The meaning of Ashshahaadataini
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
()معالم الدين
Authored by
Abdulazeez ibn Adaakhil
Almutairi
Translated by
Idris Abdullah
1434AH/2013
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تأليف:
عبدالعزيز بن داخل المطيري
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ترجمة:
إدريس عبد الله
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Contents
Translator's note........................................10
The meaning of Ashshahaadataini [i.e,
Laa'ilaahailla-llahuMuhammadurrasulullahi]...............................................11
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illaAllah..........................................................14
Lesson two: The meaning of Shahadatu
anna Muhammada-rrasulu-llah (i.e
testifying to the Prophet hood of
Muhammad (S.A.W.....................................25
Lesson three: The necessity of being
obedient to Allah and His Messenger..........36
Lesson four: The virtues of Attauheed
(Islamic monotheism).................................46
Lesson five: The meaning of Islamic
Religion.....................................................57
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Lesson six: The meaning of Ibadah.............70
Lesson Seven: Explanation of the Meaning
of Alkufru bi-ttaghut [i.e, Rejection of false
deities]......................................................80
Lesson Eight: Warning against Shirk
[Polytheism] and explanation of its
classification............................................100
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy.
(1\3)........................................................114
Lesson ten: Warning against hypocrisy
(2\3)........................................................129
Lesson eleven: warning against hypocrisy
(3\3)........................................................142
Lesson twelve: Nullifiers of Islam..............154
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Translator's note
All praises are due to Almighty Allah, the lord of
creations. May His peace and blessings be upon our
noble Prophet, Muhammad the son of Abdullah, his
household, companions and those who follow their
footstep till the day of resurrection.
The need for every Muslim to understand the
true Islamic creed as taught by the Prophet cannot
be overemphasized especially, the non-Arab
speakers. This is because there are very few
English literature in this area. Some of these
literature are narrow in scope while in others,
issues are presented in complicated ways that
render the reader more confused after reading the
book. It is in the light of this that I decided to
translate this book, "MA'ALIMU DEEN" written by
Sheikh Abdulazeez ibn Adaakhil Almutairi because
of the simplicity with which the author presents
issues of Islamic creed and its wide scope. The
book will also be very useful as a course material in
Islamic creed for both students and teachers during
Islamic vocational training programmes.
I pray Almighty Allah will make it useful and
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beneficial to whoever reads it and also reward the
author for his effort.
Idris Abdullahi
Islamic University of Madina,
.Saudi Arabia
The meaning of Ashshahaadataini [i.e,
Laa'ilaahailla-llahuMuhammadurrasulullahi]
They are the basic foundation of Islam and its
first pillar, with which a person becomes a Muslim.
So, whoever does not testify to them is not a
Muslim.
Abdullah bin Umar (May Allah be please with
them) narrated that the prophet (S.A.W) said:
ي
ي:س
ه
مشش
م ع ييل ى ي
شششيهاد يةن أ س
سل ي ب
ي ال ن س
ن ل إلششه إل اللشش ب
خ س
ي »ب بن ن ي
س
ب
ي
ي
ي
صششلةن وينإيت يششانء النزكششاةن
م د
م ي
ويأ ن
دا ع يب سششد به ب ويير ب
سششول ب
ح ن
ن ب
ه ويإ نقششام ن ال ن
س
.[ن « ]متفق عليه
ضا
م
ر
م
و
ص
و
ت
ي
ب
ل
ا
ج
ح ج يس ن ي ي س ن ي ي ي ي
وي ي
Meaning: "Islam is built on five pillars: To testify
that none is worthy of worship except Allah and
that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah "Laailaa
ill-Allah, Muhammadur-Rasulullah", to establish
Salah (five daily prayers), to offer Zakah (obligatory
charity), to perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makah), and
to fast the month of Ramadan. Agreed upon by Al
Bukhari and Muslim.
Thus, the first thing that a person is supposed to
learn in the religion of Islam is its first pillar, by
knowing the meaning and rulings of Shahaadataini.
When the Prophet (s.a.w) sent Mu'adh ibnJabal
to Yemen he said to him:
س
ي
»إ نجن ن ي
ما أ يهس ي
ب فيإ ن ي
ن
م إ نيل ى أ س
كي ي
م يفاد سع بهب س
جئ ست يهب س
ذا ن
ست يأنتي قيوس د
ل ك ن ييتا س
ن
ي
ن
ي
ي
ب
يي س
م
ن ب
سول اللهن فششإ ن س
م د
م ي
يويأ ن، ه
دوا أ س
شه ي ب
دا ير ب
هش س
ح ن
ن ب
ه إ ن يل الل ب
ن ل إ نل ي
ي
ن
ي
ي
ي
ي
س
م ي
عوا لك ب نذ يل نك فيأ س
أ يطا ب
مأ ن
خ س
ض ع يلي سهنشش س
ن الل ي
خب نسرهب س
مشش ي
ه قيد س فيير ي
ت نفي ك ب ج
.[ ]متفق علیه.« الحديث...ة
ل ي يوسم س ويل يي سل ي س
وا س
ي
صل ي ي
Meaning:" you are going to a nation from the
people of the scriptures (divine books – Jews and
the Christians), invite them to testify that
Laa'ilaahailla- Allah (i.e, there is no deity worthy of
worship except Allah) and I am Allah's Messenger,
and if they obey you to do so, then inform them
that Allah has made it obligatory upon them to
observe five salah(prayers) in every day and
night…. To the end of the hadith". Reported by Imam
Muslim, on the authority of Ibn Abbas.
It was also reported by Imam Albukhari and its
wordings are;
.«. »يفنلي ك نن أيووكل يم ا يتندكعهوكهنم إإيل ى أينن كييهوححكدوا اولي يعوز يويجول
Meaning:” let (Islamic monotheism) be the first
thing you will invite them to (i.e, testifying to the
oneness of Allah).
And the explanation of that is also [contained] in
the long hadith [popularly known as hadith Jibril] in
which the Angel Gabriel asked the prophet (s.a.w)
about the levels of religion: Islam, Iman and Ihsan,
after that the prophet (S.A.W) said to his
companions –as in the last part of the hadith-:
.«. »يهيذا إجنبإريكل أييت ا ك نم كييعلحكم ك نم إديين ك نم
The meaning of Ashshahaadatain
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Meaning: "this is (Jibril i.e, angel Gabriel. He
came to you in order to teach you your religion."
So, the first obligatory thing to learn in religious
matters is the lesson that is contained in the hadith
of Jibril, and the first level of the [three] levels of
the religion is Islam and the first pillar of Islam is
Ash-shahadatani.
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Lesson one:
The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
The meaning of Laa'ilaahailla- Allah is, there is
no diety that deserves to be worshiped except
Allah.
And the noun "Al –ilaah" is similar in meaning to
"Al-ma'luh" meaning the worshiped one.
So all the deities that are worshiped besides
Allah are false deities, and whoever worships other
than Allah is a Mushrik [pagan i.e, none Muslim] as
the Almighty Allah said:
مششا
معي ٱلل نششهن إ نل هيهدششا يءا ي
هششۥ ب نهنششۦ فيإ نجن ن ي
ن لي ب
من ي يدرع ب ي
﴿وي ي
خششير يل ب بررههيشش ي
ي
ه
ي
:﴾ ]المؤمنششون١١٧ ن
هۥ ن
ن
ح ٱلرك ن
فششبرو ي
هششۥ ل ي بفرل نشش ب
ح ي
عند ي يرب جهنششۦۦ إ نجن ن ب
ساب ب ب
.[117
Meaning: "And whoever invokes besides Allah
another deity for which he has no proof – then his
account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the
disbelievers will not succeed".(Q23:117).
So it is –totally- impermissible to associate with
Allah any deity in worship, be he a prophet and
messenger or an Angel who is brought near [to
Allah] or a pious worshiper among the righteous
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servants or a tree or a stone or anything else.
Because [acts of] Ibada are the rights of Allah
alone, as Allah (the exalted) said:
سششش إ ننل
ٱلرإ نشششجنششششششش ي
نشش ويشششش
ٱلر ن
جششششششش ن
خل ي
مشششششششا ي
﴿وي ي
.[56 :﴾ ]الذاریات٥٦ ن
ل ني ي عرب ب ب
دو ن
تشش
قر ب
Meaning: "And I did not create the Jinn and
Mankind except to worship me". (Q51:56).
And He (the Exalted) said:
﴿قب لر هبو ٱل ل نشش ي
.[1 :ص:﴾ ]الخل١حد د
ه أ ي
ب
ي
Meaning: "Say [O Muhammad], He is Allah who
is one".(Q112:1)
And He (the Exalted) said:
ن
ه إ ننل ب
هششوي ٱلشنرششش حر هي
ددد نل إ نهيلشش ي
مششش ب
حششش
﴿ويإ نل هيهبك بششش رم إ نل هيششش ده وهي ن
.[163:﴾ ]البقرة١٦٣ م
ٱ ل نر ن
حي ب
Meaning: "And your God is one God, there is no
deity worthy of worship except him, the entirely
merciful, the especially merciful".Q2:163.
And He said:
ه إ ننل ب
﴿ ب
هششششششششششوي ٱلر ي
ي يل إ نهيلشششششششششش ي
هششششششششششوي
حششششششششششش ي
نششششششش
.[65 :]المؤمن
﴾ ٱ
ه
م خرل ن ن
لششششششش ج
ن لي ب
في ٱدرع ب و ه ب ب
دشششششششششششيشش ي
صي ي
Meaning: "He is the (ever) living; there is no
deity except him, so call upon him (being) sincere
to him in religion".Q40:65.
So, this is the-real- meaning of
"Attauhid"(Islamic Monotheism) i.e, unifying Allah in
(all acts of) worship. Thus; we shouldn't worship
except Allah alone without associating (any)
partner to him.
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
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And it is with this "tauhid" which is the meaning
of "Laa'ilaahailla-Allah" that Allah (S.W.T) sent His
entire prophets.
Allah the Exalted said:
ي
من قي برل ن ي
ل إ ننل بجنشو ن
ي إ نل ي يرهن
ك ن
سش لرن ي ا ن
من نر ب
ما أ رر ي
﴿وي ي
ح ي
سو س
ي
ي
ن
ه
ي
.[25 :﴾ ]الجنبياء٢٥ ن
ه ۥ يل إ نل ي
أجن ن ب
ه إ نل أجن ي اا في ٱعرب ب د ب و ن
Meaning:" And we sent not before you any
messenger except we reveal to him that, there is
no deity except me,(Allah) so worship me".(Q22:25)
And He said:
ي
قشش در بع ثرنششا فششي ك بشش ج ب
ٱعرببشششد ب و ا س
ن
﴿ويل ي ي
ن
يي ي
مشش ةة نر ب
لأ ن
سششودل أ ن
لششش هن
تشش
﴾
ه ويٱٱٱجر ٱٱت ي ن نببششششششششششششوا س ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ٱٱٱ
طشششششش ب
غشششششششششششششو ي
ٱ ل ل نششششششششششششش ي
.[36 :]النحل
Meaning: "And we certainly sent into every
nation a messenger [saying] worship Allah [alone]
and avoid "taghut" (false deities)".
And Allah has narrated to us in His glorious book
the stories of –His- messengers and their people,
and He made it clear that the first thing the
prophets called [their people] to was "Attauhid" i.e,
unity of Allah [Islamic Monotheism] and He(SWT)
also told us the outcome of the believers who
answered their prophets' call, and the outcome of
those who disbelieved in their prophets and
associated with Allah partners which He has not
sent [any] proof for. Allah the exalted said:
ي
قششا ي
قشش ورم نشش
ل ي هي ي
م ه ن ۦ في ي
حششا إ نل يشش
﴿ل ي ي
ى يقشش ور ن
سششش لرن ي ا بجنو د
قشش در أ رر ي
ه
ي
ما ل ي ب
ف
يأ ي
خششا ب
م ٱٱٱنر إ نل هيششهس غ ييرٱٱٱبر ب
كم ج
ه ي
ٱٱٱ ٱٱعرب ب د ب و ا سٱٱٱ ٱٱل ل نشش ي
هشش ٱٱۥۦ إ نجن جشش ي
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ع يل ي يرك بشش مر ع ي ي
.[59 :﴾ ]العراف٥٩ ظي مة
ب ي ي ورم سشش ع ي ن
ذا ي
Meaning: "We had certainly sent Noah to his
people, and he said, O my people worship Allah;
you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for
you the punishment of the tremendous day."
(Q7:59) And He(SWT) said:
عرد ب و ا س
﴿۞ويإ نل ي
ٱٱٱٱ هبششود د اۦٱٱٱ قيششا ي
ٱٱٱبششش
قششورٱٱم نشش
ل ي هي ي
خششاهب مر
عاد س أ ي ي
ى ي
ٱٱٱٱٱ ب
ه
مششا ل ي ب
﴾٦٥ ن
هششش ٱٱٱٱ أۥۦ يفييل ت يت ن ب
قششو ي
مششش ٱٱٱنرإ نهيلششهس يرٱٱغ ي ٱبر ب
كششم ج
ه ي
ٱ ل ل نششش ي
.[65 :]العراف
Meaning: "And to the Aad (we sent) their brother
Hood. He said, O my people, worship Allah; you
have no deity other than Him. Then will you not
fear Him?"(Q7:65)
He (SWT) said:
ٱعرببشششد ب و ا س
ي
ح اۦ يقشا ي
قشش ورم نشش
ل ي هي ي
مود ي أ ي ي
صششل ن د
ى ث ي ب
خشاهب مر هي
﴿ويإ نل ه
ما ل ي ب
.[73 :م ٱٱٱنرإ نل هيهس غ ييرٱٱٱبر ه ب ٱٱۥ ﴾ ]العراف
كم ج
ه ي
ٱ للن ي
Meaning: "And to the Thamood (we sent) their
brother Saleh. He said, O my people, worship Allah;
you have no deity other than Him".(Q7:73) And He
(SWT) said:
ي
ششششعي يرب د اۦ يقشششا ي
خشششاهب مر ب
قشششش ورم نشش
ل ي هي ي
ن أي ي
ى ي
مشششش دري ي ي
﴿ويإ نلششش ه
ما ل ي ب
:ر ه بششش ٱٱٱٱ ۥد﴾ ]العششراف
كم ج
ه ي
ٱٱٱ ٱٱعرب ب د ب و ا سٱٱٱ ٱٱل ل نشش ي
م ٱٱٱنر إ نل هيششهس يرغ يٱٱٱٱٱ ب
.[85
Meaning: "And to the (people of) Madyana (we
sent) their brother Shu'aib. He said, O my people,
worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him".
(Q7:85) And He (S.W.T) said:
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
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﴿ويإ ن ذر يقا ي
م هن ۦۦ إ نجن نن نششي ب يششيرا دء
م نل يب نيششهن وييقشش ور ن
ل إ ن برهير ن
هي ب
ن
ن ٢٦إ ننل ٱل نششش ن
دو ي
ت ي عرببشش ب
هۥ ي
ذي فيط ييرنجنششي يفششإ نجن ن ب
سششي ي هرد ن ي ن
]الزخرف.[27-26 :
مششا
م ن
ج
﴾٢٧
Meaning:" And (mention, o Muhammad) when,
Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed,
I am disassociated from that which you
worship(26). Except for He who created me; and
indeed He will guide me". (Q43: 26 and 27) And He
(SWT) said:
﴿أ ي مر ب
كنت ب مر ب
تششش
ب
ضششير ي ي عر ب
قششو ي
ح ي
دايء إ ن ذر ي
شه ي ي
مشششش ور ب
ٱلر ي
إ ن ذر يقا ي
مشش نن ب ي عر ن
ن ن
دش يد قيششابلوا س جن ي عرببششد ب
دو ي
مششا ت ي عرببشش ب
ل ل نب يننيهن ي
ه يءايبائ نشششششش ي
إ نل هييهشششششش ي
م نعي ي
ل
ك إ ن برهير
سر هي
هه ي
ك ويإ نل هيشششششش ي
مشش ويإ ن
ن ] ﴾١٣٣البقششرة:
ح قي إ نل هيدها وهي ن
مو ي
ح د
ويإ ن سر هي
م سرل ن ب
هۥ ب
ن لي ب
دا ويجن ي حر ب
.[133
Meaning: "Or were you witnesses when death
approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "what
will you worship after me?" They said, "We will
worship your God and God of your fathers Abraham
and Ishmael and Isaac- one God and we are
)Muslims (in submission) to him". (Q2:133
ي
خ
مت ي ي
ن ي
فجرقبشششو ي
ب ي
﴿يءأ رريبشششا د
ق هن ابر ] ﴾٣٩یوسف.[39 :
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ي
هشش ٱلروهي ن
حشششد ب
يردر أم ن ٱلششنلششششش ب
And (prophet) Joseph (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said (to his two companions in
prison):"…. are separate lords better or Allah, the
)one, the prevailing?"(Q12:39
ي
سش لرن هي ي
مششا
م د
ة ل ج لرعهي ل ي ن
ما أ رر ي
ن ١٠٧بقشش لر إ نجن ن ي
ك إ ننل ير حر ي
﴿وي ي
ميشش ي
ي
ي
مششا إ نل هيهب ب
حششش ددد فييهششش لر أجنبتششم
كششش مر إ نهيلششش ده وهي ن
بيششو ي
ي أجن ن ي
ى إ نيلشش ن
ح يه
ن ] ﴾١٠٨الجنبیاء.[108-107 :
مو ي
م سرل ن ب
ي
And that was how the Prophet (s.a.w) carried out
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his call to the world. As Allah the exalted said: "And
We have not sent you, o (Muhammad) except as a
mercy to the worlds (107) Say, "it is only revealed
to me that your god is but one God; so will you be
Muslims (in submission to him)?"(108) (Q21:107 and
108)
Indeed the Prophet (S.A.W) started his
propagation to his people at Makah by calling them
to Attauhid (Islamic Monotheism). He invited them
to say (Laa'ilaahailla-Allah) and abstain from idol
worshiping, but most of them were arrogant and
they refused to submit to the word of Attauhid
(Laa'ilaahailla-Allah). So they were as Allah said
(about them):
ذا نقيششش ي
﴿إ نجن نبهشششش مر ك يششششاجن بويا س إ ن ي
هش
ه إ ننل ٱل نلششششش ب
ل ل يبهشششش مر يل إ نل هيشششش ي
ي
ن أئ نن نششا ل يت يششارنك بويا س يءال نهيت نن يششا ل ن ي
ع ةر
ويي ي ب٣٥ ن
شششا ن
قول بششو ي
ي ي سرت يشش كرب ن برو ي
: فييرد ن الله عليهم بقوله.[36-35 :﴾ ]الصافات٣٦ ن
م جرن بو ه ن
ن
نشش
صششششد نقي
جششششايء نبششششش ٱلر ي
﴿ب يششششش لر ي
مشششششش رر ي
ٱلر ب
ح قجشش وي ي
سششششششل نششي ي
.[37 :﴾ ]الصافات٣٧
Meaning: "Indeed they, when it was said to
them, "there is no deity but Allah, "were arrogant
(35) And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for
a mad poet? (36) (Q37: 35 and 36)
And Allah (S.W.T) answered them (immediately)
by saying:
Rather, he (i.e, the prophet (S.A.W) has come with
the truth and confirms the (previous) messengers".
(Q7:37)
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
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Therefore the word of Attauhid [Laa'ilaahaillaAllah] is the word of truth which the entire
messengers [of Allah] called [there people to]
before [the time of] the Prophet (S.A.W) and it is
also the call of our prophet (S.A.W).
And indeed the pagans of Quraish understood
the fact that calling to Attauhid means leaving all
other deities that are worshiped besides Allah (the
exalted). Therefore, tauhid can never be achieved
unless by avoiding all acts of "shirk"[polytheism].
Umar Bin Alkhaddab (May Allah be pleased with
him) narrated that the prophet (S.A.W) said:
ل إإيليه إإ و
ل إإيليه إإ و
يفيمنن يق ايل ي، ل اولكَمَف
»أكإمنركت أينن أكيق اإتيل الون ايس يحوت ى يكقهوكلهوا ي
ل
ل إبيححقققإه يوإحيسقق اكبكه يعليقق ى ا و
صققيم إمحنققني يمقق اليكه يويننفيسققكه إإ و
« ]متفق. لإقق
اولك يفيقققند يع ي
.[علیه
Meaning: " I was ordered to fight the people
until they testify to Laa'ilaahailla – Allah. If they
testified to that, then their lives and wealth are
saved except for Islamic rites, and their
accountability is [left] to Allah". Agreed upon by AlBukhri and Muslim.
And when the prophet (S.A.W) sent his letters to
the rulers [calling them to Islam] He started by
calling them to the oneness of Allah. Abdullahi Bin
Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated
that the prophet (S.A.W) sent a letter to Heraclius
the king of Rome [saying]:
من كمحوم ٍدد رسققهوإل الإقق إلقق ى إهيرنقققيل يعيظيققإم، »بسم ال الرحمن الرحيمَمَف
، فإحني أدعهويك بإدع ايققإة السققالإمَمَف: يسالم عل ى يمن اوتيبيع الكهيد ى أوم ا بعكد، الرروإمَمَف
فققإن يتقيهولونييت فقإون عليقيك إإنثقيم، وأينسإلنم كينؤإتققيك الكقق أنجقيرك يمورتيققنَمَف، أينسإلنم يتنسلينمَمَف
اي
ي س ي
و﴿قب لر ي يهأ ي هر ي، لإريإسققحييينَمَف
مشش ةة
ى ك يل ن ي
ل ٱٱٱٱٱلرك ن هيتشش ن
ب ت يعيششال وراشش إ نلشش ه
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ي
وا ه نء ب ي يرن ين يششا ويب ي يرن ي ب
ه وييل جن ب شررن ي
ك
ي
كشش مر أنل جن ي عرببششد ي إ ننل ٱ ل نلشش ي
س ي
ي
د
ي
هشش ۦ ي
ن
ششش يرٔا ويل ي يت ن ن
بن ن
مششن ب
ضششينا ب ي عر د
خششذ ي ب ي عر ب
ضششا أ ررب يا دبششا ج
دو ن
ي
س
س
ب
س
ن
ن
ن
قولششوا
ٱ ل لشش ٱٱٱٱ هفۦهينإن ت يويل وراشش في ب
مو ي
م سرل ن ب
ٱٱٱٱٱهيٱٱشرد ب و ا ب نأجن نششا ب
.[[ « ]حدیث متفق علیه64 :﴾ ]العمران٦٤
Meaning: "In the name of Allah, the most
beneficent, the most merciful. [This letter is] from
Muhammad, the slave of Allah and his messenger
to Heraclius the ruler of the Byzantines. Peace be
upon who ever follows the right path. There after: I
invite you to Islam. Embrace Islam; you will be safe.
Accept Islam and Allah will double your reward, and
if you turn away [from the truth and reject this
invitation] you will be responsible for the sins of
Arisiyin [i.e your peasants]. And:"O people of the
book come to a word which is just between us and
you, that we worship none but Allah, and we
associate no partner with Him, and that none of us
shall take others as lords besides Allah, and if they
turn away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims.
(Q3:V64). Reported by Albukhari and Muslim.
And the Prophet (S.A.W) sent similar letters to
kisra the ruler of Paris and Al- Mukawkis the ruler of
Alkibd and to the ruler of Ethiopia and to Jaifar and
Iyadh the sons of Al-Jalanda at Oman and to
Hodhah the son of Ali at Yamama and to Al-Mundhir
the son of Sawi at Hajar and to Ibn AbiShamr the
Ghssanian. These were the rulers of his time.
And in sahih of Imam Muslim from the narration
of Anas bin Malik, (May Allah be please with him).
That the prophet (S.A.W) wrote (letter) to every
tyrant [i.e ruler] calling them to the religion of
Allah".
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
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Abdullah bin Abbas (May Allah be please with
them) narrated That when the prophet (S.A.W) sent
Mu'adh (May Allah be please with him) to Yemen he
said to him:
يفنلي ك نن أيووكل يم ا يتققندكعهوكهنم إإليقق ى أينن، »إإونيك كتنقإدكم يعيل ى يقنهو ٍدم إمنن أينهإل انلإكيت اإبَمَف
.«. كييهوححكدوا اولي
Meaning: " You are going to a nation from the
people of the scriptures [divine books – Jews and
the Christians] let the first thing you will invite
them to, be Islamic monotheism".
Therefore, "Attauhid" [Islamic Monotheism] is
the key to entering into [the religion of ] Islam,
without it a person is not considered a Muslim, and
if he commits anything that invalidates it, he is
then an unbeliever, Mushrik [pagan], out of the
religion of Islam.
Mu'adhu binJabal (May Allah is pleased with
him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W)
said to him:
اولكقق يويركسققهوكلكه: »يي ا كميع اكذ ! أييتندإر ي يم ا يحرق اولإقق يعليقق ى انلإعيبقق اإد ؟ يققق ايل كمعقق امذ
»يحرق اولإ يعيل ى انلإعيب اإد أينن ينعكبكدوكه يو ي: يق ايل.أينعليكم
: بثوم يق ايل.«. ل كينشإرككهوا إبإه يشنيئئ ا
اولكقق: « يققق ايل كمعقق امذ. »يي ا كميع اكذ ! أييتندإرن ي يم ا يحرق انلإعيب اإد يعيل ى اولإ إإيذا يفيعكلهوا يذإلققيك ؟
.«. »يحرق انلإعيب اإد يعيل ى اولإقق إإيذا يفيعكلققهوا يذإلققيك أينن يل كييعققحذيبكهنم: يق ايل.يويركسهوكلكه أينعيلكم
[]متفق عليه
Meaning: "O Mu'adh, do you know the right of
Allah upon his slaves?
Mu'adh said, Allah and his prophet know better.
The prophet said; "the right of Allah upon his
slaves is to worship him and not to associate with
him any deity.
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He [the Prophet] then said:"O Mu'adh, do you
know the rights of the servants upon Allah if they
do what he ordained them?
Mu'adh said; Allah and his prophet know better.
The Prophet said the right of servants upon
Allah is that He will not punish he who does not
associate him with anything" (Agreed upon by AlBukhari and Muslim).
When a servant testifies that Laa'ilaahailla-Allah
[i.e, there is no deity worthy of worship except
Allah], with that; he has testified to the invalidity of
all other deities besides Allah (the exalted). And he
bears witness to himself that he will never worship
anything besides Allah, being sincere in his
worship.
And this is the kind of Islam which Allah (S.W.T)
ordered to be practiced.
Allah (the exalted) said:
ي
ي
مششن
﴿۞قب ٱٱ
ن ن
ن يتشش ٱٱدرع ب و ي
لر إ نججني جن بهنيشش ب
ت أ نرٱٱٱ أعر ٱببششد ي ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱل نشششششذ ن ي ي
ي
ب
تشش أ نر
مششن نرب جششي ويأ ن
ت ن
مششا ي
ب
مشش رر ب
ي ٱلرب ي ي ج ن هيشش ب
ن ٱل ل ن هن ل ي ن
جششايءجن ن ي
دو ن
ب
.[66 :﴾ ]المؤمن٦٦ ن
ب ٱلرهيعششل ي ن
م ل نير ج
أ سرل ن ي
مي ي
Meaning:" Say (O Muhammad)."Indeed, I have
been forbidden to worship those you call upon
besides Allah once the clear proofs have come to
me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to
submit to the lord of the worlds."
Q40:V66) And Allah (the exalted) said:
ب
نششششش
ه
م خرل ن ن
ما أ ن
ٱلششششششش ج
مبرويا س إ ننل ل ني ي عرب ب ب
ن ل يشش ب
ه ب
دوا س ٱل ل نششش ي
﴿وي ي
دشششششششششيشش ي
صششي ي
صشششل يوه ة ي ويي ب ؤرت بشششو ا س ٱل نزشش ي
كششوه ة ۦة ويذ هينلشش ي
ن
حن ي ي
فششايء ويي ب ن
ب
قي ب
مششوا س ٱل ن
ك نديشش ب
.[5 :﴾ ]البینة٥ م ةن
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ق يج ي
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
27
Meaning:" And they were not commanded
except to worship Allah, being sincere to him in
religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer
and to give zakah (charity). And that is the correct
religion.(Q98:V5) And Allah (the exalted) said:
ه
م خرل ن ن
ن يلشششششششش ب
هششش ب
ٱلشششنلشششششششششششش ي
صششششششششي ي
.[14
نشش
فشششبرششو
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ
﴾١٤ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ هي
ٱ
كشششششششلر ن
ي:]المؤمن
﴿يفشششششششش ٱدرع ب و ا س
ن ورويل ي ٱٱٱ ك يرنه ي
ٱ ل دج ي ي
Meaning: "So invoke Allah, being sincere to him
in religion, even though the unbelievers dislike it."
(Q40:V14) And Allah (the exalted) said:
ي
س نإن ب
كنبتشش مر فنششي ي
مششن ندين نششي
ششش ك ةك ج
﴿قب لر ي يهأي يهيششا ٱل ن نشششا ب
كشش
ن
دو
فييل أ ي عرببششد ب ٱنلشششذ ن ي
هششششششششش ويل هي ن
ٱلشششششششنلششششششششششششش ن
ن ن
مششن ب
دو ي
ن ت ي عرببشش ب
ن
ي
ي
ي
ب
ي
ن
ن ن
ذي ي يت يويفنى هك بشش مرد ويأ ن
ه ٱل ن ن
تشش أ نر أك بششو ي
مشش رر ب
أ عرب بد ب ٱل ل نشش ي
مشش ي
ويأ ي نر أ ينقشش مر وي جريهشش ي١٠٤ ن
فشا
حنني د
مشش ٱٱ ؤر ن
ن ي
ك نللش ج
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ب
م ن ني ي
دي ن
ي
وييل ت ي ب
ن
ويل ت ي درع بشش ن١٠٥ ن
ن ن
مششن ب
ن ٱلر ب
دو ن
مشش شررن ك ني ي
م ي
كوجن ي ن
ت فيإ نجن ن ي
فع ب ي
ك إن د
ن
ما يل يين ي
ك وييل ي ي ب
ذا ج
ضير ٱٱٱٱ ة دك فينإن فيعي ٱٱلرٱٱ ي
ٱ ل ل ن هن ي
م ي
.[106-104 :﴾ ]یوجنس١٠٦ ن
ٱ ل ظ هن ل ن ن
مي ي
Meaning: "Say, (O Muhammad) "O people, if you
are in doubt as to my religion - then I do not
worship those which you worship besides Allah;
who causes your death. And I have been
commanded to be of the believers (104).
And direct your face (i.e, self) toward the
religion, inclining to truth, and never be of those
who associate others with Allah (105)
And do not invoke besides Allah that which
neither benefits you nor harm you, for if you do,
then you would be of the wrongdoers (106)". Q
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10:V104-106
Summary:
-The meaning of (Laa'ilaaha – illa- Allah), no
deity is worthy of worship except Allah
-And Attauhid (Islamic monotheism) cannot be
fulfilled unless by abstaining from
"shirk"(polytheism)
-The purpose, for which we are created, is to
worship Allah alone (Islamic Monotheism), and not
to associate any partner with Him.
-He who worships any deity besides Allah is a
kaafir (pagan, unbeliever)
-All prophets called their people to Attauheed
(Islamic Monotheism) and the avoidance of shirk
(polytheism)
-The Foundation of the Prophet's mission is
Attauhid (Islamic Monotheism). Hence, he started
by calling his people to it, then he sent letters to
the rulers (of his time calling them to it) and he
ordered his companions to begin with it when they
call to Islam.
-Attauhid is the right of Allah upon his servants.
-He who does not practice Attauhid (Islamic
Monotheism) is not a Muslim even if he claims to be
Muslim (by utterance).
Lesson two:
The meaning of Shahadatu anna
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah (i.e
testifying to the Prophet hood of
Muhammad (S.A.W
Testifying to the Prophet hood of Muhammad
(S.A.W), implies believing that Allah has sent His
prophet, Muhammad the son of Abdullah the son of
Abdul muttalib as a messenger to the- entire- Jinn
and Mankind, instructing them to worship Allah
alone and to avoid all deities besides Allah, and to
explain the laws of the religion to them.
It also implies believing that he is a slave of
Allah and his messenger, so he does not has the
right to be worshiped besides Allah, and it is not
permissible to exaggerate in praising him in such a
way that we give him the attributes of Allah the
exalted.
Adullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with
him and his father Abbas) narrated that he had
Umar bin Alkhttab while he was on the pulpit
saying, I had the prophet (S.A.W) saying;
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ك ي ي، »ل ي تط سرونجني
ما أ ييجنا
فيإ نجن ن ي، م
مسري ي ي
ن ي
ما أط سير س
ي
ت الن ن ي
صاير ى اب س ي
ب ب
.[ه « ]رواه البخاري
في ب، ه
ع يب سد ب الل ن ن:قوبلوا
ويير ب، ه
سول ب ب
ع يب سد ب ب
Meaning:" Do not exceed limit in praising me as
the Christians did with the son of Marry, for I am
nothing but His slave, therefore, say; The servant
and messenger of Allah". Reported by Albukhari.
Testifying to the Prophet hood of Muhammad
(S.A.W) necessitates three important things:
Firstly: Loving him, in fact, it is obligatory to love
him more than one's self, family and children. Anas
bin malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated
that the prophet (S.W.A) said:
كو ي
ي
»ل ي يؤ سم ي
ن يوال ند نهن
ب إ نل يي سهن ن
ح ن
نأ ي
حنت ى أ ب ي
ي، م
نأ ي
حد بك ب س
م س
ب ن ب
ي
ي
.[ن « ]متفقعلیه
سأ س
ج ي
منعي ي
ويويلد نهن يوالننا ن
Meaning:"None of you will have faith, until he
loves me more than his father, his children and all
Mankind". Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim.
Secondly: Believing in all what he narrated
concerning the unseen and [all] other things. For,
whatever comes [from the prophet through
authentic chain is definitely] true and factual.
Thirdly: Obeying him by carrying out his
commands and abstaining from what he forbids.
Testifying that Muhammadu-rrasulu-llah, is [one
of the] great foundations among the foundations of
Islam. In fact, a person cannot enter into the fold of
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
31
Islam until he testifies that Muhammad (S.A.W) is
the Messenger of Allah and if he commits anything
that nullifies this testimony, then he is not a Muslim
rather, he is an unbeliever and apostate from Islam.
Among those things that nullify this
testimony (Shahada anna Muhammadarrasullu- llah) are the following;
1- Hating the prophet, abusing him and mocking
him or mocking any aspect of religion brought by
him, for whoever commit [anything among]these, is
a disbeliever in the prophet hood of Muhammad
(S.A.W).
Allah the Exalted said:
مو ي
﴿فييل وييرب ج ي
ما ي
م
ك يل ي بؤر ن
ش ي
ى ي ب ي
ن ي
مبنو ي
جير ب ييرن يهبمر ث ب ن
ك نفي ي
حك ج ب
حت ن ه
ما
ي يأجن ب
ف ن
ما قي ي
حير د
سهنمر ي
ج ب
ت ويي ب ي
موا س ت ي سرنلي د
سششل ج ب
ضششير ي
م ن
جا ج
يل ي ي ن
دوا س فن ي
.[65 :﴾ ]النساء٦٥
Meaning: "But no, by your Lord, they will not
truly believe until they make you (O Muhammad ),
judge concerning that which they dispute among
themselves and then find within themselves no
discomfort from what you have judged and submit
in [full, willing] submission". Q 4:V65.
2- Disproving the prophet (S.A.W) and being
doubtful of his truthfulness, because each of them
[he that disproof's and he that is doubtful] has [in
the real sense] no trust in him [the prophet] and
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whoever does not trust the prophet (S.A.W) has not
believed in him.
3- Turning away from being obedient to the
Prophet (S.A.W), in such a way that, one feels that
obeying the Prophet's commands is not compulsory
on him, or turning away from it totally. Thus, being
careless to the prophet's do's and don'ts.
As for one who believes in Allah and his
Messenger, but commits certain sins other than the
nullifiers of Islam, such a person is among the
disobedient Muslims. However, we will not
categorize him among the unbelievers just because
of such sins, but we hope for him Allah's
forgiveness and mercy. And at the same time, we
fear for him, (Allah's) painful punishment as the
consequence of his evil deeds.
And whoever commits any of these things that
violates this testimony [i.e, Shahadatu anna
Muhammadan Rasulullah] is a disbeliever in the
prophet hood of the prophet (S.A.W) even if he
utters the testimony with his tongue, his condition
is like that of the hypocrites whom Allah said
concerning them:
ن يقابلوا س جن يشرهيد ب إ نجن ن ي
جايء ي
سو ب
﴿إ ن ي
ه
ف ب
من هي ن
قو ي
ذا ي
ك ل يير ب
ل ٱلل ن ه هه ويٱلل ن ب
ك ٱلر ب
م إ نجن ن ي
﴾١ ن
ف ن
من هي ن
ن ل يك هيذ نببو ي
ه ي يشرهيد ب إ ن ن
ك ل يير ب
ن ٱلر ب
هۥ ويٱلل ن ب
سول ب ب
ي يعرل ي ب
قي ي
.[1 :]المنافقون
Meaning: "When the hypocrites come to you, [O
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
33
Muhammad], they say, "We testify that you are the
messenger of Allah." And Allah knows that you are
His messenger, Allah testifies that the hypocrites
are liars" Q 63: V1.
Thus, this testimony will not be genuine
(accepted) from a servant until he fulfills its
implications such as loving, believing and obeying
(the prophet). This testimony is not just a statement
to be said and that is all. Rather, it is the way of life
of a Muslim and it forms the orbit of his deeds, and it
is by its actualization that his salvation and bliss will
be attained. Allah (S.W.T) does not accept any work
from his servant until it is done for His sake alone
and in accordance with the teachings of the Prophet
(S.A.W).
Therefore, "Al'ikhlas" (sincerity) is the
implication of the testimony of "Shahadatu
alla'laha'lla-llah", and "Almutaba'ah" (worshiping
Allah according to the teachings of the Prophet" is
the implication of the testimony of "Shahadatu
anna Muhammada-rrasulu-llah". Thus, a servant is
not a follower of guidance until he becomes sincere
to Allah in worship and a follower of the traditions
of the Prophet (sunnah). Any act of worship which is
not based on the sunnah of the prophet is
considered null and void, because of the sayings of
the prophet (S.A.W.)
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
ي
م ي
م
ن عي ن
مبريجنا فيهبوي ير د
م س
سل د
د « ]رواه ب
س ع يل يي سهن أ س
ل عي ي
» ي
مدل ل يي س ي
م س
.[ةل
ث عائش ي
من حدي ن
Meaning" Whoever does an act (of worship)
which is not in agreement with our matter, will
have it rejected". Transmitted by Muslim on the
authority of A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her).
And also in sahih Muslim from the narration of Jabir
bin Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with them), that
the prophet of Allah (S.A.W) usually says on the
pulpit during his sermon:
، وخيققير اليهققندإ ي يهققندك ي كمحومقق ٍددَمَف، فإون خيير الحديإث كتقق اكب الإققَمَف، »أم ا بعكدَمَف
.«. ضاللمة
وكول بدع ٍدة ي، وشور المهوإر كمنحدث اكته اَمَف
Meaning: "The best discourse is the book of
Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of
Muhammad, (S.A.W) and the worst matter is that of
innovation and every innovation is misleading".
Therefore, an innovator is disobedient to the
Prophet (S.A.W) and is not following the right path.
Hence, he is lost because of his innovational
practice.
Innovation is of two types;
- The kind of innovation that withdraws from
Islam
- And the kind of innovation that makes one to
be fasiq (i.e, wrong doer).
The kind of innovation that withdraws from Islam
is that which consist of some acts that nullify Islam,
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
35
such as associating partner to Allah in worship,
disproving Allah and His Messenger or anything
among the things that violates Islam. So, who ever
does it is a kafir (pagan) and has withdrawn from
the religion of Islam. For example the claim of some
sects that the holy Quran is incomplete or is
changed, or the claim of some sects that some of
their revered personalities have knowledge of the
unseen.
And the kind of innovation that makes one to be
fasiq (i.e, wrong doer), is that which does not
consist of acts that violates Islam. For example,
specifying some places and periods with certain
acts of worship which has not been specified in the
Quran or Hadith, such as celebrating the birthday
of the Prophet (S.A.W).
The guidance of the prophet is the best
guidance, and the perfection of a servant and his
success is only determined by the degree to which
he follows the guidance of the Prophet. Thus, the
more a servant becomes a better follower (of the
Prophet), the greater his reward and the more
honorable his condition and end will be. He will also
be safe from evils and the punishment of sins
related to [innovations] i.e contradicting the
guidance of the Prophet- peace be upon him. This is
because the Prophet did not command except that
which is good for the servant in his life and religion,
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and he did not forbid anything except that which is
evil and harmful. And indeed paradise has been
surrounded with unpleasant things while hell has
been surrounded with vain desires.
Hence, whoever is certain about the truthfulness
of the Prophet (SAW) will follow his guidance and
abstain from forbidden desires even though his
mind loves them, and he will be patient with those
unpleasant things because he knows its
consequence (i.e on the Day of Judgment). So, he is
saved from severe punishment and he attains great
reward.
But he who goes contrary to the guardians of
the Prophet (S.A.W) and commits what he wills from
the unlawful things, he will not be safe from the
punishment in this world and the hereafter for the
consequence of his sins.
Allah the Exalted has indeed said:
ي
ي
ة أ ي رو
خال ن ب
ن يب ي
صيب يهب رم فنترن ي د
ن ع ينر أمررنهن ۦۦ أن ت ب ن
﴿فيلري يحرذ يرن ٱل ن ن
فو ي
ذي ي
ي
صيب يهبمر ع ي ي
.[63 :﴾ ]النور٦٣ م
يب ن
ذا د
ب أنلي د
Meaning:"…So let those beware, who dissent his
(i.e, the prophet's) order lest affliction (fitnah) strike
them or a painful punishment". Q 24:V63.
Therefore committing sins may lead to fitnah
(affliction)in the religion which a servant cannot
endure. Thus, resulting to misguidance and
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
37
destruction, and he may also suffer a painful
punishment in this world or in his grave or in the
hereafter because of his sins.
But he who follows the guidance of the prophet
(S.A.W), is in safety and tranquility and peace of
mind, and will neither be afraid nor grieve and will
not go astray or become miserable, because he has
followed the safe path (which saves) from fears,
sadness, going astray and misery in this world and
in the hereafter. Allah the Exalted said:
ما ب
﴿ي يهأ يهر ي
كنت بمر
ب قيدر ي
جايءك بمر ير ب
م ن
ن ل يك بمر ك ينثيدرا ج
ل ٱلرك نت هي ن
سول بينا ي بب يي ج ب
جايء ب
ن ٱلل نهن بجنودر
ب ويي يعر ب
ت بخر ب
فوا س ي
ن ن
عن ك ينثي ة ۦر قيدر ي
فو ي
كم ج
ن ٱلرك نت هي ن
م ي
م ي
ل ٱل ن هي
سب ب ي
ي يهر ن١٥ منبيدن
هۥ ب
ن ٱت نب يعي رنضروهيجن ي ب
ه ي
دي ب نهن ٱلل ن ب
ب ي
س لم ن
م ن
ويك نت هي د
ي
صهيرةط
ى ن
ت إ نيل ى ٱلينورن ب نإ نذرجن نهنۦ ويي يهر ن
م ن
ويي بخررن ب
ن ٱلظ يل ب هي
جبهم ج
م ي
ديهنمر إ نل ه
.[16-15:﴾ ]المائدة١٦ قيم ة
مسرت ي ن
ي
Meaning: "O people of the scripture, there has
come to you Our messenger making clear to you
much of what you used to conceal of the scripture
and overlooking much. There has come to you from
Allah a light and a clear Book (Quran) (15). By which
Allah guides those who pursue his pleasure to the
ways of peace and bringing them out from darkness
into the light, by His permission, and guide them to a
straight path(16). Q 5:V15 and 16.
Allah has made it compulsory upon His
Messenger to convey the message (of Islam) and
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he has conveyed it as he was ordered. Allah the
exalted said:
:]المائدة
ي
من نرب ج ي
ل إ نل يير ي
ما بأجنزن ي
سو ب
﴾ك
ك ن
﴿۞ي يهأي ييها ٱلنر ب
ل ب يل جغر ي
.[67
Meaning: "O messenger announce that which
has been revealed to you from your lord. Q 5:V 65
And Allah made it obligatory upon us (the entire
umma) to be obedient to him (i.e, the prophet). He
(Allah) said:
ي
﴿بقلل ي
ل لل فيإن ت يوينلولاو س
طيبعوا س ل
سو ي
ٱ
ه ويأ ن
لأ ن
للنر ب
طيبعوا س ٱلل ن ي
ن
ل ويع ييليل ب
م ي
مللبتملل
لم وينإن ت ب ن
ما ب
ما ب
طيبعوه ب
ح ج
كمي ن
ح ج
ما ع ييليلهين ي
فيإ نجن ن ي
دوا سها
﴾٥٤ ن
منبي بل
يتهلت ي ب
ما ع ييل ى ٱلنر ب
ل إ ننل ٱلللب يل هيغلب ٱللل ب
ل وي ي
سو ن
Meaning: "Say, obey Allah and obey the
Messenger; but if you turn away (from being
obedient to him) then upon him is only that (duty)
with which he has been charged, and upon you is
that with which you have been charged.
