Meaning of 'I am pleased with Allaah as my Lord ...'

4-4-2014 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalaamualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh, Please explain to me what is meant by the following three statements (found in a hadith of Sahih Muslim): 1. I am pleased with Allah as my Lord. 2. I am pleased with Muhammad as my Messenger. 3. I am pleased with Islam as my Religion. Jazakallahu khayran. Thank you.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. 

Shams-ul-Haqq Abaadi Al-Hindi wrote about the explanation of these phrases: “The phrase ‘I am content with Allaah as my Lord,’ means that I am content with Allaah Who is characterized by His lordship and all His decrees and what He has predetermined. It is also said to mean that I am content with Allaah as my educator, king, master and caretaker. The phrase, ‘I am content with Muhammad as my Messenger,’ means that I am content with his entire message and all of the matters of doctrine and everything else that he has delivered. The phrase, ‘I am content with Islam,’ means that I am content with all of the laws of Islam, namely what is commanded and forbidden, '...as a religion,' that is, as a belief and practice.” [‘Awn Al-Ma‘bood fi Sharh Sunan Abu Daawood]

This is a brief explanation of the phrases.

For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 89000.

Allaah Knows best.