In surah Ibrahim [14], Allah says:
[أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاءِ ]
Haven't you see how Allah strikes a parable of a good word being like a good tree whose root is firmly planted and whose branches are in the sky? [24]
After identifying this "good word" as being the profession of tawheed, ibn al-Qayyim wrote:
The point here is that when the statement of tawheed is professed by a believer who
-knows its meaning and truth, both in terms of what it affirms and what it negates
-lives according to what it entails
-upholds this profession with his heart, tongue and limbs
Then this profession is what will raise up the actions of this person [to Allah for acceptance].
The root is firmly planted in his heart, and the branches reach up to the sky producing fruits in every season.
[A'lam al-Muwaqqi'een 1/346-347]
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