they turn away, then they are only entrenched in hostility; Allah will suffice you against them, for He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”

He commanded us, therefore, to declare: “We believe in all of this, and to Him we submit.” Accordingly, anyone to whom the message of Muhammad ﷺ has reached and who nevertheless does not acknowledge what he brought is neither Muslim nor believer; rather, he is an unbeliever, even if he claims to be Muslim or believer.

[The unbelief of one who receives the message of Muhammad ﷺ yet does not affirm it]

They have related that when Allah, exalted is He, revealed, “Whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers” (3:85), the Jews and the Christians said, “Then we are Muslims.” Allah then revealed, “Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to Allah by all people who are able to find a way to it” (3:97). They replied, “We will not make the pilgrimage,” so Allah said, “Whoever disbelieves—surely Allah is independent of all the worlds” (3:97).

For submission to Allah is not complete unless one acknowledges His right over His servants to perform pilgrimage to the House, as the Prophet ﷺ said: “Islam is built upon five pillars: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, establishing…"