Part 4 / 4: Importance of teaching Tawheed and issues pertaining to Creed over other topics

Part 4: Double standards

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بسم الله والحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله ، وبعد

If a person is an expert in swimming, will his children be Olympic champions by default?

Obviously No! Being a child of an expert swimmer does not make the child a good swimmer by default or by birth. The child maybe talented, but to become a good swimmer, he has to go through a lot of training and practice. The same goes for any other sports. 

Similarly, is it not the case that even though a child is born in a Muslim family, he still needs to be taught on how to recite the Qur’aan? Is it not the case that he has to be taught about how to make Wudhu (ablution) and its nullifiers; prayer and its nullifiers, Fasting and its nullifiers? Is it not the case that he has to be taught about the rituals of Hajj and `Umrah?

Then why this double standards when it comes to teaching the correct `Aqeedah, which is the most important of them all? Why this laxation when it comes to teaching them Tawheed and what opposes it? Why this laxation in warning them against Shirk and the paths which lead towards it? Why this hypocritical statement that Muslims are in less need of learning the matters pertaining to `Aqeedah? A child cannot learn how to make Wudhu on his own, but you expect him to be upon correct `Aqeedah without teaching the right from the wrong?

Why do we keep forgetting the fact that the first 11 years of the Prophethood were spent by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in calling people towards Tawheed and warning them against Shirk and that the prayers and fasting were prescribed much later? Luqmaan عليه السلام started by teaching Tawheed to his son! The Companions رضي الله عنهم used to say that they were first taught Imaan before they were taught the Qur'aan!

Not everything is by default in this world. The example of the son of Nooh عليه السلام, the father was a Prophet while the son never accepted Islaam; or the example of Ibraaheem عليه السلام, the son was a Prophet while the father never accepted Islaam.

And the fact of the matter is, many people do not understand what Tawheed is, and that is why we see many people who are Muslim by name but Mushrik by action!

May Allaah guide us all to that which He loves and is pleased with; and may He keep us firm upon it.