Guidance to Sound Belief and Refutation of the Polytheists and Atheists
Dr. Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Fawzān

Introduction
In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. He created us for His worship and commanded us to uphold His oneness and obey Him, while He is self-sufficient and we are the ones in need of Him: “I did not create jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me. I do not seek from them any provision, nor do I ask that they should feed Me. Indeed, Allah is the Provider, the Possessor of mighty power, the Strong.” ⦗1⦘ He also sent His messengers as callers to tawḥīd (pure monotheism) and sincerity in religion: “We sent no messenger before you except that We revealed to him, ‘There is no god but I, so worship Me.’” ⦗2⦘

I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone, without partner, though the polytheists may detest it. I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger to all humanity. May Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and his Companions—those who emigrated, strove, and were patient, and those who offered refuge and support—and may this blessing and peace remain abundant until the Day of Recompense.

To proceed:
Because clarifying the correct creed and calling people to it is the most important of all matters and the most emphatic of obligations—being the foundation upon which the soundness and acceptance of deeds depend—the prophets, peace and blessings be upon them, and those who followed them devoted their primary concern to rectifying belief, removing whatever conflicts with it or diminishes it. Accordingly, this aspect received from the surahs and verses of the Quran the share