The Key to Paradise : An Explanation to the Testimony of Faith and its Benefits (Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali)

The Key to Paradise: An Explanation to the Testimony of Faith and its Benefits (Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali)   When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent to the polytheists to call to this statement, ‘None has that right to be worshiped save Allah,’ they understood something from it that made them reject it, opposed the Messenger, and all those who believed in it. What was this understanding? Was it the understanding that Allah existed and was One? They already believed in this. They believed that He was the Creator, Nourisher, Sustainer, in His hands was the control of all affairs, and in His hands was life and death.It was said to al-Hasan, ‘People say that whoever says, ‘None has the right to be worshipped,’ shall enter Paradise.’ He said, ‘Whoever says, ‘None has the right to be worshipped save Allah,’ and fulfills its obligations and meets its requirements shall enter Paradise.’Wahb ibn Munabbih was asked, ‘Is not the testification that “none has the right to