الدرس الرابع: بيانُ فَضْلِ التَّوحيدِ

[عبد الله الداخل]

الدرس الرابع: بيانُ فَضْلِ التَّوحيدِ


التوحيدُ هو: إخلاصُ الدينِ للَّهِ جل وعلا، وهو شَرطٌ لدخولِ العبدِ في الإسلامِ.
وهو معنَى شَهادةِ أن لا إلهَ إلا اللهُ، ومَن لم يُوحِّدِ اللهَ فليسَ بمُسلمٍ، وإن ادَّعَى الإسلامَ ونطَقَ بشَهادةِ التَّوْحيدِ بلِسانِه؛ فلا تَصِحُّ الشَّهادةُ منه حتى يَعْمَلَ بمُوجَبِها، وذلك بأن يُخْلِصَ الدِّينَ للهِ عز وجل، ويَجْتَنِبَ عبادةَ ما يُعْبَدُ من دونِ اللهِ، ويَتَبَرَّأَ من الشِّركِ وأهلِه.
قال اللهُ تعالى: ﴿لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَا وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ﴾ [البقرة: 256].
وقال تعالى: ﴿وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَى فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ﴾ [الزمر: 17].
وقال تعالى: ﴿وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ﴾ [النحل: 36].
1: فأعظمُ فضائلِ التوحيدِ أنه أصلُ دينِ الإسلامِ، فلا يَصِحُّ دُخولُ العبدِ في الإسلامِ إلا بالتوحيدِ.
وثوابُ المُوحِّدِ أعظمُ الثوابِ: وهو رِضْوانُ اللهِ عز وجل، والنَّجاةُ من النارِ، ودخولُ الجَنَّةِ، ورُؤيةُ اللهِ تبارك وتعالى.
عن مُعاذِ بن جَبَلٍ رضِي الله عنه أن رسولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: ((ما مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلا اللهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ صِدْقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ إِلاَّ حَرَّمَهُ اللهُ عَلى النَّارِ)). رواه البخاري.
وعن عُبادةَ بن الصامتِ رضِي الله عنه، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((مَنْ شَهِدَ أن لا إلهَ إلا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ ورَسُولُهُ، وَأنَّ عِيسى عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ وَكَلِمَتُهُ ألْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ ورُوحٌ مِنْهُ، وَأنَّ الجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ، وَالنارَ حَقٌّ، أدْخَلَهُ الله الجَنَّةَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنَ العَمَلِ)) متفق عليه.
فالمؤمنُ المُوحِّد قد وَعَده اللهُ بدُخولِ الجنَّةِ، وإنِ ارتكَبَ من المعاصي ما ارتكَبَ، فإنه قد يَغْفِرُ اللهُ له ذنوبَه ويَعْفو عنه، وقد يُعذِّبُه على ما فعَلَ من المعاصي في الدنيا أو في قَبْره أو في عَرَصات يومِ القيامةِ أو في النارِ ثم يكونُ مآلُه إلى الجنةِ بإذن الله تعالى.
وأما المشركُ فإنَّ عُقوبتَه أعظمُ العقوباتِ: وهي غَضَبُ اللهِ عز وجل ومَقْتُه والخُلودُ الأبَدِيُّ في نارِ جَهنَّم، والحِرْمانُ من دُخولِ الجنَّةِ، والحِرْمانُ من رؤيةِ اللهِ عز وجل.
قال اللهُ تعالى: ﴿إِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنْصَارٍ﴾ [المائدة: 72].
وقال: ﴿كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمَحْجُوبُونَ * ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ﴾ [المطففين: 15–16].
واللهُ تعالى لا يَغْفِرُ الشِّرْكَ، ولا يَعْفُو عن المشركين، بل أَوْجَب عليهم العَذَابَ الأليمَ المُقِيم إذا ماتوا على الشِّرْكِ ولم يتوبوا منه، كما قال اللهُ تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا﴾ [النساء: 116]
وعن عبدِ اللهِ بنِ مَسعودٍ رضِي الله عنه قال: ( قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ((مَن مات وهو يَدْعو من دونِ الله نِدًّا دخَلَ النارَ)) وقلت أنا: مَن مات وهو لا يَدْعو للهِ نِدًّا دخَلَ الجَنَّةَ ). رواه البخاري.
والشِّرْكُ معناه أن تَعْبُدَ معَ اللهِ أحَدًا غيرَه؛ فتَجْعَلَه شَرِيكًا للهِ في العبادةِ، ومَن أَشْرَكَ مع اللهِ أحَدًا حَبِطَ عَمَلُه وكان من الخاسرين، قال اللهُ تعالى: ﴿وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ * بَلِ اللَّهَ فَاعْبُدْ وَكُنْ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ﴾ [الزمر: 65– 66].
فمِن أعظمِ فضائلِ التوحيدِ: النجاةُ من العقابِ الذي أعَدَّه اللهُ للمشركين.

