OBLIGATIONS OF THE SHAHADAH
Obligations of the Syahadah The acceptance and testimony of the syahadah in the true sense sets the Muslim duty-bound. The syahadah carries responsibility-tag with it, which the Muslim has to oblige. The obligation of the syahadah are as follows: 1. To utter the syahadah. As a statement of being a Muslim, the person has to utter the syahadah, or say it verbally. This obligation is well exemplified by a hadith narrated by Bukhari and Muslim stating that when Abu Talib, the uncle of the prophet s.a.w. who took care of his well being since childhood, was dying, the Prophet urged him to utter the kalimah:لا إله إلا الله 2. To have iman. Once the the two verses of the syahadah had been testified, they must be followed by iman, which is the unshakeable belief in the precepts of iman as laid down in part (7). The perfect iman must have the complete acceptance and submission in the heart, utterance of submission by the tongue and obedience on the injuctions by the deeds. 3. Perform the pillars...