ق ٢٠: ما الدليل النصي على جعل معرفة معنى الشهادة شرطًا للنطق بها؟
Q 20: What is the textual proof of making knowledge of the meaning of the Shahadah a condition for pronouncing it?
ــــ قال الله تعالى: {إِلَّا مَن شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ} أي: آمن بتوحيد الله، {وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ}. (الزخرف: 86) أي: يعلمون بقلوبهم حقائق توحيد الله ومعناه.
A ---Allah the Almighty says: {Except for those who bear witness to the truth knowingly} i.e. believe in the Oneness of Allah, {and they know}. (Az-Zukhruf, 86) i.e. they know in their heart the facts about the Oneness of Allah and its meaning.
قال النبي محمد ﷺ: «مَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ». (صحيح مسلم)
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) says: "He who died knowing (fully well) that there is no god but Allah entered Paradise ". (Sahih Muslim)