2: ومن فَضائلِ التوحيدِ: أنه شَرْطٌ لقَبولِ الأعمالِ، فكلُّ أعمالِ المشرك غَيْرُ مَقْبولةٍ، وكلُّ دِينٍ غيرِ دينِ الإسلامِ غيرُ مَقْبولٍ، قال اللهُ تعالى: ﴿وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ﴾ [آل عمران: 85].
وقال: ﴿وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ [الأنعام: 88].
وقال في الكُفَّار: ﴿وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَى مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَنْثُورًا﴾ [الفرقان: 23].
فعَمَلُ المُشرِكِ حابِطٌ مردودٌ غيرُ مَقْبولٍ؛ لأن اللهَ تعالى لا يَقْبَلُ من مُشركٍ عَمَلاً.
وعَمَلُ المُؤْمِنِ المُوَحِّد مَقْبولٌ وإن كانَ قليلاً، بل يُضاعِفُه اللهُ له أضعافًا كثيرةً.

3: ومِن فَضائلِ التوحيدِ ما يَجِدُه المُؤْمِنُ المُوحِّدُ من سَكينةِ النفسِ وطُمَأنينةِ القلب، ذلك أنَّ المُوحِّد يَدْعو ربًّا واحدًا سميعًا بصيرًا عليمًا قديرًا رَءُوفًا رَحِيمًا، بيدِه المُلْك كلُّه، وبيدِه النَّفعُ والضُّرُّ، لا إلهَ إلا هو، فيَعْبُدُه ويَتَوَكَّلُ عليه، ويَرْجُو رحمتَه ويَخْشَى عَذَابَه، ويَتَّبِعُ رِضْوانَه ويَتقَلَّبُ في فَضْلِه ورحمتِه، فهو مُطْمَئِنُّ القَلْبِ بذِكْرِ اللهِ، غَنِيٌّ باللهِ، عزيزٌ باللهِ، مُتوكِّلٌ على اللهِ، لا يَخافُ ولا يَحْزَنُ، ولا يَضِلُّ ولا يَشْقَى.
وأما المُشْرِكُ فيَدْعُو من دونِ اللهِ ما لا يَضُرُّه ولا يَنْفَعُه، حائرٌ قلبُه بين أربابِه الذين يَدْعُوهم من دونِ اللهِ، وهم عن دُعائِه غَافِلُونَ.
قال الله تعالى: ﴿أَأَرْبَابٌ مُتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ﴾ [يوسف: 39].
وقال تعالى: ﴿ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ﴾ [الزمر: 29].
وقال تعالى: ﴿وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَنْ دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ * وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ﴾ [الأحقاف: 5–6].
وقال الله تعالى: ﴿الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ أُولَئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ﴾ [الأنعام: 82].
وفسَّرَ النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الظُّلْمَ في هذه الآيةِ بالشِّرْكِ، واستَدَلَّ بقولِه تعالى: ﴿إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ﴾ [لقمان: 13].

4: ومِن فَضائلِ التوحيدِ أنه السَّبَبُ الأعظمُ لمَحَبَّةِ اللهِ عز وجل للعَبْدِ، وما يَتْبَعُها من بركاتٍ كثيرةٍ منها: مَغْفرةُ الذنوبِ، وتَفْريجُ الكُروبِ، ومُضاعفةُ الحسناتِ، ورِفْعةُ الدَّرجاتِ، والحِفْظُ من الشُّرورِ والآفاتِ، ورَدُّ كَيْدِ الأعداءِ، وزَوالُ الهُمومِ والغُمومِ، وحُصولُ النِّعَمِ والبركاتِ، واندفاعُ النِّقَمِ والعُقوباتِ، والتَّحَرُّرُ من رِقِّ النفسِ والشَّيْطانِ والعُبوديَّةِ للخَلْقِ، وذَوْقُ حلاوةِ الإيمان ولَذَّةِ الإخلاصِ، والشوقُ إلى لقاءِ اللهِ، والخروجُ من الظلماتِ إلى النورِ، فيَخْرُجُ من ظُلْمةِ الشِّرْكِ إلى نُورِ التوحيدِ، ومن ذُلِّ المعصيةِ إلى عِزَّةِ الطاعةِ، ومن ظُلْمةِ الجهل إلى نُورِ العلمِ، ومن حَيْرةِ الشكِّ إلى بَرْدِ اليقينِ، ومن سُبُلِ الضلالةِ إلى صِراطِ اللهِ المستقيمِ.

