because that man was a Muslim; had he not been, the Prophet would not have said, “He entered Hell on account of a gnat.”

7. What ultimately counts is the heart’s deed, even when the bodily act is small and slight.
8. Slaughtering is an act of worship, and directing it to anyone other than Allah is major shirk.
9. The excellence of tawḥīd and the immense benefits it yields.
10. The virtue of remaining patient upon the truth.