Page 161 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

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“O Allah’s Messenger, tell me the easiest and most diffi-
cult aspects of this religion.” Our Prophet (saas)
answered: “The easiest is to attest that there exists no
deity but Allah (swt), that Muhammad is His servant and
messenger; what is most difficult, however, is honoring
trusts, for those who are not meticulous in matters of
trusts have no religion. Neither their prayers are accept-
ed, nor their alms (zakat).” (al-Bazzar)
“… speak the truth when you speak; fulfill a promise
when you make one; render back honestly when a trust is
placed in your charge…” (al-Bayhaqi)
“Just as how it is not possible to talk about the prayer of
someone with no ablution, it is not possible to talk about
the [perfected] faith of someone who does not honor his
trusts.” (at-Tabarani)
“The signs of a hypocrite are three: when he speaks, he is
false; when he promises, he fails; and, when he is trusted,
he betrays.” (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim)
Allah (swt) reveals the following in the Surat an-Nahl:

Be true to Allah’s contract when you have agreed to
it, and do not break your oaths once they are con-
firmed and you have made Allah your guarantee.
Allah knows what you do. (Surat an-Nahl, 91)

The Virtue in the Remembrance of Allah (swt)
The essence of all acts of worship is to remember Allah
(swt). All obligatory acts incumbent upon us have in essence
the remembrance of Allah (swt) at their core.
Indeed, the Prophet (saas) said:
“Allah will give shade, to seven, on the Day when there
will be no shade but His. (One of these seven persons is)

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