Ease Granted by Allah in Explanation of the Evidences for the Conditions of La Ilaha Illa Allah

Author: Shaykh al-ʿAllāmah ʿUbayd al-Jābirī
Publisher: Lum'ah al-Lughah Publishing
Pages: 124

The statement "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah" is the foundation of Islam and the axis upon which belief, worship, and salvation revolve. It is the first testimony that enters a person into Islām, and it is what the believer hopes to leave this world upon, sealing his life with the word of Tawḥīd. For this reason, the scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah have always emphasised the necessity of understanding its meaning, its pillars and its conditions, not merely uttering its wording. Sound knowledge of this testimony strengthens one's creed, protects the heart, and ensures that Tawḥīd is established upon certainty, sincerity, and correct practice.

This treatise presents the explanation authored by Shaykh ʿUbayd al-Jābirī (may Allāh have mercy on him) titled, Taysīr al-Ilāh bi-Sharḥ Adillati Shurūṭ Lā Ilāha Illā Allāh. His commentary is built upon the well-known matn (essential text) compiled by Imām ʿAbd al-Raḥmān bin Ḥasan Āl al-Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him), the scholar who gathered and articulated the seven conditions of lā ilāha illā Allāh and supported each condition with evidences from the Qur'an and the Sunnah.