Can an 18-year-old invite a Japanese person to Islam, and what is the correct way to do so, what is the correct wording of the Shahada, and must it be in Arabic and in a state of ritual purity?
It is best to refer the person interested in Islam to books and videos that introduce Islam in Japanese or English, or to direct them to centers and mosques that cater to guiding those interested in Islam.
It is not a condition for uttering the two testimonies (Shahadatayn) that it be in the Arabic tongue; rather, it is valid in any language. Nor is it a condition for the testimony "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" to add "His slave and His Messenger." It is also not obligatory to pronounce that "Jesus is the slave of Allah and His Messenger and His word which He bestowed upon Mary and a spirit from Him."
Purity is not a condition when uttering the two testimonies, but according to some scholars, one must perform (ritual bath) after embracing Islam.
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