And if you obey him, you will be (rightly) guided.
And there is not upon the messenger except the
(responsibility for) clear notification". Q 24:V54.
The prophet (S.A.W) has also been assigned the
trust of conveying the message (of Allah) and he
has fulfilled it (successfully) as Allah wills it. He
even asked the people present at the great
gathering, during his farewell pilgrimage saying to
them:
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
39
»أي ي
« ؟. ل يهنل يبلونغكت
Meaning: "Behold! Had I conveyed? And they all
answered yes. Then, he (the Prophet) said:
Meaning" O Allah bear witness".
.«. »اللهم انشيهند
And we bear witness that he has conveyed the
message (of Allah) and has discharged the trust,
and he advised the nation and strove for the sake
of Allah till certainty came to him (Death)
And we have been assigned the trust of
following the Messenger in open and hidden.
Hence, whoever fulfills this trust will succeed and
gain a huge reward. But whoever betrays this trust
has recorded a great lost, for Allah the Exalted has
said:
ي
خوجن بويا س
سو ي
ل ويت ي ب
مبنوا س يل ت ي ب
﴿ي يهأي ييها ٱل ن ن
ه ويٱلنر ب
خوبجنوا س ٱلل ن ي
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
ي
ي
.[27 :﴾ ]الجنفال٢٧ ن
مو ي
من هيت نك بمر ويأجنت بمر ت يعرل ي ب
أ هي
Meaning: "O you, who have believed, do not
betray Allah and His Messenger or you betray your
trusts while you know (the consequence). Q 8: V 27
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Lesson three:
The necessity of being obedient to
Allah and His Messenger.
Being obedient to Allah and His Messenger is
one of the basic principles of religion [Islam]. A
person cannot be a Muslim until he complies with
the directives of Allah and His Messenger, and
believes in the obligation to obeying Allah and His
Messenger, and that he who obeys Allah and His
Messenger has gained the blessings of Allah, His
mercy and His great bounties.
For Allah the Exalted has indeed said:
من يششةس إ ن ي
هۥۦ
مؤر ن
مششؤر ن
ذا قي ي
ما ك يششا ي
ه ويير ب
سششول ب ب
ضشش ى ٱلل نشش ب
مةن وييل ب
ن لن ب
﴿وي ي
ي
ي
ي
ن
ي
ب
ه
م ٱلر ن
خي يششيرة ب ن
أ مردرا أن ي يكششو ي
ص ٱللشش ي
مششنر أمررنه نششمره وي ي
ن لهبشش ب
مششن ي ي عر ن
ض ن
.[36 :﴾ ]الحزاب٣٦ منبيدنا
هۥ ف ي ي
ل ي
قدر ي
ويير ب
ضل هيدل ي
سول ي ب
Meaning: "And it is not for a believing man or a
believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger
have decided a matter, that they should
[thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And
whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has
certainly strayed into clear error". Q33:V 36.
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And He the Exalted said:
ي
ي
ي
سو ي
ل وييل
ه ويأ ن
من بويا س أ ن
﴿۞ي يهأي ييها ٱل ن ن
طيبعوا س ٱلنر ب
طيبعوا س ٱلل ن ي
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
ي
.[33 :﴾ ]محمد٣٣ مل يك بمر
ت ببرط نل بويا س أعر هي
Meaning: "O you, who have believed, obey Allah
and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your
deeds". Q 47: V 33
And He (the Most high)said:
]ال
ي
ل ل يعيل ن ب
سششو ي
﴾١٣٢ ن
﴿ويأ ن
مششو ي
كششمر ت برر ي
ه ويٱلنر ب
ح ب
طيبعششوا س ٱلنلشش ي
.[132 :عمران
Meaning:" And obey Allah and the Messenger
that you may obtain mercy". Q3: V132
And He (the most high) said:
مششن ت يحرت نهيششا
جن هن ة
هۥ ي بدر ن
ري ن
ه ي
ه ويير ب
خلر ب
سول ي ب
من ي بط ننع ٱلل ن ي
ي ﴿وي ي
ت ت يجر ن
ن
ي
ه
ن نفيهياۦ ويذ هيل نك ٱلر ي
ٱلرأنرههيبر هي
فوربز ٱلرعي ن
خل ن ن
ص ٱللشش ي
وي ي١٣ م
ظي ب
دي ي
مششن ي ي عر ن
عش ي
ب
هششۥ ي
ه يجنادرا هي
دود يه بۥ ي بدر ن
خنلش د
ح ب
هۥ ويي يت يعيد ن ب
ويير ب
دا نفيهيششا ويل ي ب
خلر ب
سول ي ب
ذا د
.[14-13 :﴾ ]النساء١٤ منهيدن
ي
Meaning:" And whoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger will be admitted by Him to the garden
[of paradise] under which river flow, abiding
eternally therein; and that is the great attainment.
And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and
transgresses His limits He [Allah] will put him into
the Fire to abide eternally therein, and he will have
a humiliating punishment". Q4: V13 and 13
And He (the Exalted) said:
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
43
﴿ومن يطع ٱلل نه وٱلرسو ي ب
ك مع ٱل نششذي ي
ه
ل فيأوسل يهئ ن ي ي ي
ي ي ن ب
م ٱلل نشش ب
ن أنرعيشش ي
ن ي
ي ي ب نن
ن ويٱل ي
ن
حي ة ۦ
صل ن ن
دي ن
ن وي ي
شه ي ي
ص ج
ح ب
ع يل ييرنهم ج
دانء ويٱل هن
ن ويٱل ج
سشش ي
قي ي
ن ٱلن نب ن هيك ي
م ي
ذ هيل ن ي٦٩ قا
أ بوسل يهئ ن ي
فضر ب
﴾٧٠ ما
ن ٱلل ن ههۦ ويك ي ي
ك ٱلر ي
ك يرنفي د
ل ن
ى ب نٱلل نهن ع ينلي د
م ي
ف ه
.[70-69 :]النساء
Meaning:" And whoever obeys Allah and the
Messenger, those will be with the ones upon whom
Allah has bestowed His favor from the prophets, the
steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the
righteous. And excellent are those as companions.
That is the bounty from Allah, and sufficient is Allah
as knower". Q 4: V 69 and 70
And He (the Exalted) said:
﴾٧١ مششا
ه ۥ في ي
قشدر يفشايز يفشوردزا ع ي ن
ه ويير ب
ظي د
سشول ي ب
من ي بط ننع ٱلل نشش ي
﴿وي ي
.[71 :]الحزاب
Meaning: "And whoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger has certainly attained a great
attainment". Q33:V71.
And He (the exalted) said:
ن
م هي
خل نشش ن
هشش ۥ جن يششاير ي
ه ۥ فيإ ن ن
ه ويير ب
جهين نشش ي
ن لي ب
سول ي ب
ص ٱل نلش ي
﴿وي ي
دي ي
من ي ي عر ن
ي
.[23 :﴾ ]الجن٢٣ دا
نفييها أب ي د
Meaning: "… And whoever disobeys Allah and
His Messenger- then indeed, for him is the fire of
hell; they will abide therein forever". Q 72:V23
And He (the Most high) said:
قدر أ ي ي
سو ي
.[80 :ه﴾ ]النساء
ل في ي
من ي بط ننع ٱلنر ب
طاع ي ٱلل ن ي
﴿ ن
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
44
Meaning:" He who obeyed the Messenger has
obeyed Allah…" Q4:V80
And He said:
سو ب
خ ب
﴾ه فيششٱجنت يبهوا س
ل في ب
م ٱلنر ب
ما جن يهيى هك بششمر ع ي نر ب
ذوه ب وي ي
ما يءات يى هك ب ب
﴿وي ي
.[7 :]الحشر
Meaning:" And whatever the Messenger gives
you take; and whatever he forbids you refrain
from…" Q 59: V7.
So, these verses indicate that obedience to Allah
and His Messenger is obligatory, and that Allah (the
most high) has promised great bounties for he who
obeys Him and His Messenger in this world and in
the hereafter. And He has promised a painful doom
for he who disobeys Him and His Messenger.
And this obedience is achieved by carrying out
the commands and abstaining from the forbidden,
and this is the essential nature of religion i.e,
worshiping Allah by performing what He has
ordained and abstaining from what He has made
forbidden. For Allah has simplified the religion for
us and has not charged us with what is beyond our
ability. He (the Exalted) said:
.[16 :ما ٱسرت يط يعرت بمر﴾ ]التغابن
﴿فيٱت ن ب
ه ي
قوا س ٱلل ن ي
Meaning: " So fear Allah as much as you are
able…" Q64: V16.
And Allah (the Exalted) said:
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
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جعي ي
.[78 :حيرةج﴾ ]الحج
م ر
ن ن
ن ي
ل ع يل ييرك بمر نفي ٱل ج
ما ي
﴿وي ي
دي ن
Meaning: "… and [Allah] has not placed upon
you in the religion any difficulty". Q22:V78. And
[Allah] (The Exalted) said:
.[286 :]البقرة
﴾سا إ ننل وبسرعييها
﴿يل ي بك يل ج ب
ه جن يفر د
ف ٱل ل ن ب
Meaning: "And Allah does not charge a soul
except [with that within] its capacity Q 2: V 286.
Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
narrated that the Messenger of Allah said;
.[]رواه البخاري
»إإون الحديين كينسمر يولينن كييش اود الحديين أييحمد إإ و
«. ل يغلييبكه
Meaning: "verily, religion is easy, and none will
be overburden the religion except that it defeats
him". Reported by Al Bukhari.
Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
also narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:
يوإإيذا أييمنركت كققنم إبققيأنم ٍدر يفققنأكتهوا إم نققكه يمقق ا، »إإيذا ينيهنيكت كققنم يعققنن يشققني ٍدء يفقق انجيتإنكبهوكهَمَف
.[« ]متفقعليه. انسيتيطنعكتنم
Meaning: " What I forbid you to do, just refrain
from it, and what I command you to do, do it as
much as you can afford". Agreed upon.
And the commands with which Allah and His
Messenger ordered are of three levels.
The first level: That, with which Islamic religion
is necessarily retained. Such as obeying him [the
prophet] in the tauhid of Allah (the exalted) [i.e, the
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Islamic monotheism], disbelieving in Attaghut [false
deities] and avoiding things that nullify Islam.
Whoever contradicts in this level and commit shirk
[associate partner] with Allah (the exalted) or
commit any act from the nullifiers of Islam such as
disproving Allah and His Messenger or mocks any
aspect of the religion of Allah (the Great and
Almighty) or does anything of this kind has become
a disbeliever.
Second level: That, with which a person will be
saved from punishment. This has to do with
carrying out obligations, and abstaining from the
unlawful. For whoever fulfill this level will be saved
from punishment by the will of Allah [and he] is
promised a great reward because of his obedience.
This is the level of the pious servants of Allah.
The third level: Performing obligatory and
recommendable [acts] and abstaining from the
unlawful and the unpleasant. This is the most
perfect level regarding the servants of Allah, and its
companions are among the people of Ihsan [i.e,
those who worship Allah in the most perfect
manner as if they are seeing Him] and [they have
been] promised the highest ranks, we pray for
Allah's favor.
Allah (the exalted) has perfected for us the
religion, and completed for us the favor of Islam as
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
47
He said:
ي
﴿ٱلريور ي
ت
منتي ويير ن
ي ي
ضششي ب
ت ع يل ييرك بمر جن نعر ي
ممر ب
ت ل يك بمر ندين يك بمر ويأتر ي
ملر ب
م أكر ي
ه
ي
.[3 :م نديدنا﴾ ]المائدة
م ٱلرإ نسرل ي
ل يك ب ب
Meaning: "This day I have perfected your
religion and completed My favor upon you and
have approved for you Islam as religion". Q4: V3
So, the religion of Islam is complete, and the
laws of sharia are inclusive of all our affairs. Thus,
there is no deficiency in it, neither contradictions
nor decrement. Rather, it is a law that is perfect,
complete, simplified and suited for every time and
place. And it is dominant on all the conditions of
the slaves [of Allah].
Therefore, whoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger is rightly guided to the best in every
aspect of his affairs. For Allah (the Exalted) has
said:
ي
ن هيه ي
.[9 :م﴾ ]السراء
ذا ٱلر ب
ن ي يهر ن
قرريءا ي
﴿إ ن ن
ي أقروي ب
دي ل نل ننتي ه ن ي
Meaning: "Indeed, this Quran guides to that
which is most suitable". Q17:V9.
Therefore, it cannot be possible for a person to
acquire the best [in his affairs] by offending Allah
and contradicting His book (Quran).
The prophet of Allah said:
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
48
.«. -ل
-»أينحيسين انليهندإ ي يهندك ي كميحوم ٍدد
Meaning: "Indeed the best guidance is the
guidance of Muhammad (S.A.W)"
Thus, there is no guidance better than his
guidance, and it is not possible for a servant to
achieve the optimum for himself by violating the
prophet's teachings. Rather, the integrity of a
servant, his success, his happiness and the extent
of his guidance depends on his degree of imitation
of the prophet (S.A.W).
Allah (the Exalted) said:
سششو ب
ميعدششا
﴿قب لر ي يهأ يي ييها ٱل ن نشششا
ج ن
ل ٱل نلششهن إ نل ي يرك بششش مر ي
س إ نجن جششي ير ب
ب
م لرٱٱ ب
ٱٱٱٱٱٱ يل ه إ ن د
رر
ت ويٱٱٱلر ٱٱأ يشش
م وهي ن
ٱ لن ن
ك ٱٱٱٱل ن
ٱٱٱضل هي ي
س هي
ه ٱٱۥ ب
ذي ل ي ب
ه إ ننل هبوي
ي
تد في ا ن
يشششش ۦ ويي ب ن
مبنوا س ب نششششش ٱل نلششهنشش ويير ب
ميشششش ت
سشششول نهن ٱل ن ن نبششش ج
ي ب حر ب ن
ن
ن
ي
ن ب نشششششششش ٱ
ذششيششش بؤر
ي ٱ
مت ن ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششلشششششش ن
يششش ٱٱ ن
ٱٱٱٱٱلشششششششش ن
هششۦٱٱ وي ٱ ت ن ب نبعششوه ب
هشششش ويكل ن هي
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱأ ج
م ب
مششش ج
.[158 :﴾ ]العراف١٥٨ ن
دو ي
ل يعيل نك ب مر ت ي هرت ي ب
Meaning: "Say, (O Muhammad), "O mankind,
indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, to
whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth. There is no deity worthy of worship except
Him; He gives life and causes death, so believe in
Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet,
who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him
that you may be guided". Q7: V158.
Hence, whoever follow [the teachings of] the
prophet (S.A.W) is guided, and whoever disobeys
him has gone astray. Allah (the Exalted) said:
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
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سششو ي
مششن ي ب ي
ه
ل ن
ق ٱل نر ب
ن يلشش ب
مششش نن ب ي عرد ن ي
﴿وي ي
مششا ت يب ينيشش ي
شششاقن ن
نشش بجنششويل جهنۦٱٱٱ
ؤر
مششششششششش
ٱ ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلر
ل
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ن
ٱٱٱلرٱٱهب د ي ىه ويي يت نب ن ٱٱٱعر يغ يرٱٱٱٱير ي
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ب
مشششننششي ي
سنبي ن
ن
:﴾ ]النسششاء١١٥ را
م ن
ى ويجن ب صرل ن هن ۦ ي
جهيننشش ةمد وي ي
سشايء تر ي
صشي د
يتشويل ه
.[115
Meaning: "And whoever opposes the Messenger
after guidance has become clear to him and follows
other than the way of the believers – We will give
him what he has taken and drive him into the hell".
Q4:V115.
Therefore, whoever disobeys Allah and His
Messenger in any aspect of life, is an immoral
person, lost in that matter, even if he claims to
achieve any benefit, or parrying from blight,
because benefits cannot be materialized with
disobedience to Allah and blights cannot be parried
by confronting the anger of Allah.
And whoever ordered disobedience to Allah and
His Messenger and decorate it for people, is a
shaitan [i.e, Devil] be it the shaitan of Jinn or
Mankind all the same. Ali bin Abitalib (may Allah be
pleased with him) narrated that the prophet of
Allah (S.A.W) said:
« ]رواه أحمششد. لقق يعققوز يويجققول
صققييإة ا إ
»يل يط ايعققية إليمنخكلققهو ٍدق إفققي يمنع إ
.[ومسلم
Meaning: "No obedience to a creature while
being disobedient to Allah". Reported by Ahmad and
Muslim.
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And this will include whoever ordered any kind
of offence, be it in Al'aqeedah [the creed] or
Al'ibaadaats [adorations] or Almu'aamalaat
[transactions] and the like of that from the affairs of
the slaves [of Allah].
And whoever calls to an innovation and an
approach different from the approach of the
prophet (S.A.W), is indeed lost and misguided. For
Allah the Exalted has said:
ي
ما يفششش ٱت نششب نبعو تده وييل ت يت نب نبعششوا س
هشش ي
ن هي
م سرت ي ن
صششهير ن
ذا ن
﴿ويأ ن
قي د
طي ب
صى ه ب
س بب ي
هششۦٱٱٱ
سنبيل نهن ۦۦٱٱٱٱ ذ هيل نك ب مر
فنرقي ب نك ب مر
ل فيت ي ي
ٱٱٱٱ ي
كم ب ن ن
عن ي
ٱل ي
ٱٱٱٱ وي ن
ب
.[153 :﴾ ]الجنعام١٥٣ ن
ل يعيل نك مر ت يت ن ب
قو ي
Meaning:" And, [moreover], this is my path,
which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow
[other] ways, for you will be separated from His
way. This, has He instructed you that you may
become righteous". Q6:V153.
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
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Lesson four:
The virtues of Attauheed (Islamic
monotheism)
Attauheed means sincerity to Allah (the
Almighty and the Exalted) in religion, and it is a
condition for a servant to be a Muslim. It is the
meaning of Ashshahadatu an la'ilaa illa- llahu [i.e
testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship
except Allah]. And he who does not profess the
unity of Allah is not a Muslim even if he claims to
be a Muslim and uttered the testimony of Islamic
monotheism with his tongue. This testimony will
not be accepted from him until he works with its
obligations, and that is by being sincere to
Allah(the Almighty and the exalted) in Religion and
to shun away from false deities and to disavow
from polytheism and polytheist.
Allah the Exalted said:
ٱلشششششيرششششششششش
ن
﴿يل إ ن كرير ا ه ي فنششي ٱلششد جششي هند قيششد ت نب يي نشش ي
مشش ٱٱٱٱ نن
من كري يٱٱ ٱٱ ب
ت ويبيششؤر ٱٱ ن
فششش ررٱٱٱٱ نبشششٱٱٱٱلششط هنشششغب و ن
ٱٱٱٱٱيۦ في ي
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱيغشش ه ك
سششششش ي
ٱلرعبششششش رريوششةنششش
ك نبشششششششششش
نبششششش ٱل ل ن هن في ي
قشششششد ن ٱسريتشش مر ي
مششش ل ييهشششششششششششش ٱٱٱ اه
ى يل ٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱثروبشش ٱٱ ي
ٱٱلر
ٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱجنشششش ن
صششششششششششششششا ي
فششششش ي
ق ه
ن
شرد بششششش ن
مشش ي
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.[256 :﴾ ]البقرة٢٥٦ م
س ن
ه ي
ميعد ع ينلي د
و ي ٱل ل ن ب
Meaning: There shall be no compulsion in the
Religion. The right course has become distinct from
the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in taaghut [false
deities] and believes in Allah has grasp the most
trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah
is hearing and knowing. Q2:V256.
Allah the Exalted said:
ي
ها ويأ ييجنشاب بويا س
ن ٱجرت ي ن يببوا س ٱلششش هن
دو ي
﴿وي ٱل ن ن
تشش أن ي ي عرببشش ب
طششششششغبشششو ي
ذي ي
م ٱلرببشش شريرشش ىىۦ فيب ي ج
.[17 :﴾ ]الزمر١٧ عيباد ن
ش رر ن
إ نيل ى ٱل ل ن هن ل يهب ب
Meaning: "But those who have avoided taaghut
[false deities] lest they worship it, and turn back to
Allah – for them are glad tidings. So give good
tidings to My servants. Q39:V17.
And He the Exalted says:
ٱعرببشششد ب و ا س
ي
ق در بع ثرنششا فششي ك بشش ج ب
ن
﴿ويل ي ي
ن
يي ي
مشش ةة نر ب
لأ ن
سششودل أ ن
تشش
﴾ لششش هن
ه ويٱٱٱجر ٱٱت ي ن نببوا س ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ٱٱٱ
طششششششغبششو ي
ٱ للن ي
.[36 :]النحل
Meaning: And we certainly sent into every
nation a messenger [saying] "Worship Allah and
avoid taaghut [false deities] Q16:V36.
1-; Thus, the greatest virtue of tauheed is that it
is the root of the Religion of Islam. So, one will not
be considered a Muslim until he practices the real
tauheed.
And the reward of a monotheist is the greatest
reward, and it is the contentment of (Almighty)
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Allah, escape from the Fire, entering Paradise and
seeing Allah the exalted [therein].
Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with
him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W)
said:"
ل إإيليه إإ و
»يم ا إمنن أييح ٍدد ينشيهكد أينن ي
صققندئق ا
يوأيون كميحومققئدا يركسققهوكل الإقق إ، ل اولكققَمَف
ل يحوريمكه ا و
إمنن يقنلإبإه إإ و
.[« ]رواه البخاري. لك يعيل ى الون اإر
Meaning; "There is none who testifies sincerely
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah
and Muhammad is his Apostle, except that Allah
will save him from the Hell-fire."
On the authority of Ubadah bin As-samit (may
Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of
Allah (S.A.W) said:
ل إإليققيه إإ و
ل اولكقق يونحققيدكه ي
»يمنن يشإهيد أينن ي
يوأيون كميحومققئدا يعنبققكدكه، ل يشققإرييك ليققكهَمَف
يوأيون إعييس ى يعنبكد الإقق يويركس هولككه يويكإليمكتقكه أينليق ايهق ا إإيلق ى يمنرييقيم يوكرومح، يويركسهولككهَمَف
«. إمنكه يوانليجونكة يحقق يوالون اكر يحقق يأنديخليكه اولكقق انليجونققية يعليقق ى يمقق ا يكقق اين إمققين انليعيمققإل
.[]متفق علیه
Meaning: "Whoever testifies that None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah Alone Who has no
partner, and that Muhammad is His Slave and His
Apostle, and that Jesus is Allah's Slave and His
Apostle and His Word which He bestowed on Mary
and a Spirit created by Him, and that Paradise is
true, and Hell is true, Allah will admit him into
Paradise with the deeds which he had done even if
those deeds were few.". Agreed upon.
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Therefore, as for the believer who believes in
Islamic Monotheism, Allah has promised to admit
him into Paradise even if he commits what he has
committed from sinful acts, because Allah may
forgive him his sins and pardon him, and He may
punish him for the sins he has committed, in the
world or in his grave or in the courtyard of the Day
of Judgment or in the Hell Fire, and then Paradise
will be his final abode by the will of Allah (the
Exalted).
But as to the polytheist, his punishment is
indeed the worst punishments, which is the anger
of Allah the Almighty, His hatred and eternity in the
Hell Fire, and deprivation from entering Paradise
and from seeing Allah the almighty.
Allah the Exalted said:
م
هش في ي
هشششششش ع يل ي يرهن
رشش رك نبشش ٱل نلشش ن
ق در ي
حششنر ي
ٱلشششششنلششششششششش ب
هۥ ي
﴿إ نجن ن ب
من ي ب شر ن
ي
ه
ن
صا ٱٱٱةرٱٱ
ج نن ي
ن ن
ما نللظل ن ن
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
هٱ ٱٱل ن نششا تردٱٱٱٱ وي ي
م أرٱٱوي ى ه ب
ة وي ي
م نرٱٱٱ أجن ي
مي ي
.[72 :﴾ ]المائدة٧٢
Meaning: Indeed, he who associates others with
Allah, Allah has forbidden him paradise, and his
abode is the Fire. And there are not, for the
wrongdoers any helpers. Q4: V72. And He (SWT)
said:
م
﴿ك ينل إ نجن نهب مر ي
ج و ببششو ي
م حر ب
ث بشش ن١٥ ن
م ئ نششش ةذ ل ن ي
عن نرب جنهشش مر ي ي ور ي
﴾١٦ ح ي م ن
ج ن
صابلوا س ٱلر ي
إ نجن نهب مر ل ي ي
.[16-15 :]المطففین
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Meaning: No! Indeed, from their lord, that day,
they will be partitioned. Then indeed, they will
[enter and] burn in the Hell Fire. Q83: V15 and 16.
And Allah the exalted does not forgive Ashshirk
(polytheism) and does not pardon the polytheists,
rather, He necessitates a painful and permanent
punishment upon them if they die on it without
repentance. As Allah the Exalted said:
ف بر يأن ي ب شرير ي
ن
ك ب نهنشش ۦ ويي ي غر ن
ه يل ي ي غر ن
دو ي
مششا ب
﴿إ ن ن
فششبر ي
ن ٱل ل ن ي
ن
ذ هيل نشش ي
ضشش ن
مششن ي ي ي
ل
رشش كر نبششش ٱل لششهنشش في ي
قشش در ي
شششا تءۦ وي ي
ك لن ي
مششن ي ب شر ن
.[116 :﴾ ]النساء١١٦ دا
ضل هي نل ةا ب ينعي د
ي
Meaning: " Indeed, Allah does not forgive
associating (partners) with Him, but He forgives
what is less than that for whom He wills. And he
who associates others with Allah has certainly gone
far astray. Q4: V116.
Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with
him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W)
had said:
»يمنن يم ايت يونهيهو ييندكعهو إمنن كدوإن الإ إنددا يديخيل الون اير يوكقنلكت أيين ا يمققنن يمقق ايت
ل ييندكعهو إو
يونهيهو ي
.[« ]رواه البخاري. لإ إنددا يديخيل انليجونية
Meaning: "whoever dies while still invoking
anything other than Allah as a rival to Allah will
enter Hell Fire." And I said, "Whoever dies without
invoking anything as a rival to Allah, will enter
Paradise. Reported by Albukhari.
Ashshirk (polytheism) simply means to associate
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other deity with Allah in worship thereby making
him a partner to Allah in acts of worship. For
whoever joins a partner to Allah, his work will
become worthless, and he will be among the losers.
Allah the Exalted said:
مششن قي برنلشش ي
ي إ نل ي ير ي
ك ل يئ نششش نر
﴿ويل ييقششش در بأو ن
ن ن
ك ويإ نيلشش ى ٱل نششششذ ن ي ي
حشش ي
ي
ك ويل يت ي ب
مل ب ي
ل
ن
ن
ٱلر هي
خششش ن
ن ن
ن عي ي
أ شريرشش كر ي
ب يشش ن٦٥
س رن ي ي
م ي
كوجن ي ن
تشش ل يي ي حرب يط ي ن
ه في ٱٱٱعدررٱٱب بشش ٱٱٱٱ وي ب
.[66
نشش
رنششي:]الزمر
ششششششششششششك نششش
﴾٦٦ ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلششششششٱ هن
كن ج
ٱ للن ي
ي-65
م ي
Meaning: And it was already revealed to you and
to those before you that if you should associate
[anything] with Allah, your work would surely
become worthless, and you would surely be among
the losers. Rather, worship [only] Allah and be
among the grateful. Q39:V65 and66.
Thus, the utmost virtue of monotheism is the
rescue from the penalty which Allah prepared for
the polytheists.
2- ; Among the virtues of Tauheed is that, it is a
condition for the acceptance of [any] work. Hence,
the entire works of polytheist are unacceptable and
every religion other than the religion of Islam is
unacceptable (to Allah)
Allah the Exalted said:
ه]ال
نر﴾ ب
ٱلرنإشش سرل هيششم ن نديدنا فييلن ي ب قرب ي ي
م
ل ن
من ي ي برت ينغ غ ي يرير
﴿وي ي
.[85 :عمران
Meaning: And whoever desires other than Islam
as religion- never will be accepted from him, and
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he, in the hereafter, will be among the losers. Q3:V
85.
And He said:
حب ن ي
﴿ويل ي ور أ ي شرير ب
﴾٨٨ ن
م ل بششو ي
كو ا س ل ي ي
مششا ك يششابجنوا س ي ي عر ي
ط ع ي نرهب م ن
.[88 :]الجنعام
….But if they had associated others with Allah,
then worthless for them would be whatever they
were doing. Q6: V88.
And He said regarding the unbelievers:
ي
ه هيب يششادء
مل بششوا س ن
ما ع ي ن
مشش ةل في ي
جعي لرهينشش ب
مشش نر ع ي ي
ى ي
﴿ويقيد ن مرن يا إ نل ه
.[23 :﴾ ]الفرقان٢٣ منبثودرا
ن
Meaning: And we will approach what they have
done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
Q25: V23.
Thus, the deeds of an unbeliever are worthless,
rejected and unacceptable, because, Allah does not
accept any work from a polytheist. Whereas the
deeds of a believer who believes in Islamic
Monotheism are acceptable even if they are little.
Besides, Allah will multiply it for him in many folds.
3- Among the virtues of Attawheed [Islamic
monotheism] is what the Monotheist feels in terms
of tranquility of heart and peace of mind, and that
is because, the monotheist invokes only one deity
[i.e Allah] ever hearing, seeing, knowing,
competent, kind and merciful. In His Hands is all
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dominion, and in His Hands belongs benefit and
harm, no deity worthy of worship except Him. The
servant worships Him, relies on Him, hopes for His
mercy and fears His punishment, and he pursues
His pleasure moving in His favor and mercy. So, his
heart is assured by the remembrance of Allah, rich
by Allah, precious by Allah, dependent on Allah, he
neither fears nor grieves, and he will not go astray
nor suffer.
Allah the Exalted said:
ي
هشش ٱلروهي ن
حشششد ب
يردر أم ن ٱلششنلششششش ب
ي
خ
مت ي ي
ن ي
فجرقبشششو ي
ب ي
﴿يءأ رريبشششا د
.[39 :﴾ ]یوسف٣٩ ق هن ابر
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
Meaning: …Are separate lords better or Allah,
the One, the Prevailing? Q12: V39. And He the
Exalted said:
شششير ي
مت ي هي
جدل نفيهن ب
جدل
ن ويير ب
سششو ي
مث يدل نر ب
ضير ي
﴿ ي
شك ن ب
كابء ب
ه ي
ب ٱل ل ن ب
ن
ج
دشش ل نلشش ههۦ يبشش لر
ل ي
حشش مر ب
مث ي ل ل ٱلر ي
ما لير ب
ي
ن ي
سششل ي د
هشش لر ي ي سرت ي ون ييا ن
جشش س
أي
ي
ي
ي
.[29 :﴾ ]الزمر٢٩ ن
مو
ل
ع
ر
ي
ل
م
ر
ه
ر
ث
ك
ر
ب ب
ب ي
ي
Meaning: Allah presents an example: a man [i.e,
slave] owned by quarreling partners and another
belonging exclusively to one man, are they equal in
comparison? Praise is to Allah! But most of them do
not know. Q39: V29. And He the Exalted said:
مششن نل
ٱل نلشششهنشش ي
مر ع يششن د بع يششائ نهن مر
عرد ي ا دء ويك يششابجنوا س
ي
ضشش ي
ن
مششن ييشش درع ب و ا س ن
ل ن
مششن ب
مشش نر أ ي
م ن
﴿وي ي
دو ن
ي
ي
هشش
ى ي ي ورم نشش
مششةن وي ب
ٱلر ن
جي ب
قششهييش ي
ب ل ب
ي ي سرت ي ن
ه ۥۦ إ نل ه
نششاس ك يششاجنوا س ل يهشش مر أ ي
ويإ ن ي٥ ن
ب
شير ٱل ن
ح ن
غ هي ن
ذا ب
فبلو ي
ب
ب
.[6-5:﴾ ]الحقاف٦ ن
ب نعنيباد يت نهن مر ك هي ن
ري ي
ف ن
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
Meaning: And who is more astray than he who
invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to
him until the day of Resurrection, and they, of their
invocations are unaware. And when people are
gathered [i.e, in the Day of Judgment], they [who
were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they
will be deniers of their worship. Q46:V5 and 6. And
He the Exalted said:
من يبهم ب نظ ب ٱٱلرم س أ بوسل يهئ ن ي
ك
﴿ٱ ل ن ن
مبنوا س ويل ي ٱٱٱٱمر ي يلرٱٱب ن ب
س وي ا س نإي يه
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
ي
.[82 :﴾ ]الجنعام٨٢ ن
نشش وي ب
دو ي
م هرت ي ب
هم ي
ل يهب ب
م ٱلرأشش مر ب
Meaning: They who believe and do not mix their
belief with injustice, those will have security, and
they are rightly guided. Q6: V82.
And the prophet (S.A.W) has translated the word
Azzulm [injustice] in this verse to mean Ashshirk
[polytheism] and he made reference to the sayings
of Allah
ششش رر ي
ن ٱل ج
.[13 :﴾ ]لقمان١٣ظي دم
م عي ن
﴿إ ن ن
كشش ل يظ ب لر د
Meaning… Indeed, associating partners to Allah
is a great injustice. Q31: V13.
4- : Among the virtues of Attauheed [Islamic
monotheism], is that, it is the greatest cause of
Allah's love for a servant, in addition to numerous
kinds of blessings, such as, forgiveness of sins,
relief from agony, multiplication of good deeds,
promotion in ranks, protection from evils and
epidemics, repel of the enemies' plot, cessation of
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worry and grief, and acquisition of favors and
blessings, freedom from wraths and punishments
and liberation from slavery to the self, the devil and
other creatures. As well as taste of the flavor of
Iman [faith] and the pleasure of sincerity,
eagerness to meeting Allah, departure from
darkness to light. Thus, he departs from the
darkness of polytheism to the light of Islamic
monotheism, from the humiliation of wrong doing
to the glory of obedience, and from the darkness of
ignorance to the light of knowledge, from the
hesitation of doubts to the chilliness of certainty,
and from misguided ways to the straight path of
Allah.
Chapter: Muslims are of great differences (in
rank) in terms of their perfection of Attauhid. So,
whenever a servant is more sincere to Allah (the
Almighty), the more he will acquire from the virtues
of Attauhid. In other words, a person's share in the
virtues of Attauhid is in direct proportion to his
sincerity to Allah. And as such, his share in the
blessings of Allah will increase, likewise, the
custodianship of Allah, His favor, mercy,
benedictions, and rewards in the world and in the
hereafter will increase.
And the more loyal he is to Allah, the more he
will be saved from the devil and his harm. As Allah
the Exalted said when He Satan took oath to lead
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
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Mankind astray:
ي
ب
﴿يقشششا ي
ن ل يبهشششش مر نفشششي
ل ير ج
ب بن ي
مشششا أ غروي يرت ي نني يليزي جينششش ن
ي
ي
ب
عيبششاد ي ي
ك
ن
٣٩إ ننل ن
ضشش وييل غرٱٱٱٱون ي ين نهب مرٱٱٱٱ أ ٱجر ي
م عن يششش ي
ٱٱٱلرٱٱأششرر ٱٱ ن
صشششهير د
ن ٤٠قيشششا ي
ل ههيششش ي
ي
ذا ن
مشش خرل ي ن
ن
م ٱلر ب
م نربهششش ب
ط ع يل يششش ن
صشششي ي
س لي ي
ن إ ننل
ن ن
م سرت ي ن
م ٤١إ ن ن
ك ع يل ي يرهنشش مر ب
قي د
ب
عيباندي ل ي ير ي
سششش لرط هي د
ي
ن ] ﴾٤٢الحجر.[42-39 :
ن ٱت ن ب يعيك ن
ي
ن ٱلرغي ا نوي ي
م ي
م ن
Meaning: [The devil]said, My lord, because You
have put me in error, I will surely make
[disobedience] attractive to them[i.e, Mankind] on
earth, and I will mislead them all (39) Except
among them, Your chosen servants (40).
[Allah] said," This is a path [of return] to Me
[that is] straight (41). Indeed My servants- no
authority will you have over them, except those
who follow you of the deviators (42). Q15: V39-42.
And Allah the Exalted said:
﴿فيشششششإ ن ي
ٱسريتششششنعششش
ن يفشششششش
ت ٱلر ب
قشششششش رريء ا ي
ذا قيشششششير أر ي
هي
ن ٱل ن
هشش ۥ
هشش نۥ
جششيشش
ٱلششششنرشششششش
ن
نبشش ٱل ل ن هن ن
س لي ب
٩٨ن إ نجن ن ب
مشش ل ي ير ي
مشش ي
شششش يرط ن
ي
ن يءا ي س
ن ٩٩
ى يرب جنهشش مر ي يت يويك نل بششو ي
ب
ن ع ييل ى ٱل نششذ ن ي ي
س لرط هي د
مبنوا ويع يلشش ه
ن
ن
ي
ه
ي
ه ۥ
مشششششا ب
ن ي يت يويلشششششش ورجن ي ب
سشششششش لرط ن ب ب
إ نجن ن ي
ه ۥ ع يلششششش ى ٱلششششششذ ن ي ي
ن
ب
ن ] ﴾١٠٠النحل.[100-98 :
ن ب
و ي ٱل ن
م شررن كو ي
هم ب نهن ۦ ب
ذي ي
Meaning: So when you recite the Quran,
[first]seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the
expelled[from Allah's mercy] (98). Indeed, there is
for him, no authority over those who have believed
and rely upon their lord (99). His authority is only
over those who take him as an ally and those who
through him associate others with Allah (100). Q16:
ذر
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V98-100.
And whoever reaches the level of Ihsan in
Attauheed [i.e, the most perfect level of it], and
rescues (his faith) from the impurities of both major
and minor shirk, and he worships Allah as if he is
seeing Him, he will enter Paradise without any
accountability nor punishment, and he will attain a
high rank in Paradise. We seek Allah of His
bounties.
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Lesson five:
The meaning of Islamic Religion
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن ن
عند ي ٱل ل ن هن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱل د ج ي ي
م
ٱلرنإشش سرل هي ب
﴾ ]ال عمران.[19 :
Meaning: indeed, the religion in the sight of
Allah is Islam. Q3: V19. And He said:
ٱلرنإشش سرل هيششم ن ندين دششا فيل يششن ي ب قريبشش ي
ه
من ي ي برت ينغ غ ي يرير
ل ن
م نر ب
﴿وي ي
ي
عمران.[85 :
ن
﴾٨٥ن ]
خشششششش
ن
ٱلر هي
ويهبوي نفي ٱلرأ ن
خ ير ةن ن
ال ي ي
م ي
سششرن
Meaning: And whoever desires other than Islam
as religion- never will it be accepted from him, and
in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. Q3: V85.
And He (S.W.T) said:
ي
مو ها ا ويب ي ج
﴿فيشششإ نل هيهبك ب رم إ نهيلششش ده وهي ن
هششش ۥۦ أ سرل ن ب
حششش دد فيل ي ب
ششششرن
ن ] ﴾٣٤الحج.[34 :
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ب
مشش ٱٱب نخرت ني ي
Meaning… for your God [worthy of worship] is
]one God, so to Him submit. And [O Muhammad
give good tidings to who are humble [before their
Lord] Q22: V34. And He (S.W.T) said:
﴿وبقششششششششششل ل جل نششششششششششذي ب
ب
ن أوت بششششششششششوا س ٱلرك ن هيتشششششششششش ي
ن ي
بي
ي
هينشش يءأ ي
موا س
ي
ي
ي
ل
س
ر
أ
ن
ر
إ
فششش
م
ر
ۦ
تشش
م
ر
شش
ل
س
ر
م
ب
ب
وي ٱلرأ ج
ك ي
ن
مششا ع يل ي ير ي
ٱلريبششهيلشششش غت ه
ك
في ي
قششد ن ٱهريتشششد ي و اد ا وننإن ت يوينلششش ورا سشش فيإ نجن ن ي
ن
عمران.[20:
]اليبششا ندشش
﴾٢٠عنشششش
ٱلر
صي ترن نبششششش
ه بي ن
و ي ٱل ل ب
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Meaning:" And say to those who were given the
scripture, and [to] the unlearned, "Have you
submitted yourselves?" And if they submit [in
Islam], they are rightly guided; but if they turn
away- then upon you is only the [duty of]
notification. And Allah is All-seeing of [His]
servants. Q3: V20. And He (S.W.T) also said:
ي
ي
م نر أ حر ي
م وي جرهي ب
م نر أ سرل ي ي
م ن
ن نديدنا ج
﴿وي ي
ه ۥ ل نل نششهن ويهبششوي
س ب
.[125 :سش دن﴾ ]النساء
م ر
ح ن
ب
Meaning: "And who is better in religion than who
submits himself to Allah while being a doer of
good…" Q4: V125.
So, the meaning of Islam is to be sincere to Allah
the Almighty in religion and to submit to His
commands and rules.
And it is a creed and a law. The creed is built
upon authentic knowledge, and the [Islamic] laws,
are rules which are obligatory upon a servant to
comply with.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ب
نششششش
ه
م خرل ن ن
ما أ ن
ٱلششششششش ج
مبرويا س إ ننل ل ني ي عرب ب ب
ن ل يشش ب
ه ب
دوا س ٱل ل نششش ي
﴿وي ي
دشششششششششيشش ي
صششي ي
صشششل يوه ة ي ويي ب ؤرت بشششو ا س ٱل نزشش ي
كششوه ة ۦة ويذ هينلشش ي
ن
حن ي ي
فششايء ويي ب ن
ب
قي ب
مششوا س ٱل ن
ك نديشش ب
.[5:﴾ ]البینة٥ م ةن
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ق يج ي
Meaning: And they were not commanded except
to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion,
inclining to truth, and to establish salah [five daily
prayers] and to give Zakah [alms]. And that is the
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correct religion. Q98: V5.
Therefore, a servant will not become a Muslim
until he combines two things.
The first thing is sincerity to Almighty Allah in
religion by practicing Islamic monotheism and
shunning shirk [polytheism].
The second thing is submission to [the will] of
Allah by obeying His commands and avoiding
whatever He forbids.
So, whoever professes the unity of God and
complies with His orders is a Muslim.
And with this, you will understand that a
polytheist is not a Muslim, because he did not make
his religion sincere to Almighty Allah.
And he who disdains the worship of Allah is
[also] not a Muslim, because he has refrained (from
the worship of Allah) and has not submitted to
Allah's commands. Allah (the Exalted) said:
ف ٱلرمسششي ي
ة
مل يهئ نك يشش ب
ن ع ي بر د
ح أن ي يك بششو ي
﴿نلن ي يسريتنك ن ي ي ن ب
دا ل جل نششهن وييل ٱلر ي
سي يحر ب
شششبرهبمر
م ي
من ي يسريتنك نفر ع ينر ن
عب يششاد يت نهنۦ ويي ي ٱٱكت يسررٱٱٱب نرر في ي
قنرببو ةنۦ وي ي
ٱلر ب
ي
ت
ح ن
مبنششوا س ويع ي ن
مششا ٱنلشش ن
ج ن
صششل ن هي
إ نل ي يرهن ي
ن يءا ي
فيأ ن١٧٢ ميدعششا
مبلششوا س ٱل هن
ذي ي
ي
ب
فوا س
ن ٱسريتنك ي ب
زيد ب ب
ما ٱنلش ن
فيي بويجفيهنمر أ ب
من فيضرل نهنۦد ويأ ن
هم ج
ذي ي
جويرهبمر ويي ي ن
ي
ويٱسرت يكرب يبروا س فيي بعيذ جب بهبمر ع يشش ي
ن
مششن ب
دو ي
جشش ب
ن ل يهبششم ج
مششا وييل ي ي ن
ذادبا أنلي د
دو ن
.[173-172 :﴾ ]النساء١٧٣ صيدرا
ٱلل نهن ويل ندييا وييل جن ي ن
Meaning: Never would the messiah disdain to be
a servant of Allah, nor would the angels near [to
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Him]. And whoever disdains His worship and is
arrogant- he will gather them to Himself all
together (172) And as for those who believed and
did righteous deeds, He will give them in full their
rewards and grant them extra from His bounty. But
as for those who disdained and were arrogant, He
will punish them with a painful punishment, and
they will not find for themselves besides Allah any
protector or helper (173). Q4: 172 and 173.
Chapter: And Muslims are of different levels
with regards to the perfection of their Islam, based
on their differences in sincerity and submission.
Hence, they are categorized into the three levels of
faith as explained by the Prophet (SAW) in the
Hadith of Jibreel which are:
1-Level of Islam [submission]
2- Level of Al'iman
3- Level of Al'ihsan.
And the [arrangement of these levels according
to their] preference is; first the level of Ihsan then
the level of Iman then the level of Islam.
Therefore, every Mu'min is a Muslim but not
every Muslim is aMu'min.