فصل: والمسلمون يتفاضلون في تحقيقِ التوحيدِ تفاضُلاً كبيرًا، وكلما كان العبدُ أعظمَ إخلاصًا للَّهِ جل وعلا كان نَصِيبُه من فضائلِ التوحيدِ أعظمَ، فيَزْدَادُ نصيبُه من رِضْوانِ اللهِ عز وجل وولايتِه وفضلِه ورحمتِه وبركاتِه وثوابِه العظيمِ في الدنيا والآخرةِ.
وعلى قَدْرِ إخلاصِه يكونُ تَخَلُّصُه من تَسَلُّطِ الشيطانِ وإيذائِه؛ كما قال اللهُ تعالى في بيانِ قَسَمِ الشيطان أن يُغْوِيَ بني آدمَ: ﴿قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ (39) إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ (40) قَالَ هَذَا صِرَاطٌ عَلَيَّ مُسْتَقِيمٌ (41) إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ إِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْغَاوِينَ (42)﴾ [الحجر: 39–42].
وقال تعالى: ﴿فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآَنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ (98) إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ (99) إِنَّمَا سُلْطَانُهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ بِهِ مُشْرِكُونَ (100)﴾ [النحل: 98–100].

ومَن بلَغَ درجةَ الإحسانِ في التوحيدِ فخلَّصَه من شوائبِ الشركِ الأكبرِ والأصغرِ وعَبَدَ اللهَ كأنه يَرَاه، دخَلَ الجنةَ بغيرِ حِسابٍ ولا عذابٍ، ونالَ الدرجاتِ العُلَى من الجنَّةِ، نسألُ اللهَ من فَضْلِه.

[إدريس عبدالله]

Lesson four: The virtues of Attawheed (Islamic monotheism)

Attawheed means sincerity to Allah (the Almighty and the exalted)in religion, and it is a condition for a servant to be a Muslim. It is the meaning of Ashshahadatu an la'ilaa illa- llahu . And he who does not profess the unity of Allah is not a Muslim even if he claims to be a Muslim and uttered the testimony of Islamic monotheism with his tongue. This testimony will not be accepted from him until he works with its obligations, and that is by being sincere to Allah(the Almighty and the exalted) in Religion and to shun away from false deities and to disavow from polytheism and polytheist.
Allah the exalted said:
﴿لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَا وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ﴾ [البقرة: ٢٥٦].
Meaning: There shall be no compulsion in the Religion. The right course has become distinct from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in taaghut [false deities] and believes in Allah has grasp the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah is hearing and knowing. Q2:V256.
Allah the exalted said:
﴿وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَى فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ﴾ [الزمر: ١٧].
Meaning:"But those who have avoided taaghut [false deities] lest they worship it, and turn back to Allah – for them are glad tidings. So give good tidings to My servants. Q39:V17.
And He the exalted says:
﴿وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ﴾ [النحل: ٣٦].
Meaning: And we certainly sent into every nation a messenger [saying] "Worship Allah and avoid taaghut [false deities] Q16:V36.

1-; Thus, the greatest virtue of tawheed is that it is the root of the Religion of Islam. So one will not be considered a Muslim until he practices the real tawheed.
And the reward of monotheist is the greatest reward, and it is the contentment of (Almighty) Allah, escape from the Fire, entering Paradise and seeing Allah the exalted [therein].
Narrated Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said:"
((ما مِنْ أَحَدٍ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلا اللهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ صِدْقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ إِلاَّ حَرَّمَهُ اللهُ عَلى النَّارِ)). رواه البخاري.
Meaning; "There is none who testifies sincerely that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and Muhammad is his Apostle, except that Allah will save him from the Hell-fire."
On the authority of Ubadah bin As-samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said:
((مَنْ شَهِدَ أن لا إلهَ إلا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ ورَسُولُهُ، وَأنَّ عِيسى عَبْدُ اللهِ وَرَسُولُهُ وَكَلِمَتُهُ ألْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ ورُوحٌ مِنْهُ، وَأنَّ الجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ، وَالنارَ حَقٌّ، أدْخَلَهُ الله الجَنَّةَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنَ العَمَلِ)) متفق عليه.

