The Key to Paradise

When the Messenger of Allaah (saw) was sent to the polytheists to call to this statement, 'None has the right to be worshipped save Allaah, 'they understood something from it that made them reject it, oppose the Messenger (saw), and all those who believed in it. What was this understanding? Was it the understanding that Allaah existed and was One? They already believed in this. They believed that He was the creator, the nourisher, the sustainer, in His hands was the control of all affairs, and in His hands was life and death.

It was said to al-Hasan, 'People say that whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped,' shall enter Paradise.' He said, 'Whoever says, 'None has the right to be worshipped save Allaah,' and fulfils its obligations and meets its requirements shall enter Paradise.'