And the pillars of Islam are five as in the two
[most] authentic books [of Hadith i.e, Bukhri and
Muslim] from the narration of Abdullah Ibn Umar
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(may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet
of Allah (S.A.W) said:
ل إإليققيه إإ و
الكم يعليقق ى يخنمقق ٍدس يشققيه ايدإة أينن ي
لنسقق ي
يوأيون كميحومققئدا، ل اولكققَمَف
»كبإنققيي ا إ
.«. يويصنهوإم يريميض اين، يوإإييت اإء الوزيك اإة يوانليححجَمَف، يوإإيق اإم الوصيالإةَمَف، يركسهوكل الإَمَف
Meaning: "Islam is built on five pillars: To testify
that "Laailaa ill-Allah, MuhammadurRasulullah"(none is worthy of worship except Allah
and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah), to
establish Salah [five daily prayers], to offer Zakah
[obligatory charity], to perform Hajj (pilgrimage to
Makah), and to fast the month of Ramadan. And the
Prophet (S.A.W) also said:
ن ني
يوإذنريوكة يسين اإمإه انلإجيه اكد إفي، صيالكةَمَف
يويعكمهوكدكه ال و، لنسيالكمَمَف
»يرأكس النمإر ا ن إ
.[ل
يسإبيإلا إ
معاذ ن بن ي
]رواه أحمد من حديث ب.«. ل
جب ي س
Meaning: The peak of the matter is Islam, and
its pillar is prayer, and its summit is jihad for the
sake of Allah. Reported by Ahmad from the
narration of Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased
with him).
Chapter: And Mu'minun (the believers) vary in
their belief [in terms of perfection].Consequently,
some of them are more faithful than others,
because (Iman) faith means; belief in the heart,
utterance by tongue and action with organs, it is
subject to increase and decrease.
Whenever a servant's belief is more perfect, and
his words and deeds are better, his faith will be
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greater.
And when a servant commits a sin, his faith will
decrease. But if he repents and reforms, Allah will
accept his repentance.
And completion of Iman [faith] has been
described by the Prophet (S.A.W) in his sayings;
ي
.«. لييمقق اين
»يمنن أييحوب إولإ يوأينبيغ ي
ض إولإ يوأنعيط ى إولإ يويمينيع إولإ يفيقإد انسيتنكيميل ا إ
]رواه أبو ةداتوةد وغيتره من حدي ه
.[ث أبي تأمامة الةباههلههكي
Meaning: whoever loves for the sake of Allah,
hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of
Allah, and refused to give for the sake of Allah, has
already completed Iman [faith]. Reported by Abu
Dawood and others from the narration of Abu
Umama al bahili(may Allah be pleased with him).
And loving for Allah is wider than loving for
Allah's sake, it comprises whatever is loved for the
sake of Allah (the Exalted) such as persons, actions,
utterances, aims, characters, places, periods and
so on.
Likewise, giving for the sake of Allah is more
encompassing in meaning than just donation of
wealth; rather, it comprises all what can be given,
Including; wealth, honor, knowledge, efforts, and
time.
Likewise, forbiddance.
Therefore, whoever makes his love for the sake
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of Allah, his hatred for the sake of Allah, his
donations for the sake of Allah, and his forbiddance
for the sake of Allah; he is a Mu'min who has met
all conditions of Iman [faith]
Chapter: the articles of faith are six as was
explained by the Prophet (S.A.W) in his sayings;
»أينن كتنؤإمين إب اولإ يويم ي
الإئيكإتإه يو ك كتإبإه يوكركسإلإه يوانلينهوإم الإخققإر يوكتققنؤإمين إب انليقققيدإر
.«. يخنيإرإه يويشحرإه
Meaning:"Iman [faith] is to believe in Allah, His
angels, His Books, His messengers, and the last day
and to believe in destiny- good and bad
It is obligatory upon every Muslim to believe in
these articles; whoever disbelieves in any one
among them is [considered] a pagan, i.e., nonMuslim.
And Iman [faith] has other [sub] branches which
are ramified from these [six] branches just as the
branches of a tree are ramified from it as well, and
the more a servant fulfils the properties [i.e, sub
branches] of Iman and its acts, the more he will be
perfect in his faith. Abu huraira (may Allah be
pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (S.A.W)
said:
ضلكيه ا يقققنهوكل ي
ضمع يويسنبكعهوين أينو إب ن
لييم اكن إب ن
ل إإليققيه
ضمع يوإسرتهوين كشنعيبئة يفيأنف ي
»ا إ
ي
ي
م
ك
و
ن
ك
ي
إإ و
«. لييمقق اإن
ل اولك يوأندين ايه ا إإيم اطققة اليذ ى يعققإن الطإريققإق يواليحيقق اكء شققنعيبة إمققين ا إ
.[]صحیح مسلم
Meaning: "Iman has a few above seventy or few
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above sixty branches, the superior is saying
La'ilaha- illa- llah, and the inferior is removing
harmful things from the path, and shyness is one of
the branches of faith." Reported by Muslim.
Hence, the branches of Iman are its attributes
and its parts, amongst them are cardiac, verbal and
active services, and the Prophet (S.A.W) has given
an example of each kind. Thus, his saying;
"La'ilahailla-llah" is a speech by tongue, and
removing harmful objects from the path is an active
practice, while shyness is cardiac [ i.e. the work of
the heart]
One may combine between the attributes of
faith and those of hypocrisy in him simultaneously.
Thus, there will be in him – at once- some habits of
faith and some of hypocrisy, and consequently he
will be characterized by nifaq [hypocrisy] until he
gives it up. As the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
إمنن أينريبيعقق ٍدة يكقق ايننت
يوإإيذا، يويعيد أينخليققيفَمَف
صليمة
أينو يك ايننت إفيإه يخ ن، »أينريبمع يمنن ك ون إفيإه يك اين كمين اإفئق اَمَف
يوإإيذا، إإيذا يحوديث يكيذيبَمَف: صليمة إمين الحنيف اإق يحوت ى ييديعيه ا
إفيإه يخ ن
.[ ]متفق عليه.«. صيم يفيجير
يوإإيذا يخ ا ي، يع ايهيد يغيديرَمَف
Meaning: Whoever has the following four
[characteristics] will be a pure hypocrite, and
whoever has one of it will have one characteristic of
hypocrisy until he gives it up; whenever he is
entrusted, he betrays, whenever he speaks, he lies,
whenever he makes a covenant, he proves
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treacherous, and whenever he quarrel, he behaves
in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner.
Bukahri and Muslim.
Chapter: The Prophet (S.A.W) has explained the
meaning of Al'ihsan [perfection] in his saying;
Meaning: Ihsan means to worship Allah as if you
are seeing Him, and if you are not seeing him then,
he is seeing you.
And Allah has created us in order to test us as to
which of us is best in deed. And He had told us that
among the purposes of creating us is to test us,
who among us will be best in deed. As He said:
ي
ذي ي
سششت نةن
ضشش فنششي ن
م ويه ن
﴿ويهبوي ٱل ن ن
خل يقي ٱل ن
سشش هي
ت وي ٱلرأشش رر ي
ي
مشششا نء ل ني ي بربلششوي ك ب مر أ يي ي ب
ن ع ي رر ب
كشش مر
أي نششا مة ويك يششا ي
ه ۥ ع يل يشش ى ٱلر ي
ششش ب
ي
.[7 :م لل﴾ ]هود
أ حر ي
ن عي ي
س ب
Meaning: And it is He who created the heavens
and the earth in six days – and His thrown had been
upon water- that He might test you as to which of
you is best in deed. Q10: V7. And He (the Almighty)
said:
ح ييششوه ة ي ل ني يبر ٱبلششوي ك ب ٱٱٱٱ رم
ذي ي
﴿ٱ نلشش ن
تشش وي ٱ ٱٱلرٱٱٱ ي
مششش ورٱٱ ي
خل يششقي ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
ي
أ يي ي ب
فشششششو برشش
ٱلريغششش ب
ٱلريعششزن يششششبز
م لل وي ب
كشششش مر أ حر ي
ن عي ي
هشششوي
سشششش ب
.[2 :﴾ ]الملك٢
Meaning: And He who created death and life to
test you [as to] which of you is best in deed- and
He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving. Q67: V2.
Fudail the binIyad [one of the pious predecessors in
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Islam] said:
ي
.« مدل﴾ أي أخلصه وأصوبه
»﴿أ حر ي
ن عي ي
س ب
Meaning:"… Best in deed…" i.e, the most
sincere and most correct.
For, a work will not be good until it is done
sincerely for the sake of Allah (the Exalted) and
correct in accordance with the traditions of the
Prophet (S.A.W).
Following the guidance of the Prophet (S.A.W)
saves from extremism and negligence.
With this, you know that among the nullifiers of
Ihsan [perfection] is shirk [polytheism], bid'ah
[innovation], negligence and extremism.
Therefore, a polytheist is an evil doer not a
Philanthropist, likewise the innovator and the
extremist.
Ihsan [perfection] is of two degrees;
The Ihsan which is wajib [compulsory] that is
performing obligations with sincerity [to Allah] and
according to the teachings of the Prophet (S.A.W),
without extremism or negligence.
And the Ihsan which is mustahabb [i.e,
desirable] that is; drawing closer to Allah by
performing Annawafil [supererogatory acts of
worship] and completing the non-compulsory parts
of Ibadah and its manners, and abstaining from
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ambiguities and undesirable acts, so that he
worships Allah as if he sees Him, and he strives in
performing acts of worship in its most perfect form,
within his capacities. So, he should not charge
himself with what is beyond his capacity and he
should not be negligent by leaving what he can
afford to do from the acts of worship which will
bring him closer to Almighty Allah.
And Ihsan [perfection] in every act of worship
depends on its kind, and all that is determined by
the strength of his sincerity [to Allah] and following
the guidance of prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) in that
particular act of worship.
[For instance], perfection in wudoo [ablution] is
achieved by doing it properly, completing its
compulsory acts and ethics, without exceeding the
legitimate boundaries in washing.
And perfection in Salah [Prayer] is achieved by
establishing it humbly and serenely with the
presence of mind, at the beginning of its time, and
that he establishes it as a farewell prayer in such a
way that he fulfills its necessary and
supererogatory acts perfectly as if he is seeing
Allah (the Almighty).
And perfection in Zakah [charity] and sadaqah
[non-compulsory charity]-is achieved- by giving out
charity while seeking for Allah's pleasure, hopping
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for His mercy and fearing His punishment, wishing
no reward or gratitude from whom he gave the
charity, and he should not follow up what he has
spent with a remind of it or other injury, he should
also give it out from the pleasant among his wealth,
not the defected or detestable ones, and without
delaying the charity [from its right time] or causing
difficulties for the needy in receiving it, and he
should not behave arrogantly to him, [more over],
he should not [give it] for Riya'a or sum'ah [i.e, for
people to see or hear].
Likewise other acts of worship, a servant ought
to try to be perfect in it to the best of his ability,
and he should follow the guidance of the Prophet
(S.A.W) in that.
And whoever desires perfection and pray to
Allah to assist him in achieving it, there is hope for
him to be granted with success in achieving it. AbuDardaa (may Allah be pleased with him) said;"
verily, knowledge is – only acquired- by learning,
and patience is acquired by struggle, and whoever
struggle for good will be granted success in it, and
whoever takes precaution against evil would be
protected from it".
The doors of Ihsan are many, in the authentic
book of Imam Muslim from the narration of
Shaddad Ibn Aws bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased
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with them) that the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
وإذا، »إون الي كيتيب الحس اين عل ى كحل شي ٍدء ؛ فإذا يقيتنلكتم يفيأحسإسكنهوا الإقنتليةَمَف
.«. يونلكيإحود أحكدككم يشنفيريتكه يونلكيإرنح يذبييحيتكه، يذيبنحكتم فيأنحإسنهوا الحذنبحيةَمَف
Meaning: "Verily Allah has prescribed proficiency
in all things. Thus, if you kill, kill well; and if you
slaughter, slaughter well. Let each one of you
sharpen his blade and let him spare the animal he
slaughters from suffering."
Thus, perfection is prescribed in all things, and
perfection in everything depends on it. The Prophet
(S.A.W) explained here perfection in slaughtering.
So, he who diverts from his guidance by not
sharpening the blade and does not spare the
animal he slaughters from suffering, would not
have practiced perfection in his slaughter.
And this shows the importance of knowledge in
the religion, because with it, a seeker of Ihsan will
knows the guidance of the Prophet (S.A.W) in the
acts of worship. Thus, he knows his guidance in
Wudoo [ablution], prayer, charity, fasting, jihad,
transactions, eating and drinking, sleeping,
marriage, social relations, charity, relations and
treating people with their individual differences,
and so on.
A servant will not reach the degree of perfection
except by Allah's assistance and success. That is
why it is legislated- at the end of every salah
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[prayer] -for one to supplicate with
.«. »اللوكهوم أيإعحنني يعيل ى إذنكإريك يوكشنكإريك يوكحنسإن إعيب ايدإتيك
Meaning: O Allah, help me remember You,
express
Gratitude to You and worship You in the best
.manner
Therefore, the servant's need for Allah's help in
achieving Ihsan [perfection] is continuous and
frequent.
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Lesson six:
The meaning of Ibadah
Al'ibabah [Worship] means servility, submission
and compliance, with utmost love and glorification.
And every act that brings (one) nearer to a deity
is Ibadah.
Therefore, al-Ibadah (worship) in Islam is a
comprehensive term for everything that Allah loves
and is pleased with, in terms of speech and actions,
inwardly and outwardly.
Ibadah is categorized into the worship of the
heart, tongue, and organs.
Allah has ordered (mankind) to sincerely worship
Him alone, without [associating] partners [to Him].
Allah the Most high said:
ه
ه إ ننل هبوي يفشششششششش
ٱدر ب
م خرل ن ن
﴿هبوي ٱلر ي
ن يلشش ب
هششششش ب
عشششششوشش ب
ي يل إ نل هي ي
صششي ي
ح ي
ن
ب
مر
ٱٱٱٱٱٱلر ةنهٱٱٱٱ
لشششششششششششششد ج ي
ٱٱٱٱ
ٱ
دششش ل ن
لشششششششششششششهن ير ج
حشششش ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ب
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ي
.[65:﴾ ]المؤمن٦٥ ن
ٱٱٱٱٱلرعهي ل ي ن
مي ي
Meaning: "He is the Ever- living; there is no deity
except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to
Him in religion. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the
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worlds". Q40: V65. And He said:
ه
صششا ل نشش ب
هششش ب
ٱلششنلشششش ي
م خرل ن د
ي
ي
ب
يأ ن
تشش أ نر أ عرببششد ي
مشش رر ب
﴿بقشش لر إ نجن جشش ي
.[11 :﴾ ]الزمر١١ ن
ٱ ل دج ي ي
Meaning: "Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have
been commanded to worship Allah, [being] sincere
to Him in religion". Q39: V11.
Allah has also ordered (mankind) to follow the
prophet's guidance in Ibadah, and that all forms of
Ibadah should be done inconformity with his
traditions. Allah the Most high said:
﴿وييأجنيز لرينششا إ نل ي ري ي
مششا بجنششجز ي
ك ٱلششش ج
ل
س ي
ذشش كريرشش ل نت بب يجيشش ي
ن نللننششا ن
.[44 :إ نل ي يرهنشش مر﴾ ]النحل
Meaning: "And we revealed to you the message
[i.e., the Quran] that you may make clear to the
people what was sent down to them…" Q16: V44.
And He said:
مششا يءات يى ه ب
سششو ب
خشش ب
ه
ل في ب
م ٱل نر ب
مششا جن يهيى هك بششش مر ع ي نر ب
ذوه ب وي ي
كشش ب
﴿وي ي
.[7 :في ٱجن ت يبهوا س ﴾ ]الحشر
Meaning: "And whatever the Messenger has
given you- take it and whatever he has forbidden
you- refrain from(it) …" (Q59:V7)
Allah –the Most high- does not accept any act of
worship from anybody unless it fulfills two
conditions; sincerity and concordance with the
practice of the Prophet (S.A.W). A servant will not
be a Muslim until he is sincere to Allah in religion,
and follows the [teachings of] the Prophet (S.A.W).
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Therefore, whoever performs [his] Ibadah sincerely
to Allah, and correctly according to the tradition of
the Prophet (S.A.W) then it is [considered] correct
and a righteous deed.
Allah has made it clear for us in His book that He
created us to a great purpose, and that is
worshiping Him alone without associating partner
to Him. Allah the Exalted said:
سششش إ ننل
ٱلرإ نشششجنششششششش ي
نشش ويشششش
ٱلر ن
جششششششش ن
خل ي
مشششششششا ي
﴿وي ي
.[56 :﴾ ]الذاریات٥٦ ن
ل ني ي عرب ب ب
دو ن
تشش
قر ب
Meaning: And I did not create the Jinn and
Mankind except to worship Me [alone]. Q51: V56.
And Allah the Most high said:
ب
نششششش
ه
م خرل ن ن
ما أ ن
ٱلششششششش ج
مبرويا س إ ننل ل ني ي عرب ب ب
ن ل يشش ب
ه ب
دوا س ٱل ل نششش ي
﴿وي ي
دشششششششششيشش ي
صششي ي
س
ي
س
ي
ي
ن
حن ي ي
فششايء ويي ب ن
ب
قي ب
مششوا ٱل ن
صشششل وه ة ي ويي ب ؤرت بشششو ا ٱل نزششكششوه ة ۦة ويذ هينلششك نديشش ب
.[5 :﴾ ]البینة٥ م ةن
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ق يج ي
Meaning: And they were not commanded except
to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion,
inclining to truth, and to establish salah [five daily
prayers] and to give Zakah [alms]. And that is the
correct religion. Q98: V5.
Therefore, he who shuns shirk [polytheism],
become sincere to Allah in religion, and follows the
Prophet's [traditions] (S.A.W), is a Muslim and has
been promised admittance into paradise and
salvation from Hell Fire.
Whoever performs the obligatory acts of worship
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and obeys Allah in what He has made obligatory,
and shun what He Has made forbidden, he is
among the pious and faithful servants of Allah for
whom Allah decreed safety from punishment and
promised great favor in this world and the
hereafter.
And whoever fulfills the compulsory and
supererogatory acts ,and keeps away from
forbidden and detested acts, and worships Allah as
though he is seeing Him, then he is among the
servants of Allah who have attain the level of
"Ihsan", and Allah has prepared for them higher
ranks in Paradise.
With this you will understand that the things
which affect the servitude of a servant to his lord –
the almighty- are of three categories:
The first category is Major Shirk. That is
worshiping other deity besides Allah- the almighty.
So, whoever directs any act of worship to any deity
besides Allah is a Mushrik [polytheist] Kafir [pagan]
and neither compulsory nor supererogatory acts
would be accepted from him. Like those who invoke
Idols, pious people, trees, and stones in such a way
that they slaughter for their sake, ask them
satisfaction of needs and pushing away adversity.
These [kind of people] are pagans, polytheists,
withdrawn from the religion of Islam, and whoever
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dies among them without repentance will eternally
dwell in Hell Fire. We seek refuge with Allah from
that.
The second category is Minor Shirk. Among its
[examples] are; Arriya'a and Assum'ah in such a
way that he beautifies his acts of worship, like
prayer, charity and so on for people to see or hear
and praise him. Whoever does that is not sincere to
Allah- the kind of sincerity which rescues from the
punishment (of the hereafter). So, such a person,
although has not actually worshiped other than
Allah physically, but by seeking people's praise and
commendation [for his acts], he has requested
reward from other than Allah. Hence, he is a
polytheist who has committed a minor shirk which
spoils the particular act in which it occurred. The
Prophet (S.A.W) said – from what he narrated from
his lord- almighty-, "Almighty Allah Said, I am the
One Who is most free from the need of partners. He
who does a thing and associate-in it- someone else
with Me, I discard him and his polytheism..''
reported by Imam Muslim from the narration of Abu
Huraira [may the blessings of Allah be upon him].
And among the [examples] of minor shirk is
sticking of a person's heart to worldly [materials]
and making it his utmost interest in such a way that
he abandons obligatory acts and commits
forbidden acts. Thus, in his heart is servitude to this
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85
world. The Prophet (S.A.W) said:
ضققيي
صققإة إإنن أكنعإطققيي ير إ
»يتإعيس يعنبكد الحديين اإر يويعنبكد الحدنريهإم يويعنبققكد انليخإمي ي
ال ا ن يتيق ي
يوإإيذا إشنييك يف ي، يوإإنن لينم كينعيط يسإخيط يتإعيس يوا ن يتيكيسَمَف
«]رواه البخششاريي. ش
.[هريرة ي
ث أبي ب
من حدي ن
Meaning: "May he be miserable, the worshiper
of the dinar [Gold currency] and the worshiper of
dirham [silver currency], and the worshiper of the
striped silk cloak. If he is given [something] he
approves but if he is not given he becomes angry.
He is miserable and relapse, if he steps on a thorn
let it be irremovable. Reported by Bukhari from the
narration of Abu huraira.
This is an invocation from the Prophet (S.A.W)
upon him with misery and relapsing, whenever he
rises from a fall, he falls again, and whenever he is
befallen by an affliction, he is not guided to the way
out of it, and the reason behind that is his servitude
to this world and his careless [attitude
towards]Almighty Allah.
The Prophet (S.A.W) has explained the criterion
in that where he said: If he is given anything, he is
satisfied, but if not, he is discontented. So when a
person makes this world his utmost aim, in such a
way that he is pleased when he is given, and when
he is not given he is continuously discontented with
Allah’s divine decree, weary of Him and his heart is
not free for Almighty Allah.
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This is among the characteristics of the
hypocrites as said by Allah- the Exalted- concerning
them:
طششو ا س
ت فيششإ نر أ ب عر ب
م بز ي
صشششد ي قهي ن
من ي ي لر ن
﴿وي ن
م نرهب م ن
ك فنششي ٱل ن
ن
س
ي
ن
س
م نريهشششا إ ن ي
ذا هبشششش مر
ضشششوا وينإن لشششش مر ي ب عرطشششش وراشش ن
ن
م نريهشششا ير ب
ب
.[58 :﴾ ]التوبة٥٨ ن
ي ي سر ي
خ طو ي
Meaning: "And among them are some who
criticize you concerning the [distribution of]
charities. If they are given from it, they approve;
but if they are not given from it, suddenly they
become angry". Q9: V58.
So, whoever is of this nature, is [actually] not
sincere to Allah in his acts of worship. Rather, in his
heart is servitude to other than Allah – the Exaltedand the effects of this are witnessed in anyone
whose heart sticks to wealth or leadership or
someone he loves, to the extent that he offends
Allah for his sake. Thus, there will be in his heart,
slavery to that which he loves and sticks to and
offends Allah for his sake. Whoever sticks to
anything besides Allah is punished with it.
The third category is Committing sins by doing
some things that are forbidden, or by neglecting
some obligations. Whenever a servant offends his
Lord there will be decrease in his servitude to Allah
–the exalted.
And the most perfect of servants in servitude to
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Allah, is the one who is straightforward on Allah's
commands. Allah –the Most high- said:
فشش
م ٱسرت ي هي
موا س فييل ي
خشش ور د
ن ٱل ن ن
﴿إ ن ن
ق ب
ه ث بشش ن
ن يقابلوا س يرب ين يششا ٱل نلشش ب
ذي ي
ي
ب
ي
ه
ي
ي
ب
ع يل ي يرهنششش مر ويل ب
جششن نشششةن
ٱلر ي
ح ب
ن ١٣أوسلئ نششك أ صر هي
هشش مر ي ي حريز بجنششو ي
ما ي
ن ] ﴾١٤الحقاف.[14-13:
هي
خل ن ن
م بلو ي
ن نفييها ي
كابجنوا س ي ي عر ي
جيزا ةءن ب ن ي
دي ي
Meaning: "Indeed, those who have said, our Lord
is Allah," and then remain on a right course- there
will be no fear concerning them, nor will they
grieve. Those are the companions of Paradise,
abiding eternally therein as reward for what they
used to do". Q46: V13and 14. And Allah –the
Exalted said:
موا س ت يت ين يششنز ب
ل
م ٱسرت ي هي
ن ٱل ن ن
﴿إ ن ن
ق ب
ه ث بشش ن
ن قيششابلوا س يرب ين يششا ٱل نلشش ب
ذي ي
ي
ي
ششششبروا س
ة أنل ت ي ي
م ل يه ئ نك يششش ب
خششابفوا س وييل ت ي حريز جن بشششوا س ويأ بر ن
م ٱلر ي
ع يل ي يرهنششش ب
ج ن ن ةن ٱل نششششششنتششيششش ب
ن أ ي ورل ن ييششا ؤ بك ب مر
٣٠
دو جن ي ي
كنبتشش مر بتوع يشش ب
ب ن ٱلر ي
ن حر ب
ي
خششير هةد ويل ي ب
مششا
ح ي يوه ةن ٱل د يشش نري ي ا ويفنششي ٱلرأ ن
نفي ٱلر ي
كشش مر نفيهيششا ي
ي
د
ي
ب
ب
مشش نر
ي أجن ب
ما ت يششد ن ب
عو ي
ف ب
ن ٣١جن بششبزل ج
سك مر ويلك مر نفييها ي
ت ي شرت ي هن ي
ي
ي
د
مششن د يع يششا إ نلشش ى
غي ب
فو ةر نر ن
م نر أ حر ي
م ن
ن يقشش ورلشش ج
حي مة ٣٢وي ي
س ب
حا وييقشا ي
م ي
ن ﴾٣٣
مشش ٱٱٱٱل ن سر ن
ل إ نجن نننشي ن
ٱ ل ل ن هن ويع ي ن
صل ن د
ن ٱٱٱلر ٱٱ ب
ل هي
مي ي
مش ي
]فصلت.[33-30 :
Meaning: "Indeed, those who have said, our Lord
is Allah," and then remain on a right course- the
angels will descend upon them, [saying],"Do not
fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of
Paradise, which you were promised (30) We
][angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so
in the Hereafter. And you will have therein
whatever your souls desire, and you will have
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therein whatever you request [or wish] (31) As
accommodation from a[Lord who is] Forgiving and
merciful (32) And who is better in speech than one
who invites to Allah and do righteousness and says,
"Indeed I am of the Muslims (33). Q41: V30-33.
The servitude of the heart is [based on]
three great things: They are: love, fear and
hope. It is obligatory upon a servant to be sincere
to Allah in these great acts of worship Thus, he
loves Allah with the most magnificent [kind of] love,
and does not associate any partner to Allah among
His creatures in this utmost love. As Allah- the Most
high- said:
من بويا س أ ي ي
.[165 :حديبا ل جل نهن﴾ ]البقرة
﴿وي ٱل ن ن
شد ي ب
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
Meaning:" But those who believe are stronger in
love for Allah". Q2: V165.
And he fears the anger of Allah and His
punishment such that he abstains from offending
Allah as a result of his fear for Allah. And he hopes
for Allah's mercy, forgiveness, favor and charity.
Whoever becomes so, does not despair of relief
from Allah, and does not feel secure from the plan
of Allah. Rather, he remains in a state of
combination between hope and fear as Allah- the
Exalted- ordered His servants in His sayings:
ت
ي
مدعشششششش اۦ إ ن ن
مشششششش ي
ن ير حر ي
خ وردفششششششا ويط ي ي
.[56شش:]العراف
ن
سحر
﴾٥٦ مشششششش
ٱٱٱٱٱ ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلر
ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ب
شششن نششي ي
﴿وي ٱدرع بشششششششو ه ب
ن
ب ٱٱٱ ج
م ي
ٱ ل ل ن هن قي ن
ري د
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89
Meaning: "And invoke Him in fear and aspiration.
Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of
good". Q7: V56.
So, invocation here includes du'aamas'ala [I.e,
supplications of request] and du,aa ibada [i.e.,
supplications of worship]
And the servant's love for his Lord will push him
towards getting closer to Him, yearning to meet
Him, feeling pleasure in remembering Him, and it
will cause him to love what Allah loves and hate
what He hates. Thus, he will fulfill the worship of
Alwalaa wa-Albaraa [i.e, Loyalty and Enmity] as a
result of his sincere love for Allah-The Most High.
And his fear of Allah will make him abstain from
doing the unlawful and neglecting obligatory
duties. Hence, he will be of the pious servants of
Allah who avoided the causes of Allah's anger and
punishment, as a result of their fear of Him.
And his hope in Allah will motivate him to do
good things because of what he hopes from its
great reward and the pleasure of Allah's blessings
for the obedient servants.
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Lesson Seven:
Explanation of the Meaning of
Alkufru bi-ttaghut [i.e, Rejection of
false deities].
Allah (the Most high) said:
ٱلشششششيرششششششششش
ن
﴿يل إ ن كرير ا ه ي نفششي ٱلششش ج
دشي هند يقششد ت نب ينيشش ي
مشش ٱٱٱٱ نن
مششن كري يٱٱ ٱٱ ب
ت ويي بشششؤر ٱٱ ن
فششش ررٱٱٱٱ نبششششٱٱٱٱلششط هنشششغب و ن
ٱٱٱٱٱيۦ في ي
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱغيشششش ه ك
سششششششش ي
ٱلرعبششششش رريوششةنششش
ك ب نشششششششششششش
نبشششششش ٱل ل ن هن يف ي
قششششششد ن ٱسريتشش مر ي
مششش ل ييهشششششششششششششش ٱٱٱ اه
ى يل ٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱثروبشش ٱٱ ي
ٱٱلر
ٱ
صششششششششششششششششا ي
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱجنششششنفششششش ي
ق ه
م ] ﴾٢٥٦البقرة.[256 :
س ن
ه ي
ميعد ع ينلي د
و ي ٱل ل ن ب
ن
شرد بششششش ن
مشش ي
Meaning: "There shall be no compulsion in
[acceptance of] the religion. The right course has
become distinct from the wrong. So whoever
disbelieves in taghut [false objects of worship] and
believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy
handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing
and Knowing". Q2: V256. And [Allah] the Most high
said:
ي
كشش ج ب
قششش در ب يعي ثرن يشششا نفششي ب
ن
﴿ويل ي ي
مششش ةة نر ب
لأ ن
سششودل أ ن
]النحل:شش.[36
ت
لششش هن ﴾
ه ويٱٱٱجر ٱٱت ي ن نببوا س ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ٱٱٱ
طششششششغبششو ي
ٱ للن ي
ٱعرب بششششد ب و ا س
Meaning:" And We certainly sent into every
nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and
avoid taghut [false objects of worship]". Q16: V36.
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And [Allah] the Most high said:
ي
ها ويأ يجن يشششاب بويا س
ن ٱجرت ي ن يب بشششوا س ٱلششش هن
دو ي
﴿وي ٱنلششش ن
تشش أن ي ي عرببششش ب
طششششششغبششششو ي
ذي ي
[17 :ر ىهشش ﴾ ]الزمر
إ نيل ى ٱل ل ن هن ل يهب ب
م ٱلرببشش شر ي
Meaning:" And those who have avoided taghut,
lest they worship it, and turned back to Allah, for
them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My
servants". Q39: V17.
Thus, rejection of false deities and servitude
to Allah with sincerity and without associating any
partner to Him is the [real] meaning of Attauheed
[Islamic monotheism]. A servant will not be a
Muslim who practices Monotheism until he
disbelieves in Attaghut [false deities].The word
Attaghut refers to any deity worshiped besides
Allah, whether by invoking him, seeking help from
him, relying on him, slaughtering for his sake [i.e,
to offer sacrifices with the intention of worship to
anyone other than Allah] and making vows to him
or following him in legalizing what is unlawful and
prohibiting the lawful or by referring legislation to
him and being satisfied with his judgment.
Ibn Jareer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:"
the right [opinion] to me concerning the [meaning
of] Attaghut is that, it is a [general term that could
be applied to] any oppressor [who claims to be
deity], and is worshiped besides Him [i.e, Allah]
whether by compulsion from him on the worshiper,
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bi-ttaghut
93
or by compliance from the worshiper himself, be it
Mankind or Devil or an idol or whatever the deity
may be".
Attaghut is one who reaches the greatest extent
in tyranny, and averts from the way of Allah
frequently and lead astray to a great extent.
There are many false dieties worshiped besides
Allah. The most famous and worst among the
categories of false deities are three; the accursed
Satan, the idols which are worshiped besides Allah
and those who prefer to legislate with other than
what Allah has revealed.
The first category is; the accursed Satan.
He is the source of All acts of shirk and Tyranny. In
fact, all acts of worship devoted to deities other
than Allah are [in reality] the worship of Satan
because he is the source and cause of it. Allah the
Exalted said:
كششش ٱٱٱٱمر يبن نششي يءاد ي
دوا س
ٱٱٱٱ إ نلي يرٱٱٱ ب
﴿۞أ ييلشش ٱٱٱمر أ يعر ٱهيششش درٱٱ
م أن نل ت ي ٱٱعرببشش ب
ي ي
هي ي ي
ي
ششش ٱٱ ل ي ب
ٱل ن
ن
منبيششش ٱٱٱ دن
هۥٱٱ
ٱٱٱٱ
كششش مرٱٱٱٱ ي
ششششيرٱٱط هيشش ة
عششد ب دكوٱٱٱ ي
ند إ نجن ن ب
ويأ ن٦٠
ٱٱٱعرٱٱب ب د ب و جن ن يۦٱٱٱٱ ههي ي
-60 :﴾ ]یس٦١
قي ٱٱٱٱ دم
مسر ٱٱت ي ن
ذا ن
صهير دطٱٱٱٱ ي
.[61
Meaning: "Did I not enjoin upon you, O children
of Adam, that you not worship Satan – for indeed,
he is to you a clear enemy- And that you worship
[only] Me? This is a straight path". Q36: V60 and
61.
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And [He] the Exalted said:
ف بر يأن ي ب شرير ي
ن
ك ب نهنشش ۦ ويي ي غر ن
ه يل ي ي غر ن
دو ي
مششا ب
﴿إ ن ن
فششبر ي
ن ٱل ل ن ي
ذ هيل نشش ي
ضشش ن
مششن ي ي ي
ل
رشش كر نبششش ٱل نلششهنشش في ي
قشش در ي
شششا تءۦ وي ي
ك لن ي
مششن ي ب شر ن
هشش ۦۦ إ ننل إ نجن هيدثششا وينإن
دوجن ن ن
ن ن
مششن ب
دا ١١٦نإن ي يششش درع ب و ي
ضششل هي نل ةا ب ينعيشش د
ي
ي
ي
ن
ن
ه
ي
ن
ي
ي
ي
ي
ن
ه ٱل لششش ت هه ويقششال لت ن ن
خششذ ن
ري د
ي ي درع ب و ي
دا ١١٧لعين ي ب
ن إ نل ش يرط دنا ن
م ن
ب
ب
ي
ن
ي
ي
من جي ين نهبششش مر
م نر ن
ضا ١١٨ويل ن
عيباد نك جن ي ن
ن
م فربر و د
ضلن نهب مر ويل ي
صيدبا ن
ي
ي
ي
ي
ي
ي
ي
ن يءا ي
ن
ميرجن نهبششش مر فيلي بغيجيششبر ن
ذا ي
ن ٱلرأشش نرعهي م ن ويل ب
ويل ب
ميرجن نهب مر فيلي بب يت جك ب ن
ششششششششششش ير هي
ٱلششششش ن
ن
ي
من ي يت ن ن
خششذن
مششن ب
نشش ويل ني ديششا ج
خ لرقي ٱل نلشش ههۦ وي ي
دو ن
طششش ي
مششا
في ي
سير ب
ق در ي
خ ن
مجنينهششش مرد وي ي
منبيدنا ١١٩ي يعند بهب مر ويي ب ي
خ سرير ا دجنا ي
ب
ن إ ننل غ ببرودرا ١٢٠أوسل يهئ ن ي
م ٱل ن
م
م أروي ى ههب مر ي
جهين نشش ب
ك ي
ي يعند بهب ب
ششش يرط هي ب
صا ] ﴾١٢١النساء.[121-116 :
م ن
دو ي
ج ب
ن ع ي نرهي ا ي
وييل ي ي ن
حي د
Meaning: "Indeed Allah does not forgive
association with Him, but He forgives what is less
than that for whom He wills. And he who associates
others with Allah has certainly gone far astray
(116) They call upon instead of Him none but
female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none
but a rebellious Satan (117), Whom Allah has
cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from
among Your servants a specific portion(118) And I
will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will
command them so they will split the ears of cattle,
and I will command them so they will change the
creation of Allah." And whoever takes Satan as ally
instead of Allah certainly sustained a clear
loss(119) He [i.e, Satan] promises them and
arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise
them except delusion(120) The refuge of those will
ٱلششش
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be Hell, and they will not find from it an
escape(121). Q4: V16-21.
Allah the (Almighty) has already decreed that
the punishment of those who turn away from His
remembrance is the domination of devils over
them. Allah (the Most high) said:
هشش ۥ
ن جن ب ي
قجيشش ضر ل ي ب
ش ع يششن ذ ن كررنشش ٱل نرشش حر هي
﴿وي ي
مششن ي ي عر ب
مششش ن
ي
ي
ي
ن
صشش ي
ش يرط هي دنا فيهبششوي ل ب
ويإ نجن نبهشش مر لي ي ب٣٦ ريشش دن
هشش ۥ قي ين
دوجن يهب مر ع يشش ن
ى إ ن ي
جايءجن يششا
ذا ي
ي٣٧ ن
دو ي
م هٱٱرٱٱت ي ب
س ببو ي
ل ويي ي ٱحر ي
ٱل ن
ن أجن نبهم ي
س نبي ن
حت نشش يه
ت ب ي يرننشششي ويب ي يرينششش ي
يقشششا ي
نشش
ك ب ب عرد ي
ٱلر ي
ل ي هيل ي ير ي
مششش شر ن
رشقيشش ير ن
مشش نإذ
ويل يشششن يين ي٣٨ ن
س ٱلر ي
م ٱلرييشششش ور ي
فعيك بششش ب
فيب ن ئر ي
ق رن يششش ب
ي
م شرت ي رن ب
ظ نل ي مرت بشششش مر أجن ن ب
﴾٣٩ ن
كششش مر نفششي
كو ي
ب ب
ٱلريعششششذ ي ا ن
.[39-36:]الزخرف
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of
the most merciful- We appoint for him a devil, and
he is to him a companion(36) And indeed, they [i.e,
the devils] avert them from the way [of guidance]
while they think that they are [rightly] guided(37)
Until, when he comes to Us [at judgment], he says
[to his companion], how I wish there was between
me and you the distance between the east and
west; and what a wretched companion(38) And
never will it benefit you that Day, when you have
wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the
punishment (39). Q43: V36-39.
And keeping away from this Attaghut is achieved
by seeking refuge with Allah from him [i.e, devil]
and taking precaution from his deception, and
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abstention from following his steps, because he is
an enemy who clearly misleads.
ي
ي
ي
ى
ه ۥ يب ن
﴿ك بت ن ي
ضل ي ب
من ت يوينله ب فيأجن ن ب
هۥ ي
ب ع يل ي يرهن أجن ن ب
ه ۥ ويي ي هرد ن ي هن إ نل ه
عي ي
.[4 :﴾ ]الحج٤ س نعيرن
ب ٱل ن
ذا ن
It has been decreed for him [i.e, every devil]
that whoever turns to him- will misguide him to the
punishment of the blaze. Q21: V4.
Being an ally to the devil is by following his
steps believing in his promises and looking up to
his desideratum and committing what he decorates
among the evil deeds and turning away from Allah's
guidance. So, whoever does that has become an
ally to the devil.
And the devil attends to Mankind in all of his
affairs, just as in an authentic tradition from the
Prophet (S.A.W) reported by Muslim in [his book]
Assaheeh from the narration of Jabir the son of
Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them).
prevention from the devil is achieved by a
sincere resort to Allah (the Exalted), and following
the guidance of Allah Who protects from the evil of
Satan and his polytheism.
And among the things that Allah guided us to,
with which we will be protected from the evil of
Satan, is by frequently seeking refuge with Allah
from him[i.e, Satan], believing in Allah, relying on
Him, sincerity to Him, frequent remembrance of
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Allah and the legislated incantations.
Allah has warned us from following the tracks of
Satan, and from committing things with which
Satan prevails over, which are contrary to the
above mentioned. Thus, weakness in faith,
weakness in reliance and sincerity, being heedless
of the remembrance of Allah (the Exalted) and
negligence of legislated incantations, all these are
causes of the prevalence of the devil over a person.
Likewise, that with which Satan gets an inlet into
over powering a person, like intense anger,
Extreme joy, poring over desires, deviation from
the community, solitary, most especially on
journey, Gossiping between people, seclusion of
man with a woman, evil assumption and frequent
visits to suspicious places must all be avoided.
It is legislated for a person to say Bismillah [i.e,
in the name of Allah] in every aspect of his life in
order to gain blessing and protection from the
deception of Satan. So, a servant should say
Bismillah when he eats, drinks, enters or leaves his
house, when he wakes up in the morning, when he
reaches evening, when he rides, when he has
sexual intercourse, when he enters into the toilet,
and when he intends to sleep.
In saheeh Muslim from the narration of Abu Sa'id
Alkhudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that
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verily, the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
.«. »إذا يتيث ايءيب أيحكدكنم يفنلينكإيظنم م ا انسيتيط ايع ؛ فإون الوشنيط اين ييندكخكل في إفيإه
Meaning: "If one of you yawns, he should inhibit
as much as possible, because the devil enters into
his mouth.
In another narration of Ahmad and Abdurrazzak:
يفققإإون الوشققنييط اين يققندكخكل يمققيع، ضنع يققيدكه يعليقق ى إفيققإهَمَف
يفنلي ي، »إإيذا يتيث ايءيب أييحكد ك نمَمَف
.«. الوتيث اكؤإب
Meaning: "If one of you yawns, he should put his
hand over his mouth, because the devil enters
along with the yawning.
So whoever follows Allah's directives from the
guidance, he will be in a fortresses, secured from
the evils of Satan, and whoever neglects (the
guidance), will not be saved from being affected by
some evils , harm and seduction of Satan, due to
his negligence.
The second category: the idols that are
worshiped besides Allah the (Almighty). These
false deities are of different kinds:
Among them are; the idols and statues that are
sculptured in the form of images, either images of
men or animals, or other things. Among the
polytheist are those who claim that these things
can benefit and harm, and among them are those
who claim that they can intercede for whoever calls
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on them and seeks closeness to them through
sacrifices, vows and ask for the fulfillment of their
needs. Allah (the Exalted) said:
﴿يقا ي ي
ما
خل ي ي
ه ي
ما ت ي نر ن
ح بتو ي
دو ي
ل أت ي عرب ب ب
قك ب مر وي ي
ن ٩٥وي ٱل ل ن ب
ن ي
ن ﴾٩٦
م بلو ي
ت ي عر ي
الصافات.[96-95 :
Meaning: "Do you worship that which you
[yourselves] carved. While Allah created you and
that which you do? Q37: V95 and 96.
And (the Most high) said:
ي
م ٦٩إ ن ذر قيششا ي
﴿وي ٱتر ب
ل نل يب نيششهن
لشش ع يل ي يرهنششش مر جن يب يششأ إ ن برهير ه نيشش ي
ي
ما فين يظ ي ي
ل ل ييهششا
ويقي ور ن
دو ي
ما ت ي عرب ب ب
ن ٧٠يقابلوا س جن ي عرب بد ب أ صرن ي ا د
م هن ۦ ي
ي
ن ٧١يقا ي
ن ٧٢أ ور
ع هيك ن ن
م بعو جن يك ب مر إ ن ذر ت يششش درع ب و ي
ل هي لر ي ي سر ي
في ي
ي
س
ب
جشش درجن ي ا يءايبايءجن يششا
يين ي
ن ٧٣قيششالوا يبشش لر وي ي
ضششيرو ي
فعبششوجن يك ب مر أ ور ي ي ب
ي
ما ب
ك يذ هيل ن ي
ن ٧٤يقا ي
ن ٧٥
دو ي
كنبتشش مر ت ي عرببشش ب
ك ي ي فرعي بلو ي
ل أفييريء يرت بم ن
ي
ي
ي إ ننل
مو ي
م ٱلرأشش قرد ي ب
أجنت ب مر وييءايباؤ بك ب ب
ن ٧٦فيششإ نجن نهب مر ع يششد ب دكو ل جشش ي
ن ٧٨
خل ي ي
ذي ي
ن ٧٧ٱنلششش ن
ب ٱلرعهي ل ي ن
ير ن
ميشش ي
قننششي فيبهششوي ي ي هرد ن ي ن
ن ٧٩ويإ ن ي
م نني ويي ي سر ن
و ي ٱل ن ن
مرن ضر ب
ذا ي
ذي هبوي ي ب طرعن ب
تشش فيهبششوي
قي ن
ذي ي ب ن
ن ٨٠وي ٱنلشش ن
ي ي شر ن
ميت بن نششي ث بشش ن
ن ٨١وي ٱنلششذ نيي
م ي ب حري نيشش ن
في ن
ي
ي
شش﴾ ]الشششعراء:
٨٢
ن
ف ير نلي ي
م عب أن ي ي غر ن
خط ني ينتي ي ي ور ي
أ طر ي
مشش ٱلشششد جشششي ن
.[82-69
Meaning: "And recite to them the news of
Abraham(69),
When he said to his father and his people, what
)do you worship?(70
They said, we worship idols and remain to them
)devoted(71
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He said, "Do they hear you when you
supplicate?(72)
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?(73)
They said, "But we found our fathers doing that.
(74)"
He said, "Then do you see what you have been
worshiping,(75) You and your ancient fore fathers?
(76)
Indeed they are enemies to me except the Lord
of the worlds(77) Who created me and [it is He]
who guides me(78)
And it is He who feeds me and gives me
drink(79)
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me(80)
And who cause me to die and then bring me to
life(81)
And who I aspire that He will forgive me my seen
on the day of Recompense (82). Q26: V69-82.
And (the Most high) said:
من قي برٱ ب
ل ويك بننا ب نهنۦٱٱٱ
﴿۞ويل ي ي
م بر ٱٱشرد ي ه بۥٱٱٱٱ ن
ق ٱٱٱدر يءاتي يرٱٱٱن يا إ ن بر هير ن
هي ي
ي
م ا ث نيشش ب
إ ن ذر قيششا ي٥١ ن
ل
ل نلب نيششهن وييقشش ور ن
ع هيل ن ن
مششا ههيششذ نهن ٱل نتشش ي
م هن ۦ ي
ميشش ي
ي
جشش درجن ي ا يءايبايءجن يششا ل يهيششا
ي أجنبتشش ٱٱٱٱ ل يمرهيششا ع هيك ن ب
قيششابلوا س وي ي٥٢ ن
فششو ي
ٱ لن تن ي
ي
ق در ب
يقا ي٥٣ ن
ل
ل لي ي
ع هيب ن ن
كنت ب مر أجنت ب مر وييءايباؤ بك ب مر نفششي ي
دي ي
ضششل هي ة
ي
ي
ي
س
ب
ن
ت ن
ج ئرت يينشششا نبششش ٱلر ي
قش أ مر أجنششش ي
ح ج
قيشششالويا أ ن٥٤ منبيششش ةن
ي
مششش ي
ي
ه
ن
ب
ي
ي
ضشش
ر
ر
شش
أ
ل
ر
ٱ
و
ت
و
م
س
ل
ٱ
ب
ر
م
ر
ك
ب
ر
بل
ل
قا
٥٥
ن
بي
ع
ل
ل
ٱ
ي ي
ي ن ي
ن هي هي ن ي
ن ن ي
ن
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ى ذ هيل ن ب
ن
ن ويأ يجن يشششششش ٱٱٱ ااع ييلششششش
ذي فيط يير ب
ٱ نلشششششش ن
كشششششم ج
مششششش ي
هششششش ن
ه
ي
ي
ي
كم ب ي عرد ي أن ت بويل يششوا س
م ب
ٱ ل هن
ش هن ن
ويت ي ٱل ل ن هن يلك نيششد ي ن٥٦ ن
ن أ صرن هي ي
دي ي
.[57-51 :﴾ ]الجنبیاء٥٧ ن
ب
ري ي
م درب ن ن
Meaning: "And We had certainly given Abraham
his sound judgment, before, and We were of him
well- knowing (51)
When he said to his father and his people, "What
are these statues to which you are devoted?" (52)
They said, "We found our fathers worshipers of
them (53)
He said, "You were certainly, you and your
fathers, in manifest error (54)
They said "Have you come to us with truth, or
are you of those who jest?" (55)
He said, "No, rather, your Lord is the Lord of the
heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to
that, am of those who testify (56)
And [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against
your Idols after you have turned and gone away"
(57) Q21: V51-57.
And among [the examples of] idols, are some
trees and stones that are dignified, in which some
polytheists have Infidel beliefs. Thus, they believe
that it [possesses] benefit and harm, and that they
intercede with God almighty for those who invokes
them and draw near to them.
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Indeed the idols, trees and stones that were
worshiped in the pre-Islamic era were too many,
even around the Kaaba alone; there were three
hundred and sixty idols, which were destroyed by
the Prophet (S.A.W) on the conquest of Makah.
There were in some Arab neighborhoods, trees and
many stones that are glorified and worshiped
besides Allah Almighty.
And among [the examples of] idols, are the
graves, scenes, sepulchers and shrines that are
worshiped besides Allah Almighty. Thus, they
circumambulate around it, for the sake of worship,
they offer sacrifices to them, offering vows and
wealth to them. On some of them were custodians
and male servants keeping (people) away from the
path of Allah, and eating their wealth unlawfully,
and decorating for them, the act of seeking
fulfillment of needs from the dead and repulsion of
afflictions.
The Prophet (S.A.W) has already said:
.[« ]رواه مالك. »اللوكهوم يل يتنجيعنل يقنبإر ي يويثئن ا كينعيبكد
Meaning:" O God, do not make my grave an idol
that is worshiped. Reported by Malik.
In fact, the Prophet (S.A.W) forbade taking
graves for mosques, to avoid worshiping the
deceased buried there in.
Jundubu the son of Abdullah (may Allah be
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pleased with him) narrated: verily the Prophet
(S.A.W) said:
، صقق اإلإحيإهنم يميسقق اإجيدَمَف
»إإون يمنن يك اين يقنبلي ك نم يك اكنهوا يوتإخكذوين كقكبهوير أينإبيقق اإئإهنم يو ي
ل يف ي
أي ي
.[« ]رواه مسلم. إإحني أينيه اكنم يعنن يذإليك، ال يتوتإخكذوا انلكقكبهوير يميس اإجيدَمَف
Meaning: "verily, those who preceded you used
to take the graves of their prophets and righteous
men as places of worship, but you must not take
graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that. Reported
by Muslim.
And Abu Ubaidah Amir the son of Aljarrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) said:
أينن أينخإركجقهوا يكهقهويد انلإحيجقق اإز إمققنن: »يك اين آإخكر يم ا يتيكلوققيم إبقإه ينإبققري الإقق
«. يوانعليكمهوا أيون إشيراير الون اإس اولإذيين يوتإخققكذوين انلكقكبققهوير يميسقق اإجيد، يجإزييرإة انليعيرإبَمَف
.[]مسند أحمد
Meaning:" The last statement spoken by the
prophet of Allah was; expel the Jews of Hijaz from
the Arabian Peninsula, and know that the evil
people are those who take graves as places of
worship. Reported by Ahmad.
Taking graves as places of worship means to
pray on it, or towards it, or to build mosque on it.
Whoever does one of these three has fallen into a
forbidden act.
And among idols are; those things that
symbolize shirk and worship of [deities] besides
Almighty Allah, such as slogans and suspensions.
As in sunan Attirmidhy, the Prophet (S.A.W) saw on
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the neck of Adyy the son of Hatim (may Allah be
pleased with him) a cross made of gold, he said to
him:
.«. »يي ا يعإدر ي انطيرنح يع ن يك يهيذا اليهويثين
Meaning: "O Adyy! Throw away from you this
idol.
The point is that whatever is worshiped besides
Allah is a taghut, be it an idol, stone, grave or
anything else. Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased
with him) narrated that the Prophet (S.A.W) has
indeed said:
يفينتيبكع، يمنن يك اين ينعكبكد يشنيئئ ا يفنليوتإبنعكهَمَف: »ينجيمكع اولك الون ايس ينهويم انلإقيي ايمإة يفيكقهوكل
يوينتيبكع يمنن، يوينتيبكع يمنن يك اين ينعكبكد انليقيمير انليقيميرَمَف، يمنن يك اين ينعكبكد الوشنميس الوشنميسَمَف
.[« ]متفق عليه. يك اين ينعكبكد الوطيهواإغييت الوطيهواإغييت
Meaning:" On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will
gather all the people and say, 'Whoever used to
worship anything should follow that thing. So, he
who used to worship the sun will follow it, and he
who used to worship the moon will follow it, and he
who used to worship false deities will follow them.
(Agreed upon).
This followership will be to the Hell fire, as Allah
(the Exalted) said:
﴿إ نجن ن ب
م
ن ن
ب ي
صشش ب
ن ٱل نلشششهنشش ي
مششن ب
دو ي
مششا ت ي عرببشش ب
جهين نشش ي
كشش مر وي ي
ح ي
دو ن
ي
هشش اد
دو ي
ن هيهششؤ بيلءن يءال نهيشش د
مششا ويير ب
ل ي ور ك يششا ي٩٨ ن
دو ي
أجنت ب مر ل ييها وهيرن ب
ة ن
هشش مر نفيهيششا يل
ويك ب دكل نفييها هي
ل يبهشش مر نفيهيششا يزنفيشش در وي ب٩٩ ن
دو ي
خنلش ب
.[100-98 :﴾ ]الجنبیاء١٠٠ ن
م بعو ي
ي ي سر ي
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Meaning: "Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what
you worship other than Allah are the firewood of
Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it (98) Had these
[false deities] been [actually] gods, they would not
have come to it, but all are eternal therein (99) For
them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will
not hear (100). Q21: V 98-100.
These verses indicate that these idols will not
benefit its worshipers [with anything] rather; it will
be thrown into the [Hell] fire on the Day of
Judgment together with those who worship it
besides Almighty Allah severely.
But he who is worshiped besides Allah while he
is not pleased with it is not a taghut. On the
contrary, it is the polytheists that have taken him
as deity, Lord, and taghut thereby exaggerating in
his rights because of their belief in him. Allah (the
Exalted) said:
ي
ن
حرب يا ير هب مرٱٱ
خ ذ بويا س أ ي ٱ
﴿ٱ ت ن ي
ٱٱٱٱ ويبرهر ٱٱب هي ن يبهشش مرٱٱٱٱ أ ٱٱررب يا ب دششا جمششن بدو ن
ب
ه
ي
س
ن
س
مبرويا إ نل ل ني ي ٱٱعرب بد بويا إ نلدها
ما أ ن
م ن
سي ي
م وي ي
م ررٱٱي ي ي
نشش ي
ٱ ل ل ن هن وي ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
ح ٱٱٱبرٱٱٱ ي
مششا ي ب شررن ب
:﴾ ]التوبششة٣١ ن
وهي ن
كو ي
سشش بر هي
ه إ ننل هب ةوۦ ب
ه ۥ عي ن
ح ني ب
حد د اد نل إ نل هي ي
.[31
Meaning: "They have taken their scholars and
monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the
Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not
commanded except to worship one God; there is no
deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever
they associate with Him. Q9: V31. And (the Most
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high) said:
ىشششش أ بوسل يهئ نشش ي
ك
سرينششش يه
حشششششششش
من نششا
سب ي ي
ن ٱل ن ن
ٱلر ب
﴿إ ن ن
ن ي
ق تر ل يبهم ج
ذي ي
هشش مر فنششي
سهي اد وي ب
ح ن
ن ي
م بعو ي
دو ي
م برعي ب
سي ي
يل ي ي سر ي١٠١ ن
ع ي نرهي ا ب
ي
ي
م
ٱشرت ي هيشش تر أجن ب
مششا
سششهب مر هي
دو ي
خنلشش ب
ف ب
ل ي ي حربز جن بهبششش ب١٠٢ ن
ي
ي
ي
م
بششششششششششششششبرشش ويت يت يل ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱأشششش ٱٱٱٱ يكر
فشششششششششششششيز ع ب ٱ ٱٱٱٱٱٱلر
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱ ي
قى هبهششششششششششششش ب
ن
ي
ه
ب
ي
هششششششششش ي
ذشششششيشششششش
ٱ
م ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ل
ذا ي ور
ة هي
م ل ئ نكششششششششش ب
شششششششششششششششششششششششش ن
مك ب
يشششششششششش ٱٱ ب
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
ب
.[103-101:﴾ ]الجنبیاء١٠٣ ن
دو ي
كنت ب مر بتوع ي ب
Meaning: "Indeed, those for whom the best
[reward] has preceded from Us- they from it [i.e,
hell fire] far removed (101) They will not hear its
sound, while they are, in that which their souls
desire, abiding eternally (102) They will not be
grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will
meet them, [saying],"This is your day which you
have been promised"- (103). Q21: V101-103.
Likewise, the pious servants of Allah that are
worshiped by the polytheists unjustly and falsely
are innocent of this polytheism. But he who agreed
to be worshiped besides Allah, or called people to
worship him, no doubt is [among the] False deities,
as Pharaoh said to his companions:
تشش ل ي ب
.[38 :م نر إ نل يههس غ ي يررن ي ﴾ ]القصص
كم ج
ما ع يل ن مر ب
﴿ ي
Meaning: "I have not known you to have a god
other than me,"
The third category: Those who legislate
with other than Allah's revelation.
Whoever has authority over people in a
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[particular] city among the cities, and turns away
from referring legislation to the laws of Allah in
them, and rule them with his own legislations,
thereby legalizing for them what Allah prohibited
and prohibiting for them what Allah legalized, then
he is a taghut, who wishes to be worshiped besides
Almighty Allah, and worshiping him means obeying
him in legalizing the unlawful and prohibiting the
lawful.
The proof for that is an authentic narration from
Addy the son of Hatim Atta'iyya (may Allah be
pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet
(S.A.W) reciting the sayings of Allah (the exalted):
ٱٱٱٱ ورهر ٱٱب ن ه مر ي
ن
خ ذ بويا س أ ي ٱ
﴿ٱ ت ن ي
من ب
ٱٱٱٱ أ ٱٱررب يا دبا ج
حرب يا ير هب مرٱٱ ي ب هي ي ب
دو ن
.[31 :ٱ ل ل ن هن ﴾ ]التوبة
Meaning: "They have taken their scholars and
monks as Lords besides Allah. Q9: V31.
He said; I then said, truly we do not worship
them. He [the Prophet] then said:
وكيإحرلهوين م ا يحوريم الك، »ألييس كييححرمهوين م ا أيحول الك فكتيححركمهوينهَمَف
«. فيتنسيتإحرلهوينه ؟
Meaning:" do they not forbid what Allah
legalized and you accept it forbidden? And legalize
what Allah prohibited and you accept it lawful? I
said: indeed.
والجترمششذ نيي، ر
خ الكششبي ن
]رواه البخششاريي فششي التاريشش ن
.«. »يفإتنلققيك إعيبقق ادكتهم
ف ب
[ظ له
والل س، ي
والط نيبراجن ن ي
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He said: 'that is [what is meant by] worshiping
them". Narrated by Albukhari in [his book] tarikhul
kabir, and Attirmidhy and Attabarany and these
wordings are his.
And Hudhaifah the son of Al-Yamaan (may Allah
be pleased with them) said:
ي
ي
م ي
م
ما أ ي
حيلوا ل يهب س
كابجنوا ي
ويل يك نن نهب س، م
صيلوا ل يهب س
م لي س
ما إ نجن نهب س
»أ ي
م يب ي
ل
م ن
ن
ن ال س ي
ما ي
ست ي ي
ن ي
حيرام س ا س
موا ع يل يي سهن س
حنر ب
وي ي، ه
حيلو ب
حل ي ن
م ي
م س
س
ي
ي
[منصوسر
ي
ن ي
ه ؛ فت نلك برببوب ني نت بهب س
مو ب
حنر ب
]رواه سعيد ب ب ب.« م
Meaning: "Certainly, they have not prayed to
them, but they are compliant to what they legalize
for them from the unlawful, and what they forbid on
them from the lawful they accept it unlawful.
Hence, that is Deism".
And among the False deities are the
Soothsayers, fortune tellers and the magicians, who
claim to have knowledge of the unseen, and the
ignorant and misguided are referring legislation to
them. Allah the Exalted said:
ي
﴿أ ييلشش مر ت يششير إ نل ي
مششا
مششو ي
من بششوا س ب ن ي
ن أجن نبهشش ي مر يءا ي
ن ي ي زرع ب ب
شش ى ٱنلشششذ ن ي ي
مويا س
مششن قي برنلشش ي
ل إ نل ي ير ي
ما أ بجنششزن ي
بأجنزن ي
ك و
ل ن
ن أن ي يت ي ي
دو ي
ك ي برنيشش ب
حششاك ي ب
ي
ي
ب
مششبرويا س يأن ي ي كر ب
ت ويقيششش در أ ن
إ نيلشش ى ٱل ط هن بغششو ن
ريششد ب
فششبروا س ب نهنششش ۦد ويي ب ن
ي
ٱل ن
.[60 :﴾ ]النساء٦٠ دا
ضل نهب مر
ن أن ي ب ن
ضل هي ٱٱلن ةا ب ينعي د
ٱٱٱٱ ي
شششيرٱٱط هي ب
Meaning: "Have you not seen those who claim to
have believed in what was revealed to you, [O
Muhammad], and what was revealed before you?
They wish to refer legislation to taghut while they
were commanded to reject it, and Satan wishes to
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lead them far astray. Q4: V60.
The Prophet (S.A.W) forbids going to the fortunetellers and magicians.
Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
narrated: Indeed, the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
-- يفيقند يكيفير إبيم ا أكن إزيل يعليقق ى كميحومقق ٍدد، صوديقكه إبيم ا يكقهوكلَمَف
»يمنن أييت ى يك اإهئن ا يف ي
.[هريرة ي
ث أبي ب
م أحمد من حدي ن
]رواه الما ب.«.
Meaning: "Whoever goes to a soothsayer or
fortune-teller, and believed him in what he says,
has indeed, disbelieved with what is revealed to
Muhammad (S.A.W). Reported by Ahmad from the
narration of Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased with
him).
Ibnu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
said:
صودقه بم ا يقهوكل فقد يكيفققير بمقق ا أكنققإزيل علقق ى
»يمن أت ى ك اإهئن ا أو يس اإحئرا ف ي
.«. كميحوم ٍدد
.[]رواه الب ينزابر
Meaning: "Whoever goes to a soothsayer or
magician, and believed him in what he says, has
indeed, disbelieved with what is revealed to
Muhammad (S.A.W). Reported by Al-Bazzar.
And turning away from the Rules of Allah and
referring to His legislation, and requesting for the
laws of taghuts is among the acts of Hypocrites
which Allah dispraised in His Holy book. Thus, Allah
said:
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110
ي
ن
ى
﴿ويي ي ب
قوبلو ي
مننا ب ن ٱل ل ن هن ويب ن ٱل نر ب
ل ويأط ي عرن يا ث ب ن
ن يءا ي
سو ن
م ي بييتششويل ه
مشششا أوسل يهنئششش ي
ك
مشششش نن ب ي عرد ن ذ هينلشششش ة ۦ
ك وي ي
م نرهبششششم ج
ريشششش دق ج
في ن
ن
ي
س
ن ٤٧ويإ ن ي
سشششول نهن ۦ
مشش ؤر ن
ذا د بع بشششويا إ نلششش ى ٱل لشششهن ويير ب
نبششش ٱلر ب
م ن ني ي
م ب ي يرن يهب مر إ ن ي
ن ٤٨وينإن
ضششو ي
م عررن ب
م نربهششم ي
ريشش دق ج
ل ني ي حرك ب ي
ذا في ن
ي
يي ب
ن ٤٩أفنششي قبل بششوب ننهم
مشش ذر ن
م ٱلر ي
ح قي ي ي أرت بوي ا س إ نل ي يرهن ب
كن ل نهب ب
ع نني ي
ٱلشششششششششل نششششششششششششششششششه
ف
ض أ يم ن ٱررت يششششا ب بوي ا س أ ي مر ي ي ي
حيششش ي
ن يأن ي ي ن
خشششابفو ي
ن
مشششير د
ب
ه
ن
ي
ه
ب
ي
ي
مششا
ن
مششو ي
ع يل يرهنشش مر ويير ب
٥٠إ نجن ن ي
م ٱلششظشششل ن ب
ه ۥۦ ب ي لر أوسلئ نك هبشش ب
سول ب
ن
ي
س
ي
ن قي ور ي
ن إن ي
سششو
ذا د بع بويا إ نل ى
ٱلششششششششلشششششششششششششش ن
مشش ؤر ن
كا ي
هشششششششششش ويير ب
لشش ٱلر ب
م ن ني ي
م عرن يا ويأ يط ي عرن يششش اۦ ويأ بوسل يهئ نشش ي
ك
م ب ي يرن يهب مر يأن ي ي ب
سشش ن
قول بششوا س ي
ل ني ي حرك ب ي
هۥ
ب
مششن ي ب ن
حشششو ي
مشش فرل ن ب
ه ويير ب
سششول ي ب
طششنع ٱل نلششش ي
ن ٥١وي ي
م ٱلر ب
هشش ب
ب
ي
ه
ن
قرهنشش فيأوسلنئششششششش ي
م
ك ب
ه ويي يت ن
ويي ي
هششششششش ب
ش ٱل لشششششششش ي
خر ي
ن ] ﴾٥٢النور.[52-47 :
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ف ا ئ نبزو ي
Meaning: "But they [i.e, the Hypocrites] say, "We
have believed in Allah and in the Messenger, and
we obey"; then a party of them turns away after
that. And those are not believers (47) And when
they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge
between them, at once a party of them turns aside
[in refusal] (48) But if the right is theirs, they come
to him in prompt obedience (49) Is there disease in
their hearts? Or have they doubted? Or do they fear
?that Allah will be unjust to them, or His Messenger
Rather, it is they who are the wrong doers [i.e, the
]unjust] (50) The only statement of the [true
believers when they are called to Allah and His
Messenger to judge between them is that they say,
"We hear and we obey." And those are the
successful (51) And whoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him-
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it is those who are the attainers (52). Q24: V47-52.
Chapter: And whoever follow False deities, his
followership will only increase him in misguidance,
losses and darkness. However, whoever disbelieves
in taghut and believed in Allah and follow His
guidance, verily Allah will take him out of darkness
to light, and guide him to the ways of peace and
admit him into His mercy and grace.
Allah the Exalted said:
ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششششششش ٱ ي
مشششش
ي ٱ لن ن
مبنشوا س ي ب خر رن ب
ظشششششششششششششل بششششش هي
ج هبششم ج
ن يءا ي
﴿ٱ ل ل ن ب
مش ي
ذي ي
ه ويل ن ي
ي
ٱلشششششششط هنشششششششششششششش
م
نشش ك ي ي
إ نل يششش ى ٱل ينشششو هرد ويشششش ٱنلششششششش ن
فشششبرويا س أ ورل ن ييشششا ؤ بهب ب
ذششي ي
ته أ بول يهئ نشش ي ي
ب
ح ب
ك أ صر هي
ي ب خررن ب
ن ٱل ن يشششو رن إ نل يشش ى ٱل ظ ي ل ب هي
جوجن يبهم ج
مشش ه س
مشش ي
.[257 :﴾ ]البقرة٢٥٧ ن
ٱ ل ن ن ا هرد
ٱٱٱٱ هب ٱٱٱٱ مرنفييها هي
دو ي
خل ن ب
Meaning: "And Allah is the ally of those who
believe. He brings them out from darkness into the
light. And those who disbelieve – their allies are
taghut. They take them out of the light into
darkness. Those are the companions of the Fire;
they will abide eternally therein. Q2: V257.
Hence, those false deities will be thrown
together with their allies into the darkness of
polytheism, ignorance, misguidance, puzzled
doubt, depressed life and bad [condition] in the
present [life] and the end (hereafter).
Whereas those who believe in Allah, the
Almighty Allah is their ally that will drive them out
of darkness to the light. Thus, He will drive them
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out of the darkness of polytheism to the light of
monotheism, and from humiliation of sin to the
glory of obedience, and from aberration of
innovations to the way of Sunnah, and from
puzzlement of doubt to the coolness of certainty.
And He will drive them out of narrowness and
straits to affluence and comfort, and from worry,
fear and sadness to tranquility, peace and
calmness. Allah increases those who are guided, in
guidance. Thus, every day they are in [a
continuous] increment in good and guidance, their
stages are [always] in advance and their rewards
are duplicated.
﴿ذ هينلششششش ي
ك يفضلششششش ب
مشششششن ي ي ي
بلء
ششششششاء
ضؤ ء
لضٱؤ ءءلنلشششششهن بيشششششؤلنتيهن ي
.[4 :]الجمعة
لضل
﴾٤ٱل
ل
ٱلضلل ي
ه بذو
للعي ن
ويٱلل ن ب
فضل ن
ظيم ن
This is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to
whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great
bounty. Q62:V4
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Lesson Eight:
]Warning against Shirk [Polytheism
and explanation of its classification.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ه وييل ت ب ٱٱٱٱشررن ب
ۦٱٱٱٱ
كو ا س ب نهنشش
﴿۞وي ٱٱٱ ٱٱعرب ب ب
دو ا سٱٱٱ ٱٱل ل نشش ي
.[36
ي
ششش يرل ا﴾ ]النسششاء:
Meaning: "Worship Allah and associate nothing
with Him, Q4: V36. And Allah (the exalted) said:
ششش رر ي
ن ٱل ج
ظي دم] ﴾١٣لقمان.[13 :
م عي ن
﴿إ ن ن
كشش ل يظ ب لر د
Meaning: "Indeed, Polytheism [associating
partner with Allah] is great injustice. Q31: V13.
And Allah (the Exalted) said:
هش في ي
هشششششش ع يل ي يرهن
رشش رك نبشش ٱل نلشش ن
ق در ي
حنر ي
م ي ٱلشششششنلشششششششش ب
هۥ ي
﴿إ نجن ن ب
من ي ب شر ن
ه
ن
صا ٱٱٱةرٱٱ
ج نن ي
ن ن
ما نللظل ن ن
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
هٱ ٱٱل ن نششا تردٱٱٱٱ وي ي
م أرٱٱوي ى ه ب
ة وي ي
م نرٱٱٱ أجن ي
مي ي
] ﴾٧٢المائدة.[72 :
Meaning: "Indeed, he who associates others with
Allah- Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his
refuge is Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers
any helpers". Q5: V72. And Allah (the Exalted) said:
ف بر يأن ي ب شرير ي
ن
ك ب نهن ۦ ويي ي غر ن
ه يل ي ي غر ن
دو ي
ما ب
﴿إ ن ن
ف بر ي
ن ٱل ل ن ي
ن
ذ هيل ن ي
ي
ضلن
من ي ي ي
رشش كر نبشش ٱل لششهنشش ف ي
ق در ي
شا تءۦ وي ي
ك لن ي
من ي ب شر ن
دا ] ﴾١١٦النساء.[116 :
ضل هي نل ةا ب ينعي د
ي
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115
Meaning: "Indeed, Allah does not forgive
association with Him, but He forgives what is less
than that for whom He wills. And he who associates
others with Allah has gone far astray. Q4: V116.
Abdullahi bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: "I asked the Prophet, "Which is the
greatest sin in the Sight of Allah?" He said,"
.[]متفق عليه
«. »أينن يتنجيعيل إولإ إنددا يونهيهو يخيليقيك
Meaning: "That you set up a rival unto Allah
though He alone created you." (Agreed upon).
Jabir the son of Abdullah (may Allah be pleased
with him) Narrated that the Messenger of Allah
said:
»يمنن يلإقي ى اولي ي
ل كينشإركك إبإه يشنيئئ ا يديخيل انليجونية يويمنن يلإقيكه كينشإركك إب إه يديخقيل
.[م
]رواه مسل د.«. الون اإر
Meaning:" The Messenger of Allah (May peace
be upon him) said: He who meets Allah without
associating anything with Him will enter Paradise
and he who meets Him associating [anything] with
Him will enter Hell Fire. Reported by Muslim.
And shirk means, to worship [any deity] besides
Allah (the exalted). So, whoever invokes any one
with Allah, whether invocation of request or
invocation of worship, is a polytheist, pagan. He
has indeed joined a partner and a rival to Allah in
his worship, and Allah (the Exalted) does not agree
to be joined with other [deities] in worship, neither
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a sent apostle nor a close angel [to Allah] or
anyone other than them. Thus, Ibadah [worship] is
the right of Allah alone. Allah (the Exalted) said:
:إ ني نششاه ب﴾ ]یوسششف
ي
مير أ ينل ت ي عرببششد بوي ا س إ ننل
ن ٱلر ب
مشش إ ننل ل نل نهن أ ي
حشش كر ب
﴿إ ن ن
.[40
Meaning: "Legislation is but for Allah, He has
commanded that you worship not except Him. Q12:
V40.
And Allah the Exalted said:
شششير ي
﴿قبششش لر أ ييريء يربتششش مر ب
مششن
ن ن
ن ت يششش درع ب و ي
كايءك ب ب
م ٱنلششششذ ن يي ي
ي
مششا ي
:ضشش ﴾ ]فششاطر
خل ي ب
ذا ي
قششوا س ن
ب
ن ٱل نلششهن أبروجن نششي ي
مشش ي
دو ن
ن ٱلرأشش رر ن
.[40
Meaning: "Say, "Have you considered your
partners whom you invoke besides Allah? Show me
what they have created from the earth.
And Allah the Exalted said:
هشش ۥ ب نهنشش ۦ
معي ٱل ل ن هن إ نل هيهدششا يءا ي
خشير يل ب ب رر هي
ن لي ب
من ي ي درع بشش ي
﴿وي ي
هشش ي
ي
ه
ي
ن
هۥ ن
ما ن
ح ٱلركشش ن
عنششد ي يرب ج ن
فششبرو ي
هشش ۥ ل ي ب فرنلشش ب
ح ي
هشش ۦۦ إ نجن ن ب
سششاب ب ب
فيإ نجن ن ي
.[117 :﴾ ]المؤمنون١١٧
Meaning: "And whoever invokes besides Allah
another deity for which he has no proof- then his
account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the
disbelievers will not succeed. Q23: V117.
Therefore, whoever invokes besides Allah any
rival, he is a mushrik [i.e. polytheist].
And polytheism is the greatest sin which Allah
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117
was offended with, and it is the worst of all things
which Allah forbids; it is the greatest sin, the
greatest injustice. It is a revocation of Allah's
promise and His covenant, a treason to the
greatest probity and the biggest right. That is, the
right of Allah (the great and almighty) for which He
created the creatures. That is, worshiping Him
alone without [associating] partner with Him.
No wonder, its punishment is the worst
punishment in the world and in the hereafter.
As for this world, its (punishment) is hatred of
Allah and His anger, as Allah (the Exalted) said:
هششششششششششش أ ي ك
تشش
ن كي ي
ٱلشششششششششنلشششششششششششششششش ن
ن ٱل ن ن
فبروا س ي بيناد ي ور ي
﴿إ ن ن
م قر ب
نشش ل ي ي
ذي ي
ي
ن
نشش إ نل يششش ى
م قرت ن ك بشششش مر أجن ب
سشششك ب مر إ ن ذر بتششش درع يشش رو ي
ف ي
ٱلرإ نشششي هي
ن
مشششش ن
.[10 :﴾ ]المؤمن١٠ ن
فيت ي كر ب
ف برو ي
Meaning: "Indeed, those who disbelieve will be
addressed, "The hatred of Allah for you were [even]
greater than your hatred of yourselves [this day in
Hell] when you were invited to faith, but you
disbelieved [i.e, refused] Q40: V10.
In addition to what will befall them in this world
from the penalty of what their hands acquired, as a
result of their turning away from the guidance of
Allah, [as such they will be befallen by] delusion,
misery, fear, sadness, hesitation, doubt, disorder,
and miserable life. Even if they are made to enjoy
in this world a little enjoyment to a limited time, it
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is indeed a punishment on them and bad
consequence. Allah the (Exalted) said:
﴿يل ي يغبنرجن ن ي
مهيتششش دع
ن كي ي
ك تي ي
ب ٱل ن ن
قل ي ب
ي١٩٦ فبروا س نفي ٱلرب ن ل هي د ن
ذي ي
﴾ ]ال١٩٧
س
ٱلر ن
مششيهشششا د ب
م أروي ى ههب مر ي
م ي
قينلي دل ث ب ن
جهين ن تمد ويب ن رئ ي
.[197-196 :عمران
Meaning: "Be not deceived by the [uninhibited]
movement of the disbelievers throughout the land.
[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final]
refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
Q3: V196 and 197.
And [Allah] the Most high said:
فششششير فييل ي ي حربز جنشششش ي
ك ك ب فربر هبششششش ۥۦ إ نل ي يرينششششا
مششششن ك ي ي
﴿وي ي
ن
ب
هشش ع ينليششش تنم
مششا ع ي ن
ملششوي اۦ ا إ ن ن
ن ٱل لشششش ي
ج عب بهششش مر فين بن يب جئ ببهششم ب ن ي
م رر ن
ي
ي
ي
د
بن ي
ى
ذا ن
ص ب
مت جعبهب مر قينليل ث ب ن
جن ب ي٢٣ دورن
ت ٱل ي
م جن ي ضرط ير هب مر إ نل ه
عي ي
.[24-23 :﴾ ]لقمان٢٤ ب غ ينلي ةظ
ذا س
Meaning: "And whoever has disbelieved –let not
his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and
We will inform them on what they did. Indeed, Allah
is Omniscient of [all private thoughts and feelings
that are reposited] in the bosoms. We will grant
them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them
to a massive punishment. Q31: V23 and 24.
And [Allah] the Most high said:
يفششأ بمتعه ۥ قينليدل بثشش ي
ي
ي
عشش ي
ب
ى ي
ن
ي جب ب
ذا ن
م أ ضرط ير ه ب ۦۥ إ نلشش ه
صشششي برششش
١٢٦
مششششش
ٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلر﴾ ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ي
فششير
مششن ك ي ي
﴿وي ي
س
ٱ ل ن ن ا ٱٱٱئرٱهرد ويب ن ٱ ي
.[126 :]البقرة
Meaning:"…And whoever disbelieves- I will grant
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him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to
the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the
destination." Q2: V126.
And as for the hereafter, they will be in an
intense and successive punishment, right from
when their souls are plucked because of the curse
of Allah upon them. Their souls will be plucked
intensively [while] they will be punished with it, and
they will be punished with the fright of
commencement (of the Day of Judgment), and by
the sight of angels assigned with punishment. They
will be punished in their graves severely. They will
be punished when they are resurrected with the
fright of the Judgment Day and by the greatest
fright. They will be punished with the long standing
in the courtyard [of the Judgment Day], and they
will be punished with the nearness of the sun to
them in a day the extent of which is fifty thousand
years, and they will be punished in the courtyard
[of the Judgment Day], and afterwards, their final
abode will be the Hell Fire abiding therein forever,
neither will its torment be lightened for them, nor
shall they be removed from it. Allah (the Exalted)
said:
فادر أ بوسل يهئ ن ي
كم
همل ك ب ن
ن كي ي
مابتوا س وي ب
نٱمل ن ن
﴿إ ن ن
فبروا س وي ي
ذي ي
مل يهئ نك ية
ع ييليلنهمل يلعلن ي ب
يمعلن
ة يمعٱلل نهن ويٱللل ي
ي
من
خ ن
ف ي
ن نفييها يل ي ب ي
هي١٦١ نج
ف ب
خل ن ن
عنلهب ب
س أجل ي
دي ي
منعي ي
وي
ٱجلننا ن
Meaning: "Indeed, those who disbelieve and die
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while they are disbelievers- upon them will be the
curse of Allah and the angels and of the people, all
together (161).
Abiding eternally therein, the punishment will
not be lightened for them, nor will they be
reprieved (162). Q2: V161 and 162. And He (the
Exalted) said:
ى ع يل ي يرهنششش رم
ن كي ي
﴿وي ٱل ن ن
م يل ي ب قر ي
فبروا س ل يهب مر يجنابر ي
جهين ن ي
ذي ي
ض ه
ذاب نهي اۦ ك يششذ هيل ن ي
مشش نر ع يشش ي
ك جن ي جرزن ي
خ ن
موبتوا س وييل ي ب ي
ف ب
ف ع ي نرهب م ج
فيي ي ب
ي
كب ن
ن نفيهيششا يرب نن يششا أ خررن جرينششا
ل كي ب
هشش مر ي ي صرط ي رن ب
وي ب٣٦ فو ةر
خو ي
ل أ يوي يلششش رم
مشششش ت ۦ
صشششل ن د
حا غ ي يرير ٱنلشششششذ ن يشش ك بن نشششا جن ي عر ي
جن ي عر ي
مشششش لر هي
م ٱل ننشششذ ن ي ت در
مششن يتششذ يك نير وي ي
جششايءك ب ب
مششا ي ييتششذ يك نبر نفيششهن ي
م ررك بشششم ن
جن بعي ج
ه
ن
س
في ب
.[37-36 :﴾ ]فاطر٣٧ صيرس
من جن ن ن
ن ن
ما نللظل ن ن
ذوبقوا في ي
مي ي
Meaning: "And for those who disbelieve will be
the Fire of Hell. [Death] is not decreed for them so
they may die, nor will its torment be lightened for
them. Thus, do We recompense every ungrateful
one (36). And they will cry out therein, "Our Lord,
remove us; we will do righteousness- other than
what we were doing!" But did We not grant you life
enough for whoever would remember therein to
remember, and the Warner had come to you? So
test the [punishment], for there is not for the wrong
doers any helper (37). Q35: V36 and 37.
And He (the Exalted) said:
ي
٦٤ سششنعيدرا
ٱلرك هي ن
ن ويأع يششد ن ل يبهشش مر ي
ف رن يشش ي
ب
مشش ت ب ي
ن ويل ندييا وييل جن ي ن
قل نشش ب
دو ي
ج ب
ي ي ور ي٦٥ صيدرا
يي ن
ن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱل نلشش ي
ه ل يعيشش ي
ن نفييها أ يب يد د اد لن
هي
خل ن ن
دي ي
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ن ي هيل ي يرت يينششششا أ يط ي عرينششششا
جششششوهبهب مر نفششششي ٱل ننشششششا رن ي ي ب
قوبلششششو ي
وب ب
ي
ي
سششاد يت يينا
قابلو
س
٦٦ ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششش ن
ط ي ٱٱن يا ٱٱٱ
ه ويأ عر
شششوا س يرٱٱب نل ةينا إ ننجنا أط ي عرن يا ي
رشششششششوي ي ب
ٱ للن ي
ي
ن
ضشش عر ي
نشش ن
يرب نينا يءات ننهشش مر ن٦٧ س نبيل ة
ويك بب ييرايءيجنا فيأ ي
ضيلويجنا ٱل ن
مشش ي
ف ير ن
-64 :﴾ ]الحشششزاب٦٨
ٱٱٱٱٱ ل ي ٱٱعرن دا ك ينبيدرا
ب وي ٱٱٱلرٱٱعينرشش ٱٱبهشش مر
ٱٱٱلرٱٱعي ذ ي ا ن
.[68
Meaning: "Indeed, Allah has cursed the
disbelievers and prepared for them a Blaze (64).
Abiding therein forever, they will not find a
protector or a helper (65). The day their faces will
be turned about in the Fire, they will say, "How we
wished we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the
Messenger." (66) And they will say, "Our Lord,
indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries,
and they led us astray from the [right] way.(67) Our
Lord, give them double the punishment and curse
them with a great curse (68). Q33: V64-68.
And among the evidences that indicate the
great danger of shirk and the necessity of being
cautious of it is that, whoever associates partner
with Allah after being a Muslim, then his deeds will
be in vain, and he will be among the pagans, the
losers. As if he has not done anything in the past,
for Allah does not accept any deed from a
polytheist. Allah (the Exalted) said:
ٱلرنإشش سرل هيششم ن ندين دششا فيل يششن ي ب قريبشش ي
ه
من ي ي برت ينغ غ ي يرير
ل ن
م نر ب
﴿وي ي
ي
.[85 :عمران
ن
خشششششش
ن
ٱلر هي
ويهبوي نفي ٱلرأ ن
﴾ن٨٥
خ ير ةن ن
]ال ي ي
م ي
سششرن
Meaning: "And whoever desires other than Islam
as religion- never will it be accepted from him, and
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he, in the hereafter, will be among the losers. Q3:
V85.
And He [Allah] (the Exalted) said:
من يقبلل ن ي
ي إ نيليل ي
ديبن
ك ل ينئنل
﴿ويل ي ي
قدل بأو ن
ن ن
ك ويإ نيل ىديٱبنل ن ن
ذي ي
ح ي
ي
ك ويل يت ي ب
مل ب ي
ن
شكح
ن ن
ن عي ي
أشليركل ي
م ي
كوجن ي ن
ت ل يييحلب يط ي ن
ٱعدعلببدل وي ب
ه في
عد
ن
ٱللل هي
خ ن
كن ج
ل ٱلل ن ي
م ي
ب ي ن٦٥ ن ل
ري ي
س ن
ٱل هن
﴾٦٦ ن
ري ي
شك ن ن
Meaning: "And it was already revealed to you
and to those before you that if you should associate
[anything] with Allah, your work would surely
become worthless, and you will surely become
among the losers (65). Rather, worship [only] Allah
and be among the grateful (66). Q39: V65-66.
And He [Allah] (the Exalted) said, after
mentioning the Prophets in chapter 6 suratuAl'an'am and praising them:
خروهي جن نهنشش
﴿وي ن
مشششششش نر يءايبشششششائ نهن مر ويذ بجري هنت ننهشششششش مر ويإ ن
ي
م سرت ي ن
ى ن
صهير ةط ي
قي مة
وي ٱجرت ي ب ي يرن هي هب مر ويهيد ي يرن هي هب مر إ نل ه
ذ هيل ن ي٨٧
من ي ي ي
عب يششاد نهن ۦۦ
مشش نر ن
شششابء ن
ك هب ي
د ى ٱل ل ن هن ي ي هرد ن ي ب نهن ۦ ي
ي
حب نشش ي
وييلشش ور أ شرير ب
﴾٨٨ ن
م بلششو ي
كو ا س ل ي ي
مششا ك يششابجنوا س ي ي عر ي
ط ع ي نربهششم ن
.[88-87 :]الجنعام
مرد
Meaning: "And [some] among their fathers and
their descendants and their brothers- and We chose
them and We guided them to a straight path. That
is the guidance of Allah by which He guides
whoever He wills of His servants. But if they had
associated others with Allah, then worthless for
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123
them would be what they were doing. Q6: V87 and
88.
Thus, the Prophets- in spite of their
righteousness, honor and their closeness to Allah
(the Exalted) and His great love for them- will not
be forgiven for associating partner with Allah if they
had done that. And we all know that Allah (the Most
high) has preserved them from polytheism. Hence,
those who are not Prophets are more entitled to
this rule, for Allah has retained this statement to be
recited on us to ponder over and look attentively at
it, and understand from it the greatness of the
crime of polytheism.
Ashshirk [polytheism] is classified into two:
One of it is the major shirk, and it occurs in
Arrububiyyah [i.e, the works of Allah] and
Al'uluhiyyah [i.e, the acts of worship from the
slaves which no one deserves except Allah].
As to the major shirk in Arrububiyyah, it means
to believe that there is a partner to Allah in His
works such as creation, sustenance, ownership and
planning.
And as for the major shirk in Al'uluhiyyah, it
means invoking other than Allah, be it an
invocation of request or invocation of worship, and
major shirk could be done by heart, by speech and
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by action.
Example of major shirk which is done by
heart is believing that idols have power or authority
to dispose in this cosmos, and they have the
knowledge of the unseen, they can harms and
benefits. Likewise, loving idols, relying on them,
and seeking assistance from them. All these are
among the acts of worship done by the heart which
is forbidden to be devoted to any one besides Allah
(the Almighty). Therefore, whoever devotes these
acts to any one besides Allah (the Exalted), is a
polytheist, a pagan.
And the example of major shirk which is done by
utterance is invoking idols besides Allah, and the
blasphemous words which are said in glorifying
idols and praising them, and fabricating falsehood
against Allah.
And the example of shirk which is done with the
organs is offering sacrifices to [anything] other than
Allah, making vows to it and prostrating to it.
Major shirk withdraws from the religion of Islam,
and whoever dies without repenting from it will not
be forgiven by Allah, In fact, it necessitates the
anger of Allah and eternity in the Hell Fire, we seek
refuge with Allah.
The second category is the Minor shirk
which is [anything] that leads to the major shirk,
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and is called shirk in the texts [Quran and Hadith]
without comprising any performance of worship to
[any one] other than Allah the (Almighty).
And it may be done by heart by utterance and
by actions,
Thus, an example of minor shirk which is done
by heart is believing in the causality of something
Allah has not made a cause neither by law nor by
destiny. Like believing that charms are beneficial in
repelling calamity and believing in evil omen.
An example of minor shirk which has to do with
actions is Arriya [i.e., doing things for others to see
so that they can praise you] by beautifying the
prayers in other to gain people's praise and
admiration while worshiping Allah (the Almighty)
Thus, he prayed for Allah but he wanted people
to praise him for the beauty of his salah
[prayer].Perhaps he beautifies it more for people to
praise him more. This is a minor shirk because he
has not been sincere to Almighty Allah in his aim,
and it is not major shirk because he has not
worshiped other than Allah.
Examples of minor shirk in terms of
utterances include; to tell somebody that whatever
you and Allah will, to swear by other than Allah,
and to say (during rain fall) this rain is from so and
so star. Minor shirk does not take one out of Islam
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neither does it necessitates eternity in Hell Fire.
