Tawḥīd as a Mercy from Allah and Fitrah

 

I. Qur’ān Verses on Tawḥīd as a Mercy and Fitrah

 

1. Fitrah – Innate Tawḥīd

 

فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًاۚ فِطْرَتَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَاۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّهِۚ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

« So set your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah. That is the correct religion, but most people do not know » (Sourate ar-Rûm 30:30)

2. The Covenant Before Birth

 

وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَنِي آدَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْۖ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ شَهِدْنَاۛ أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَٰذَا غَافِلِينَ

« “And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam — from their loins — their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], ‘Am I not your Lord?’ They said, ‘Yes, we testify.’ [This] – lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘Indeed, we were of this unaware.’ » (Surah al-Aʿrāf 7:172)

 

3. Mercy of Sending Messengers with Tawḥīd

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِ

« And We did not send any Messenger before you except that We revealed to him that, ‘There is no deity except Me, so worship Me. » (Surah al-Anbiyāʾ 21:25)

4.Guidance & Mercy in Revelation

هَٰذَا بَصَائِرُ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ

« This [Qur’an] is enlightenment for mankind, and guidance and mercy for a people who are certain.”  » (Surah al-Jāthiyah 45:20)

5. Tawḥīd as Protection and Mercy

 قُلْ تَعَالَوْا أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ ۖ أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا ۖ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا ۖ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُم مِّنْ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ ۖ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ ۖ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ.  ‎‏

«Say, "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him, and to parents, good treatment, and do not kill your children out of poverty; We will provide for you and them. And do not approach immoralities - what is apparent of them and what is concealed. And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed] except by [legal] right. This has He instructed you that you may use reason » (Surah al-Anʿām 6:151)

6. No Despair – Mercy Through Tawḥīd

قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ۝ وَأَنِيبُوا إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا لَهُ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ الْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا تُنصَرُونَ

 

« Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful. And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped.” » (Surah az-Zumar 39:53-54)

 

II. Hadith on Tawḥīd as Fitrah and Mercy

 

1. Every Child is Born on Fitrah

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا مِنْ مَوْلُودٍ إِلَّا يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تُنْتَجُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمْعَاءَ هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا

The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Every child is born upon the fitrah, then his parents make him a Jew, a Christian, or a Magian. Just as animals give birth to their young with perfect limbs, do you see them mutilated?”  (al-Bukhārī 1358, Muslim 2658)

2. Hadith al-Mīthāq – The Covenant

The Prophet ﷺ recited the verse of  al-Aʿrāf 7:172

وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَنِي آدَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ ۛ شَهِدْنَا ۛ أَن تَقُولُوا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَٰذَا غَافِلِينَ ‎﴿١٧٢﴾

And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware.»,

and said Allah took the covenant from Adam’s offspring that they should worship Him alone. (Musnad Aḥmad 2455, authentifié par al-Albānī)

3. The Greatest Mercy: Lā ilāha illā Allāh

The Prophet ﷺ said:
“The most fortunate person with my intercession on the Day of Judgment will be the one who said sincerely from his heart: ‘Lā ilāha illā Allāh.’. »

Source : Saḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 99

Niveau : Authentique selon Al-Bukhari

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسعَدُ النَّاسِ بِشَفَاعَتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ خَالِصًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ

99 صحيح البخاري كتاب العلم باب الحرص على الحديث

 

4.Allah’s Mercy Surpasses His Anger

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ كَتَبَ فِي كِتَابِهِ فَهُوَ عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ الْعَرْشِ إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي غَلَبَتْ غَضَبِي

3194 صحيح البخاري كتاب بدء الخلق باب ما جاء في قول الله تعالى وهو الذي يبدأ الخلق ثم يعيده وهو أهون عليه

2751 صحيح مسلم كتاب التوبة باب في سعة رحمة الله تعالى وأنها سبقت غضبه

The Prophet ﷺ said:
“When Allah created the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him above the Throne: ‘Indeed, My Mercy prevails over My Anger.’ » (al-Bukhārī 7554, Muslim 2751)

5.Entering Paradise Through Tawḥīd

 

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ«مَن ماتَ وهو يَعْلَمُ أنَّه لا إلَهَ إلَّا اللَّهُ، دَخَلَ الجَنَّةَ.»

The Prophet ﷺ said:
"Whoever dies while knowing that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah will enter Paradise." (Muslim 26)

6. No Salvation Without Tawḥīd

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ يَدْخُلُ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ الْجَنَّةَ، وَأَهْلُ النَّارِ النَّارَ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَخْرِجُوا مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ مِثْقَالُ حَبَّةٍ مِنْ خَرْدَلٍ مِنْ إِيمَانٍ‏.

The Prophet ﷺ said: :
« Allah will say to the people of Hell: ‘Bring out the one who had in his heart the smallest amount of faith or the weight of a mustard seed of belief in Allah” » (al-Bukhārī 22, Muslim 184)

III. Summary

- Before birth: Allah took the covenant (Q.7:172) and created mankind on Fitrah (Q.30:30, Hadith).
- After birth: Allah’s mercy was manifested by sending Prophets with Tawḥīd (Q.21:25).
- In life: Living by Tawḥīd brings guidance and mercy (Q.45:20).
- At death & resurrection: Sincere Tawḥīd guarantees Paradise (Hadith Muslim 26).
- Eternal mercy: Allah’s mercy overtakes His anger, and Tawḥīd is the key to it.