Q 19: Ni masharti gani ya Shahada (Kushuhudia kwamba hakuna mungu isipokuwa Allah) ambayo lazima atimize yule anayeitamka?
Q 19: What are the conditions of Shahadah (Bearing witness that there is no god but Allah) that must be fulfilled by the one who pronounces it?
A--- Ni saba:
A--- They are seven:
- Kwanza: kujua maana yake (kile inachothibitisha na kile inachokanusha).
- First: to know its meaning (what it affirms and negates).
- Pili: Kuwa na imani kamili moyoni mwako juu yake.
- Second: To have absolute Faith in it at heart.
- Tatu: Kuiamini hadharani na kwa siri.
- Third: To believe in it publicly and secretly.
Ya nne: Kuikubali, na kutokukataa chochote katika mahitaji au masharti yake.
- Fourth: To accept it and not to reject any of its necessities or requirements.
Tano: Kutakasa nia yake kuhusiana nayo.
- Fifth: To purify one's intention in its regard.
Sita: Kuiamini kwa moyo wote kutoka ndani ya kina cha moyo, na si kwa ulimi tu.
- Sixth: To believe in it from one's deepest heart and not only by tongue.
Saba: Kuwa na shauku nayo na kwa wafuasi wake, na kuchukua marafiki na maadui kwa kufuata vigezo vyake tu.
- Seventh: To have passion for it and for its adherents and to take friends and enemies only according to its very criteria.
Marejeo: 200 FAQ On Muslims Belief - Shiekh Hafiz Ibn Ahmed Al Hakami
Reference: 200 FAQ On Muslims Belief - Shiekh Hafiz Ibn Ahmed Al Hakami