However, it is a great sin and it is obligatory on
whoever falls into it to repent. If he does not repent
then he has made himself liable to the anger of
Allah and His severe punishment.
Chapter: shirk (polytheism) can be obvious
and hidden.
An obvious shirk is that which is clear and open
such as calling on (a deity) other than Allah,
making sacrifices to idols, and other actions and
statements of shirk that are open and clear.
As for the hidden shirk, it can be major or minor.
The hidden and major shirk are the actions of major
shirk that are hidden, such as relying on other than
Allah to a large extent by resorting to other than
Allah, depending on him and believing that he can
benefit and harm.
The example of minor and hidden shirk is
for the heart to be attached to this world to the
extent that it affects it (negatively) in terms of its
obligatory acts or committing some forbidden acts
because of it. The Prophet indeed said:
.«. »يتإعيس يعنبكد الحديين اإر يويعنبكد الحدنريهإم
Meaning :"the servant of Dinar will be miserable,
the servant of Dirham will be miserable". Thus, he
referred attachment to wealth as worshiping it. And
among hidden shirk are things like preferring
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obedience of other than Allah to obedience of Allah
without intending worship of other than Allah or
being attached to other than Him and this is the
most delicate form of hidden shirk and nearly no
one is free from it.
Narrated from Ma'qal bn Yasaar- may Allah be
pleased with him- he said:
I went together with Abubakar Assideeq to the
Prophet (SAW) so he said:
.«. يللحشنرككإفي ك نمأينخيف ىإمننيدإبيإبالوننمإل، »يي ا أييب ا يبنكرَمَف
Meaning:" O Abubakar, verily shirk among you is
more hidden than the creeping of the Ant". So,
Abubakar said: is there any shirk other than
associating partners with Allah in worship? So, the
Prophet (SAW) said:
أييل يأكدرلقيك يعليقق ى، يللحشنركك أينخيفقق ى إمقنن يدإبيقإب الوننمقإلَمَف، »يواولإذ ي يننفإسي إبييإدإهَمَف
.«. يشني ٍدء إإيذا كقنليتكه يذيهيب يعنيك يقإليلككه يويكإثيكركه ؟
Meaning:" by the one in whose hands is my life,
verily shirk is more hidden than the creeping of the
Ant. Shall I not direct you to something that if you
say it shirk will go away from you both the little and
plenty of it. The Prophet said:
يوأينسققيتنغإفكريك إليمقق ا يل، »اللوكهوم إإحني أيكعهوكذ إبيك أينن أكنشإريك إبيك يوأيين ا أينعيلققكمَمَف: كقإل
.[ ]رواه البخاري في الدب المفرد.«أينعيلكم
Say: O Allah I seek refuge with you from
associating partners with you knowingly and I ask
your forgiveness for that which I do not know".
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Reported by Albukhari in his book Adabul mufrad.
Hence, as for the hidden shirk, nearly no one
can escape from it except who ever Allah protects
because it includes preferring your heart desires to
obedience of Allah, and obeying some creatures by
disobeying Allah through major or minor sins. And
this prophetic prayer is a great way to gain freedom
from it, take away its effect, and win Allah's
forgiveness.
Therefore, establishing Attauheed (Islamic
Monotheism) is through submission of the heart
and face to Allah. Thus, his obedience, love, hate,
donation, and forbiddance will be for Allah's sake.
With this a person will be a believer with complete
faith. We ask Allah for His bounties.
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Lesson nine:
Warning against hypocrisy. (1\3)
Hypocrisy is the contradiction of external to the
internal and it is of two types:
Major hypocrisy which withdraws from Islam.
And the Minor hypocrisy which does not
withdraws from the Religion.
As for the Major hypocrisy, it means the
manifestation of Islam and the concealment of
infidelity.
Whereas the Minor hypocrisy means to have
some hypocritical characters in a servant, which do
not withdraw from Religion on its own, such as
lying, breach of promise, and betrayal of trust,
immorality in violence, and treachery of covenant.
These characters have been called hypocrisy
because of what it carries of deception and
inconsistency between the external and the internal
of a person.
The companions of major hypocrisy which
withdraws from Religion are of two
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categories:
The first category: He who does not actually
embraced Islam rather; he pretends to be a Muslim
deceptively and tries to plot against Islam and its
followers, in order to secure himself from being
killed, or rebuked by Muslims, while he is internally
a disbeliever in Allah and the last day.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن
قششو ب
مشش
مششن ي ي ب
﴿وي ن
ل يءا ي
س ي
م ي
من نششا نبشش ٱل ل هن وينبشش ٱلري يشش ور ن
ن ٱل ننششا ن
ي
ن
خششد ن ب
ي ب هي٨ ن
ما ب
ٱٱٱلرٱٱأ ن
ه وي ٱنلشش ن
مشش ٱٱؤر ن
عو ي
ن ٱل نلشش ي
هم ب ن ب
خ رن وي ي
ذي ي
م نني ي
﴾٩ ن
ن إ ننل يأجن ب
مششا ي ي خرد ي ب
مششا ي ي شرعب برو ي
عو ي
ف ي
سششهب مر وي ي
من بششوا س وي ي
يءا ي
.[9-8 :]البقرة
Meaning: "And of the people are some who say,
"We believe in Allah and the Last Day, "but they are
not believers.
They [think to] deceive Allah and those who
believe, but they deceive not except themselves
and perceive [it] not Q2: V8-9.
And [Allah] (the Exalted) said:
ن قيششابلوا س جن ي شرهي د ب إ نجن نشش ي
جايء ي
سششو ب
﴿إ ن ي
ل
ف ب
م ن هي ن
قو ي
ذا ي
ك ل يير ب
ك ٱلر ب
ب
ي
ي
ن
م إ ننجنشششششش ي
ه ٱٱۥ
ٱ ل نلششششششش ههه
ك لير ب
سششششششول ب
هششش ي ي عرٱٱلششششششش ب
ٱٱٱٱ يوششش ٱٱٱٱٱلششلششششششششش ب
كششذ بذ نوي با س
خ هي
ن
ششش
١ق ي
ن
نت ن ل يي
فشش ن
مشششششهينشششش ن
بو ي
ه ي ي شرهي د ب إ ن ن
ٱلر ب
وي ٱل ل نششش ب
ششش ٱ ي
ي
مششا
جن ن د
ص ي
م ن يهب مر ب
ل ٱل نلششش ههۦ إ نجن نبهشش مر ي
دوا س ع يششن ي
سششايء ي
أ ير هي
ة في ي
سششنبي ن
ي
.[2-1 :﴾ ]المنافقون٢ ن
م بلو ي
كابجنوا س ي ي عر ي
Meaning: "When the hypocrites come to you, [O
Muhammad], they say, "We testify that you are the
Messenger of Allah." And Allah knows that you are
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His Messenger, and Allah testifies that the
hypocrites are liars. They have taken their oaths as
a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of
Allah. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
Q63:V1-2
The second category: He who apostates after
his submission to Islam by committing what
violates Islam and withdraws from Religion
although he pretends to be Muslim, and among
them are those who may be detected with their
infidelity and withdrawal from Religion, and among
them are those who think they are doing well.
And there is too much of hesitation, waver and
doubt in the companions of this category, they
carry out some acts of Muslims and they fall into
some acts of infidelity and denial.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن
خششششششششد ن ب
ن ي ب هي
هششششششش وي ب
م ن هي ن
عو ي
﴿إ ن ن
ٱلششششششنلششششششششششششششششش ي
ن ٱلر ب
هششششششششوي
ف نقيشششششششش ي
موا س ك ب ي ي
خششد نع بهب مر ويإ ن ي
ن
هي
ى ي بششيرابءو ي
صشششل يوه ةن قيششا ب
ذا قيششا ب
مويا س إ نل يشش ى ٱل ن
سششال ه
ن ذ هيل ن ي
مذ ي برذ ي
ك
شششششششش نإ
١٤٢ ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلششششششٱ ن
س ويذريل ي ي ٱٱك ببرو ي
هي
لشششششششششش ي
ٱ ل ن نا ي
ن قيب ينلييردل ي
بي ننل ي
ي ي
ي
ي ي
جششد ي
هشش فيل يششن ت ي ن
ل ٱلششل نشششش ب
ى هيهششؤ بيل هءۦ وي ي
مششن ي ب ضرل ن ن
ى هيهؤ بلنء ويل إ نلشش ه
ل إ نل ه
.[143-142 :﴾ ]النساء١٤٣ سنبيدل
هۥ ي
لي ب
Meaning: "Indeed, the hypocrites [think to]
deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when
they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing
[themselves to] the people and not remembering
Allah except a little (142). Wavering between them,
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 133
[belonging] neither to these [i.e, the believers] nor
to those [i.e, the disbelievers]. And whoever Allah
sends astray- never will you find for him a way
(143). Q4:V142-143
And [Allah] (the Exalted) said:
من يعيهب مر يأن ت ب قريبشش ي
قت ببهشش مر إ ننل أ يجن نبهشش رم
ف هي
م نرهبششش مر جن ي ي
ل ن
ما ي
﴿وي ي
هش
ن
كي ي
ةششش إ ننل وي ب
صششششششششششششششيلششششوهششش ي
سول نهن ۦ وييل ييشش أرت بو ي
فبروا س ب ن ٱل ل ن هن ويب نير ب
ٱلشششششششش ن
كب ي ي
.[54 :﴾ ]التوبة٥٤ ن
ف ب
ن إ ننل ويهب مر ك هيرن ب
ى وييل بين ن
هو ي
قو ي
سال ه
Meaning:" And nothing prevents their
contributions from being accepted from them
except that they disbelieved in Allah and in His
Messenger (Muhammad SAW); and that they came
not to As- Salat (the prayer) except in a lazy state;
and that they offer not contributions but
unwillingly." Q9:V54
Thus, their falling into acts of disbelief in Allah
and His Messenger prevents their deeds from being
accepted, because Allah (the exalted) does not
accept any deed from an unbeliever.
Furthermore, their laziness in going to prayer
and hatred for giving out charity for the sake of
Allah is an indication of their disbelief in the
promise of Allah and that they are not looking
forward to meeting Him.
The reason behind their shortage in
remembering Allah is that they remember Allah
with their tongues hypocritically and for the sake of
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riyaa [show off] while their hearts do not love the
Religion of Allah (the exalted).
With that, they are offenders although they are
not [exactly] as pagans outwardly and inwardly,
and not believers outwardly and inwardly.
يفيتقق ايرئة يإميققكل إإيلقق ى يهققكؤيلإء يويتقق ايرئة، »يوإمنكهنم يمنن ينعيتإريإه الوشققركَمَف: ق ال ابن كثير
ششش ورا سشش فيششه وإ ي ي
ي
م ي
م
ما أ ي
ذا أ ظريلشش ي
ضايء ل يهبششم ن
﴿ك بل ن ي.يإميققكل إإيلقق ى كأويلإئققيك
ن ن ين
.«. [ الية20 :موا س﴾ ]البقرة
ع يل ي يرهنشش مر يقا ب
Bin Kathir said: And among them is one, who is
attacked by doubt, thus at times he inclined to
these and at times to those like Allah said: "
Whenever it lights [the way] for them, they walk
therein, and when it darkens upon them they stand
[still]. Q2: V2O.
Abdullah the son of Umar said: "I heard the
Prophet (S.A.W) as saying:
»يميثكل انلكمين اإفإق يكيميثإل الوش اإة انليعقق اإئيرإة يبنيققين انليغينيمنيققإن يتإعيققكر إإليقق ى يهقإذإه يمققورئة
[م
]رواه مسل د.«. يوإإيل ى يهإذإه يمورئة
Meaning: "The similitude of a hypocrite is that of
a sheep which roams aimlessly between two flocks.
She goes to one at one time and to the other at
another time.
، ة
منر د
مسند ن المام ن أحم ي
وفي روايةس في ب
»ت ينعيبر إ نيل ى هيذ نهن ي:د
ي
ي
.« ه
منر د
م هيذ ن ن
يل ت يد سنري أهيذ نهن ت يت سب ي ب، ة
أ س، ع
ويإ نيل ى هيذ نهن ي
And in another narration as in Musnad of Imam
Ahmad: "She goes to one at one time and to the
other at another time. She does not know which
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 135
one to follow, this or that.
Allah (the exalted) has explained in His Holy
book and the Prophet (S.A.W) has explained in his
authentic tradition the works of hypocrites, their
characters, signs, punishments in the world and in
the hereafter and the rulings concerning
relationship with them and the necessity for a
believer to be cautious of hypocrisy and hypocrites,
because they are bitter enemies and the worst of
them in danger. For Allah (the Exalted) has said
concerning them:
م ٱلرعي د ب وي في ٱحر ي
.[4 :هشش مر﴾ ]المنافقون
ذشش رر ب
﴿هب ب
Meaning: "They are the enemies, so be cautious
of them. Q63: V4.
Therefore, it is obligatory for a believer to be
cautious of their deception and artifice, and he
should beware of being deceived by what they
decorates of the acts of infidelity, immorality and
disobedience, and he should be cautious of
imitating them in their behaviors, and appearing in
their appearance.
Chapter: The hypocrites in these two
categories differ in degree of hypocrisy, some
of them are worse in their hypocrisy and infidelity
than others. Thus, among them are those who are
mutinous in hypocrisy and they are the worst in
deception and in their enmity to Islam and Muslims.
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They await the misfortune of Muslims, strive
towards creating trials among them, weakening
them and broadening the affairs of pagans and
their capability. That is why they spread rumors,
fibs and disquieting news, exciting suspicions,
decorating eroticism, spreading fornications,
harming the Muslims in their bodies and their
honors, in different foxy and contemptible ways,
and constricting them in their worldly and religious
affairs to the best of their ability. They drive
[people] away from jihad for the sake of Allah and
from commanding good deeds and prohibiting bad
deeds, and they claim reformation in what they
undergo of corruption and vitiation, while they
describe the believers with foolishness, ignorance
and unawareness.
And they drive (people) away from referring
legislation to the Islamic law; they wish to offer
legislation to taghut and they hate those who
struggle in the cause of Allah, those who assist
Islam and Muslim. The Prophet (S.A.W) said:
ضاي
»آيكة الييم اإن كحرب ا ي
ص اإر يوآيققكة الحنيفقق اإق كبنغقق ك
]متفق.«. صقق اإر
لن ي
لن ي
.[علیه
Meaning:" "Love for the Ansar (helpers)is a sign
of faith and hatred for the Ansar (helpers) is a sign
of hypocrisy." Reported by Bukhari and Muslim form
the narration of Anas the son of Malik (may Allah be
pleased with him)
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 137
This is because the Ansar had helped the
religion. So, the hatred of whoever hates them is a
sign of hypocrisy.
A general characteristic of the works of
hypocrites is that, they enjoin what is wrong and
forbid what is right and close their hands (i.e., they
are stingy).
And among the signs of these people is that,
when an adversity or tribulation befalls a Muslim,
they are pleased and happy about it. But when they
[are blessed with] good, victory and superiority, it
grieves them.
That is why their major and the most attached
character happen to be taking disbelievers as allies
instead of believers, and they disclose the secrets
of Muslims to them, they instigate them
[disbelievers] to lunch war against them [believers]
and to have domination over them, and they seek
their assistance on that. Allah (the Exalted) said:
ي
ي
ن ل يهب مر ع ي ي
﴿ب ي ج
ن
ٱنلشش ن١٣٨ مششا
ف ن
م ن هي ن
ن ب نأ ن
ذادبا أنلي د
شرن ٱلر ب
ذي ي
قي ي
ي
ه
ي
خششش ب
م ن ني ة ۦ
ن
ي يت ن ن
مشششش ؤر ن
ن أ ورل ن ييشششا يء ن
ن ٱلرك ن
مشششن ب
ذو ي
ن ٱلر ب
دو ن
ف رن يششش ي
ي
ن
ن ن
ٱلرنعشششششششنزشششةيششش ل نل نششششهن
م ٱلرنعششششنز ة ي فيششششإ ن ن
أي ي برت يغبششششو ي
عنششششد يهب ب
ويقي در جن ينز ي١٣٩ ميدعا
ب أ ي نر إ ن ي
ذا
ل ع يل ي يرك بشش مر نفششي
ج ن
ي
ٱلرك نششت هيششش ن
ب
فششبر ب نهيششا ويي ب سرت يشش هريز أ ب نهيششا فيلي
ن
ت ٱل لشششهنشش ي ب كر ي
م عرت بشش مر يءاي هيشش ن
سشش ن
ي
س
س
ث غ ي يررن هن ۦۦ إ نجن ن ب
كششش مر
دي
ح
في
ا
ضو
خو
ي
ى
ت
ح
م
ر
ه
ع
م
ا
دو
ع
ق
ر
ي ن س
ن
ي ن ه ي ب ب
تي ب ب
ي ي ب
إن د
ن
م ن هي ن
جششششششا ن
ه ي
م ثرل ببهششششششش مره إ ن ن
معب ٱلر ب
ن ٱل نلششششششش ي
ذا ج
ف نقيشششششش ي
ن
ن
ٱلششش ن١٤٠ ميدعششا
ج ن
وي ٱلرك هي ن
صششو ي
م ي
ن نفششي ي
جهيننشش ي
ن ي يت ييرب ن ب
ذي ي
ريشش ي
ف ن
138
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
ن لي ب
بن ب
كشش مر في
هشش قيششال بويا س أ ييلشش مر
ن ٱلششل نشششش ن
كشش مر فيششنإن ك يششا ي
تردح ج
مشش ي
ي
معي ب
ب قيششال بويا س أيلشش مر
ن جن ي ن
ن ل ن لرك هي ن
كشش مر وينإن ك يششا ي
جن يك بششن ن
ف رنيشش ي
صششي د
كشششششششش مر ويجن ي مرن ي عر ب
سرت يشش حرونشش ذر ع يل ي ير ب
ن
جن ي
كشششششششم ج
مششششششش ي
م يب يرٱٱٱٱٱن ي ب
مشش
م ن ني ةنۦ
مشششؤر ٱٱ ن
كششش ٱٱٱٱمر ي يششش ٱٱور ي
هشش ي ي ٱحرك بششش ب
ٱٱٱٱ فيششششٱٱٱٱٱل نلشش ب
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ب
ٱٱٱٱ وي ي
لشششششششششن ي ي ٱعيشششششششششش ي
هششششششششش
جر
مشششششششششش ةه
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱ ن
ل ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششششششٱٱٱٱل نششششششششششششششششششششش ب
ق ي هي ي
د
ي
-138:﴾ ]النسششاء١٤١ بيل
مششش ؤر ن
ل ن لرك هي ن
ن ي
سشش ن
ن ع يلشش ى ٱلر ب
م ن ني ي
ف رنيشش ي
.[141
Meaning: "Give tidings to the hypocrites that
there is for them a painful punishment. (138)
Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of
believers Do they seek with them honor [through
power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely
(139).
And it has already been revealed to you in the
book [i.e, the Qur'an] that when you hear the
verses of Allah [recited], they are denied [by them]
and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they
enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would
then be like them. Indeed Allah will gather the
hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together
(140).
Those who wait [and watch] you. Then if you
gain a victory from Allah, they say, "Were we not
with you?" But if the disbelievers have a success,
they say [to them], "Did we not gain the advantage
over you, but we protected you from the believers?
Allah will judge between you on the Day of
Resurrection, and never will Allah give the
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 139
disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome
them](141). Q4:V138- 141.
The afore mentioned deeds are of a category of
hypocrites. Among them are those who fall into
more than that and among them are those who fall
into some of it, and whoever manifests Islam and
commits that which withdraws from Islam, is then a
hypocrite, [and a] pagan.
And among the hypocrites is one who wavers
between Islam and paganism. Sometimes he does
the deeds of Muslims externally and internally, and
sometimes he does that which takes him out of
Islam. Hence, he is indecisive. He did not purify his
religion to Allah neither is his foot firmly established
in Islam and he did not believe in the promise of
Allah.
These are the people whose nature are exposed by
tribulation, and disclose their nakedness and
hypocrisy. They will be punished by a seal on their
hearts, and with doubts, suspicion, and hesitation
in their characters and actions. That is because,
they know the truth and they refused to follow it,
and Allah has admonished them but they did not
accept His admonition and they did not follow His
guidance. They do not have certainty in the
truthfulness of the promise of Allah and His
Messenger, and feign blindness, preference of this
world to the hereafter and following self-desires
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
have dominated their hearts from the guidance of
Allah.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
﴿ذ هيل ي ي
ي
ب
س
ى قببلشوب نهن مر
م كي ي
ن
مبنشوا س بثش ن
ك ب نأجن نهب مر يءا ي
فشبروا فيطنبشعي ع يلشش ه
﴾٣ ن
فيهب مر يل ي ي فر ي
ق بهو ي
.[3 :]المنافقون
That is because they believed, and then
disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed over, and
they do not understand. Q63: V3. And (the Exalted)
said:
م
م كي ي
م كي ي
ن ٱل ن ن
﴿إ ن ن
فششبروا س ث بشش ن
من بششوا س ث بشش ن
م يءا ي
فبروا س ث ب ن
مبنوا س ث ب ن
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
فششير ل يبهشش ٱٱٱٱ مرويلي
ن
ن
س
ب
ب
هشش ل ني يغرٱٱ ن
ٱٱٱزرٱٱٱد ي ا ب
ن ٱٱٱلششلششش ب
دو ا كفر ٱٱدر ا لشش مرٱٱٱٱ ي يكشش ن
ي
ن ل يهب مر ع ي ي
ب ي ج١٣٧ سنبي نل ةا
ذادبا
ف ن
م ن هي ن
ن ب نأ ن
ل ني ي هرد ن ي يهب مر ي
شرن ٱلر ب
قي ي
ي
.[138-137 :﴾ ]النساء١٣٨ ما
أنلي د
Meaning: "Indeed, those who believed and then
disbelieved, then believed and then disbelieved,
and then increase in disbelief – never will Allah
forgive them, and nor will He guide them to a way
(137).
Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for
them a painful punishment-(138) Q4: V37-38.
And the companions of this category among the
hypocrites fall in to some acts of paganism, which
withdraw from Religion, such as loyalty to pagans in
times of trails and hardship, mockery of Religion,
abusing Allah and His Messenger, disinclination
from legislating the Laws [of Allah] and willingness
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 141
to refer legislation to taghut, disbelieving in the
promise of Allah and His Messenger, and similar
things among actions, utterances and creeds, that
withdraw its companion from the Religion of Islam.
A servant may become a disbeliever because of
a word he utters as Allah (the Exalted) said
regarding the hypocrites:
ة
مششا يقششابلوا س ويل ي ي
﴿ي ي حرل ن ب
مشش ي
فشششو ي
قششش در يقششابلوا س ك يل ن ي
ن نبششش ٱل ل ن هن ي
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ب
﴾ م هن ٱٱٱٱ مرٱٱ
رشش ويك ي ي
فبروا س ب ي عرٱٱد ي إ نسرٱٱل هي ن
كشش فرٱٱ ن
.[74:]التوبة
Meaning: "They swear by Allah that they did not
say [anything against the Prophet (S.A.W)] while they
had said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after
their submission. Q9: V74.
So, these [people] have disbelieved by the word
they uttered after they had become Muslims.
Huzaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"A person may utter a word in the period of the
Prophet (S.A.W) and become a hypocrite, and
indeed I hear it from one of you in one position four
times. Verily, you must order good and forbid bad,
and you must exhort in good things, otherwise
Allah will exterminate you all with punishment, or
he appoint over you the evil ones among you, then
the pious ones among you will supplicate [to Allah]
but you will not be answered. Reported by Ahmad, and
Ibn Abi Shaibah.
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
narrated that the Prophet of Allah (S.A.W) said:
ل كينلإقي لييهقق ا يبقق ا ئ
ضيهواإن الإ ي
»إإون انليعنبيد ليييتيكلوكم إب انليكإليمإة إمنن إر ن
ل ينريفققكع اولكقق
ل كينلإقي يليه ا يب ا ئ
إبيه ا يديريج ا ٍدت يوإإون انليعنبيد يلييتيكلوكم إب انليكإليمإة إمنن يسيخإط الإ ي
ل ينهققإهو ي
.[ي
« ]رواه البخار ي. إبيه ا إفي يجيهونيم
Meaning:" A slave (of Allah) may utter a word
which pleases Allah without giving it much
importance, and because of that Allah will raise him
to degrees (of reward) and a slave (of Allah) may
utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah
without thinking of its gravity and because of that
he will be thrown into the Hell-Fire." Reported by AlBukhari.
Alqamah bin Waqqas Allithy narrated from Bilal
bin Al-Hrith Al- Muzani (may Allah be pleased with
Him) that verily the Messenger of Allah had said:
»إإون الوركجيل ليييتيكلوكم إب انليكإليمإة إمنن إر ن
يمق ا يكيظقرن أينن، لق يعقوز يويجقولَمَف
ضقيهواإن ا إ
ينككتكب الك يعوز يويجول يلكه إبيه ا إر ن، يتنبلكيغ يم ا يبيليغنتَمَف
يوإإون، ضيهواينكه إإيل ى يققنهوإم انلإقيي ايمققإةَمَف
، يم ا يكيظرن أينن يتنبلكيغ يم ا يبلييغققنتَمَف، الوركجيل ليييتيكلوكم إب انليكإليمإة إمنن يسيخإط الإ يعوز يويجولَمَف
في ي:ل
يقا ي.«. ينككتكب الك يعوز يويجول إبيه ا يعلينيققإه يسققيخيطكه إإيلقق ى ييققنهوإم انلإقيي ايمققإة
ن
كا ي
قششو ب
ن
ة يي ب
ع يل س ي
دي ب
مشش ب
حشش ن
م ن
من يعين نيششهن ي
ن ك ييلم س قيششد س ي
ك يشش س:ل
ق ي
ث ب نيل ن
مشش س
ل ب سشش ن
.ث
حارن ن
ال س ي
Meaning: "Indeed, a person may utter a word
which pleases Allah without expecting it to reach
the extent it reaches, but because of it Allah will
write for him His pleasure to the Day he will meet
Him, and verily, a person may utter a word which
displeases Allah without expecting it to reach the
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 143
extent it reaches, but because of it Allah will write
for him His anger to the Day he will meet Him.
Reported by Malik in [his book] Al- Muwatta, and
Ahmad in [his book] Musnad and he adds [on the
narration of Malik] that Alqama normally says: How
many words has the hadith of Bilal the son of
Alharith stopped me from uttering?.
Albaihaki narrated on the authority of
Muhammad bin Amr bin Alkamata bin Waqqas that
he said: there was a jobless man who visits the
emirs and makes them laugh, so my grandfather
said to him: Woe to you O so-and-so, why do you
visit these people and make them laugh? For I have
heard Bilal the son of Alharith the Muzanian
-companion of the prophet (S.A.W) – he then
mentioned the hadith.
Thus, the danger of the tongue is great and the
matter of speech is magnificent. He who considers
his speech as part of his deeds will be cautious of
his speech, and the sign of piety will be shown on
him, because if a servant is careless in his speech
while he is flimsy in Religion, he may not be safe
from speaking the word which will necessitate the
wrath of Allah and His abhorrence on him, or he
may speak a word with which he will become a
disbeliever, and withdrawn from the Religion of
Islam. We seek refuge with Allah.
144
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
These issues frequently occur at periods of
sedition, particularly in the last days [of the world],
as [was reported] in the Sahih of Al-Bukhari and
Muslim on the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah
be pleased with him) that the Prophet (S.A.W) has
indeed said:
»يبقق اإدكروا إب ا ي
صققإبكح الوركجققكل كمنؤإمئنقق ا
لنعيمقق اإل إفيتئنقق ا يكإقيطققإع اللونيققإل انلكمنيظإلققإم كي ن
ض إمققين
يوكينمإسققني يكقق اإفئرا أينو كينمإسققني كمنؤإمئنقق ا يوكي ن
صققإبكح يكقق اإفئرا يإبيققكع إديينققكه إبيعققير ٍد
.«. الرد ن يي ا
Meaning:" Be prompt in doing good deeds
(before you are overtaken) by turbulence which
would be like a part of the dark night during that
stormy period. A man would be a Muslim in the
morning and an unbeliever in the evening or he
would be a believer in the evening and an
unbeliever in the morning, and would sell his faith
for worldly goods.
We seek from Allah safety and protection from
the causes of His wrath and His abhorrence.
That was why the fear of the companions of the
Prophet (S.A.W) and their subsequent followers
from falling in any of the acts of hypocrites became
intensified.
Bukahri has said in his [book] Assahih:
Ibnu Abi Mulaika has said: I met thirty from the
companions of the prophet (S.A.W) each one of
them was afraid of being among the hypocrites,
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none of them said that he was on a degree of faith
as that of [angel] Gabriel and [angel] Mika'il.
And it is reported that Alhasan usually say: no
one fears it [i.e, hypocrisy] except a believer and
no one feels safe from it except a hypocrite.
Zaid bin Wahab said:" a man among the
hypocrites died, so Huzaifa did not pray on [his]
corpse, so Umar said to him, is he among the
people? [i.e, hypocrites] he said: yes. Umar then
said to him: please am I among them? He said: no,
and I will never inform anyone of it after you.
Reported by Ibn Abi Shaibah.
Huzaifa ibnul Yaman (may Allah be pleased with
him) has been informed secretly of the names of
the hypocrites by the Prophet (S.A.W). Thus, he is
the most knowledgeable of this nation concerning
the characters of hypocrites, their rules and
hypocritical acts. The companions of the Prophet
(S.A.W) know his position in that respect, because
of that Umar normally observe him when a funeral
is forwarded, if he does not see Huzaifa [among
those who come to] pray on the copes he does not
pray on it, and he deputizes one to pray on it so
that he may not disclose the secrete of the Prophet
(S.A.W)
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Lesson ten:
)Warning against hypocrisy (2\3
The way to integrity and freedom from hypocrisy
is by following the guidance of Allah (the Almighty
and the Exalted) as Allah (the Most high) said
concerning the hypocrites:
ي
ي
ي
ٱقربتششل بشششوي ا س يأجن ب
ن
ف ي
﴿ويل ي ور أنجنا ك يت ي برن يا ع يل ي يرهنشش مر أ ن
سششك ب مر أون
من د ني هيرن ب
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ويل ي ٱٱٱ ور
م ٱبهشش مرد
ما فيعيبلوه ب إ ننل قينلي دٱٱ
ج وا س ن
ٱٱٱخرٱٱبر ب
لٱنرٱٱ ج
كم ن
ي
ن
ي
ب
س
ب
ي
خ يردر ا لبهشش مر ويأ ي
أ يجن نهب مر فيعيلوا
ن ي
شششد ن
ن ب نهنشش ۦ لكششا ي
ما بيوع يظو ي
ي
ي
ت ي ثرب ي ت دشششا ٦٦وإ د ي
مششا ٦٧
مششن نلششد بنجنا أ جردر ا ع ي ن
ظي د
ذا نلت ي يرن هي هبشششم ج
ن
ين
ن
د
ه
مششن ي ب ن
م سرت ي ن
ويل ييهششد ي يرن هي هب مر ب ن
طششنع ٱل لششش ي
ما ٦٨وي ي
قي د
صششهيرطا ي
ي
ل فيأوسل يهئ ن ي
سو ي
ن
م
معي ٱل ن ن
وي ٱل نر ب
هششششش ع يل ي يرنهششم ج
ٱلششششل نشششششششش ب
ن أ نرعي ي
ك ي
مشش ي
ذي ي
ي
حي ٱٱٱ ةنۦ
ٱ ل ن ن ب ن هيك
صششششل ن ن
دي ن
ن وي ٱ ل شششششهي ي
صشششش ج
دانء وي ٱ ل هن
ن ب وي ٱ ل ج
قي ي
ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ي
ي
ه
ي
ي
ب
ه
ي
ن ٱلشنلشششش ه ۦه
مشش
لشش
ض
ر
فشش
ي
ل
ر
ٱ
ك
لشش
ذ
٦٩
قششا
د
في
ر
ك
ئشش
ل
و
أ
ن
ن
سشش ي س ن
ي ن
وي ي
ح ب
ن ي
ما ] ﴾٧٠النساء.[70-66 :
ويك ي ي
ى ب ن ٱل ل ن هن ع ينلي د
ف ه
Meaning:"… But if they had done what they were
instructed, it would have been better for them and a
firmer position for them in faith (66). And then We
would have given them from Us a great reward (67).
And We would have guided them to a straight path
(68). And whoever obeys Allah and His Messengerthose will be with the ones upon whom Allah bestows
favor, among the Prophets, the steadfast affirmers of
truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent
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are those as companions (69). That is the bounty from
Allah, and sufficient is Allah as knower (70). Q4: V6670.
And it is with this you will know that the hypocrites
actually suffered a great loss as a result of their
turning away from the guidance of Allah, for they
have certainly missed the gratification of Allah, His
favor, mercy, great reward and the companionship of
His Prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the
martyrs and the righteous. And they fell into their evil
deeds such as their disproof of Allah and His
Messenger, their evil assumption about Allah, and
their followership of what angers Allah, and their
dislike for what He loves and pleases, and their effort
towards fighting against the Religion of Allah with
their sayings and actions, and their alliance with the
unbelievers from the people of the Book and the
polytheists and their patronage for them against
Muslims, and their harm to the believers. So, they
deserved an intense punishment for the consequence
of their crime. Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن
رششك ن ي ي
شر ن
ت يوششششش
ف هي
ن يوششششش
ق ن
مشششن هيششش ن
ف ن
م ن هي ن
﴿ويي بعيذ ج ي
ٱلر ب
ب ٱلر ب
قي ي
ن ب نششش ٱل ل ن هن ي
سشششش ور ه ۦء
مشش شررن ك هي ن
ن ٱل ن
وي ٱلر ب
ظشش ن
ت ٱل ظ نششششا ججني ي
ي
ن
هشش ع يل يرهنشششش رم
سششششش
ور هءد ويغ ي ن
ضششش ي
ع يل ي يرهنشششش مر ي
دائ نشششيرة ب ٱل ن
ب ٱل لشششش ب
ي
:﴾ ]الفتششح٦ را
م ن
ويل يعين يهب مر ويأع يد ن ل يهب مر ي
جهيننشش ةمد وي ي
سششايء تر ي
صششي د
.[6
مشششش
ٱلر ب
Meaning: "And that He may punish the
hypocrites, men and women, and the polytheist,
men and women- those who assume about Allah an
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assumption of evil nature. Upon them is a
misfortune of evil nature; and Allah has become
angry with them and has cursed them and
prepared for them Hell, and evil it is as a
destination. Q48: V6.
And (the Exalted) said:
ه ۥ
هششششششش ويك يرن ب
هوا س رن ضرويه جن ي ب
ٱلششششششنلششششششششش ي
﴿ذ هيل ي ي
خ ي
ط
ما أ ي سر ي
ن
م ٱت ن ب يبعوا س ي
ك ب نأجن نهب ب
ي
ط أي
ي
﴾٢٨ م ل يهب مر
ع
ر
فيأ حرب ي
هي
.[28 :]محمد
Meaning: "That is because they followed what
angered Allah and disliked His pleasure, so He
rendered worthless their deeds. Q47: V28.
And because of the contradiction between their
external and their internal, they fell into hideous
and dispraise acts of lying, deception, treason,
immorality and breach of promise. These have
been their characters with which they are detected.
The acts of hypocrites are of two categories;
The first category: acts of paganism;
whoever commits them is a disbeliever in Allah (the
Almighty), out of the Religion of Islam even if he
prayed and fast and claim to be a Muslim.
An example of that includes: disproving Allah
and His Messenger, hatred, blasphemy, mockery of
Allah and His signs and His Prophet, forming
alliance with the unbelievers and supporting them
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against the Muslims.
Thus, these acts and the likes of it are among
the violators of Islam, so whoever falls into them is
a disbeliever in Allah (the almighty and the
exalted). In fact, he is a pagan, out of the Religion
of Islam, but if he manifests Islam, then he is a
hypocrite with major hypocrisy.
This category is termed by some scholars
as creedal hypocrisy and that is because of the
introversion of the heart on infidelity, because
these kinds of acts and speeches of infidelity do not
emanate from a faithful heart. However, their aim
(i.e. the scholars) is not to restrict hypocritical acts
to issues of creed.
The second category: Dispraised acts and
characters, these acts even though they do not
withdraw from [Islam] on their own, only that it is
not found except in a pure hypocrite. So, it is
necessary for a believer to abstain from it so that
there will not be a character among the
characteristics of hypocrisy in him. These
characters are the ones explained by the Prophet
(S.A.W) in his saying:
»آيكة انلكمينقق اإفإق يث ي
يوإإيذا انؤكتإمققين، يوإإيذا يويعققيد أينخليققيفَمَف، إإيذا يحققوديث يكققيذيبَمَف: المث
.[ ]متفق عليه.«. يخ اين
Meaning:" there are three signs of a hypocrite:
when he speaks he lies, when he makes a promise
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he fails, and when he is trusted he betrays.
Transmitted by Bukari and Muslim on the authority
of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
and, in another narration by Muslim [he said]:
»آيكة انلكمين اإفإق يث ي
.«. صول ى يويزيعيم أيونكه كمنسإلمم
ص ايم يو ي
المث يوإإنن ي
Meaning:" there are three signs of a hypocrite,
even if he observed fast and prayed and asserted
that he was a Muslim". In the transmission of
Ahmad the Prophet said:
« ...ص
منافنقب ال ي
»ثل د
ن في الر ي
ل فهو ال ب
خال ن ب
ج ن
ث إذا ك ب ن
وه
الحدي ي
بنح ن، ث
Meaning:" Three signs if they are found in a
man, he is then a pure hypocrite… to the end of the
hadith with an approximate wordings. And in Sahih
of Al- Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al'as (may Allah be pleased
with them) he said: the Prophet (S.A.W) has said:
إمنكهققون
يحقوديث
صققليمة
يويمنن يك ايننت إفيققإه يخ ن، ص اَمَف
»أينريبمع يمنن ك ون إفيإه يك اين كمين اإفئق ا يخ اإل ئ
يوإإيذا، إإيذا انؤكتإمقين يخق اينَمَف: صقليمة إمقين الحنيفق اإق يحوتق ى ي يديعيه ا
يك ايننت إفيقإه يخ ن
.«. صيم يفيجر
يوإإيذا يخ ا ي، يوإإيذا يع ايهيد يغيديرَمَف، يكيذيبَمَف
Meaning:" Four characteristics anyone who
possessed them is a pure hypocrite and anyone
who possessed one of them possessed a
characteristic of hypocrisy till he abandons it: when
he talks he lies, when he makes a covenant he
acted treacherously, and when he quarreled he
deviated from the truth.
Therefore, whoever has the habit of lying in his
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speech, betrayal when he promises, and when he is
trusted he acts treacherously, he is then a pure
hypocrite. And [the word] ([ )إذاi.e, (if)] which is not
used to mean extent, implies repetition and
numerousness, and this will exclude a person from
whom these acts occurs in rarity and negligibly.
Thus, he has committed a sinful act and an act
from the acts of the hypocrites, but he will not
become a hypocrite or someone with a character of
hypocrisy, until he becomes used to it or is
popularly known with it.
Chapter: concerning someone in whose
heart is faith and hypocrisy.
As for the Major hypocrisy, it cannot be
combined together with faith [in ones heart at the
same time] rather; its companion is a disbeliever in
Allah (the Almighty and the Exalted), even if he
observed fast and prayed and asserted that he was
a Muslim, because infidelity destroys the whole
acts, and faith and infidelity do not join together in
a heart. Allah the Exalted said:
حب ن ي
ن في ي
من ي ي كر ب
ق در ي
مل ب ب
ط عي ي
فشش رر ب نشش ٱلرإ نششي هي
﴿وي ي
ه ۥ ويهبوي
م ن
ي
.[5ن
سششرن ي
٥ خ
ن
ٱلر هي
نفي ٱلرأ ن
شششششش﴾ ن
خ ير ةن ن
ي:]المائدة
م ي
Meaning: "And whoever denies the faith- his
work has become worthless, and he, in the
Hereafter, will be among the losers. Q5: V5.
But as to the Minor hypocrisy which does not
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withdraws from the Religion, there may be in the
heart of a Muslim some of its characters, as
indicated by the above hadith of Abdullah ibn Amr
bin Al'as. And in Sahih of [Imam Muslim] on the
authority of Abu Hurairah, (may Allah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
«. »يمنن يم ايت يويلنم ينغكز يويلنم كييححدنث إبإه يننفيسكه يم ايت يعليقق ى كشققنعيب ٍدة إمققنن إنيفقق ا ٍدق
.[]رواه مسلم
Meaning: “whoever dies without fighting in the
way of Allah, nor did he express any desire for
Jihad, died on a branch of hypocrisy".
Huzaifa bin Alyaman (may Allah be pleased with
them) said: hearts are of four [different] types;
- A Laminated heart and that is the heart of
hypocrite.
- An uncircumcised heart and that is the heart of
a disbeliever.
- A hairless heart as if in it is a lamp which
blooms and that is the heart of a believer.
- And a heart in which there is hypocrisy and
faith, its example is like an ulcer which is supplied
with pus and blood, and similar to a tree which is
irrigated by pernicious and nice water, whatever
prevails on it dominates.
Reported by Ibn Abi Shaibah in his
[book]Musannaf and in the book of Iman, and
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Albaniy authenticated it. However, it is considered
weak by some scholars because of a cut in its chain
of narration but its meaning is authentic.
A laminated heart is the inclined heart.
Aliyu bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: Faith begins in the heart [in the form of]
a white dot, whenever it increases, the brightness
increases until the heart becomes fully brighten.
While hypocrisy begins in the heart [in the form of]
a black dot, whenever it increases, the darkness
increases until the heart becomes dark totally.
Reported by Ibn Abi Shaibah in the book of Iman,
and Albayhaqy in [his book] Shu'abul Iman, [i.e, the
branches of faith].
The essence of this is that, a Muslim may have
hypocrisy in him and it may be much or less
depending on the level of his faith and his
obedience to Allah (the great and the Exalted).
Thus, among them is one who may have in him
attitudes of hypocrisy. Hence, he lies ones or twice,
and he sometimes breaches promise and so on.
And among them is one who frequently falls into
such acts together with less remembrance of Allah
and exceeding the limits of Allah on many
occasions by violating the sanctities of (Allah) and
negligence in the obligatory acts, and poring over
desires and being deceived by ambiguities. Thus,
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155
there will be in his heart to much of hypocrisy and
little faith. There is among the Muslims one who
almost all the time prays in a hurry and delays it
out of its fixed time and performs it in a bad way as
in the Sahih of Muslim on the authority of Anas bin
Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) he said; I
heard the Prophet (S.A.W) saying:
صي
الكة انلكمين اإفإق ينجإلكس ينركقكب الوشنميس يحوت ى إإيذا يكقق ايننت يبنيققين يقنرينققإ ى
»إتنليك ي
ل يقإلي ئ
ل ينذ ك كر اولي إفييه ا إإ و
الوشنييط اإن يق ايم يفينيقيريه ا أينريبئع ا ي
.[« ]رواه مسلم. ال
Meaning: "that is the Prayer of the hypocrite, he
sits watching the Son until when it is between the
two hones of the Devil then, he stands up and
pecks it four times, he does not remember Allah in
it except a little". Reported by Muslim.
Hence, such a person is among those whose
heart has been over powered by hypocrisy to the
extent that he deserved to be named hypocrite if
not for the faith in his heart which prevented him
from leaving prayer totally.
The companions of this category often fall into
committing minor Riyaa , doing acts to please
listeners and what invalidates acts such as
reminder of it, injury in charity and seeking the
world with the acts of the hereafter.
The companions of this category are on a great
danger such that this negligence lead them into
committing apostasy from the Religion of Allah (the
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Almighty) and whoever dies among them in
hypocrisy while having faith in his heart, then he
will be among the companions of grave offense
who were promised intense punishment, but he will
not remain eternally in the Hell because of the
existence of his Islam. The Prophet (S.A.W) has
certainly said:
»ييندكخكل أينهكل انليجونإة انليجونية يوأينهكل الون اإر الون اير كثوم يكقهوكل اولك يتيع ايل ى أينخإركجهوا
يمنن يك اين إفي يقنلإبإه إمنثيقق اكل يحوبق ٍدة إمقنن يخقنريد ٍدل إمقنن إإييمق ا ٍدن يفكينخيركجقهوين إمنيهق ا يققإد
يفينكبكتققهوين يكيمقق ا يتنكبققكت- أيإو انليحيي اإة يشققوك يم اإلققمك، انسيهوردوا يفكينليقنهوين إفي ينيهإر انليحي اَمَف
« ]رواه. صققنفيرايء كمنليتإهويققئة
انلإحوبققكة إفققي يجقق اإنإب الوسققنيإل أيليققنم يتققير أيونيهقق ا يتنخققكركج ي
.[دريج
سنعيد س ال ب
البخاريي من حدي ن
خ س
ث أبي ي
Meaning:" The people of Paradise will enter
Paradise and the people of Hell will go to Hell.
