Is only uttering the Shahaadah sufficient?
This Testimony of faith لا اله إلا الله has two pillars :
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1)Negation: This is in the first phrase 'لا اله'. It is to negate all forms of divinity attributed to other than الله . الله Alone is the One Deserving of all worship and He has no partners.
2)Affirmation: This is in the part 'إلا الله' or 'except Allaah'. It is to affirm the divinity to الله alone having no partners or associates.
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This kind of affirmation and negation is found in many places in Qur'ān, for example we read daily in Al-Fātiḥah, ʾĀyah 5,
"إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ" -interpretation of the meaning- "You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything)." This is an assertion that worship can be Directed to الله Alone.
If someone utters this Shahaadah knowing it's meaning, acting upon what it's meaning entails by negating all forms of worship to other than الله and affirming His Oneness and Uniqueness then this is A True Muslim.
But if smeone acts upon it without believing it in reality then he is a munāfiq (hypocrite) and anyone who opposes it by diverting his worship to other than الله, then he is a mushrik (polytheist) and kaafir (disbeliever) even if he utters this Shahaadah by his tongue.
So, It's not sufficient to just utter it with tongue only but it's also necessary and a must to believe in it by heart and act upon it.
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