Meaning: "Whoever testifies that None has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone Who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His Slave and His Apostle, and that Jesus is Allah's Slave and His Apostle and His Word which He bestowed on Mary and a Spirit created by Him, and that Paradise is true, and Hell is true, Allah will admit him into Paradise with the deeds which he had done even if those deeds were few.". Agreed upon.
Therefore, as for the believer who believes in Islamic Monotheism, Allah has promised to admit him into Paradise even if he commits what he has committed from sinful acts, because Allah may forgive him his sins and pardon him, and He may punish him for the sins he has committed, in the world or in his grave or in the courtyard of the Day of Judgment or in the Hell Fire, and then Paradise will be his final abode by the will of Allah (the exalted).
But as to the polytheist, his punishment is indeed the worst punishments, which is the anger of Allah the Almighty, His hatred and eternity in the Hell Fire, and deprivation of entering Paradise and of seeing Allah the almighty.
Allah the exalted said:
﴿إِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنْصَارٍ﴾ [المائدة: ٧٢].
Meaning: Indeed, he who associates others with Allah, Allah has forbidden him paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not, for the wrongdoers any helpers. Q4: V72. And He (SWT) said:
﴿كَلَّا إِنَّهُمْ عَنْ رَبِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَمَحْجُوبُونَ * ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ لَصَالُو الْجَحِيمِ﴾ [المطففين: ١٥–١٦].
Meaning: No! Indeed, from their lord, that day, they will be partitioned. Then indeed, they will [enter and] burn in the Hell Fire. Q83: V15 and 16.
And Allah the exalted does not forgive Ashshirk (polytheism) and does not pardon the polytheists, rather, He necessitates a painful and permanent punishment upon them if they die on it without repentance. As was said by Allah the exalted:
﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا﴾ [النساء: ١١٦]
Meaning:” Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating (partners) with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And he who associates others with Allah has certainly gone far astray. Q4: V116.
Narrated Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) had said:
((مَن مات وهو يَدْعو من دونِ الله نِدًّا دخَلَ النارَ)) وقلت أنا: مَن مات وهو لا يَدْعو للهِ نِدًّا دخَلَ الجَنَّةَ ). رواه البخاري.
Meaning: "whoever dies while still invoking anything other than Allah as a rival to Allah will enter Hell Fire." And I said, "Whoever dies without invoking anything as a rival to Allah, will enter Paradise. Reported by Albukhari.
Ashshirk (polytheism) simply means to associate other deity with Allah in worship thereby making him a partner to Allah in acts of worship. For whoever joints a partner to Allah, his work will become worthless, and he will be among the losers.
Allah the exalted said:
﴿وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ * بَلِ اللَّهَ فَاعْبُدْ وَكُنْ مِنَ الشَّاكِرِينَ﴾ [الزمر: ٦٥– ٦٦].
Meaning: And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers. Rather, worship [only] Allah and be among the grateful. Q39:V65 and66.
Thus, the utmost virtue of monotheism is the rescue from penalty which Allah prepared for the polytheists.