Then, Allah will say (to the Angels around Hell):
bring out whoever has in his heart faith equal to
the weight of a grain of mustard seed. So, they will
be taken out but (by then) they had already
become blackened (charred). Then they will be put
in the river of Hayat [i.e., life] and they will revive
like a grain that grows near the bank of a flood
channel. Don't you see that it comes out yellow and
twisted?" Reported by Albukhari from the narration
of Abu Sa'id Alkhudri (may Allah be pleased with
him)
But he who commits a violator among the
violators of Islam, such as mockery of the Religion,
abusing the Prophet (S.A.W) and supporting the
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disbelievers against Muslims is then a disbeliever,
withdrawn from Islam and, faith has been detached
from his heart, we seek refuge with Allah.
Chapter: the repentance of a hypocrite.
If a hypocrite repents from hypocrisy before his
death and he corrects his deed, and he resort to
Allah and become sincere to Him (the great and the
exalted) in Religion, then his repentance is
authentic and accepted. Allah (the Exalted) said:
كششششش
ن نفششششششششششششي
دشششششششش رر ن
ٱلشششششششششششششششش ن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱلر ب
م ن هي نف نقيشششششششششششش ي
ي
ي
ي
جشششششد ي لبهشششششش ٱٱٱٱ مر
ن ٱٱٱٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششششننشششششششششششششاششرنششششش ويلشششششن ت ي ن
ل نمششششش ي
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱأشش سرٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱيف ن
ي
مششو ساشش نبششششش ٱ
حو ا س يوششششششششش
إ ننل ٱل ن ن١٤٥ صيدرا
جن ي ن
ن يتاببوا س ويأ صرل ي ب
صششش ب
ٱعرت يشششششش ي
ذي ي
ب
ي
صو ا س ندين يهب مر ل نل نهن فيأوسل يهئ نشش ي
فشش
مششش ؤرنم ن ن ي ة د
سشش ور ي
ن وي ي
ك يمششعي ٱلر ب
ويأ خرل ي ب
ي
نما ي ي فرعي ب١٤٦
ل ٱل ل نشششبه
ما
ن أ جردر ا ع ي ن
ي ب ؤر ن
ظي د
تشش ٱل ل نششبه ٱلر ب
مشش ؤرنم ن ني ي
شششك ي ررت بشش مر وييءايمنبتششش مرۦ وي ي
ن ٱلششنلششششبهشش ي
ذاب نك ب مر نإن ي
ب نيعشش ي
شششاك ندرا
كششا ي
.[147-145 :﴾ ]النساء١٤٧ ما
ع ينلي د
Meaning: "indeed, the hypocrites will be in the
lowest depth of the Fire- and never will you find for
them a helper (145). Except for those who repent,
correct themselves, hold fast to Allah, and are
sincere in their Religion for Allah, for those will be
with the believers. Allah is going to give the
believers a great reward (146). What would Allah
do with [i.e, gain from] your punishment if you are
grateful and believe? And ever is Allah Appreciative
and knowing (147). Q4: V145-147.
Likewise, the Muslim in whom is an attitude of
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hypocrisy, if he repents from it and forsakes that
attitude Allah will forgive him, and he will become
free from hypocrisy.
There is in regards to this issue a funny riddle
forwarded by Huzafa ibn Yaman (may Allah be
pleased with them) to the students of Abdullah bin
Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), for he
stood over them in the presence of Abdullahi bin
Mas'ud saluted them and said: verily, hypocrisy has
been revealed on some people that were more
pious than you, Abdullah bin Mas'ud –on hearing
that - smiled because he got what he meant. The
companions of ibn Mas'ud then said; glory be to
Allah!! Allah has indeed said:
كششششش
دشششششششش رر ن
ٱلششششششششششششششش ن
ن نفشششششششششششي
م ن هي ن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱلر ب
ف نق يششششششششششش ي
ششششش
.[145
:]النساء
ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ﴾ٱ
ٱٱٱلرٱٱسريأشش ٱٱ ي
لشششششٱٱٱ ن
ل ن
م ي
ف ن
نششششششششاششرن
Meaning:" Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the
lowest depth of the Fire. Q4: V145.
Then, after the dispersal of the council, Huzaifa
said to Aswad bin Yazid Annakha'i- one of the
copanions of Ibn Mas'ud: verily, hypocrisy has been
revealed on some people that were more pious
than you and they repented and Allah accept their
repentance.
In another narration he said: And they, when
they repented became better than you.
And he mean by them, some of those whom
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159
were hypocrites during the time of the Prophet
(S.A.W) and then repented, corrected (their deeds)
and perfected their Islam. Thus, they became
better than those who came after them from the
Tabiu'n, because of their companionship [with the
Prophet (S.A.W)] and their jihad with him. (This
narration has been transmitted by Albukhari in his
Sahih).
Chapter: It is necessary for the believers to
practice what will save them from hypocritical
attitudes and the acts of hypocrites. Among that is
the repetition of repentance and seeking for
[Allah's] forgiveness, and being cautious of the
limits of Allah and glorifying His commands and
disassociation from polytheism and its companions,
observing prayers, giving out charities, sincerity to
Allah, His Messenger, His Book and to the leaders
and the general Muslims.
And among that is love for jihad in the cause of
Allah and expressing desire for that.
Among that also is enjoining what is right and
forbidding what is wrong and advising each other
on truth, and advising each other on patience and
encouraging one another on feeding the poor and
disbursement for the sake of Allah faithfully and
hoping to attain Allah's rewards.
For whoever does that is saved from hypocrisy.
It is transmitted in Almusnad and other hadith
books from the narration of Umar bin Alkhattab
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(may Allah be pleased with him) he said; that the
Prophet (S.A.W) has indeed, said:
.«. »يمنن يسورنتإه يحيسينكتكه يويس ايءنتكه يسحييئكتكه يفكهيهو كمنؤإممن
Meaning:" whoever is pleased with his good
deed and sad with his bad deed is a believer.
Thus, whoever falls into sin and his sin grieved
him that is an example of good faith in him and a
hope for his repentance, seeking of forgiveness and
conciliation. And whoever is pleased with his sin,
and is gladden by his evil deed, that is a sign of
hypocrisy in his heart.
It is reported in the [book of] Sunan of
Attirmidhy on the authority of Abu Huraira (may
Allah be pleased with him) he said; the Prophet
(S.A.W) said:
.«. يويل إفنقمه إفي الحديإن، كحنسكن يسنم ٍدتَمَف، صلييت اإن يل يتنجيتإميع اإن إفي كمين اإف ٍدقَمَف
»يخ ن
.[ي
]صححه اللباجن ي
Meaning: "Two characters can never be joined
together in the heart of a hypocrite, good will and
understanding in Religion. Authenticate by Albany.
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161
Lesson eleven:
warning against hypocrisy (3\3)
The punishment of a hypocrite:
Allah the (Exalted) has made the punishment of
the hypocrites to be among the worst of
punishments in this world and in the hereafter
(and) an appropriate recompense to their deeds.
As for this world, they will be punished by a
seal on their hearts and deprivation from
understanding knowledge and guidance. Besides
that, Allah will put in their hearts, doubts and
suspicions that will not be detached from them
forever. As such, they are among the most
confused and hesitant people, and that is because
they wanted to deceive Allah and the believers and
their deception reversed unto them so they
suffered bad consequences of their deceptions and
the outcome of their tricks. So, whenever they
make any plan against Islam and Muslims, Allah
makes its consequence worst on them from where
they are not conscious of. Thus, they increase in
the acts of infidelity and hypocrisy, and their
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163
punishments will be in multiple, one after the other.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
:﴾ ]المنشششافقون٣
ي
ب
ن
ى قببلوب نهن مر فيهب رم يل ي ي فر ي
ق بهو ي
﴿فيطب نعي ع يل ه
.[3
Meaning: "So their hearts were sealed over, and
they do not understand. Q63: V3.
And (the Exalted) said:
نٱششلت ييروبا س
﴿أ بوسل يهئ ن ي
شل
ما
ضل هيل ي ي
ك ٱل ن ن
ٱل ن
ة ب نٱلللهبد ي ىه في ي
ذي ي
ما ي
لم
مهلت ي ن
حت ت ج هي
يرب ن ي
مث يل ببهمل ك ي ي
ي١٦نمه
كابجنوا س ب
جيرت ببهمل وي ي
مث ي ن
دي ي
ي
سوتل ن
سوتو
ب
ٱٱ ن
هل ذ يهي ي
ما ي
ما أ ي
حولل ي ب
ضايءتل ي
ذي وسليتولقيد ي يجنادرا فيل ي ن
ممتب
ن
ٱ
متل نل بيبل ن
ه ب نبنورن ن
صبرو ي
همل ويت ييرك يبهمل نفي ظ بل ب هي
ممتبلل ن ب
:﴾ ]البقرة١٨كميمر
ن
م ب
جبعو ي
عمليل فيبهمل يل ييرل م ن
مل ببكل د
ص ي
ب١٧
.[18-16
Meaning: "Those are the ones who purchased
error [in exchange] for guidance, so their
transaction has brought no profit, nor were they
guided (16).Their example is that of one who
kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was
around him, Allah took away their light and left
them in darkness [so] they could not see (17).
Deaf, dumb and blind- so they will not return [to
the right path](18). Q2: V16-18.
And the (exalted) said:
هششششششش
ٱلششششششنلشششششششششششششششششششش ي
ن
خشششششششششششد ن ب
ن ي ب هي
م ن هي ن
عو ي
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱلر ب
ف نق يششششششششششش ي
.[142 :خد نع بهب مر﴾ ]النساء
ويهبوي هي
Meaning: "Indeed, the hypocrites (think to)
deceive Allah, but he is deceiving them. Q4: V142.
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The deception of Allah to them means punishing
them with the kind of their deeds, and that is a
punishment on them because of the ugliness of
their speeches and actions and their bad
assumption of Allah (the Almighty and the Exalted)
and their deception to Allah and to the believers
and their opposition to Allah and fight against His
Religion with cunning and deception.
Hence, by indulging in these acts, they are only
deceiving themselves as Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن إ ننل
ما ي ي خرد ي ب
خد ن ب
﴿ي ب هي
ه و ي ٱل ن ن
عو ي
عو ي
مبنوا س وي ي
ن يءا ي
ن ٱل ل ن ي
ذي ي
.[9 :﴾ ]البقرة٩ ن
يأجن ب
ما ي ي شرعب برو ي
ف ي
سهب مر وي ي
Meaning: "They [think] to deceive Allah and
those who believe, but they deceive not except
themselves and perceive [it] not. Q2: V9
For they do not perceive that they are only
deceiving themselves. Rather, they wish for
themselves an untrue desideratum and they rush
after it to the extent that it inveigled and fascinated
them. And they increase in sin, disbelief,
disobedience, offence and misguidance (through
their deeds) while they think they are doing good
deeds.
And they, in all that, have only harmed
themselves; they have not harmed Allah with
anything neither have they harm the Prophet, nor
the believers and followers of the guidance of Allah
(the Almighty and the Exalted).
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165
Among what they will be punished with in this
world is their wealth and children until the
departure of their souls, as Allah (the Exalted) Said:
ج بر ي
كشش أ ي مروهي ل بهب مر ويأ ي ورل هيشششد ب ب
ريششد ب
هشش مرۦ إ نجن ن ي
﴿وييل ت ب عر ن
مششا ي ب ن
ي
سششهب ٱٱٱٱ مر
هششقي أجن ب
ه يأن ي بعيذ جب يبهم ب نيها فنششي ٱ لششد يشش ٱٱنري ي ا ويت يزر ٱٱ ي
ف ب
ٱ للن ب
.[85 :﴾ ]التوبة٨٥ ن
ويهب مر ك هي ن
فبرو ي
Meaning: "And let not their wealth and children
impress you. Allah only intends to punish them
through them in this world and that their souls
should depart [at death] while they are
disbelievers. Q9: V85.
Among what they will be punished with also is
what Allah will put in people's heart of hatred
towards them no matter how they show love or
affection to them, and that is because they seek
people's pleasure in exchange for Allah's
discontentment, and they prefer this world to the
hereafter, and they follow what angered Allah and
hate His pleasure and they turn away from
following the guidance of Allah. Thus, they
subjected themselves to different kinds of fear,
sadness, misguidance, and misfortune, which Allah
decreed on whoever turned away from following His
guidance.
Allah (the Exalted) said concerning a group
among them:
﴿يل ي ييزا ب
ة نفششي قببلششوب نهن مر إ ننل يأن
ذي ب ين ي ورا سشش نريب ي د
م ٱل نشش ن
ل ب ب نري هي ن بهب ب
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
.[110 :﴾ ]التوبة١١٠م
ح ن
م ي
كي د
ه ع ينلي د
مره وي ٱل ل ن ب
قط نعي قببلوب بهبشش
تي ي
Meaning: "Their building which they build will
not cease to be a [cause of] scepticism in their
hearts until their hearts are cut [i.e, they died]. And
Allah is Knowing and wise. Q9: V110.
Some scholars of tafsir [commentary of the
Qur'an] said: this exception, [i.e, until their hearts
are cut] is an ironical exception that is a mockery
from Allah of them.
It is an appropriate recompense for their plan
against the believers, their mockery of them and
their machination against them in order to make
things ambiguous to them and mislead them form
the way of Allah. As a result of that, they are
afflicted with suspicion in their hearts as a
punishment for them and it will never be detached
from their heart until they meet Allah (the Almighty
and the Exalted).
This is besides what will befall them of special
punishments as consequence of their deeds, for
indeed, Allah (the Exalted) has fixed for some sins
special punishments, to serve as rewards
commensurate to deeds as Allah (the Exalted) said
regarding a group of them.
لللؤ
ت
م
م
نٱ
م
م
﴿ل
لط نوج ن
صششد يقهي ن
ل ن
ن ن
ن ييل ن
ٱل ن ن
لبزو ي
لؤل ب
ن لٱل ب
ن فنششي لٱ ن
ششؤلنني ي
مشش ي
عي ي
ذي ي
ن
ن
ي
ل ب في
هششمل
همسنمنم
منل
منل
خ
همل ي ي
س ن
ٱهمسنمٱنل ن ن
يسلبرو ي
جهد ي
ن إ نل ب
دو ي
ج ب
همل ي
خير مللشش ب
ن ل يي ن
ه ن ب
ن ن ب
ذي ي
وي
ي
عي ي
.[79 :﴾ ]التوبة٧٩مم
ويل يبهمل
ذا د
ب أنلي د
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167
Meaning: "Those who criticize the contributors
among the believers concerning [their] charities
and criticize the ones who find nothing [to spend]
except their effort, so they ridicule them- Allah will
ridicule them, and they will find a painful
punishment. Q9: V79.
Thus, their punishment for ridiculing the
believers was the ridicule of Allah of them as an
equivalent reward.
And the hypocrites frequently fall into sins that
have punishment commensurate to the deed in this
world before the hereafter, as stated in the
tradition [of the Prophet (S.A.W)] that indeed,
whoever searches for the defects of a Muslim, Allah
will search for his defects, whoever harmed a
Muslim, Allah will harm him and whoever causes
difficulty upon a Muslim, Allah will cause difficulty
upon him and whoever forsake a Muslim, Allah will
forsake him and whoever exert pressure on a
Muslim, Allah will exert pressure on him.
The hypocrites are people of evil plots. Allah
(the Exalted) has said:
ي
:]فششاطر
ب نشش﴾أ هرل ن هن ۦ
ئشش إ ننل
سشششششششي جششش ب
ٱلششش ن
مشش كربرشش
﴿وييل ي ي ن
حيقب ٱلر ي
.[43
Meaning:"…but the evil plot does not
encompass except its own people. Q35: V43
This is the explanation of some of the
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punishments that will befall them in this world.
As for the life after death, verily they, when they
die and entered into their graves, they will certainly
be in a great punishment, permanent wretchedness
and an Uninterrupted heartbreak. Anas bin Malik
(may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the
Prophet (S.A.W) said:
صيح اكبكه يوإإونققكه يلينسققيمكع يقققنريع
»إإون انليعنبيد إإيذا كو إ
ضيع إفي يقنبإرإه يويتيهوول ى يعنكه أي ن
إنيع اإلإهنم أييت اكه يميليك اإن يفكينقإعيداإنإه يفيكقهو ي
لإن يم ا كنيت يتكقهوكل إفي الوركجإل إلكميحوم ٍددل يفيأومقق ا
انلكمنؤإمكن يفيكقهوكل أينشيهكد أيونكه يعنبكد الإ يويركسهولككه يفكييق اكل ليكه ا ن كيظنر إإليقق ى يمنقيعققإديك إمققين
يوكذإكققير يلينقق ا: الون اإر يقند أينبيديليك اولك إبإه يمنقيعئدا إمين انليجونإة يفييراكهيم ا يجإميئع ا يق ايل يقيت ايدكة
يوأيومقق ا انلكمينقق اإفكق يوانليكقق اإفكر: أيونكه كينفيسكح إفي يقنبإرإه كثوم يريجيع إإيل ى يحققإديإث أيينقق ٍدس يققق ايل
يفكييق اكل ليكه يم ا ك ن يت يتكقهوكل إفي يهيذا الوركجإل يفيكقهوكل ي
ل يأندإر ي ك ن كت أيكقهوكل يم ا يكقهوكل
يو ي، ل يديرنيقيتَمَف
الون اكس يفكييقق اكل ي
ل يتلينيققيت يوكي ن
ضققنريبئة
ضقيركب إبيميطقق اإريق إمقنن يحإديقق ٍدد ي
.[« ]متفق علیه. صنييحئة ينسيمكعيه ا يمنن يإليإه يغنيير الوثيقيلنيإن
يفي إ
صيكح ي
Meaning:" When the servant is placed in his
grave and his companions retrace their steps, he
hears the noise of their footsteps, then two angels
come to him and sit him and say to him: What do
you have to say about this person (the Holy
Prophet) ? As for the believer, he would say: I bear
testimony to the fact that he is a servant of Allah
and His Messenger. Then it would be said to him:
Look at your seat in the Hell- Fire, for Allah has
substituted (your seat) with a seat in Paradise.
Allah's Messenger (May peace be upon him) said:
He would be shown both seats. But as for the
hypocrite and non-believer, he will say to the
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169
angels, 'I do not know, but I used to say what the
people used to say! It will be said to him, 'Neither
did you know nor did you take the guidance (by
reciting the Quran).' Then he will be hit with an iron
hammer between his two ears, and he will cry and
that cry will be heard by whatever approaches him
except human beings and jinns." Reported by
Bukhari and Muslim.
In addition to what will befall them of a special
punishment due to some of their sins, as it was
authentic in the [Prophetic] tradition that he who
recites Qur'an and rejects it, and sleeps without
observing congregational prayers will be punished
in his grave. Likewise, the fornicators, those who
consume usury, the backbiters, the talebearers, the
false talkers, those who hindered zakah [i.e,
charity] and those who break their fast before time,
all of these [people] authentic traditions have
stated that they will be punished in their graves,
and the hypocrites commit most of these acts.
But as for the hereafter, authentic traditions
of the Prophet (S.A.W) have indicated that when it
is Judgment Day, and Allah assembled people in
one place for judgment and then ordered that the
unbelievers [be thrown] into the Hell Fire, there will
be left in the [courtyard] the believers, the
hypocrites and the remnant of the people of the
book in the courtyard. The Prophet (S.A.W) said:
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
»فكينكيشكف عن يس ا ٍدق فال ينبيق ى أيحمد ك اين ينسكجكد يط اإئئع ا في الدني ا إل كأإذين
صقق اير يظنهقكره
ول ينبيق ى أيحمد ك اين ينسقكجكد إريقق ائء أو إنف ائقق ا إل ي، له في الرسجهوإدَمَف
وذلققك، »ويذإلققيك الكمنقق اإفكقَمَف.«. ...يطيبيقئة يواإحيدئة ك لومقق ا أرايد أن ينسققكجيد يخققور إليقيفقق اكه
ث أبششي
ص ن
والحدي ب.«. الذ ي ينسيخكط الك عليه
مسلم س من حششدي ن
حينح ب
ث في ي
.ه عنه
هبيريرة ي ر ن
ضي الل ب
Meaning: "And the [Sa’aq] Leg would be laid
bare. Those who used to prostrate themselves
before God obediently would be permitted by God
to prostrate themselves. But there would remain
one who used to prostrate out of fear (of people)
and ostentation, Allah would make his back as one
piece, and whenever he attempts to prostrate, he
would fall on his back.
And during accountability [on Judgment Day] a
hypocrite would be brought and Allah will remind
him of His blessings, the hypocrite would then say:
O, my Lord, I affirmed my faith in Thee and in Thy
Book and in Thy Messenger and I observed prayer
and fasts and gave charity, and he would speak in
good terms like this as he would be able to do. And
He [Allah] would say: Well, We will bring our
witnesses to you. And the man would think in his
mind who would bear witness upon him and then
his mouth would be sealed and it would be said to
his thighs, flesh and bones, speak! And his thighs,
flesh and bones would bear witness to his deeds
and it would be done so that he should not be able
to make any excuse for himself. And such is the
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171
hypocrite; such is he with whom Allah is annoyed.
(This narration is in the Sahih of Imam Muslim from the
narration of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him).
And when the bridge is set over the Hell and an
order is given to cross over it, those in the
courtyard will be given light in proportion to their
deeds. The hypocrites will be given light similar to
them as a trial to them, until when they are on the
bridge the light of the hypocrites goes off and the
light of the believers become full as Allah (the
Exalted) said:
لل ي
ي
لٱٱلرض ب
للرضك بشش ء ج
ل
حت
ت
ض بل
ت وي ء أ
ملل
ي لويي ب ب ن
موهي ن
كحتل ن
س هي
﴿ لي ب
ىض
هل ب ض
يحل ن
ميلويهبششوي ع يلشش ه
رل ن
ي
ي
شيل قي
ط نلويهبششوي ب نك بشش ء ج
للون ب
ي
لللن
ل
ن
خ بر وي نلظ هنهن بر وي ء ل ب
ل وي ل أ
ٱلٱلٱٱ أ
ديدر
لل ن
ءل ن
ل يا ب
يء ٢هبششوي
ي
ي
ي
ن
ي
ششامل
سشت نةن أي نلرم
ت وي م أ
ذي ي
ضنفي ن
موهي ن
ٱٱٱلل ن
خلقي رل ن
س هي
شيلسءع ينلي د
للرل ي ي
مي ٣هبوي
ي
ي
ها
علرخن
رل
نأ
ج نفي
ش يل
ل
م
ج ن
عٱلرس ت ي
سلرشب
ما ي يل ن ب
لوي ىه ع يل ى خل عي
ضوي ي
م ي
يعلل ب
ٱسٱلرش ث ب ن
منل ي
ما ييخلبرض
ض
رل ن
لل ن
ي
ب
ب
ب
تملل
عاميم
كن
مششا
ن
أيل
مل
ك
ع
م
و
ه
و
ال
ه
في
ج
ر
عل
ي
ما
و
ن
ء
ما
س
ل
ٱعاميم
ن
م
ل
ز
ين
ما
و
ب
ب
ن ي ي ي ي ب ب ن ي ي ي ي ي
ي ي
ن ي
ي ي ي ن
ي
ي
ن
ب
ب
شش ى
للرض
ضويإ
ت وي ض أ
ملل ك
عر
صششي
موهي ن
ن بي ن
ملو ي
لٱٱلرضل ن
س هي
هل ب
رل ٤ل ب
ما ت ي عل ي
ه بن ي
ٱعرلل ن ب
ل نل ض
وي
للرل ن
ب
ن
ن
ن
ٱليل ي
لل
يل
ٱيٱٱٱ
ج
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلرل
ٱ
مر٥أ بيول ن
لنفي يلن نيهارن ويبيول ن ب
لل ب
جعب
رللهن بترل ي
ج للن نيهاير نفي ضل ض
وب
ييل ن
ي
س
ن
س
لن ي
ما
ف ب
ملي ب
ويهبوي ع ي بن
قوا ن
هل ويأجن ن
سول ن ن
دورنءم ٦يءا ن
ذا ن
صب
مبنوا ب نٱللهن ويير ب
م ن
ت ءمٱل ي
ي
ي
ي
س
س
ن
ي
جعيل ي ب
فيلفي
أجلرل
ضممجر
مل
سخه
ف ب
منك ب ملويأجن ي
ن
مبنوا ن
سخههن
مسلت ي خلل ن
ي
ن يءا ي
كم ي
قششوا لهب
ضٱممجرذ نيل ي
في ي
مؤدمؤا س
ن
ي
ي
ب
ب
ي
ب
من ب و
تؤل
مل
ل
ك
عو
دل
ي
ل
سشو
ر
ل
ؤ
و
ه
ل
ل
مؤٱٱدم
ب
ن
و
ن
م
تؤل
ل
مل
ك
ل
ما
و
٧
رل
ر
بي
ك
ب
نب ن
ي
ن ي ن ب
ب نب ي ن
ي ي
ن
ي
ن
ب
ب
ب
ي
ذي ي بن يششجزلب
ه
ي
ن
ميث ي
ب نيرب جك ملويق
دلأ ي
مدمؤ ٨هبششوي ٱل ن
م ؤل ن
خذ ي ن
قك ملنإن كنت بششم ي
منني ي
ي
ي
ب
ج
ع يل ي
ب
تخررنل
ت إ نلشش ى ض
م
ن
مش
جك م جض
ت
ي
ى ي
ظ ن
ل ين
عبلد نهن
ءاي هيلب يي جن هيتللبيخلرن ي
تخٱٱرلل هي
بت ي
بت ضلن يوض
ه
مل ٩ومشا ل يك ب أ ي
لم
ف ب
مفم
حي
ه ب نك بل
ن
مل ييربءو فلنر ن
ملنل بتن ن
ويإ ن ن
قشوا س نفشي ي
ي ي
ٱمفم لل ن ي
س نبي ن
ي
ي
لرضششق
نلأجنض ي
ف
م
ت وين أ
ضل
ميهير ب
وي ن
موهي ن
ٱٱٱويل نل نهن ن
لرضل نهن
ث سل ن
سني
منك بششم ن
س هي
ضيلل ي ي سلت ي ن
للرل ن
ي
ي
ب
نيا سل
من يقبل نل
للأوسل يهئ ن ي
حويقهيت ي ي
منل
قو
ن ٱن أجن ي
بٱلتلعلل ي
ل
ج د
بلتل نعنذ ن
ن
م د يير ي
ة ج
ك أعلظ ي ب
ف ب ي
م ي
فتل ن
ب
ن
ن
د
ي
س
ب
ا
ا
ب
رل١٠
لسىعر
خنبي
ن ي
ملششوع ي
ه علل ب
يبعلد بويقهيت يلوالويكعل ويع يد ي
ما ت ي عل ي
هب ن ي
ل رل ب
ٱٱلسىٱلل ب
ىنليوي
حس ه
ي
ي
ي
ن
من ي
أجلرل
لقرجر
ه ي
ضشعن ي
ذا
ٱقٱرجل ن ن
سدنا فيي ب هي
ضا ي
ه يقرل د
ح ي
ه ل ويل ب
هل ل ب
ف ب
ض رلل ي
ن
ذي بيقلرن ب
ي
ن
ولؤلؤسي
بيل
هم
ر
ششو
جن
ى
ع
سل
ي
ت
ن
م
مؤل
ل
ل
ي
و
ن
ني
م
مؤل
ل
ل
وٱلؤٱلؤس
ر ى
شش
ت
م
ول
ي
١١
مل
م
ري
ك
ب
ن
ب
ن
ه
ي
ن
ن
ي
ي
ب
ب
ي ي
ب
ي ي
ي ي ي
ن
ي ه
لن
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172
تلتجل ري مششن ت يميمشلوتجحلن ر ه جنل أ ي
أ ي يلديه ي
م
من نهن ب
ي
ن ن
جن هن ي
مي
يميمشٱلوتجحي يللولي
مل بشليرى هك ب ب
ملويب نأ يل هي
ب يه
ن ن
ي
ب
ه
ي
ن
ول
ف ب
مي ي ب
ملل
فولبز ٱلي
اٱلولل ي
هي
من هي ن
خل ن ن
قششو ي
ظ نعي
١٢ي ي ول ي
قششولوٱللل ب
الول ب
ن نفييهالذل نك هبوي
دي ي
ب
س
ن
ب
ملقنيشش ي
لقسم
ل
مششن جن يششورنك
ف هي
من بششوا مجنظبروجن يششا يجنقلت يب ن سلن
ت ل نلشش ن
من هي ن
ن يءا ي
قشش ب
ٱلٱقسلل ب
ذي ي
وي
ن
س
س
ب
رملايربل
ششاب
ٱٱٱٱٱرل
لايرب
ٱ
ه ل ب ي بء
للن
جبعوا وييرايءكملفي ءت ي
ضر ن ي
سوا بجنودرالفي ب
ب يبيلن يهب م ب ن ب
م ب
سششورلل ب
رمٱ ن
ي
ي
ه
ي
مللل
مللمم
١٣ذ ي ي بيناعيبدوجن يهب أ
ب
حل
مب
من قنب يل نهن
هل ن
ٱلا ب
ة ويظهنبر ب
هل نفيهنٱحلنرحل ي
يباط نن ب ب
ي
ملل ب س ي
سششك ب
ى ويل هيك نن نك ب
معيك ب
جن ي ب
ي
رل
تمل
ممممصمربم
مل ب
ملفييتنت ب ملأجن ب
لت ي
ممممصمٱربم ب
ف ي
كن ن
ملويت ييرب ن صل ت بوي
قالوا ب يل ه
ي
ي
تلمل١٤
للغي بروبر
جايء أملبر ٱ ويغ ينرك بهنششم ب نٱلل نهنٱل ل
متٱلمأ
ى ي
ي ي
لل ي
ويغ ينرتلك ب ب
ماجن ن ي
حت ن ه
منك ب
ٱلوؤمدةٱا في
أربرل
نا
م
نك ي ي
ن
أٱل ي
ميل ي ب ؤل ي
لوؤمدةءال نء
ةلوييل ن
خذ ب ن
ملفن دلي ي
ل يول ي
م ألويى هك ب ب
فششبرواسل ي
يرذ نل ن ي
م ي
ومئل] ﴾١٥الحدید.[15-2 :
صيبر
م
س
لل ن
ومئٱل ي
ي ي
مللنبئل ي
م ولل يى هك بوي
هن ي
Meaning: "On the day you see the believing men
and believing women, their light proceeding before
them and on their right, [it will be said], and “Your
good tidings today are [of] gardens beneath which
rivers flow, wherein you will abide eternally, that is
the greatest success (12) On the [same] Day the
hypocrites, men and women will say to those who
believed, "Wait for us that we may acquire some of
your light." It will be said, "Go back behind you and
seek light." And a wall will be placed between them
with a door, its interior containing mercy, but on
the outside of it is torment (13) They [i.e, the
hypocrites] will call to them [i.e, the believers],
"Were we not with you?" they will say, "Yes, but you
]afflicted yourselves and awaited [misfortune for us
and doubted, and wishful thinking deluded you until
there came the command of Allah. And the
deceiver [i.e, Satan] deceived you concerning Allah
(14) So today no ransom will be taken from you or
from those who disbelieved. Your refuge is Fire. It is
most worthy of you, and wretched is the
destination (15)." Q57: V12-15.
لل
حل
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But as for their punishment in the Hell fire, that
is the degrading, painful, ruinous and a permanent
punishment. Allah has decreed for them the lowest
depth in it. Thus, they are among the worst of the
companions of the Hell in punishment.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
كششششش
ن نفشششششششششششي
م ن هي ن
دشششششششش رر ن
ٱلششششششششششششششش ن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱلر ب
ف نق يششششششششششش ي
ي
ي
جششششد ي لبهششششش ٱٱٱٱ رم
ن ٱٱٱٱ
ٱٱٱ رل ٱٱيأشش سرٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ي
ل ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششششننششششششششششششاششنرششششش ويلششششن ت ي ن
مشششش ي
ف ن
﴾١٤٥ صيدرا
جن ي ن
.[145 :]النساء
Meaning: "Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the
lowest depth of the Fire- and never will you find for
them helper. Q4: V145.
And they, because of their hidden disbelief and
their ally to the unbelievers, Allah combined them
together with the unbelievers in the Hell Fire as
Allah the Exalted said:
ٱلر هي
ن
كشششش ن
ر يششششش ي
فشش ن
ٱلر ب
فششششا يرشش جن يششا
كششش ن
ن يوششششش
م ن هي ن
جشششششا ن
ه ي
﴿إ ن ن
معب ٱلر ب
ن ٱل نلششششش ي
ف نق يششششش ي
.[140 :﴾ ]النساء١٤٠ ميدعا
ج ن
م ي
نفي ي
جهين ن ي
Meaning: "Indeed, Allah will gather the
hypocrites and disbelievers in the Hell all together.
Q4: V140. And Allah (the Exalted) said:
ت يوششششش
ف هي
ن يوششششش
ق ن
مشششن هيششش ن
ف ن
م ن هي ن
ٱلر ب
ه ٱلر ب
﴿ويع يد ي ٱل ل ن ب
قي ي
م ٱلششل نششششش تهد
م هي
ن نفيهيششش اۦ ن
خنلشش ن
ي ي
ي
ح سرب ب بهشش مرۦ ويل يعين يبهشش ب
جهيننشش ي
هشش ي
دي ي
ي
ويلهب مر ع ي ي
.[68 :﴾ ]التوبة٦٨ قي دم
م ن
ب ي
ذا د
Meaning: "And Allah has promised the
hypocrites, men and women and the disbelievers
the fire of Hell, wherein they will abide eternally. It
is sufficient for them. And Allah has coursed them,
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and for them is an enduring punishment. Q9: V68.
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Lesson twelve:
Nullifiers of Islam
If we have understood that a servant will never
be a Muslim until he testifies to the two
testimonies. That is, testifying that no deity is
worthy of worship except Allah and testifying that
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Thus, he
professes the unity of Allah and he follows the
Prophet (S.A.W) and by so [doing] he becomes a
Muslim.
And we have understood that the implication of
testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship
except Allah is sincerity to Allah alone in worship,
and that servitude is built upon love, glorification
and compliance.
And we understood that testifying that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, implies
loving, believing and obeying him. Whoever
commits what violates these two testimonies is out
of the Religion of Islam. Hence, he is a disbeliever
in Allah (the Almighty and the Exalted) and [a
disbeliever in] His Messenger (S.A.W) even if he
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177
observed prayer, fasting and claimed to be Muslim.
That is why, whoever lacked one of these things:
sincerity to Allah in worship, love for Allah and
glorifying Him, submission to Him and loving the
Prophet (S.A.W), proving him and obeying him- is
not a Muslim. If this apostasy happens to be total,
that is, he has not establish the necessary rights of
the two testimonies from his initial stage, he is then
a pure unbeliever, and if he manifests Islam in that
manner, then, he is a hypocrite.
But as for one who was a Muslim carrying out all
necessary rights of the two testimonies, and after
then one of these things falls short in his affairs
after he has professed Islam, then, he is an
unbeliever who has turned away from the Religion
of Islam.
Apostasy can occur from anything whether
speech or action or creed which results to the
absence of the real [meaning of] testimony to the
oneness of Allah and to the prophet hood of
Muhammad (S.A.W).
And the types of nullifiers which withdraw
from the Religion of Islam are numerous and
unrestricted to a certain number, but it has
meeting roots which are:
The first nullifier: Atheism, this means
disproving the existence of Allah (the Exalted).
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Among its forms are:
Attributing creation to nature, and believing in
the pre-existence of the World. That is, to believe
that among creatures there is that which has no
beginning in eternity.
The second nullifier: major polytheism; that
is attributing partner to Allah (the Great and the
Exalted) and it is of different kinds:
The first kind: polytheism in worship, which
means performance of any act of worship to other
than Allah (the Great and the Exalted) such as
invocation or sacrifice or vow or seeking of help or
call for help or seeking of refuge or other than that.
Among its forms are:
1- What the worshipers of Idols, Prophets and
men of God do by invoking them and seeking
intercession from them, satisfaction of needs,
bringing benefits and protection from harm.
Whoever commits this is a polytheist, unbeliever
even if he claims to be a Muslim and utters [the
testimony] La'ilaha –illa-llah and he prays, gives
charity, fasts, goes for pilgrimage and performs all
kinds good. Thus, the major shirk destroys deeds
and nullifies the Religion of Islam.
2- What magicians do and some of those who go
to them such as slaughtering for the sake of
worship to other than Allah (the Almighty and the
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Great) and calling for help from the devils.
The second kind: The attribution of partner
to Allah in Deism, among its forms:
1- the believe of some polytheists in their gods
and their great men that they have the knowledge
of the unseen and they send down rain and they
[independently] possess wealth, they cure
diseases, they grant children, spouse, wealth and
they remove adversity, they eliminate affliction,
they satisfy needs and they answer the invocation
of their invocators.
2- The belief of the Majus (worshipers of fire)that
Being has two creators, light and darkness.
3- The belief of some extremist Sufis and Shiites
that some of their great men have the knowledge
of the unseen and they have power or authority to
dispose of this being and that they respond to
invocations and satisfy needs.
And among the [forms of] shirk in deism, is
referring legislation to other than what Allah
revealed, for whoever legislate with other than
Allah's revelation is a taghut [i.e, tyrant] who made
himself a partner to Allah in His legislation.
The third kind: polytheism in obedience:
that is, following dignified persons in legalizing the
unlawful and forbidding the lawful as the
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worshipers of taghuts do in obeying them and
following them in legalizing what Allah forbids and
forbidding what Allah legalized.
Among its forms are:
1- Referring legislation to taghut [false deities];
for whoever refer [legislation] to them willingly and
voluntarily is an infidel, unbeliever because of the
sayings of Allah (the Exalted):
ي
ي
مششا
مششو ي
من بششوا س ب ن ي
ن أجن نبهشش مر يءا ي
ن ي ي زرع ب ب
﴿أيلشش مر ت يششير إ نل يشش ى ٱنلشششذ ن ي ي
ك يريششدو ي
مويا س
ل إ نل ي ير ي
ما أ بجنششزن ي
بأجنزن ي
ل ن
ن أن ي يت ي ي
مششن قي برنلشش ي ب ن ب ي
حششاك ي ب
ك وي ي
ب
مششبرويا س يأن ي ي كر ب
ت ويقيششش در أ ن
إ نيلشش ى ٱل ط هن بغششو ن
ريششد ب
فششبروا س ب نهنششش ۦد ويي ب ن
ي
ٱل ن
.[60 :﴾ ]النساء٦٠ دا
ضل نهب مر
ن أن ي ب ن
ضل هي ٱٱلن ةا ب ينعي د
ٱٱٱٱ ي
شششيرٱٱط هي ب
Meaning: "Have you not seen those who claim to
have believed in what was revealed to you, [O
Muhammad], and what was revealed before you?
They wish to refer legislation to taghut, while they
were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to
lead them far astray. Q4: V60.
However, in the case of one who happens to be
in a country where legislation is not based on what
Allah revealed, and necessity warrants that he
refers (legislation) to someone who he believes
protects right and prevents injustice in other to
save him from injustice and enable him to attain his
right, then, he will not be an infidel, because of the
saying of the Prophet (S.A.W) to his companions
when he permitted them to migrate to Habasha
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181
[i.e, Ethiopia]:
شة مل نك دششا يل يظ سل يشش ي
قوا
ح ب
ن ب نأ يسر
حششد د ن
فيششال س ي، ه
مأ ي
ب
ض ال س ي
»إ ن ن
عن سششد ي ب
ب
حب ي ي ن ي
ن
ي
جع ي ي
.« ه
م س
م فنيشش ن
جششا ن
خير د
م فيير د
حنت ى ي ي س
ب نب نيلد نهن ي
مششا أجن ست بشش س
م ن
جا وي ي
ه ل يك ب س
ل الل ب
ب
.[ن
م ي
ي من حدي ن
]رواه ب الب يسيه ن
ةل بإسناد س ي
ثأ ج
ح ي
م ي
سل ي ي
ق ي
س س
Meaning: "Indeed, there is in the city of
Abyssinian, a king who no one is oppressed in his
land. Go to his country until God makes a way out
for you. Reported by Albaihaqy on the authority of
Ummu Salama with a good chain.
And [at that time] Najashi has not embraced
Islam yet. Had they been oppressed and necessity
demand that they refer to him for judgment; he
would have been just to them. This is an evidence
that it is permissible to refer a matter to one who is
known to be just, and does not allow injustice.
And in conditions of constraint and need which
may lead to difficulty, a Muslim who referred
legislation to taghut did not in real sense intend
that. Thus, he is not an unbeliever.
But as for the kind of litigation which implies
adoration to other than Allah, forwarding of
sacrifice and asking the fortune-tellers as is done
by some idolaters is not permissible under any
circumstances.
2- Obedience to evil scholars and tyrant rulers in
legalizing [things] that are clearly forbidden in
[Islamic] law, and forbidding [things] that are
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clearly permissible in [Islamic] law.
The third nullifier: Claiming any attribute
among the attributes of Allah, regarding His
Deism, Divinity, His names and qualities.
Among its forms are:
1- Invitation of some tyrants to the worship of
themselves.
2- Claiming the knowledge of the unseen.
3- Claiming the ability to resurrect the dead.
The forth nullifier: Claiming prophecy.
Claiming Prophecy is disbelief with the
consensus of Muslim legal scholars.
Among the things which are affiliated to it in
ruling:
He who claims rivalry to the Qur'an and that he
is able to reveal the same as what Allah revealed
unto His Messengers. Allah the exalted said:
ي
ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱت يفرير ىه ع ييل ى ٱ ل ل ن هن ك يذ ندبا أ ي رو يقا ي
ل
م
م ن
م ن
م نر أ ظرل ي ب
﴿وي ي
ن
ب
ي
ي
ي
سأجنزن ب
من يقا ي
ح إ نل يرهن ي
ل
بأو ن
ي ويل مر بيو ي
ل ي
ش يردء وي ي
ي إ نل ن
ح ي
ما يأجنيز ي
م ثر ي
.[93 :ل ٱ ل ل نشش ٱٱٱٱ ﴾ تهه]الجنعام
ن
ل ي
Meaning: "And who is more unjust than one who
invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been
inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to
him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something]
like what Allah revealed." Q6: V93.
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183
The fifth nullifier: Disproving Almighty
Allah and disproving His Messenger (may
peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
For whoever disproves Allah and His Messenger,
he is then an infidel, and a non-Muslim by the
consensus of the entire Muslim jurists.
Among the forms of this nullifiers,
1- Denying things that are necessarily known in
Islam, such as denying the necessity of [five daily]
prayers or [compulsory] charity or denying the
prohibition of usury or adultery or eating pork.
2- Denying something from the attributes of
Allah (the exalted) and His qualities, without any
ambiguity due to ignorance, the kind of which he
may be excused and without interpretation.
3- Denying anything from the Glorious Qur'an.
4- Claiming contradiction and distortions in the
Glorious Qur'an.
5- Denying the traditions of the Prophet (S.A.W).
6- Denying Resurrection and reward.
7- Not considering those who believe in other
than Islam as Religion such as the Jews, the
Christians, the Magi, the Atheists and the idolaters
as unbelievers.
8- Believing that someone is excused from
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following the laws of Muhammad (.S.A.W) as
Alkhidir was excused from following the laws of
Moses (may the blessings of Allah be upon him).
9- Regarding the forbidden things whose
prohibition is backed by authentic evidence as
permissible, without any ambiguity or
interpretation.
10- Proving one who claims prophecy.
11- Claiming that the Message of the Prophet
(S.A.W) is just for the Arabs.
12- Claiming that Allah permits invocations to
anyone besides Him among the righteous people or
other than them.
13- Accusing the mother of the believers A'ishah
(Allah be pleased with her) of [adultery] from which
Allah has exonerated her, and accusing any of the
mothers of the believers as well.
Also, anything which implies disproving Allah
and His Messenger is a nullifier among the violators
of Islam. However, there is need to differentiate
between disproval of the tradition (of the Prophet)
that is based on ignorance of its proof or
unawareness of it or doubt in its authenticity or an
interpretation from he that disproves which will
prevent him from being a disbeliever, and the
disproval of that whose authentic meaning is
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185
known. The last one is a nullifier without any
dispute among the Islamic scholars. But as for the
afore-mentioned situations, its companion will not
be considered a disbeliever until an evidence is
established upon him, and the authenticity of the
tradition and its meaning was clear.
The sixed nullifier: Doubt
Doubt is contradictory to the obligatory
ratification. So, whoever doubt the veracity of
Allah's word and [doubt the veracity of] His
Prophet's narration, he is then an infidel,
unbeliever.
Among the forms of this nullifier:
1- Doubt in infidelity of one who does not
practice the Religion of Islam.
2- Doubt in the resurrection after death.
3- Doubt in the authenticity of the glorious
Qur'an, and its prevention from distortion and
alteration.
The seventh nullifier: hatred of Allah and
His Messenger, and hatred of the religion of
Islam
Hatred is contradictory to obligatory love. Thus,
whoever hates Allah and His Messenger or hates
the Religion of Islam is a disbeliever, out of the
Religion.
