ASA WR WB to believing Muslim friends
Kalimatul Shahadah - "Testification of Faith in Islam" but also connotes, "To bear witness to the Words of Allah (swt)" when we take our Shahadah in Al-Islam the Imam or Sheikh witnessing your Shahadah says, "All of your past sins have been forgiven." Although technically we (the Sheikh, Imam or I) have no knowledge on the statuses of "Unforgiveable Sins" prior to the day. Technically there is a bit of confusion, but a disclaimer is generally not made. Thus, in the Tasbih of Fatima many would often include the Kalimatul Shahadah for this reason supported by Hadiths of other blessings. However, when someone says or leaves a graphic of Baqarah 121 (...the loss is their own), then that is a Kalimatul Shahadah and attestation of Faith in Al Islam, just like "La Ilaha Illa Allah. Muhammadur Rasulullah."
Basically, Kalimatul Shahadah in either way, with Tasbih or different verses of Quran and "remaining" Truths of the Bible are a Kalimatul Shahadah and renewal or reset from previous sins. We had a saying in Tablighi Jumaat about being the first to shake your brother's hand and the last to release and verily the sins of both brothers drop off of the hands in the process. Well with the Kalimatul Shahadah being repeated as often as possible in either form mentioned above it is the catalyst for the departure of the pervious sins or newer ones and again the no-fly zone of the "Unforgiveable Sins" of the past are not ventured into.
However, when we use the Hadith "This Ummah is one body..." that seems to turn the Powerful Gifts of renewal from Allah (swt) above of Kalimatul Shahadah as well as the powerful refuge of Baqarah 121 (...the loss is their own) on its head. We have to be careful this is not declared "wicked" in Proverb below normally translated "the wicked rejoice in evil because it turns things upside down". But it is reading in this translation disconnected with reference to "the wicked" It means "they find amusing, delight in, take joy in, find humorous, rejoice in evil as it turns things upside down". Images below. Please click any image to enlarge for better legibility.






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