2- ; Among the virtues of Tawheed is that, it is a condition for the acceptance of [any] work. Hence, the entire works of polytheist is unacceptable and every religion other than the religion of Islam is unacceptable (to Allah)
Allah the exalted said:
﴿وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ﴾ [آل عمران: ٨٥].
Meaning: And whoever desires other than Islam as religion- never will be accepted from him, and he, in the hereafter, will be among the losers. Q3:V 85.
And He said:
﴿وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُمْ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ﴾ [الأنعام: ٨٨].
….But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing. Q6: V88.
And He said regarding the unbelievers:
﴿وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَى مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَنْثُورًا﴾ [الفرقان: ٢٣].
Meaning: And we will approach what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed. Q25: V23.
Thus, the deeds of an unbeliever are worthless, rejected and unacceptable, because, Allah does not accept any work from a polytheist. Whereas the deeds of a believer who believes in Islamic Monotheism are acceptable even if it is little, besides, Allah will multiply it for him to several multiples.
3- ; Among the virtues of Attawheed is what the Monotheist feels in terms of tranquility of heart and peace of mind, and that is because, the monotheist invokes only one deity ever hearing, seeing, knowing, competent, kind and merciful. In His Hands is all dominion, and in His Hands belongs benefit and harm, no deity worthy of worship except Him, he [i.e, the servant] worships Him, he rely on Him, he hopes for His mercy and he fears His punishment, and he pursues His pleasure moving in His favor and mercy. So his heart is assured by the remembrance of Allah, rich, by Allah, precious, by Allah, dependent on Allah, he neither fears nor grieves, and he will not go astray nor suffer.
Allah the exalted said:
﴿أَأَرْبَابٌ مُتَفَرِّقُونَ خَيْرٌ أَمِ اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ﴾ [يوسف: ٣٩].
Meaning: …Are separate lords better or Allah, the One, the Prevailing? Q12: V39. And He the exalted said:
﴿ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ﴾ [الزمر: ٢٩].
Meaning: Allah presents an example: a man [i.e, slave] owned by quarreling partners and another belonging exclusively to one man, are they equal in comparison? Praise is to Allah! But most of them do not know. Q39: V29. And He the exalted said:
﴿وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنْ يَدْعُو مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَهُمْ عَنْ دُعَائِهِمْ غَافِلُونَ * وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُوا لَهُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَكَانُوا بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَافِرِينَ﴾ [الأحقاف: ٥–٦].
Meaning: And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocations are unaware. And when people are gathered [i.e, in the Day of Judgment], they [who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship. Q46:V5 and 6. And He the exalted said:
﴿الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ أُولَئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ﴾ [الأنعام: ٨٢].
Meaning: They who believe and do not mix their belief with injustice, those will have security, and they are rightly guided. Q6: V82.
And the prophet (S.A.W) has translated the word [I]Azzulm in this verse with [I]Ashshirk [polytheism] and he made reference to the sayings of Allah
﴿إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ﴾ [لقمان: ١٣].
Meaning… Indeed, association with Allah is a great injustice. Q31: V13.
4- : Among the virtues of [I]Attawheed , is that, it is the greatest cause of Allah's love for a servant, in addition to numerous kinds of blessings, such as, forgiveness of sins, relief from agony, multiplication of good deeds, promotion in ranks, protection from evils and epidemics, repel of the enemies' plot, cessation of worry and grief, and acquisition of favors and blessings, freedom from wraths and punishments and liberation from slavery to the self, the devil and other creatures. As well as taste the flavor of [I]Iman [faith] and the pleasure of sincerity, eagerness to meeting Allah, departure from darkness to light. Thus, he departs from the darkness of polytheism to the light of Islamic monotheism, from the humiliation of wrong doing to the glory of obedience, and from the darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge, from the hesitation of doubts to the chilliness of certainty, and from misguided ways to the straight path of Allah.
Chapter: And Muslims are of great differences (in rank) in terms of their perfection of [I]Attawhid. So, whenever a servant is more sincere to Allah (the Almighty), the more share he will acquire from the virtues of Attawhid. In other words, a person's share in the virtues of Attawhid is in direct proportion to his sincerity to Allah. And as such, his share in the blessings of Allah will increase, likewise, the custodianship of Allah, His favor, mercy, benedictions, and rewards in the world and in the hereafter will increase.
And the more loyal he is to Allah, the more he will be saved from the devil and his harm. As Allah the exalted said when He talked oath of Satan to lead Mankind astray:
﴿قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ (39) إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ (40) قَالَ هَذَا صِرَاطٌ عَلَيَّ مُسْتَقِيمٌ (41) إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ إِلَّا مَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْغَاوِينَ (42)﴾ [الحجر: ٣٩–٤٢].
Meaning: [The devil]said, My lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedient] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all (39) Except among them, Your chosen servants (40).
[Allah] said," This is a path [of return] to Me [that is] straight (41). Indeed My servants- no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators (42). Q15: V39-42. And Allah the exalted said:
﴿فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآَنَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ (98) إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ (99) إِنَّمَا سُلْطَانُهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يَتَوَلَّوْنَهُ وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ بِهِ مُشْرِكُونَ (100)﴾ [النحل: ٩٨–١٠٠].
Meaning: So when you recite the Quran, [first]seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled[from Allah's mercy] (98). Indeed, there is for him, no authority over those who have believed and rely upon their lord (99).
His authority is only over those who take him as an ally and those who through him associate others with Allah (100). Q16: V98-100.
And whoever reaches the level of [I]Ihsan in Attawheed , and rescues (his faith) from the impurities of both major and minor [I]shirk, and he worships Allah as if he is seeing Him, he will enter Paradise without any accountability nor punishment, and he will attain a high rank in Paradise. We seek Allah of His bounties.