What you must believe about your Creator - Kalamullah.Com

Nullifiersof the two testimoniesالشهادتان : هنواقضهمچاNullifiers of the two testimonies are the nullifiers of Islam because itis the two testimonies that one pronounces in order to enter Islam.Uttering the two testimonies is affirming their intent, and beingsteadfast in establishing their prerequisites like fulfilling the ritualsof Islam. If one forsakes this steadfastness then he has invalidated thepledge he took when he uttered the t wo testimonies.The nullifiers of Islam are many and the scholars have collected themin books of Fiqh under the title, 'The Chapter of Riddah (Apostasy).'However, the most important of them are ten, which have beenmentioned by Shaikhul-Islam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab(rahimahullah) (they are the following).1. Shirk in the worship of Allah. Allah says, “Verily! Allah forgivesnot (the sin of) setting up partners in worship with Him, butHe forgives whom he pleases - sins other than that...”[Soorah an-Nisa (4): 116] and, “Verily, whosoever sets uppartners in worship with Allah, then Allah has forbiddenParadise for him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for theZalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) there are nohelpers.” [Soorah al-Maida (5): 72] and it includes sacrificingfor other than Allah, like tombs and jinn.2. Setting up intercessors between oneself and Allah, invokingthem, asking them for intercession and relying upon them.One who does this is considered by consensus a disbeliever.- 66 -