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Among the things which are affiliated to it:
1- Insulting Allah and His Messenger, and
insulting the religion of Islam, and disparaging the
holy self (of Allah) and disparaging the position of
the Prophet (S.A.W)
2- Hatred of the companions (may Allah be
pleased with them). Insulting them as a whole, and
regarding them as unbelievers unlike one who
insults a group of them as a result of ambiguity
which befalls him, with this, he has committed a
prohibited act but he is not regarded as a
disbeliever.
3- Hatred of the Imams of the Religion, narrators
of the traditions of the Prophet (S.A.W), bearers of
Islamic laws as a whole, and disproving them.
The eighth nullifier: Mockery of Allah, His
signs and His Messenger. This is disbelief
because it goes against an obligatory love and
veneration.
Among the things that will be affiliated to it:
1- To make contempt of the (Holy) Qur'an.
2- Disparagement of any rite among the rites of
Islam.
The ninth nullifier: taking disbelievers as
allies instead of the believers, this will include
two things:
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1- Loving them in their Religion and agreeing
with it and gratification in it.
2- Assisting the unbelievers against Muslims.
Among the forms of this nullifier:
1- Espionage of Muslims for the benefit of
unbelievers.
2- Congratulating the unbelievers on their
idolatrous festivals, contentment with what they do
of polytheism and disbelief in Allah (the Great and
Almighty). But as for one who joins them in order to
eat with them or to enjoy with them an unlawful
enjoyment in their lewdness and music, while in his
heart is hatred for their infidelity and polytheism, in
such case, he is on the edge of perdition, and it is
feared that when a penalty befalls them, it may
involve him.
3- Building places of worship in which other than
Allah (the Great and the Exalted) is worshiped, or
assisting in building it like the building of churches,
monasteries and synagogues. And the building of
sepulchers and sceneries in which invocation of
other than Allah (the Great and the Exalted) is
carried out.
4- Battling against the bearers of [the Islamic]
law, among the scholars and propagators [of
Islam], exerting pressure on them with the intention
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of oppressing the propagation of Islam.
5- Acting towards weakening the Muslims,
[causing] enfeeblement to them and enabling the
unbelievers to have domination over Muslims.
The tenth nullifier: Turning away from and
abandonment (of Islam).
Whoever turned away from obeying Allah and
His Messenger is an unbeliever, because he is
incompliant to the Religion of Allah (the Exalted)
because he neither observes the obligatory acts,
nor did he abstains from the unlawful except that
which pleases his wish.
Among the forms of this nullifier:
1- To consider obedience to Allah and His
Messenger unnecessary upon him, and that it is not
obligatory upon him to obey the commands of Allah
(the Exalted) and the commands of His Messenger
(S.A.W).
2- To turn away from the commands of Allah and
the commands of His Messenger totally, in such a
way that he does not learn the [jurisprudence of]
Religion, and he does not ask about what is
obligatory upon him of obedience to Allah and His
Messenger, and he neither carries out the
obligatory duties upon him nor does he abstains
from the unlawful in obedience to Allah and His
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Messenger. However, as for he who is obedient to
Allah and his Messenger, observing that with which
he will remain a Muslim but he often falls into some
wrongdoings, he does not become a disbeliever by
committing that sin.
Among the things that are affiliated to this
nullifier: Omission of Salah, because it is the pillar
of Religion, if a servant omits it totally, then, he has
turned away from the Religion of Allah (the Great
and the Mighty). Umar bin Alkhattab said: whoever
misplaces it [i.e, prayer] it is easier for him to
misplace other than it.
Chapter: And these nullifiers are in total
contradiction to the two testimonies [i.e, testifying
that no deity is worthy of worship except Allah and
testifying that Muhammad is the Messenger of
Allah] whoever falls into committing any one of
them after he has been a Muslim, while he is
sensible and matured not forced and having no
excuse due to ambiguity, he is then a disbeliever,
and an apostate from the Religion of Islam. If he
dies on that, he will abide eternally in the Hell Fire.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
م تر ويهبششوي ك يششافن در
منك ب مر ي
من ي ي ررت ي د ن در ن
عن ندين نهن ۦ فيي ي ب
﴿وي ي
ي
ي
فيأ بوسل يهنئشش ي
خشششير هةد
دششش نري ي اشش وي ٱلرأ ن
م ل ببهششش مر نفششي ٱلشششش ي
ك ي
حب نط يششش تر أ عر هي
وأ بول يهئ ن ي ي
:﴾ ]البقششرة٢١٧
ن
هشش مر نفيهيششا هي
ب ٱل ننشششا هرد ب
دو ي
خل نشش ب
ح ب
ك أ صر هي
ي س
.[217
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Meaning: "And whoever of you reverts from his
religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a
disbeliever- for those, their deeds have become
worthless in this world and the hereafter, and those
are the companions of the Fire; they will bide
therein eternally. Q2: V217.
And whoever falls into any of these nullifiers or a
part of it internally while he manifests Islam, he is
then a hypocrite with major hypocrisy. We will treat
him as a Muslim externally, and we will entrust his
secret to Allah (the Exalted) as far as an apparent
disbelief has not been clear to us from him.
Chapter: The nullifiers are of two levels:
The first level: a disclosed infidelity, this is the
kind in which there is no ambiguity and no
suspicion beside the disbelief of its companion and
he has no excuse of unawareness or interpretation
or compulsion.
Like one who is affiliated to [a religion] other
than Islam, or worships other than Allah (the Great
and the Almighty) and he who abuses Allah and His
Messenger and the one who mocks the Religion and
he who denies the Qur'an or the tradition of the
Prophet, or deny what is necessarily known in
Religion where as his knowledge about that is clear.
The companions of this level are considered to
be disbelievers and they are the dwellers of Hell
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Fire if we are sure that they had died on that. Allah
(the exalted) said:
ي
ف برو ا س
مششا ي
مبنششويا س أن ي ي سرت يشش غر ن
ي وي ٱنلششش ن
كششا ي
ن يءا ي
﴿ ي
ذي ي
ن نللن ننبشش ج
ب
ن ويل ي ور ي س
ن
ى ن
م نن ب ي عرد ن ي
ل ن لر ب
ما ت يب يي ن ي
مشش شررن ك ني ي
كاجن بويا أوسنلي قب ررب ي ه
ي
ي
.[113 :﴾ ]التوبة١١٣
ب
جشش ن
ٱلر ي
ح ب
ل يهب مر أجن نهب مر أ صر هي
ح يم ن
Meaning: "It is not for the Prophet and those
who have believed to ask forgiveness for the
polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has
become clear to them that they are companions of
Hell Fire.Q9: V113.
The second level: that which is not a clear
disbelief; this is of two types,
The first type: that which it is possible for its
companion to be excused of being forced or
madness or suspicion due to an interpretation or
ignorance which may be tenable as an excuse and
which may require establishing evidence upon him.
When the evidence reaches him and he understood
its meaning but still insists after the evidence has
been made clear to him, then, he will be judged
disbeliever. However, if the suspicion still remains
in him, he will not be regarded a disbeliever.
That is why the great scholars of Ahlu- ssunnah
[i.e, those who follow the exact teachings of the
Prophet (S.A.W)] abstained from judging the
companions of some misguided sects who deny
some names and attributes of Allah as unbelievers
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because of the ambiguity of interpretation, after
judging them innovators and that ambiguity will not
give them an excuse in their wrong doing, but it will
prevent them from being considered unbelievers.
It is in this form that a deed can be considered
disbelief, but the one who performs it would not be
judged as infidel until all conditions are fulfilled in
him and all of the interdictors are absent.
The second type: In the case where the
nullifier will be among the controversial nullifiers
and the researcher falls into a kind of confusion and
having no preponderance in it.
The Islamic scholars have disputed over some
nullifiers, among which are:
1- Abstention from observing Prayer due to
laziness and carelessness without denying its
obligation and not arrogant in observing it.
The right opinion is that whoever leaves it
totally, he is a disbeliever, and he who prays a
times and abstains from prayer at other times is a
dissolute, promised with a punishment due to his
negligence of the congregations but he will not be
judged a disbeliever. This is the intermediate
opinion between the two opinions.
The first opinion is that he will become an
unbeliever by leaving a single prayer.
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The second opinion is that he will not become a
disbeliever even if he abstains from prayer totally.
2- Magic, the scholars have disputed over the
infidelity of he who learns magic and he who works
with magic. The right opinion in this is that magic
can never be done except by the acts of disbelief
and major polytheism such as seeking assistance
from the devils, pleasing them by offering sacrifices
for their sake, vowing [to them] and scorning what
Allah ordered to be glorified. There is no dispute
between the scholars that whoever commits these
acts is a disbeliever.
But among the scholars are those who call
hidden tricks and visual artifice magic. And among
them are those who consider making tricks by
giving some syrup that functions against the sense
of a person, his life and his perception as magic.
That is why they do not absolutely judge a
magician as a disbeliever until they inquire about
the nature of his magic. If he does his magic by
seeking help from the devil and approaching them
they judge him a disbeliever, but if he does his
magic with other than that they decide punishment
on him.
3- Abandonment of Zakah [charity], fasting and
pilgrimage. Some scholars are of the opinion that
whoever leaves any of these obligations is a
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disbeliever even if he does not deny its obligation.
But the right opinion is that, he who abandons that
will not be considered a disbeliever except he
denied its obligation, then, he will be judged a
disbeliever because he has disproved Allah and His
Messenger.
Many authentic traditions have indicated that
one who abandons these obligations will be
punished in the hereafter. Then, he will be shown
his way either to Paradise or to Hell Fire, and this is
an evidence that he has not necessarily became a
disbeliever.
Chapter: Some acts that withdraw from the
Religion may contain more than one nullifier. Thus,
it is a disbelief in different ways.
Example of that is one who legislates with other
than what Allah revealed while considering that to
be lawful and preferring the legislation of tyrants to
the legislation of Allah (the Great and the
Almighty).
Hence, he is an unbeliever in different ways, He
is an unbeliever because of his legislation with
other than what Allah revealed and making himself
a partner to Allah in His legislation and he is an
unbeliever because of his legalization of what is
necessarily known to be unlawful in the Religion of
Islam.
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He is an unbeliever because of his disproof of
Allah and His Messenger as he regards the
legislation of tyrants to be better than the
legislation of Allah (the Great and the Almighty)
It is also worth noting that some unbelievers and
apostates fall into different forms of nullifiers. Thus,
some of them fall into major polytheism, disproving
Allah and His Messenger, hating the Religion of
Islam, alliance with the unbelievers and other
things among the nullifiers. The more a servant
falls into these nullifiers, the worse his disbelief will
be, and of course his punishment will be more
severe.
Chapter: And kufr [disbelief] is of two kinds,
external and internal disbelief.
As for the internal disbelief, it has to do with the
situation between him and Allah. He may be a
disbeliever internally because he has committed
that which nullifies Islam, but based on what people
see, he manifests Islam. Hence, he is a hypocrite
who should be treated as a Muslim externally but in
the hereafter he will be together with the
unbelievers in the Hell Fire abiding therein eternally.
Furthermore, among the people is one who may
commit a nullifier among the nullifiers of Islam from
what appeared to the people, but he may have
what will grant him excuse such as madness,
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excusable ignorance, or because he is new in Islam
such that some words of disbelief which he is used
to will be coming out of his tongue without him
believing in it. He may be judged a disbeliever
externally, but internally he may be having an
excuse.
And a person is resurrected on what he died
upon in terms of faith or disbelief.
Originally the proclamation of disbelief upon
someone is referred to the scholars and the rulers.
There could be an exception to this due to some
incidences which will necessitate that, or because a
work is related to that.
Among the things which must be noted, is
hastiness in judging a person as an infidel
while his infidelity has not been clearly
established, because of the sayings of the
Prophet (S.A.W):
ي
ييا ي:ه
ل الرج ب
ذا يقا ي
»إ ن ي
، ما
في ي.كافنبر
ل لي ن
خي ن
قد س ب يششايء ب نهيششا أ ي
حششد بهب ي
ن ي
ما يقا ي
ث
منتفقد عليششه مششن حششدي ن
ت ع يل يي س ن
ويإ نل ن ير ي، ل
كا ي
إن س
] ب.« ه
جعي س
ن كي ي
.[مير ب
ن عب ي
اب ن
Meaning:" When a man says to his brother, "O
unbeliever, one of them will certainly go with it, if it
was as he said (then, so be it) otherwise it (i.e the
word unbeliever) will return back to him. Reported
by Bukari and Muslim on the authority of Abdullah
bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). Abu
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dharrin (may Allah be pleased with him) also
narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah
saying:
»يمنن يديع ا يركج ئ
.«. يولينييس يكيذإليك إإول يح اير يعلينيإه.ل
ال إب انل ك نفإر أينو يق ايل يعكدوو ا وإ
.[]متفق عليه
Meaning:" He who labels anyone with unbelief or
calls him the enemy of Allah, and he was in fact not
so, it returns back to him. Bukhari and Muslim.
This warning is in regards to that which occurs in
the course of blaspheming, hastiness and judgment
without qualification, but as for a scholar who is
qualified, if he makes mistake in his judgment when
requested for that without being negligent or
following his wish, he will be rewarded for his effort
and his mistake is forgiven.
Chapter: The scholars unanimously agree to
the killing of the apostate because of the saying of
the Prophet (S.A.W):
.[سب
ن ع ينبا س
]رواه ب الببخاريي من حدي ن
ث اب ن
«. »يمنن يبوديل إديينكه يف انقكتكلهوكه
Meaning:" Whoever changes his religion, you
should kill him" reported by Albukhari on the
authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with
them).
And whoever died an apostate should not be
washed, enshrouded, prayed upon and should not
be buried in the cemetery of the Muslims. His
wealth will not be bequeathed and he should not be
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prayed for after his death.
As for [the issue of] asking him to repent before
killing him, that is based on the decision of the
leader. If he hopes in his return to Islam or there is
an incidental suspicion as a result of which he
apostate, he has the right to give him respite for
three days, presenting Islam to him. If he returns,
that is it, but if he refuses he should be killed as an
apostate.
If the leader observes that there is benefit to the
Muslims in hastening to killing, for example, one
who harms Muslims intensively after his apostate,
or one who spies on them or the leader fears
affliction and harm on the Muslims in delaying him,
he can hastens in killing him so long as he does not
repents before being caught.
O Allah, let us live as Muslims and cause us to
die as Muslims and join us with the righteous and
protect us from disgrace in this World and the
punishment in the hereafter our Lord, You are
indeed kind and merciful.
()معالم الدين
Authored by
Abdulazeez ibn Adaakhil
Almutairi
Translated by
Idris Abdullah
1434AH/2013
معالم الدين
)دروس ميسرة في أصول الدين(
باللغة الجنجليزية
تأليف:
عبدالعزيز بن داخل المطيري
المشرف العام على معهد آفاق التيسير
للتعليم عن ببعد
ترجمة:
إدريس عبد الله
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Contents
Translator's note........................................10
The meaning of Ashshahaadataini [i.e,
Laa'ilaahailla-llahuMuhammadurrasulullahi]...............................................11
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illaAllah..........................................................14
Lesson two: The meaning of Shahadatu
anna Muhammada-rrasulu-llah (i.e
testifying to the Prophet hood of
Muhammad (S.A.W.....................................25
Lesson three: The necessity of being
obedient to Allah and His Messenger..........36
Lesson four: The virtues of Attauheed
(Islamic monotheism).................................46
Lesson five: The meaning of Islamic
Religion.....................................................57
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Lesson six: The meaning of Ibadah.............70
Lesson Seven: Explanation of the Meaning
of Alkufru bi-ttaghut [i.e, Rejection of false
deities]......................................................80
Lesson Eight: Warning against Shirk
[Polytheism] and explanation of its
classification............................................100
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy.
(1\3)........................................................114
Lesson ten: Warning against hypocrisy
(2\3)........................................................129
Lesson eleven: warning against hypocrisy
(3\3)........................................................142
Lesson twelve: Nullifiers of Islam..............154
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Translator's note
All praises are due to Almighty Allah, the lord of
creations. May His peace and blessings be upon our
noble Prophet, Muhammad the son of Abdullah, his
household, companions and those who follow their
footstep till the day of resurrection.
The need for every Muslim to understand the
true Islamic creed as taught by the Prophet cannot
be overemphasized especially, the non-Arab
speakers. This is because there are very few
English literature in this area. Some of these
literature are narrow in scope while in others,
issues are presented in complicated ways that
render the reader more confused after reading the
book. It is in the light of this that I decided to
translate this book, "MA'ALIMU DEEN" written by
Sheikh Abdulazeez ibn Adaakhil Almutairi because
of the simplicity with which the author presents
issues of Islamic creed and its wide scope. The
book will also be very useful as a course material in
Islamic creed for both students and teachers during
Islamic vocational training programmes.
I pray Almighty Allah will make it useful and
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beneficial to whoever reads it and also reward the
author for his effort.
Idris Abdullahi
Islamic University of Madina,
.Saudi Arabia
The meaning of Ashshahaadataini [i.e,
Laa'ilaahailla-llahuMuhammadurrasulullahi]
They are the basic foundation of Islam and its
first pillar, with which a person becomes a Muslim.
So, whoever does not testify to them is not a
Muslim.
Abdullah bin Umar (May Allah be please with
them) narrated that the prophet (S.A.W) said:
ي
ي:س
ه
مشش
م ع ييل ى ي
شششيهاد يةن أ س
سل ي ب
ي ال ن س
ن ل إلششه إل اللشش ب
خ س
ي »ب بن ن ي
س
ب
ي
ي
ي
صششلةن وينإيت يششانء النزكششاةن
م د
م ي
ويأ ن
دا ع يب سششد به ب ويير ب
سششول ب
ح ن
ن ب
ه ويإ نقششام ن ال ن
س
.[ن « ]متفق عليه
ضا
م
ر
م
و
ص
و
ت
ي
ب
ل
ا
ج
ح ج يس ن ي ي س ن ي ي ي ي
وي ي
Meaning: "Islam is built on five pillars: To testify
that none is worthy of worship except Allah and
that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah "Laailaa
ill-Allah, Muhammadur-Rasulullah", to establish
Salah (five daily prayers), to offer Zakah (obligatory
charity), to perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makah), and
to fast the month of Ramadan. Agreed upon by Al
Bukhari and Muslim.
Thus, the first thing that a person is supposed to
learn in the religion of Islam is its first pillar, by
knowing the meaning and rulings of Shahaadataini.
When the Prophet (s.a.w) sent Mu'adh ibnJabal
to Yemen he said to him:
س
ي
»إ نجن ن ي
ما أ يهس ي
ب فيإ ن ي
ن
م إ نيل ى أ س
كي ي
م يفاد سع بهب س
جئ ست يهب س
ذا ن
ست يأنتي قيوس د
ل ك ن ييتا س
ن
ي
ن
ي
ي
ب
يي س
م
ن ب
سول اللهن فششإ ن س
م د
م ي
يويأ ن، ه
دوا أ س
شه ي ب
دا ير ب
هش س
ح ن
ن ب
ه إ ن يل الل ب
ن ل إ نل ي
ي
ن
ي
ي
ي
ي
س
م ي
عوا لك ب نذ يل نك فيأ س
أ يطا ب
مأ ن
خ س
ض ع يلي سهنشش س
ن الل ي
خب نسرهب س
مشش ي
ه قيد س فيير ي
ت نفي ك ب ج
.[ ]متفق علیه.« الحديث...ة
ل ي يوسم س ويل يي سل ي س
وا س
ي
صل ي ي
Meaning:" you are going to a nation from the
people of the scriptures (divine books – Jews and
the Christians), invite them to testify that
Laa'ilaahailla- Allah (i.e, there is no deity worthy of
worship except Allah) and I am Allah's Messenger,
and if they obey you to do so, then inform them
that Allah has made it obligatory upon them to
observe five salah(prayers) in every day and
night…. To the end of the hadith". Reported by Imam
Muslim, on the authority of Ibn Abbas.
It was also reported by Imam Albukhari and its
wordings are;
.«. »يفنلي ك نن أيووكل يم ا يتندكعهوكهنم إإيل ى أينن كييهوححكدوا اولي يعوز يويجول
Meaning:” let (Islamic monotheism) be the first
thing you will invite them to (i.e, testifying to the
oneness of Allah).
And the explanation of that is also [contained] in
the long hadith [popularly known as hadith Jibril] in
which the Angel Gabriel asked the prophet (s.a.w)
about the levels of religion: Islam, Iman and Ihsan,
after that the prophet (S.A.W) said to his
companions –as in the last part of the hadith-:
.«. »يهيذا إجنبإريكل أييت ا ك نم كييعلحكم ك نم إديين ك نم
The meaning of Ashshahaadatain
15
Meaning: "this is (Jibril i.e, angel Gabriel. He
came to you in order to teach you your religion."
So, the first obligatory thing to learn in religious
matters is the lesson that is contained in the hadith
of Jibril, and the first level of the [three] levels of
the religion is Islam and the first pillar of Islam is
Ash-shahadatani.
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Lesson one:
The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
The meaning of Laa'ilaahailla- Allah is, there is
no diety that deserves to be worshiped except
Allah.
And the noun "Al –ilaah" is similar in meaning to
"Al-ma'luh" meaning the worshiped one.
So all the deities that are worshiped besides
Allah are false deities, and whoever worships other
than Allah is a Mushrik [pagan i.e, none Muslim] as
the Almighty Allah said:
مششا
معي ٱلل نششهن إ نل هيهدششا يءا ي
هششۥ ب نهنششۦ فيإ نجن ن ي
ن لي ب
من ي يدرع ب ي
﴿وي ي
خششير يل ب بررههيشش ي
ي
ه
ي
:﴾ ]المؤمنششون١١٧ ن
هۥ ن
ن
ح ٱلرك ن
فششبرو ي
هششۥ ل ي بفرل نشش ب
ح ي
عند ي يرب جهنششۦۦ إ نجن ن ب
ساب ب ب
.[117
Meaning: "And whoever invokes besides Allah
another deity for which he has no proof – then his
account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the
disbelievers will not succeed".(Q23:117).
So it is –totally- impermissible to associate with
Allah any deity in worship, be he a prophet and
messenger or an Angel who is brought near [to
Allah] or a pious worshiper among the righteous
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servants or a tree or a stone or anything else.
Because [acts of] Ibada are the rights of Allah
alone, as Allah (the exalted) said:
سششش إ ننل
ٱلرإ نشششجنششششششش ي
نشش ويشششش
ٱلر ن
جششششششش ن
خل ي
مشششششششا ي
﴿وي ي
.[56 :﴾ ]الذاریات٥٦ ن
ل ني ي عرب ب ب
دو ن
تشش
قر ب
Meaning: "And I did not create the Jinn and
Mankind except to worship me". (Q51:56).
And He (the Exalted) said:
﴿قب لر هبو ٱل ل نشش ي
.[1 :ص:﴾ ]الخل١حد د
ه أ ي
ب
ي
Meaning: "Say [O Muhammad], He is Allah who
is one".(Q112:1)
And He (the Exalted) said:
ن
ه إ ننل ب
هششوي ٱلشنرششش حر هي
ددد نل إ نهيلشش ي
مششش ب
حششش
﴿ويإ نل هيهبك بششش رم إ نل هيششش ده وهي ن
.[163:﴾ ]البقرة١٦٣ م
ٱ ل نر ن
حي ب
Meaning: "And your God is one God, there is no
deity worthy of worship except him, the entirely
merciful, the especially merciful".Q2:163.
And He said:
ه إ ننل ب
﴿ ب
هششششششششششوي ٱلر ي
ي يل إ نهيلشششششششششش ي
هششششششششششوي
حششششششششششش ي
نششششششش
.[65 :]المؤمن
﴾ ٱ
ه
م خرل ن ن
لششششششش ج
ن لي ب
في ٱدرع ب و ه ب ب
دشششششششششششيشش ي
صي ي
Meaning: "He is the (ever) living; there is no
deity except him, so call upon him (being) sincere
to him in religion".Q40:65.
So, this is the-real- meaning of
"Attauhid"(Islamic Monotheism) i.e, unifying Allah in
(all acts of) worship. Thus; we shouldn't worship
except Allah alone without associating (any)
partner to him.
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
19
And it is with this "tauhid" which is the meaning
of "Laa'ilaahailla-Allah" that Allah (S.W.T) sent His
entire prophets.
Allah the Exalted said:
ي
من قي برل ن ي
ل إ ننل بجنشو ن
ي إ نل ي يرهن
ك ن
سش لرن ي ا ن
من نر ب
ما أ رر ي
﴿وي ي
ح ي
سو س
ي
ي
ن
ه
ي
.[25 :﴾ ]الجنبياء٢٥ ن
ه ۥ يل إ نل ي
أجن ن ب
ه إ نل أجن ي اا في ٱعرب ب د ب و ن
Meaning:" And we sent not before you any
messenger except we reveal to him that, there is
no deity except me,(Allah) so worship me".(Q22:25)
And He said:
ي
قشش در بع ثرنششا فششي ك بشش ج ب
ٱعرببشششد ب و ا س
ن
﴿ويل ي ي
ن
يي ي
مشش ةة نر ب
لأ ن
سششودل أ ن
لششش هن
تشش
﴾
ه ويٱٱٱجر ٱٱت ي ن نببششششششششششششوا س ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ٱٱٱ
طشششششش ب
غشششششششششششششو ي
ٱ ل ل نششششششششششششش ي
.[36 :]النحل
Meaning: "And we certainly sent into every
nation a messenger [saying] worship Allah [alone]
and avoid "taghut" (false deities)".
And Allah has narrated to us in His glorious book
the stories of –His- messengers and their people,
and He made it clear that the first thing the
prophets called [their people] to was "Attauhid" i.e,
unity of Allah [Islamic Monotheism] and He(SWT)
also told us the outcome of the believers who
answered their prophets' call, and the outcome of
those who disbelieved in their prophets and
associated with Allah partners which He has not
sent [any] proof for. Allah the exalted said:
ي
قششا ي
قشش ورم نشش
ل ي هي ي
م ه ن ۦ في ي
حششا إ نل يشش
﴿ل ي ي
ى يقشش ور ن
سششش لرن ي ا بجنو د
قشش در أ رر ي
ه
ي
ما ل ي ب
ف
يأ ي
خششا ب
م ٱٱٱنر إ نل هيششهس غ ييرٱٱٱبر ب
كم ج
ه ي
ٱٱٱ ٱٱعرب ب د ب و ا سٱٱٱ ٱٱل ل نشش ي
هشش ٱٱۥۦ إ نجن جشش ي
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
20
ع يل ي يرك بشش مر ع ي ي
.[59 :﴾ ]العراف٥٩ ظي مة
ب ي ي ورم سشش ع ي ن
ذا ي
Meaning: "We had certainly sent Noah to his
people, and he said, O my people worship Allah;
you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for
you the punishment of the tremendous day."
(Q7:59) And He(SWT) said:
عرد ب و ا س
﴿۞ويإ نل ي
ٱٱٱٱ هبششود د اۦٱٱٱ قيششا ي
ٱٱٱبششش
قششورٱٱم نشش
ل ي هي ي
خششاهب مر
عاد س أ ي ي
ى ي
ٱٱٱٱٱ ب
ه
مششا ل ي ب
﴾٦٥ ن
هششش ٱٱٱٱ أۥۦ يفييل ت يت ن ب
قششو ي
مششش ٱٱٱنرإ نهيلششهس يرٱٱغ ي ٱبر ب
كششم ج
ه ي
ٱ ل ل نششش ي
.[65 :]العراف
Meaning: "And to the Aad (we sent) their brother
Hood. He said, O my people, worship Allah; you
have no deity other than Him. Then will you not
fear Him?"(Q7:65)
He (SWT) said:
ٱعرببشششد ب و ا س
ي
ح اۦ يقشا ي
قشش ورم نشش
ل ي هي ي
مود ي أ ي ي
صششل ن د
ى ث ي ب
خشاهب مر هي
﴿ويإ نل ه
ما ل ي ب
.[73 :م ٱٱٱنرإ نل هيهس غ ييرٱٱٱبر ه ب ٱٱۥ ﴾ ]العراف
كم ج
ه ي
ٱ للن ي
Meaning: "And to the Thamood (we sent) their
brother Saleh. He said, O my people, worship Allah;
you have no deity other than Him".(Q7:73) And He
(SWT) said:
ي
ششششعي يرب د اۦ يقشششا ي
خشششاهب مر ب
قشششش ورم نشش
ل ي هي ي
ن أي ي
ى ي
مشششش دري ي ي
﴿ويإ نلششش ه
ما ل ي ب
:ر ه بششش ٱٱٱٱ ۥد﴾ ]العششراف
كم ج
ه ي
ٱٱٱ ٱٱعرب ب د ب و ا سٱٱٱ ٱٱل ل نشش ي
م ٱٱٱنر إ نل هيششهس يرغ يٱٱٱٱٱ ب
.[85
Meaning: "And to the (people of) Madyana (we
sent) their brother Shu'aib. He said, O my people,
worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him".
(Q7:85) And He (S.W.T) said:
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
21
﴿ويإ ن ذر يقا ي
م هن ۦۦ إ نجن نن نششي ب يششيرا دء
م نل يب نيششهن وييقشش ور ن
ل إ ن برهير ن
هي ب
ن
ن ٢٦إ ننل ٱل نششش ن
دو ي
ت ي عرببشش ب
هۥ ي
ذي فيط ييرنجنششي يفششإ نجن ن ب
سششي ي هرد ن ي ن
]الزخرف.[27-26 :
مششا
م ن
ج
﴾٢٧
Meaning:" And (mention, o Muhammad) when,
Abraham said to his father and his people, "Indeed,
I am disassociated from that which you
worship(26). Except for He who created me; and
indeed He will guide me". (Q43: 26 and 27) And He
(SWT) said:
﴿أ ي مر ب
كنت ب مر ب
تششش
ب
ضششير ي ي عر ب
قششو ي
ح ي
دايء إ ن ذر ي
شه ي ي
مشششش ور ب
ٱلر ي
إ ن ذر يقا ي
مشش نن ب ي عر ن
ن ن
دش يد قيششابلوا س جن ي عرببششد ب
دو ي
مششا ت ي عرببشش ب
ل ل نب يننيهن ي
ه يءايبائ نشششششش ي
إ نل هييهشششششش ي
م نعي ي
ل
ك إ ن برهير
سر هي
هه ي
ك ويإ نل هيشششششش ي
مشش ويإ ن
ن ] ﴾١٣٣البقششرة:
ح قي إ نل هيدها وهي ن
مو ي
ح د
ويإ ن سر هي
م سرل ن ب
هۥ ب
ن لي ب
دا ويجن ي حر ب
.[133
Meaning: "Or were you witnesses when death
approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "what
will you worship after me?" They said, "We will
worship your God and God of your fathers Abraham
and Ishmael and Isaac- one God and we are
)Muslims (in submission) to him". (Q2:133
ي
خ
مت ي ي
ن ي
فجرقبشششو ي
ب ي
﴿يءأ رريبشششا د
ق هن ابر ] ﴾٣٩یوسف.[39 :
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ي
هشش ٱلروهي ن
حشششد ب
يردر أم ن ٱلششنلششششش ب
And (prophet) Joseph (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) said (to his two companions in
prison):"…. are separate lords better or Allah, the
)one, the prevailing?"(Q12:39
ي
سش لرن هي ي
مششا
م د
ة ل ج لرعهي ل ي ن
ما أ رر ي
ن ١٠٧بقشش لر إ نجن ن ي
ك إ ننل ير حر ي
﴿وي ي
ميشش ي
ي
ي
مششا إ نل هيهب ب
حششش ددد فييهششش لر أجنبتششم
كششش مر إ نهيلششش ده وهي ن
بيششو ي
ي أجن ن ي
ى إ نيلشش ن
ح يه
ن ] ﴾١٠٨الجنبیاء.[108-107 :
مو ي
م سرل ن ب
ي
And that was how the Prophet (s.a.w) carried out
22
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
his call to the world. As Allah the exalted said: "And
We have not sent you, o (Muhammad) except as a
mercy to the worlds (107) Say, "it is only revealed
to me that your god is but one God; so will you be
Muslims (in submission to him)?"(108) (Q21:107 and
108)
Indeed the Prophet (S.A.W) started his
propagation to his people at Makah by calling them
to Attauhid (Islamic Monotheism). He invited them
to say (Laa'ilaahailla-Allah) and abstain from idol
worshiping, but most of them were arrogant and
they refused to submit to the word of Attauhid
(Laa'ilaahailla-Allah). So they were as Allah said
(about them):
ذا نقيششش ي
﴿إ نجن نبهشششش مر ك يششششاجن بويا س إ ن ي
هش
ه إ ننل ٱل نلششششش ب
ل ل يبهشششش مر يل إ نل هيشششش ي
ي
ن أئ نن نششا ل يت يششارنك بويا س يءال نهيت نن يششا ل ن ي
ع ةر
ويي ي ب٣٥ ن
شششا ن
قول بششو ي
ي ي سرت يشش كرب ن برو ي
: فييرد ن الله عليهم بقوله.[36-35 :﴾ ]الصافات٣٦ ن
م جرن بو ه ن
ن
نشش
صششششد نقي
جششششايء نبششششش ٱلر ي
﴿ب يششششش لر ي
مشششششش رر ي
ٱلر ب
ح قجشش وي ي
سششششششل نششي ي
.[37 :﴾ ]الصافات٣٧
Meaning: "Indeed they, when it was said to
them, "there is no deity but Allah, "were arrogant
(35) And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for
a mad poet? (36) (Q37: 35 and 36)
And Allah (S.W.T) answered them (immediately)
by saying:
Rather, he (i.e, the prophet (S.A.W) has come with
the truth and confirms the (previous) messengers".
(Q7:37)
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
23
Therefore the word of Attauhid [Laa'ilaahaillaAllah] is the word of truth which the entire
messengers [of Allah] called [there people to]
before [the time of] the Prophet (S.A.W) and it is
also the call of our prophet (S.A.W).
And indeed the pagans of Quraish understood
the fact that calling to Attauhid means leaving all
other deities that are worshiped besides Allah (the
exalted). Therefore, tauhid can never be achieved
unless by avoiding all acts of "shirk"[polytheism].
Umar Bin Alkhaddab (May Allah be pleased with
him) narrated that the prophet (S.A.W) said:
ل إإيليه إإ و
ل إإيليه إإ و
يفيمنن يق ايل ي، ل اولكَمَف
»أكإمنركت أينن أكيق اإتيل الون ايس يحوت ى يكقهوكلهوا ي
ل
ل إبيححقققإه يوإحيسقق اكبكه يعليقق ى ا و
صققيم إمحنققني يمقق اليكه يويننفيسققكه إإ و
« ]متفق. لإقق
اولك يفيقققند يع ي
.[علیه
Meaning: " I was ordered to fight the people
until they testify to Laa'ilaahailla – Allah. If they
testified to that, then their lives and wealth are
saved except for Islamic rites, and their
accountability is [left] to Allah". Agreed upon by AlBukhri and Muslim.
And when the prophet (S.A.W) sent his letters to
the rulers [calling them to Islam] He started by
calling them to the oneness of Allah. Abdullahi Bin
Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated
that the prophet (S.A.W) sent a letter to Heraclius
the king of Rome [saying]:
من كمحوم ٍدد رسققهوإل الإقق إلقق ى إهيرنقققيل يعيظيققإم، »بسم ال الرحمن الرحيمَمَف
، فإحني أدعهويك بإدع ايققإة السققالإمَمَف: يسالم عل ى يمن اوتيبيع الكهيد ى أوم ا بعكد، الرروإمَمَف
فققإن يتقيهولونييت فقإون عليقيك إإنثقيم، وأينسإلنم كينؤإتققيك الكقق أنجقيرك يمورتيققنَمَف، أينسإلنم يتنسلينمَمَف
اي
ي س ي
و﴿قب لر ي يهأ ي هر ي، لإريإسققحييينَمَف
مشش ةة
ى ك يل ن ي
ل ٱٱٱٱٱلرك ن هيتشش ن
ب ت يعيششال وراشش إ نلشش ه
24
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
ي
وا ه نء ب ي يرن ين يششا ويب ي يرن ي ب
ه وييل جن ب شررن ي
ك
ي
كشش مر أنل جن ي عرببششد ي إ ننل ٱ ل نلشش ي
س ي
ي
د
ي
هشش ۦ ي
ن
ششش يرٔا ويل ي يت ن ن
بن ن
مششن ب
ضششينا ب ي عر د
خششذ ي ب ي عر ب
ضششا أ ررب يا دبششا ج
دو ن
ي
س
س
ب
س
ن
ن
ن
قولششوا
ٱ ل لشش ٱٱٱٱ هفۦهينإن ت يويل وراشش في ب
مو ي
م سرل ن ب
ٱٱٱٱٱهيٱٱشرد ب و ا ب نأجن نششا ب
.[[ « ]حدیث متفق علیه64 :﴾ ]العمران٦٤
Meaning: "In the name of Allah, the most
beneficent, the most merciful. [This letter is] from
Muhammad, the slave of Allah and his messenger
to Heraclius the ruler of the Byzantines. Peace be
upon who ever follows the right path. There after: I
invite you to Islam. Embrace Islam; you will be safe.
Accept Islam and Allah will double your reward, and
if you turn away [from the truth and reject this
invitation] you will be responsible for the sins of
Arisiyin [i.e your peasants]. And:"O people of the
book come to a word which is just between us and
you, that we worship none but Allah, and we
associate no partner with Him, and that none of us
shall take others as lords besides Allah, and if they
turn away, say: Bear witness that we are Muslims.
(Q3:V64). Reported by Albukhari and Muslim.
And the Prophet (S.A.W) sent similar letters to
kisra the ruler of Paris and Al- Mukawkis the ruler of
Alkibd and to the ruler of Ethiopia and to Jaifar and
Iyadh the sons of Al-Jalanda at Oman and to
Hodhah the son of Ali at Yamama and to Al-Mundhir
the son of Sawi at Hajar and to Ibn AbiShamr the
Ghssanian. These were the rulers of his time.
And in sahih of Imam Muslim from the narration
of Anas bin Malik, (May Allah be please with him).
That the prophet (S.A.W) wrote (letter) to every
tyrant [i.e ruler] calling them to the religion of
Allah".
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
25
Abdullah bin Abbas (May Allah be please with
them) narrated That when the prophet (S.A.W) sent
Mu'adh (May Allah be please with him) to Yemen he
said to him:
يفنلي ك نن أيووكل يم ا يتققندكعهوكهنم إإليقق ى أينن، »إإونيك كتنقإدكم يعيل ى يقنهو ٍدم إمنن أينهإل انلإكيت اإبَمَف
.«. كييهوححكدوا اولي
Meaning: " You are going to a nation from the
people of the scriptures [divine books – Jews and
the Christians] let the first thing you will invite
them to, be Islamic monotheism".
Therefore, "Attauhid" [Islamic Monotheism] is
the key to entering into [the religion of ] Islam,
without it a person is not considered a Muslim, and
if he commits anything that invalidates it, he is
then an unbeliever, Mushrik [pagan], out of the
religion of Islam.
Mu'adhu binJabal (May Allah is pleased with
him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W)
said to him:
اولكقق يويركسققهوكلكه: »يي ا كميع اكذ ! أييتندإر ي يم ا يحرق اولإقق يعليقق ى انلإعيبقق اإد ؟ يققق ايل كمعقق امذ
»يحرق اولإ يعيل ى انلإعيب اإد أينن ينعكبكدوكه يو ي: يق ايل.أينعليكم
: بثوم يق ايل.«. ل كينشإرككهوا إبإه يشنيئئ ا
اولكقق: « يققق ايل كمعقق امذ. »يي ا كميع اكذ ! أييتندإرن ي يم ا يحرق انلإعيب اإد يعيل ى اولإ إإيذا يفيعكلهوا يذإلققيك ؟
.«. »يحرق انلإعيب اإد يعيل ى اولإقق إإيذا يفيعكلققهوا يذإلققيك أينن يل كييعققحذيبكهنم: يق ايل.يويركسهوكلكه أينعيلكم
[]متفق عليه
Meaning: "O Mu'adh, do you know the right of
Allah upon his slaves?
Mu'adh said, Allah and his prophet know better.
The prophet said; "the right of Allah upon his
slaves is to worship him and not to associate with
him any deity.
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
He [the Prophet] then said:"O Mu'adh, do you
know the rights of the servants upon Allah if they
do what he ordained them?
Mu'adh said; Allah and his prophet know better.
The Prophet said the right of servants upon
Allah is that He will not punish he who does not
associate him with anything" (Agreed upon by AlBukhari and Muslim).
When a servant testifies that Laa'ilaahailla-Allah
[i.e, there is no deity worthy of worship except
Allah], with that; he has testified to the invalidity of
all other deities besides Allah (the exalted). And he
bears witness to himself that he will never worship
anything besides Allah, being sincere in his
worship.
And this is the kind of Islam which Allah (S.W.T)
ordered to be practiced.
Allah (the exalted) said:
ي
ي
مششن
﴿۞قب ٱٱ
ن ن
ن يتشش ٱٱدرع ب و ي
لر إ نججني جن بهنيشش ب
ت أ نرٱٱٱ أعر ٱببششد ي ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱل نشششششذ ن ي ي
ي
ب
تشش أ نر
مششن نرب جششي ويأ ن
ت ن
مششا ي
ب
مشش رر ب
ي ٱلرب ي ي ج ن هيشش ب
ن ٱل ل ن هن ل ي ن
جششايءجن ن ي
دو ن
ب
.[66 :﴾ ]المؤمن٦٦ ن
ب ٱلرهيعششل ي ن
م ل نير ج
أ سرل ن ي
مي ي
Meaning:" Say (O Muhammad)."Indeed, I have
been forbidden to worship those you call upon
besides Allah once the clear proofs have come to
me from my Lord, and I have been commanded to
submit to the lord of the worlds."
Q40:V66) And Allah (the exalted) said:
ب
نششششش
ه
م خرل ن ن
ما أ ن
ٱلششششششش ج
مبرويا س إ ننل ل ني ي عرب ب ب
ن ل يشش ب
ه ب
دوا س ٱل ل نششش ي
﴿وي ي
دشششششششششيشش ي
صششي ي
صشششل يوه ة ي ويي ب ؤرت بشششو ا س ٱل نزشش ي
كششوه ة ۦة ويذ هينلشش ي
ن
حن ي ي
فششايء ويي ب ن
ب
قي ب
مششوا س ٱل ن
ك نديشش ب
.[5 :﴾ ]البینة٥ م ةن
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ق يج ي
Lesson one: The meaning of Laa'laaha'illa- Allah
27
Meaning:" And they were not commanded
except to worship Allah, being sincere to him in
religion, inclining to truth, and to establish prayer
and to give zakah (charity). And that is the correct
religion.(Q98:V5) And Allah (the exalted) said:
ه
م خرل ن ن
ن يلشششششششش ب
هششش ب
ٱلشششنلشششششششششششش ي
صششششششششي ي
.[14
نشش
فشششبرششو
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ
﴾١٤ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ هي
ٱ
كشششششششلر ن
ي:]المؤمن
﴿يفشششششششش ٱدرع ب و ا س
ن ورويل ي ٱٱٱ ك يرنه ي
ٱ ل دج ي ي
Meaning: "So invoke Allah, being sincere to him
in religion, even though the unbelievers dislike it."
(Q40:V14) And Allah (the exalted) said:
ي
س نإن ب
كنبتشش مر فنششي ي
مششن ندين نششي
ششش ك ةك ج
﴿قب لر ي يهأي يهيششا ٱل ن نشششا ب
كشش
ن
دو
فييل أ ي عرببششد ب ٱنلشششذ ن ي
هششششششششش ويل هي ن
ٱلشششششششنلششششششششششششش ن
ن ن
مششن ب
دو ي
ن ت ي عرببشش ب
ن
ي
ي
ي
ب
ي
ن
ن ن
ذي ي يت يويفنى هك بشش مرد ويأ ن
ه ٱل ن ن
تشش أ نر أك بششو ي
مشش رر ب
أ عرب بد ب ٱل ل نشش ي
مشش ي
ويأ ي نر أ ينقشش مر وي جريهشش ي١٠٤ ن
فشا
حنني د
مشش ٱٱ ؤر ن
ن ي
ك نللش ج
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ب
م ن ني ي
دي ن
ي
وييل ت ي ب
ن
ويل ت ي درع بشش ن١٠٥ ن
ن ن
مششن ب
ن ٱلر ب
دو ن
مشش شررن ك ني ي
م ي
كوجن ي ن
ت فيإ نجن ن ي
فع ب ي
ك إن د
ن
ما يل يين ي
ك وييل ي ي ب
ذا ج
ضير ٱٱٱٱ ة دك فينإن فيعي ٱٱلرٱٱ ي
ٱ ل ل ن هن ي
م ي
.[106-104 :﴾ ]یوجنس١٠٦ ن
ٱ ل ظ هن ل ن ن
مي ي
Meaning: "Say, (O Muhammad) "O people, if you
are in doubt as to my religion - then I do not
worship those which you worship besides Allah;
who causes your death. And I have been
commanded to be of the believers (104).
