from the People of the Book. Let the first thing that you call them to be the worship of Allah. If they acknowledge Allah, then inform them that Allah has obligated upon them five prayers during their days and nights.” [Agreed upon]
This hadith is clear. It does not require much of an explanation. The Prophet applied this principle in his practical calling to Islam. He stayed in Makkah for thirteen years to each the people iman and to educate his Companions on this point and to correct the beliefs of the people. That is the pattern upon which the Companions were brought up.
Jundub ibn ‘Abdullah al-Bajaly said, “We learnt iman (faith) and then we learnt the Qur’an and it increased our iman.”
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar said, “We lived during an instant of time in which one of us would receive faith first before receiving the Qur’an and when the chapters were revealed we would learn what they permitted and what they prohibited and what they forbade and what they ordered and what should be Continue reading “” »
Importance of 'Aqidah
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