THE MEANING OF ISLAM

In Islam - On this happy occasion, I make a bequest to myself and to all my brothers and sisters, let us increase our Islam, faith and piety to Allah Subhannahu wa Ta'ala because only with Islam, faith and piety will we find happiness both in the world even more, God willing, in the afterlife.

For that reason, on this occasion we will take the title "THE MEANING OF ISLAM"

As-Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab in the book "Ushul Tsalatsah", said:

اْلإِسْلاَمُ هُوَ اْلاِسْتِسْلاَمُ لِلَّهِ بِالَّتْوِحْيِد وَاْلاِنْقِيَادُ لَهُ بِالطَّاعَةِ وَاْلاِبْتِعَادُ عَنِ الشِّرْكِ.

Meaning: "Islam is surrendering to God by obeying His will in worship and submitting by obeying and staying away from polytheism."

As God says in Surah Al-Baqarah verse 112:

It means: "(Not so), even whoever submits himself to Allah while he is doing good deeds, then for him will be a reward from the side of his Lord and there is no fear for them and they will not (nor) be sad."

As for the joints of Islam, there are five as the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said. In the hadith narrated by Al-Bukhari and Muslim.

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُوْلُ: بُنِيَ اْلإِسْلاَمُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ؛ شَهَادَةُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُوْلُ اللهِ وَإِقَامِ الصَّلاَةِ وَإِيْتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ وَحَجِّ الْبَيْتِ وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ. 

It means: "From Abdillah bin Umar Radhiallahu anhu Said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "Islam is founded on five things:

1. Testify that there is no God that has the right to be worshiped other than Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

2. Set up prayer

3. Issuing zakat.

4. Performing Hajj

5. Fasting in the month of Ramadan."

These are the joints of Islam, which cause a person to get out of the circle of disbelief and which causes a person to enter Heaven and away from the torment of Hell.

Ma'asyiral Muslimin rahimakumullah

The five joints above are the pillars of Islam. Whoever performs it perfectly, then he is a Muslim with perfect faith, and whoever abandons it completely, then he is a real infidel. And whoever denies one of them, then the scholars agree that he is not a Muslim. And whoever believes in all of them and he neglects one of them other than the Shahadat, then he is a fasiq and whoever does good deeds only to the extent of his words without being accompanied by I'tikad, then he is a hypocrite.

Allah Ta'ala says in Surah Ali Imran verse 19

The meaning of the verse above is that there is no religion accepted by Him from someone other than Islam.

 So whoever adheres to a religion other than the shari'a of the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam after he was sent, then that religion is not accepted by Allah Subhannahu wa Ta'ala.

Allah says in Surah Ali Imran verse 85.

Meaning: "And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, will never be accepted from it, while in the afterlife he will be among the losers."

That is, whoever practices a religion other than what God has prescribed to His Messenger, then he will not be accepted by God and he will be among the losers in the afterlife.

As the prophet Muhammad sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam said in an authentic hadith:

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Meaning: "Indeed the (true) religion in the sight of God is only Islam".

َنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلاً لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُنَا فَهُوَ رَدٌّ.

Meaning: "Whoever does a good deed, which is not based on our evidence, then it is rejected".

Based on the hadith above, it is clear to the servants who believe in God and the last day, that anything related to the Sharia, both in terms of belief and worship, will only be accepted by God if it is in accordance with what has been taught. by God to His Messenger. As God has said in Al-Qur'an Surat Ali-Imran verse 31.

Meaning: "Say: "If you (really) love God follow me, God will love and forgive your sins." God is Forgiving and Merciful."

And Allah Ta'ala has also said, in Surah Al-Hasyr verse 7.

It means: "Whatever the messenger gives, then accept it. And what he forbids you, leave it and fear Allah. Indeed, God is very severe in His punishment."

Ma'asyiral Muslimin rahimakumullah

When viewed from the time the shari'a was revealed until the last day, then Islam can be divided into two, namely:

1. Islam is seen in general terms

2. Islam is viewed from a specific point of view

Islam is viewed from a general point of view, that from the first messenger until the last day, their shari'a is the meaning of Islam, bowing down to worshiping only God, that's why they are called Al-Muslimun.

Islam is viewed from a special point of view, that since the last Messenger was sent, which he was the perfecter of the previous sharia, as well as the closing of all the messengers, then anyone from the human race, who does not believe in the Prophet Muhammad, is a kafir.

As stated in the authentic hadith that the Messenger of Allah, may God bless him and grant him peace, said:

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلiting ْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لاَ يَسْمَعُ بِيْ أَحَful يُؤْمِنُ بِالَّذِيْ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِ إِلاَّ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارَ. (narrated by Muslim)

Meaning: On the authority of Abu Hurairah Radhiallahu anhu, on the authority of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, he said: "By the One in whose hand Muhammad is, no one from this nation, be it the Jews or the Christians, will ever hear of me, then die while he is still alive." want to believe in what I bring, otherwise he will be a resident of Hell." (Muslim hadith)

َقُولُ قَوْ لِي هَذَا وَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ لِيْ وَلَكُمْ انَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّرِيمُ