La Ilaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah Meaning & Arabic

La Ilaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah is the first pillar of the five pillars of Islam. It’s the word of Tawheed. The key to Islam is the twin declaration of faith; no one can enter the religion of Allah except through these words.

The article will help you understand and learn the meaning of this powerful phrase.

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La Ilaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah Meaning In English

La Ilaha Illaallah Muhammadur Rasulullah means “There is no deity but Allah, Prophet Muhammad is his messenger’.

La Ilaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah In Arabic Text

In Arabic la ilaha illallah muhammadur rasool Allah is written as,

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ ٱللَّٰهِ‎

La ilaha illa Allah means nothing worshipped is worthy of worship except Allah. Muhammadun Rasul Allah is the assertion of the message of Prophet Muhammad and to believe in it and to adhere to it by speech, action and faith.

As mentioned above, this statement of tawheed encompasses two concepts.

The first phrase has two parts:

Laa Ilaaha: Which negates that anything or anyone deserves to be worshipped other than Allah.
Illa-Allah: Which affirms that Allah alone truly deserves to be worshipped.

Allah SWT said:

“And (remember) when Ibraheem said to his father and his people: “Verily, I am innocent of what you worship, except Him (i. e Allah alone I worship none) Who did create me and verily, he will guide me. Surah Zukhruf: 26-27

Therefore it’s not sufficient to worship Allah rather you must worship Him alone.

The Tawheed of a person is not correct except by singling out Allah in worship and freeing one’s self from polytheism shirk and those who commit it.

It has been mentioned in a narration that “Laa Ilaaha Ill-Allah” is the key to paradise. But does everyone who says it deserve to have the door of paradise opened for him?

Wahab ibn Munabbih was asked: “isn’t the statement “Laa Ilaaha Ill-Allah” the key to paradise? He answered:

“Yes but every key has a set of teeth. If you come with the key that has the correct set of grooves the door will open for you. If you come with a key that doesn’t have the correct set of grooves the door will not open for you.”

La Ilaaha Illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah

Based on evidence from the Qur’an and the Sunnah, the scholars of Islam have concluded that certain conditions must be fulfilled and certain factors must not be present for this phrase to serve as the key to paradise and to benefit the person who utters it.

These conditions are as follows:

The first condition is knowledge, in the sense of negating what is negated in the Shahadah and affirming what is affirmed therein – as opposed to being ignorant of that.
The second condition is certainty, in the sense that the one who says these words is absolutely certain of their meaning. Faith is not sufficient unless it is based on certain knowledge with no element of speculation, let alone doubt.
The third condition is acceptance and submission to what these words imply, both in one’s heart as well as verbally. Allah has told us the stories of those who came before, who were saved by their acceptance of these words from the punishment of those who had rejected them.
The fourth condition is following that which is indicated, as opposed to not following it.
The fifth condition is truthfulness, as opposed to lying. This means that one says it (La ilaha illa-Allah ) sincerely from the heart, with harmony between what is in the heart and what is said on the lips.
The sixth condition is sincerity, which means that actions are free from any element of shirk.
The seventh condition is love for this word and for what it implies and indicates, and love for the people who act upon it and adhere to its conditions and hate whoever or whatever goes against it.

Meaning Of Muhammadun Rasulullah

As for the declaration, “Muhammadun Rasul Allah ,” its meaning is the assertion of the message of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and to believe in it and to adhere to it by speech, action and faith, and to avoid all that is against it, whether it be sayings, actions, or intentions.

In other words, obeying him in what he ordered and believing in what he said and relayed and avoiding what he has forbidden and denounced and not worshipping Allah except as he has ordained.

In the grave the deceased will be tested with three questions. If they answer them correctly, they will be saved, and if not, they are doomed.

One of these questions is ‘Who is your Prophet?

No one will be able to answer correctly except those who have fulfilled the conditions of this testimony, and those who Allah inspires with the answers and bestows upon him firmness in the face of this severe test.

These are the people who will benefit on that day when one’s money or relatives will be of no avail.

The conditions of the testimony of Muhammad SAW is the Messenger of Allah are as follows:

Obedience to what the Prophet SAW commanded, as Allah commands us to obey him

“Whoever obeys the Messenger, has obeyed Allah.” Surah Nisa 80

In addition to this, entering Paradise is conditional upon obedience to the Prophet SAW as he said:

“All of my community of followers will enter paradise except for those that refuse.” They said: “ Messenger of Allah and who refuses ” he said: “Those that obey me will enter paradise and those that disobey me refuse”. Bukhari

Those that truly love the Prophet SAW must obey him, since obedience is the natural outcome of love.

Belief in all what the Prophet informed us.

Whoever believes anything which has been authentically confirmed to be of his statements as false out of desire has given lie to Allah and his Messenger SAW.

Avoiding everything he prohibited and reproached.

The first and foremost thing that must be avoided is shirk, then the major sins, ending with the lesser sins as well as those things that are makrooh (disliked).

The more the believer loves the Prophet SAW, the more his faith increases.

When a believer’s faith increases, Allah places within him the love to perform good deeds and the hate of disbelief, wickedness and disobedience.

Not worshipping Allah except by what has been legislated by is Prophet SAW.

This issue is critical, for it is not allowed to worship Allah by any act except what has been shown by His Messenger SAW, as he said:

“Whoever innovates an act of worship in our religion, that thing is rejected” (Muslim)

Thus, all types of unprecedented worship is not acceptable to Allah.

Note: Be certain that loving the prophet SAW is an obligation. Rather, it is not enough that one merely loves him; one should love him more than everything else, even his own self.

If someone loves something, they prefer it over their self and strive to be in agreement with it.

Thus, the one who truly loves the prophet SAW is the one upon whom this love can be seen. He obeys him, implements his Sunnah, implements his commands and imitates his deeds.

He stays clear from what he forbids, tries to behave like him both in times of ease and hardship, and in times when he feels motivated to practice Islam and otherwise.

Obedience is the fruit of love, and without it, love can never be true. There are signs which show that one loves the Prophet SAW. From them are the following:

Mentioning him a lot and sending praises upon him.
Longing to meet him.
Respecting him when he is mentioned.
Hating those who Allah and His Messenger SAW hate, and showing enmity to those who show enmity to them.
You also should stay away from those who oppose his Sunnah and introduce new matters in his religion, such as the people of innovation (bid’ah).
Loving those who the prophet SAW loved, such as the believing members of his family, his wies, and his companions from the migrants (Muhajiroon) and the Helpers (Ansar).
You should hate those who hate them, take as enemies those who show enmity to them and curse them.

From the signs that one loves the prophet SAW is that one emulates his noble character and qualities.

The prophet SAW was the most noble of humans in character. Aishah Radiyallahu Anha said of him,

“The character of the prophet SAW was that of the Quran,” (Muslim)

Meaning that he kept himself from committing any act which the Quran did not command.

He was the bravest of people, and he would be most brave at times of battle.
He was the most generous of people, and he would be most generous in Ramadan.
He was the most sincere towards others and the most forbearing of people.
He never sought revenge for himself, but at the same time, he was the strictest of people in regards to the commandments of Allah.
He was the most humble of people and tranquil.
He was shyer than a secluded virgin.
He was the best of people to his family, and the most merciful of people towards the creation, and encouraged others to have mercy as well.