And direct your face (i.e, self) toward the
religion, inclining to truth, and never be of those
who associate others with Allah (105)
And do not invoke besides Allah that which
neither benefits you nor harm you, for if you do,
then you would be of the wrongdoers (106)". Q
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10:V104-106
Summary:
-The meaning of (Laa'ilaaha – illa- Allah), no
deity is worthy of worship except Allah
-And Attauhid (Islamic monotheism) cannot be
fulfilled unless by abstaining from
"shirk"(polytheism)
-The purpose, for which we are created, is to
worship Allah alone (Islamic Monotheism), and not
to associate any partner with Him.
-He who worships any deity besides Allah is a
kaafir (pagan, unbeliever)
-All prophets called their people to Attauheed
(Islamic Monotheism) and the avoidance of shirk
(polytheism)
-The Foundation of the Prophet's mission is
Attauhid (Islamic Monotheism). Hence, he started
by calling his people to it, then he sent letters to
the rulers (of his time calling them to it) and he
ordered his companions to begin with it when they
call to Islam.
-Attauhid is the right of Allah upon his servants.
-He who does not practice Attauhid (Islamic
Monotheism) is not a Muslim even if he claims to be
Muslim (by utterance).
Lesson two:
The meaning of Shahadatu anna
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah (i.e
testifying to the Prophet hood of
Muhammad (S.A.W
Testifying to the Prophet hood of Muhammad
(S.A.W), implies believing that Allah has sent His
prophet, Muhammad the son of Abdullah the son of
Abdul muttalib as a messenger to the- entire- Jinn
and Mankind, instructing them to worship Allah
alone and to avoid all deities besides Allah, and to
explain the laws of the religion to them.
It also implies believing that he is a slave of
Allah and his messenger, so he does not has the
right to be worshiped besides Allah, and it is not
permissible to exaggerate in praising him in such a
way that we give him the attributes of Allah the
exalted.
Adullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with
him and his father Abbas) narrated that he had
Umar bin Alkhttab while he was on the pulpit
saying, I had the prophet (S.A.W) saying;
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ك ي ي، »ل ي تط سرونجني
ما أ ييجنا
فيإ نجن ن ي، م
مسري ي ي
ن ي
ما أط سير س
ي
ت الن ن ي
صاير ى اب س ي
ب ب
.[ه « ]رواه البخاري
في ب، ه
ع يب سد ب الل ن ن:قوبلوا
ويير ب، ه
سول ب ب
ع يب سد ب ب
Meaning:" Do not exceed limit in praising me as
the Christians did with the son of Marry, for I am
nothing but His slave, therefore, say; The servant
and messenger of Allah". Reported by Albukhari.
Testifying to the Prophet hood of Muhammad
(S.A.W) necessitates three important things:
Firstly: Loving him, in fact, it is obligatory to love
him more than one's self, family and children. Anas
bin malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated
that the prophet (S.W.A) said:
كو ي
ي
»ل ي يؤ سم ي
ن يوال ند نهن
ب إ نل يي سهن ن
ح ن
نأ ي
حنت ى أ ب ي
ي، م
نأ ي
حد بك ب س
م س
ب ن ب
ي
ي
.[ن « ]متفقعلیه
سأ س
ج ي
منعي ي
ويويلد نهن يوالننا ن
Meaning:"None of you will have faith, until he
loves me more than his father, his children and all
Mankind". Agreed upon by Bukhari and Muslim.
Secondly: Believing in all what he narrated
concerning the unseen and [all] other things. For,
whatever comes [from the prophet through
authentic chain is definitely] true and factual.
Thirdly: Obeying him by carrying out his
commands and abstaining from what he forbids.
Testifying that Muhammadu-rrasulu-llah, is [one
of the] great foundations among the foundations of
Islam. In fact, a person cannot enter into the fold of
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
31
Islam until he testifies that Muhammad (S.A.W) is
the Messenger of Allah and if he commits anything
that nullifies this testimony, then he is not a Muslim
rather, he is an unbeliever and apostate from Islam.
Among those things that nullify this
testimony (Shahada anna Muhammadarrasullu- llah) are the following;
1- Hating the prophet, abusing him and mocking
him or mocking any aspect of religion brought by
him, for whoever commit [anything among]these, is
a disbeliever in the prophet hood of Muhammad
(S.A.W).
Allah the Exalted said:
مو ي
﴿فييل وييرب ج ي
ما ي
م
ك يل ي بؤر ن
ش ي
ى ي ب ي
ن ي
مبنو ي
جير ب ييرن يهبمر ث ب ن
ك نفي ي
حك ج ب
حت ن ه
ما
ي يأجن ب
ف ن
ما قي ي
حير د
سهنمر ي
ج ب
ت ويي ب ي
موا س ت ي سرنلي د
سششل ج ب
ضششير ي
م ن
جا ج
يل ي ي ن
دوا س فن ي
.[65 :﴾ ]النساء٦٥
Meaning: "But no, by your Lord, they will not
truly believe until they make you (O Muhammad ),
judge concerning that which they dispute among
themselves and then find within themselves no
discomfort from what you have judged and submit
in [full, willing] submission". Q 4:V65.
2- Disproving the prophet (S.A.W) and being
doubtful of his truthfulness, because each of them
[he that disproof's and he that is doubtful] has [in
the real sense] no trust in him [the prophet] and
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whoever does not trust the prophet (S.A.W) has not
believed in him.
3- Turning away from being obedient to the
Prophet (S.A.W), in such a way that, one feels that
obeying the Prophet's commands is not compulsory
on him, or turning away from it totally. Thus, being
careless to the prophet's do's and don'ts.
As for one who believes in Allah and his
Messenger, but commits certain sins other than the
nullifiers of Islam, such a person is among the
disobedient Muslims. However, we will not
categorize him among the unbelievers just because
of such sins, but we hope for him Allah's
forgiveness and mercy. And at the same time, we
fear for him, (Allah's) painful punishment as the
consequence of his evil deeds.
And whoever commits any of these things that
violates this testimony [i.e, Shahadatu anna
Muhammadan Rasulullah] is a disbeliever in the
prophet hood of the prophet (S.A.W) even if he
utters the testimony with his tongue, his condition
is like that of the hypocrites whom Allah said
concerning them:
ن يقابلوا س جن يشرهيد ب إ نجن ن ي
جايء ي
سو ب
﴿إ ن ي
ه
ف ب
من هي ن
قو ي
ذا ي
ك ل يير ب
ل ٱلل ن ه هه ويٱلل ن ب
ك ٱلر ب
م إ نجن ن ي
﴾١ ن
ف ن
من هي ن
ن ل يك هيذ نببو ي
ه ي يشرهيد ب إ ن ن
ك ل يير ب
ن ٱلر ب
هۥ ويٱلل ن ب
سول ب ب
ي يعرل ي ب
قي ي
.[1 :]المنافقون
Meaning: "When the hypocrites come to you, [O
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
33
Muhammad], they say, "We testify that you are the
messenger of Allah." And Allah knows that you are
His messenger, Allah testifies that the hypocrites
are liars" Q 63: V1.
Thus, this testimony will not be genuine
(accepted) from a servant until he fulfills its
implications such as loving, believing and obeying
(the prophet). This testimony is not just a statement
to be said and that is all. Rather, it is the way of life
of a Muslim and it forms the orbit of his deeds, and it
is by its actualization that his salvation and bliss will
be attained. Allah (S.W.T) does not accept any work
from his servant until it is done for His sake alone
and in accordance with the teachings of the Prophet
(S.A.W).
Therefore, "Al'ikhlas" (sincerity) is the
implication of the testimony of "Shahadatu
alla'laha'lla-llah", and "Almutaba'ah" (worshiping
Allah according to the teachings of the Prophet" is
the implication of the testimony of "Shahadatu
anna Muhammada-rrasulu-llah". Thus, a servant is
not a follower of guidance until he becomes sincere
to Allah in worship and a follower of the traditions
of the Prophet (sunnah). Any act of worship which is
not based on the sunnah of the prophet is
considered null and void, because of the sayings of
the prophet (S.A.W.)
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ي
م ي
م
ن عي ن
مبريجنا فيهبوي ير د
م س
سل د
د « ]رواه ب
س ع يل يي سهن أ س
ل عي ي
» ي
مدل ل يي س ي
م س
.[ةل
ث عائش ي
من حدي ن
Meaning" Whoever does an act (of worship)
which is not in agreement with our matter, will
have it rejected". Transmitted by Muslim on the
authority of A'isha (may Allah be pleased with her).
And also in sahih Muslim from the narration of Jabir
bin Abdillah (may Allah be pleased with them), that
the prophet of Allah (S.A.W) usually says on the
pulpit during his sermon:
، وخيققير اليهققندإ ي يهققندك ي كمحومقق ٍددَمَف، فإون خيير الحديإث كتقق اكب الإققَمَف، »أم ا بعكدَمَف
.«. ضاللمة
وكول بدع ٍدة ي، وشور المهوإر كمنحدث اكته اَمَف
Meaning: "The best discourse is the book of
Allah, and the best guidance is the guidance of
Muhammad, (S.A.W) and the worst matter is that of
innovation and every innovation is misleading".
Therefore, an innovator is disobedient to the
Prophet (S.A.W) and is not following the right path.
Hence, he is lost because of his innovational
practice.
Innovation is of two types;
- The kind of innovation that withdraws from
Islam
- And the kind of innovation that makes one to
be fasiq (i.e, wrong doer).
The kind of innovation that withdraws from Islam
is that which consist of some acts that nullify Islam,
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
35
such as associating partner to Allah in worship,
disproving Allah and His Messenger or anything
among the things that violates Islam. So, who ever
does it is a kafir (pagan) and has withdrawn from
the religion of Islam. For example the claim of some
sects that the holy Quran is incomplete or is
changed, or the claim of some sects that some of
their revered personalities have knowledge of the
unseen.
And the kind of innovation that makes one to be
fasiq (i.e, wrong doer), is that which does not
consist of acts that violates Islam. For example,
specifying some places and periods with certain
acts of worship which has not been specified in the
Quran or Hadith, such as celebrating the birthday
of the Prophet (S.A.W).
The guidance of the prophet is the best
guidance, and the perfection of a servant and his
success is only determined by the degree to which
he follows the guidance of the Prophet. Thus, the
more a servant becomes a better follower (of the
Prophet), the greater his reward and the more
honorable his condition and end will be. He will also
be safe from evils and the punishment of sins
related to [innovations] i.e contradicting the
guidance of the Prophet- peace be upon him. This is
because the Prophet did not command except that
which is good for the servant in his life and religion,
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and he did not forbid anything except that which is
evil and harmful. And indeed paradise has been
surrounded with unpleasant things while hell has
been surrounded with vain desires.
Hence, whoever is certain about the truthfulness
of the Prophet (SAW) will follow his guidance and
abstain from forbidden desires even though his
mind loves them, and he will be patient with those
unpleasant things because he knows its
consequence (i.e on the Day of Judgment). So, he is
saved from severe punishment and he attains great
reward.
But he who goes contrary to the guardians of
the Prophet (S.A.W) and commits what he wills from
the unlawful things, he will not be safe from the
punishment in this world and the hereafter for the
consequence of his sins.
Allah the Exalted has indeed said:
ي
ي
ة أ ي رو
خال ن ب
ن يب ي
صيب يهب رم فنترن ي د
ن ع ينر أمررنهن ۦۦ أن ت ب ن
﴿فيلري يحرذ يرن ٱل ن ن
فو ي
ذي ي
ي
صيب يهبمر ع ي ي
.[63 :﴾ ]النور٦٣ م
يب ن
ذا د
ب أنلي د
Meaning:"…So let those beware, who dissent his
(i.e, the prophet's) order lest affliction (fitnah) strike
them or a painful punishment". Q 24:V63.
Therefore committing sins may lead to fitnah
(affliction)in the religion which a servant cannot
endure. Thus, resulting to misguidance and
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
37
destruction, and he may also suffer a painful
punishment in this world or in his grave or in the
hereafter because of his sins.
But he who follows the guidance of the prophet
(S.A.W), is in safety and tranquility and peace of
mind, and will neither be afraid nor grieve and will
not go astray or become miserable, because he has
followed the safe path (which saves) from fears,
sadness, going astray and misery in this world and
in the hereafter. Allah the Exalted said:
ما ب
﴿ي يهأ يهر ي
كنت بمر
ب قيدر ي
جايءك بمر ير ب
م ن
ن ل يك بمر ك ينثيدرا ج
ل ٱلرك نت هي ن
سول بينا ي بب يي ج ب
جايء ب
ن ٱلل نهن بجنودر
ب ويي يعر ب
ت بخر ب
فوا س ي
ن ن
عن ك ينثي ة ۦر قيدر ي
فو ي
كم ج
ن ٱلرك نت هي ن
م ي
م ي
ل ٱل ن هي
سب ب ي
ي يهر ن١٥ منبيدن
هۥ ب
ن ٱت نب يعي رنضروهيجن ي ب
ه ي
دي ب نهن ٱلل ن ب
ب ي
س لم ن
م ن
ويك نت هي د
ي
صهيرةط
ى ن
ت إ نيل ى ٱلينورن ب نإ نذرجن نهنۦ ويي يهر ن
م ن
ويي بخررن ب
ن ٱلظ يل ب هي
جبهم ج
م ي
ديهنمر إ نل ه
.[16-15:﴾ ]المائدة١٦ قيم ة
مسرت ي ن
ي
Meaning: "O people of the scripture, there has
come to you Our messenger making clear to you
much of what you used to conceal of the scripture
and overlooking much. There has come to you from
Allah a light and a clear Book (Quran) (15). By which
Allah guides those who pursue his pleasure to the
ways of peace and bringing them out from darkness
into the light, by His permission, and guide them to a
straight path(16). Q 5:V15 and 16.
Allah has made it compulsory upon His
Messenger to convey the message (of Islam) and
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he has conveyed it as he was ordered. Allah the
exalted said:
:]المائدة
ي
من نرب ج ي
ل إ نل يير ي
ما بأجنزن ي
سو ب
﴾ك
ك ن
﴿۞ي يهأي ييها ٱلنر ب
ل ب يل جغر ي
.[67
Meaning: "O messenger announce that which
has been revealed to you from your lord. Q 5:V 65
And Allah made it obligatory upon us (the entire
umma) to be obedient to him (i.e, the prophet). He
(Allah) said:
ي
﴿بقلل ي
ل لل فيإن ت يوينلولاو س
طيبعوا س ل
سو ي
ٱ
ه ويأ ن
لأ ن
للنر ب
طيبعوا س ٱلل ن ي
ن
ل ويع ييليل ب
م ي
مللبتملل
لم وينإن ت ب ن
ما ب
ما ب
طيبعوه ب
ح ج
كمي ن
ح ج
ما ع ييليلهين ي
فيإ نجن ن ي
دوا سها
﴾٥٤ ن
منبي بل
يتهلت ي ب
ما ع ييل ى ٱلنر ب
ل إ ننل ٱلللب يل هيغلب ٱللل ب
ل وي ي
سو ن
Meaning: "Say, obey Allah and obey the
Messenger; but if you turn away (from being
obedient to him) then upon him is only that (duty)
with which he has been charged, and upon you is
that with which you have been charged.
And if you obey him, you will be (rightly) guided.
And there is not upon the messenger except the
(responsibility for) clear notification". Q 24:V54.
The prophet (S.A.W) has also been assigned the
trust of conveying the message (of Allah) and he
has fulfilled it (successfully) as Allah wills it. He
even asked the people present at the great
gathering, during his farewell pilgrimage saying to
them:
Lesson two: The meaning
Muhammada-rrasulu-llah
of
Shahadatu
anna
39
»أي ي
« ؟. ل يهنل يبلونغكت
Meaning: "Behold! Had I conveyed? And they all
answered yes. Then, he (the Prophet) said:
Meaning" O Allah bear witness".
.«. »اللهم انشيهند
And we bear witness that he has conveyed the
message (of Allah) and has discharged the trust,
and he advised the nation and strove for the sake
of Allah till certainty came to him (Death)
And we have been assigned the trust of
following the Messenger in open and hidden.
Hence, whoever fulfills this trust will succeed and
gain a huge reward. But whoever betrays this trust
has recorded a great lost, for Allah the Exalted has
said:
ي
خوجن بويا س
سو ي
ل ويت ي ب
مبنوا س يل ت ي ب
﴿ي يهأي ييها ٱل ن ن
ه ويٱلنر ب
خوبجنوا س ٱلل ن ي
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
ي
ي
.[27 :﴾ ]الجنفال٢٧ ن
مو ي
من هيت نك بمر ويأجنت بمر ت يعرل ي ب
أ هي
Meaning: "O you, who have believed, do not
betray Allah and His Messenger or you betray your
trusts while you know (the consequence). Q 8: V 27
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Lesson three:
The necessity of being obedient to
Allah and His Messenger.
Being obedient to Allah and His Messenger is
one of the basic principles of religion [Islam]. A
person cannot be a Muslim until he complies with
the directives of Allah and His Messenger, and
believes in the obligation to obeying Allah and His
Messenger, and that he who obeys Allah and His
Messenger has gained the blessings of Allah, His
mercy and His great bounties.
For Allah the Exalted has indeed said:
من يششةس إ ن ي
هۥۦ
مؤر ن
مششؤر ن
ذا قي ي
ما ك يششا ي
ه ويير ب
سششول ب ب
ضشش ى ٱلل نشش ب
مةن وييل ب
ن لن ب
﴿وي ي
ي
ي
ي
ن
ي
ب
ه
م ٱلر ن
خي يششيرة ب ن
أ مردرا أن ي يكششو ي
ص ٱللشش ي
مششنر أمررنه نششمره وي ي
ن لهبشش ب
مششن ي ي عر ن
ض ن
.[36 :﴾ ]الحزاب٣٦ منبيدنا
هۥ ف ي ي
ل ي
قدر ي
ويير ب
ضل هيدل ي
سول ي ب
Meaning: "And it is not for a believing man or a
believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger
have decided a matter, that they should
[thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And
whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has
certainly strayed into clear error". Q33:V 36.
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And He the Exalted said:
ي
ي
ي
سو ي
ل وييل
ه ويأ ن
من بويا س أ ن
﴿۞ي يهأي ييها ٱل ن ن
طيبعوا س ٱلنر ب
طيبعوا س ٱلل ن ي
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
ي
.[33 :﴾ ]محمد٣٣ مل يك بمر
ت ببرط نل بويا س أعر هي
Meaning: "O you, who have believed, obey Allah
and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your
deeds". Q 47: V 33
And He (the Most high)said:
]ال
ي
ل ل يعيل ن ب
سششو ي
﴾١٣٢ ن
﴿ويأ ن
مششو ي
كششمر ت برر ي
ه ويٱلنر ب
ح ب
طيبعششوا س ٱلنلشش ي
.[132 :عمران
Meaning:" And obey Allah and the Messenger
that you may obtain mercy". Q3: V132
And He (the most high) said:
مششن ت يحرت نهيششا
جن هن ة
هۥ ي بدر ن
ري ن
ه ي
ه ويير ب
خلر ب
سول ي ب
من ي بط ننع ٱلل ن ي
ي ﴿وي ي
ت ت يجر ن
ن
ي
ه
ن نفيهياۦ ويذ هيل نك ٱلر ي
ٱلرأنرههيبر هي
فوربز ٱلرعي ن
خل ن ن
ص ٱللشش ي
وي ي١٣ م
ظي ب
دي ي
مششن ي ي عر ن
عش ي
ب
هششۥ ي
ه يجنادرا هي
دود يه بۥ ي بدر ن
خنلش د
ح ب
هۥ ويي يت يعيد ن ب
ويير ب
دا نفيهيششا ويل ي ب
خلر ب
سول ي ب
ذا د
.[14-13 :﴾ ]النساء١٤ منهيدن
ي
Meaning:" And whoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger will be admitted by Him to the garden
[of paradise] under which river flow, abiding
eternally therein; and that is the great attainment.
And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger and
transgresses His limits He [Allah] will put him into
the Fire to abide eternally therein, and he will have
a humiliating punishment". Q4: V13 and 13
And He (the Exalted) said:
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
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﴿ومن يطع ٱلل نه وٱلرسو ي ب
ك مع ٱل نششذي ي
ه
ل فيأوسل يهئ ن ي ي ي
ي ي ن ب
م ٱلل نشش ب
ن أنرعيشش ي
ن ي
ي ي ب نن
ن ويٱل ي
ن
حي ة ۦ
صل ن ن
دي ن
ن وي ي
شه ي ي
ص ج
ح ب
ع يل ييرنهم ج
دانء ويٱل هن
ن ويٱل ج
سشش ي
قي ي
ن ٱلن نب ن هيك ي
م ي
ذ هيل ن ي٦٩ قا
أ بوسل يهئ ن ي
فضر ب
﴾٧٠ ما
ن ٱلل ن ههۦ ويك ي ي
ك ٱلر ي
ك يرنفي د
ل ن
ى ب نٱلل نهن ع ينلي د
م ي
ف ه
.[70-69 :]النساء
Meaning:" And whoever obeys Allah and the
Messenger, those will be with the ones upon whom
Allah has bestowed His favor from the prophets, the
steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the
righteous. And excellent are those as companions.
That is the bounty from Allah, and sufficient is Allah
as knower". Q 4: V 69 and 70
And He (the Exalted) said:
﴾٧١ مششا
ه ۥ في ي
قشدر يفشايز يفشوردزا ع ي ن
ه ويير ب
ظي د
سشول ي ب
من ي بط ننع ٱلل نشش ي
﴿وي ي
.[71 :]الحزاب
Meaning: "And whoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger has certainly attained a great
attainment". Q33:V71.
And He (the exalted) said:
ن
م هي
خل نشش ن
هشش ۥ جن يششاير ي
ه ۥ فيإ ن ن
ه ويير ب
جهين نشش ي
ن لي ب
سول ي ب
ص ٱل نلش ي
﴿وي ي
دي ي
من ي ي عر ن
ي
.[23 :﴾ ]الجن٢٣ دا
نفييها أب ي د
Meaning: "… And whoever disobeys Allah and
His Messenger- then indeed, for him is the fire of
hell; they will abide therein forever". Q 72:V23
And He (the Most high) said:
قدر أ ي ي
سو ي
.[80 :ه﴾ ]النساء
ل في ي
من ي بط ننع ٱلنر ب
طاع ي ٱلل ن ي
﴿ ن
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
44
Meaning:" He who obeyed the Messenger has
obeyed Allah…" Q4:V80
And He said:
سو ب
خ ب
﴾ه فيششٱجنت يبهوا س
ل في ب
م ٱلنر ب
ما جن يهيى هك بششمر ع ي نر ب
ذوه ب وي ي
ما يءات يى هك ب ب
﴿وي ي
.[7 :]الحشر
Meaning:" And whatever the Messenger gives
you take; and whatever he forbids you refrain
from…" Q 59: V7.
So, these verses indicate that obedience to Allah
and His Messenger is obligatory, and that Allah (the
most high) has promised great bounties for he who
obeys Him and His Messenger in this world and in
the hereafter. And He has promised a painful doom
for he who disobeys Him and His Messenger.
And this obedience is achieved by carrying out
the commands and abstaining from the forbidden,
and this is the essential nature of religion i.e,
worshiping Allah by performing what He has
ordained and abstaining from what He has made
forbidden. For Allah has simplified the religion for
us and has not charged us with what is beyond our
ability. He (the Exalted) said:
.[16 :ما ٱسرت يط يعرت بمر﴾ ]التغابن
﴿فيٱت ن ب
ه ي
قوا س ٱلل ن ي
Meaning: " So fear Allah as much as you are
able…" Q64: V16.
And Allah (the Exalted) said:
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
45
جعي ي
.[78 :حيرةج﴾ ]الحج
م ر
ن ن
ن ي
ل ع يل ييرك بمر نفي ٱل ج
ما ي
﴿وي ي
دي ن
Meaning: "… and [Allah] has not placed upon
you in the religion any difficulty". Q22:V78. And
[Allah] (The Exalted) said:
.[286 :]البقرة
﴾سا إ ننل وبسرعييها
﴿يل ي بك يل ج ب
ه جن يفر د
ف ٱل ل ن ب
Meaning: "And Allah does not charge a soul
except [with that within] its capacity Q 2: V 286.
Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
narrated that the Messenger of Allah said;
.[]رواه البخاري
»إإون الحديين كينسمر يولينن كييش اود الحديين أييحمد إإ و
«. ل يغلييبكه
Meaning: "verily, religion is easy, and none will
be overburden the religion except that it defeats
him". Reported by Al Bukhari.
Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
also narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:
يوإإيذا أييمنركت كققنم إبققيأنم ٍدر يفققنأكتهوا إم نققكه يمقق ا، »إإيذا ينيهنيكت كققنم يعققنن يشققني ٍدء يفقق انجيتإنكبهوكهَمَف
.[« ]متفقعليه. انسيتيطنعكتنم
Meaning: " What I forbid you to do, just refrain
from it, and what I command you to do, do it as
much as you can afford". Agreed upon.
And the commands with which Allah and His
Messenger ordered are of three levels.
The first level: That, with which Islamic religion
is necessarily retained. Such as obeying him [the
prophet] in the tauhid of Allah (the exalted) [i.e, the
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Islamic monotheism], disbelieving in Attaghut [false
deities] and avoiding things that nullify Islam.
Whoever contradicts in this level and commit shirk
[associate partner] with Allah (the exalted) or
commit any act from the nullifiers of Islam such as
disproving Allah and His Messenger or mocks any
aspect of the religion of Allah (the Great and
Almighty) or does anything of this kind has become
a disbeliever.
Second level: That, with which a person will be
saved from punishment. This has to do with
carrying out obligations, and abstaining from the
unlawful. For whoever fulfill this level will be saved
from punishment by the will of Allah [and he] is
promised a great reward because of his obedience.
This is the level of the pious servants of Allah.
The third level: Performing obligatory and
recommendable [acts] and abstaining from the
unlawful and the unpleasant. This is the most
perfect level regarding the servants of Allah, and its
companions are among the people of Ihsan [i.e,
those who worship Allah in the most perfect
manner as if they are seeing Him] and [they have
been] promised the highest ranks, we pray for
Allah's favor.
Allah (the exalted) has perfected for us the
religion, and completed for us the favor of Islam as
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
47
He said:
ي
﴿ٱلريور ي
ت
منتي ويير ن
ي ي
ضششي ب
ت ع يل ييرك بمر جن نعر ي
ممر ب
ت ل يك بمر ندين يك بمر ويأتر ي
ملر ب
م أكر ي
ه
ي
.[3 :م نديدنا﴾ ]المائدة
م ٱلرإ نسرل ي
ل يك ب ب
Meaning: "This day I have perfected your
religion and completed My favor upon you and
have approved for you Islam as religion". Q4: V3
So, the religion of Islam is complete, and the
laws of sharia are inclusive of all our affairs. Thus,
there is no deficiency in it, neither contradictions
nor decrement. Rather, it is a law that is perfect,
complete, simplified and suited for every time and
place. And it is dominant on all the conditions of
the slaves [of Allah].
Therefore, whoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger is rightly guided to the best in every
aspect of his affairs. For Allah (the Exalted) has
said:
ي
ن هيه ي
.[9 :م﴾ ]السراء
ذا ٱلر ب
ن ي يهر ن
قرريءا ي
﴿إ ن ن
ي أقروي ب
دي ل نل ننتي ه ن ي
Meaning: "Indeed, this Quran guides to that
which is most suitable". Q17:V9.
Therefore, it cannot be possible for a person to
acquire the best [in his affairs] by offending Allah
and contradicting His book (Quran).
The prophet of Allah said:
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
48
.«. -ل
-»أينحيسين انليهندإ ي يهندك ي كميحوم ٍدد
Meaning: "Indeed the best guidance is the
guidance of Muhammad (S.A.W)"
Thus, there is no guidance better than his
guidance, and it is not possible for a servant to
achieve the optimum for himself by violating the
prophet's teachings. Rather, the integrity of a
servant, his success, his happiness and the extent
of his guidance depends on his degree of imitation
of the prophet (S.A.W).
Allah (the Exalted) said:
سششو ب
ميعدششا
﴿قب لر ي يهأ يي ييها ٱل ن نشششا
ج ن
ل ٱل نلششهن إ نل ي يرك بششش مر ي
س إ نجن جششي ير ب
ب
م لرٱٱ ب
ٱٱٱٱٱٱ يل ه إ ن د
رر
ت ويٱٱٱلر ٱٱأ يشش
م وهي ن
ٱ لن ن
ك ٱٱٱٱل ن
ٱٱٱضل هي ي
س هي
ه ٱٱۥ ب
ذي ل ي ب
ه إ ننل هبوي
ي
تد في ا ن
يشششش ۦ ويي ب ن
مبنوا س ب نششششش ٱل نلششهنشش ويير ب
ميشششش ت
سشششول نهن ٱل ن ن نبششش ج
ي ب حر ب ن
ن
ن
ي
ن ب نشششششششش ٱ
ذششيششش بؤر
ي ٱ
مت ن ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششلشششششش ن
يششش ٱٱ ن
ٱٱٱٱٱلشششششششش ن
هششۦٱٱ وي ٱ ت ن ب نبعششوه ب
هشششش ويكل ن هي
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱأ ج
م ب
مششش ج
.[158 :﴾ ]العراف١٥٨ ن
دو ي
ل يعيل نك ب مر ت ي هرت ي ب
Meaning: "Say, (O Muhammad), "O mankind,
indeed I am the Messenger of Allah to you all, to
whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the
earth. There is no deity worthy of worship except
Him; He gives life and causes death, so believe in
Allah and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet,
who believes in Allah and His words, and follow him
that you may be guided". Q7: V158.
Hence, whoever follow [the teachings of] the
prophet (S.A.W) is guided, and whoever disobeys
him has gone astray. Allah (the Exalted) said:
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
49
سششو ي
مششن ي ب ي
ه
ل ن
ق ٱل نر ب
ن يلشش ب
مششش نن ب ي عرد ن ي
﴿وي ي
مششا ت يب ينيشش ي
شششاقن ن
نشش بجنششويل جهنۦٱٱٱ
ؤر
مششششششششش
ٱ ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلر
ل
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ن
ٱٱٱلرٱٱهب د ي ىه ويي يت نب ن ٱٱٱعر يغ يرٱٱٱٱير ي
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ب
مشششننششي ي
سنبي ن
ن
:﴾ ]النسششاء١١٥ را
م ن
ى ويجن ب صرل ن هن ۦ ي
جهيننشش ةمد وي ي
سشايء تر ي
صشي د
يتشويل ه
.[115
Meaning: "And whoever opposes the Messenger
after guidance has become clear to him and follows
other than the way of the believers – We will give
him what he has taken and drive him into the hell".
Q4:V115.
Therefore, whoever disobeys Allah and His
Messenger in any aspect of life, is an immoral
person, lost in that matter, even if he claims to
achieve any benefit, or parrying from blight,
because benefits cannot be materialized with
disobedience to Allah and blights cannot be parried
by confronting the anger of Allah.
And whoever ordered disobedience to Allah and
His Messenger and decorate it for people, is a
shaitan [i.e, Devil] be it the shaitan of Jinn or
Mankind all the same. Ali bin Abitalib (may Allah be
pleased with him) narrated that the prophet of
Allah (S.A.W) said:
« ]رواه أحمششد. لقق يعققوز يويجققول
صققييإة ا إ
»يل يط ايعققية إليمنخكلققهو ٍدق إفققي يمنع إ
.[ومسلم
Meaning: "No obedience to a creature while
being disobedient to Allah". Reported by Ahmad and
Muslim.
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And this will include whoever ordered any kind
of offence, be it in Al'aqeedah [the creed] or
Al'ibaadaats [adorations] or Almu'aamalaat
[transactions] and the like of that from the affairs of
the slaves [of Allah].
And whoever calls to an innovation and an
approach different from the approach of the
prophet (S.A.W), is indeed lost and misguided. For
Allah the Exalted has said:
ي
ما يفششش ٱت نششب نبعو تده وييل ت يت نب نبعششوا س
هشش ي
ن هي
م سرت ي ن
صششهير ن
ذا ن
﴿ويأ ن
قي د
طي ب
صى ه ب
س بب ي
هششۦٱٱٱ
سنبيل نهن ۦۦٱٱٱٱ ذ هيل نك ب مر
فنرقي ب نك ب مر
ل فيت ي ي
ٱٱٱٱ ي
كم ب ن ن
عن ي
ٱل ي
ٱٱٱٱ وي ن
ب
.[153 :﴾ ]الجنعام١٥٣ ن
ل يعيل نك مر ت يت ن ب
قو ي
Meaning:" And, [moreover], this is my path,
which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow
[other] ways, for you will be separated from His
way. This, has He instructed you that you may
become righteous". Q6:V153.
Lesson three: The necessity of being obedient to Allah
and His Messenger
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Lesson four:
The virtues of Attauheed (Islamic
monotheism)
Attauheed means sincerity to Allah (the
Almighty and the Exalted) in religion, and it is a
condition for a servant to be a Muslim. It is the
meaning of Ashshahadatu an la'ilaa illa- llahu [i.e
testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship
except Allah]. And he who does not profess the
unity of Allah is not a Muslim even if he claims to
be a Muslim and uttered the testimony of Islamic
monotheism with his tongue. This testimony will
not be accepted from him until he works with its
obligations, and that is by being sincere to
Allah(the Almighty and the exalted) in Religion and
to shun away from false deities and to disavow
from polytheism and polytheist.
Allah the Exalted said:
ٱلشششششيرششششششششش
ن
﴿يل إ ن كرير ا ه ي فنششي ٱلششد جششي هند قيششد ت نب يي نشش ي
مشش ٱٱٱٱ نن
من كري يٱٱ ٱٱ ب
ت ويبيششؤر ٱٱ ن
فششش ررٱٱٱٱ نبشششٱٱٱٱلششط هنشششغب و ن
ٱٱٱٱٱيۦ في ي
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱيغشش ه ك
سششششش ي
ٱلرعبششششش رريوششةنششش
ك نبشششششششششش
نبششششش ٱل ل ن هن في ي
قشششششد ن ٱسريتشش مر ي
مششش ل ييهشششششششششششش ٱٱٱ اه
ى يل ٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱثروبشش ٱٱ ي
ٱٱلر
ٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱجنشششش ن
صششششششششششششششا ي
فششششش ي
ق ه
ن
شرد بششششش ن
مشش ي
Lesson four: The virtues of Attauheed (Islamic
monotheism)
53
.[256 :﴾ ]البقرة٢٥٦ م
س ن
ه ي
ميعد ع ينلي د
و ي ٱل ل ن ب
Meaning: There shall be no compulsion in the
Religion. The right course has become distinct from
the wrong. So whoever disbelieves in taaghut [false
deities] and believes in Allah has grasp the most
trustworthy handhold with no break in it. And Allah
is hearing and knowing. Q2:V256.
Allah the Exalted said:
ي
ها ويأ ييجنشاب بويا س
ن ٱجرت ي ن يببوا س ٱلششش هن
دو ي
﴿وي ٱل ن ن
تشش أن ي ي عرببشش ب
طششششششغبشششو ي
ذي ي
م ٱلرببشش شريرشش ىىۦ فيب ي ج
.[17 :﴾ ]الزمر١٧ عيباد ن
ش رر ن
إ نيل ى ٱل ل ن هن ل يهب ب
Meaning: "But those who have avoided taaghut
[false deities] lest they worship it, and turn back to
Allah – for them are glad tidings. So give good
tidings to My servants. Q39:V17.
And He the Exalted says:
ٱعرببشششد ب و ا س
ي
ق در بع ثرنششا فششي ك بشش ج ب
ن
﴿ويل ي ي
ن
يي ي
مشش ةة نر ب
لأ ن
سششودل أ ن
تشش
﴾ لششش هن
ه ويٱٱٱجر ٱٱت ي ن نببوا س ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ٱٱٱ
طششششششغبششو ي
ٱ للن ي
.[36 :]النحل
Meaning: And we certainly sent into every
nation a messenger [saying] "Worship Allah and
avoid taaghut [false deities] Q16:V36.
1-; Thus, the greatest virtue of tauheed is that it
is the root of the Religion of Islam. So, one will not
be considered a Muslim until he practices the real
tauheed.
And the reward of a monotheist is the greatest
reward, and it is the contentment of (Almighty)
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
Allah, escape from the Fire, entering Paradise and
seeing Allah the exalted [therein].
Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with
him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W)
said:"
ل إإيليه إإ و
»يم ا إمنن أييح ٍدد ينشيهكد أينن ي
صققندئق ا
يوأيون كميحومققئدا يركسققهوكل الإقق إ، ل اولكققَمَف
ل يحوريمكه ا و
إمنن يقنلإبإه إإ و
.[« ]رواه البخاري. لك يعيل ى الون اإر
Meaning; "There is none who testifies sincerely
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah
and Muhammad is his Apostle, except that Allah
will save him from the Hell-fire."
On the authority of Ubadah bin As-samit (may
Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of
Allah (S.A.W) said:
ل إإليققيه إإ و
ل اولكقق يونحققيدكه ي
»يمنن يشإهيد أينن ي
يوأيون كميحومققئدا يعنبققكدكه، ل يشققإرييك ليققكهَمَف
يوأيون إعييس ى يعنبكد الإقق يويركس هولككه يويكإليمكتقكه أينليق ايهق ا إإيلق ى يمنرييقيم يوكرومح، يويركسهولككهَمَف
«. إمنكه يوانليجونكة يحقق يوالون اكر يحقق يأنديخليكه اولكقق انليجونققية يعليقق ى يمقق ا يكقق اين إمققين انليعيمققإل
.[]متفق علیه
Meaning: "Whoever testifies that None has the
right to be worshipped but Allah Alone Who has no
partner, and that Muhammad is His Slave and His
Apostle, and that Jesus is Allah's Slave and His
Apostle and His Word which He bestowed on Mary
and a Spirit created by Him, and that Paradise is
true, and Hell is true, Allah will admit him into
Paradise with the deeds which he had done even if
those deeds were few.". Agreed upon.
Lesson four: The virtues of Attauheed (Islamic
monotheism)
55
Therefore, as for the believer who believes in
Islamic Monotheism, Allah has promised to admit
him into Paradise even if he commits what he has
committed from sinful acts, because Allah may
forgive him his sins and pardon him, and He may
punish him for the sins he has committed, in the
world or in his grave or in the courtyard of the Day
of Judgment or in the Hell Fire, and then Paradise
will be his final abode by the will of Allah (the
Exalted).
But as to the polytheist, his punishment is
indeed the worst punishments, which is the anger
of Allah the Almighty, His hatred and eternity in the
Hell Fire, and deprivation from entering Paradise
and from seeing Allah the almighty.
Allah the Exalted said:
م
هش في ي
هشششششش ع يل ي يرهن
رشش رك نبشش ٱل نلشش ن
ق در ي
حششنر ي
ٱلشششششنلششششششششش ب
هۥ ي
﴿إ نجن ن ب
من ي ب شر ن
ي
ه
ن
صا ٱٱٱةرٱٱ
ج نن ي
ن ن
ما نللظل ن ن
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
هٱ ٱٱل ن نششا تردٱٱٱٱ وي ي
م أرٱٱوي ى ه ب
ة وي ي
م نرٱٱٱ أجن ي
مي ي
.[72 :﴾ ]المائدة٧٢
Meaning: Indeed, he who associates others with
Allah, Allah has forbidden him paradise, and his
abode is the Fire. And there are not, for the
wrongdoers any helpers. Q4: V72. And He (SWT)
said:
م
﴿ك ينل إ نجن نهب مر ي
ج و ببششو ي
م حر ب
ث بشش ن١٥ ن
م ئ نششش ةذ ل ن ي
عن نرب جنهشش مر ي ي ور ي
﴾١٦ ح ي م ن
ج ن
صابلوا س ٱلر ي
إ نجن نهب مر ل ي ي
.[16-15 :]المطففین
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
Meaning: No! Indeed, from their lord, that day,
they will be partitioned. Then indeed, they will
[enter and] burn in the Hell Fire. Q83: V15 and 16.
And Allah the exalted does not forgive Ashshirk
(polytheism) and does not pardon the polytheists,
rather, He necessitates a painful and permanent
punishment upon them if they die on it without
repentance. As Allah the Exalted said:
ف بر يأن ي ب شرير ي
ن
ك ب نهنشش ۦ ويي ي غر ن
ه يل ي ي غر ن
دو ي
مششا ب
﴿إ ن ن
فششبر ي
ن ٱل ل ن ي
ن
ذ هيل نشش ي
ضشش ن
مششن ي ي ي
ل
رشش كر نبششش ٱل لششهنشش في ي
قشش در ي
شششا تءۦ وي ي
ك لن ي
مششن ي ب شر ن
.[116 :﴾ ]النساء١١٦ دا
ضل هي نل ةا ب ينعي د
ي
Meaning: " Indeed, Allah does not forgive
associating (partners) with Him, but He forgives
what is less than that for whom He wills. And he
who associates others with Allah has certainly gone
far astray. Q4: V116.
Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with
him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W)
had said:
»يمنن يم ايت يونهيهو ييندكعهو إمنن كدوإن الإ إنددا يديخيل الون اير يوكقنلكت أيين ا يمققنن يمقق ايت
ل ييندكعهو إو
يونهيهو ي
.[« ]رواه البخاري. لإ إنددا يديخيل انليجونية
Meaning: "whoever dies while still invoking
anything other than Allah as a rival to Allah will
enter Hell Fire." And I said, "Whoever dies without
invoking anything as a rival to Allah, will enter
Paradise. Reported by Albukhari.
Ashshirk (polytheism) simply means to associate
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57
other deity with Allah in worship thereby making
him a partner to Allah in acts of worship. For
whoever joins a partner to Allah, his work will
become worthless, and he will be among the losers.
Allah the Exalted said:
مششن قي برنلشش ي
ي إ نل ي ير ي
ك ل يئ نششش نر
﴿ويل ييقششش در بأو ن
ن ن
ك ويإ نيلشش ى ٱل نششششذ ن ي ي
حشش ي
ي
ك ويل يت ي ب
مل ب ي
ل
ن
ن
ٱلر هي
خششش ن
ن ن
ن عي ي
أ شريرشش كر ي
ب يشش ن٦٥
س رن ي ي
م ي
كوجن ي ن
تشش ل يي ي حرب يط ي ن
ه في ٱٱٱعدررٱٱب بشش ٱٱٱٱ وي ب
.[66
نشش
رنششي:]الزمر
ششششششششششششك نششش
﴾٦٦ ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلششششششٱ هن
كن ج
ٱ للن ي
ي-65
م ي
Meaning: And it was already revealed to you and
to those before you that if you should associate
[anything] with Allah, your work would surely
become worthless, and you would surely be among
the losers. Rather, worship [only] Allah and be
among the grateful. Q39:V65 and66.
Thus, the utmost virtue of monotheism is the
rescue from the penalty which Allah prepared for
the polytheists.
2- ; Among the virtues of Tauheed is that, it is a
condition for the acceptance of [any] work. Hence,
the entire works of polytheist are unacceptable and
every religion other than the religion of Islam is
unacceptable (to Allah)
Allah the Exalted said:
ه]ال
نر﴾ ب
ٱلرنإشش سرل هيششم ن نديدنا فييلن ي ب قرب ي ي
م
ل ن
من ي ي برت ينغ غ ي يرير
﴿وي ي
.[85 :عمران
Meaning: And whoever desires other than Islam
as religion- never will be accepted from him, and
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he, in the hereafter, will be among the losers. Q3:V
85.
And He said:
حب ن ي
﴿ويل ي ور أ ي شرير ب
﴾٨٨ ن
م ل بششو ي
كو ا س ل ي ي
مششا ك يششابجنوا س ي ي عر ي
ط ع ي نرهب م ن
.[88 :]الجنعام
….But if they had associated others with Allah,
then worthless for them would be whatever they
were doing. Q6: V88.
And He said regarding the unbelievers:
ي
ه هيب يششادء
مل بششوا س ن
ما ع ي ن
مشش ةل في ي
جعي لرهينشش ب
مشش نر ع ي ي
ى ي
﴿ويقيد ن مرن يا إ نل ه
.[23 :﴾ ]الفرقان٢٣ منبثودرا
ن
Meaning: And we will approach what they have
done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
Q25: V23.
Thus, the deeds of an unbeliever are worthless,
rejected and unacceptable, because, Allah does not
accept any work from a polytheist. Whereas the
deeds of a believer who believes in Islamic
Monotheism are acceptable even if they are little.
Besides, Allah will multiply it for him in many folds.
3- Among the virtues of Attawheed [Islamic
monotheism] is what the Monotheist feels in terms
of tranquility of heart and peace of mind, and that
is because, the monotheist invokes only one deity
[i.e Allah] ever hearing, seeing, knowing,
competent, kind and merciful. In His Hands is all
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59
dominion, and in His Hands belongs benefit and
harm, no deity worthy of worship except Him. The
servant worships Him, relies on Him, hopes for His
mercy and fears His punishment, and he pursues
His pleasure moving in His favor and mercy. So, his
heart is assured by the remembrance of Allah, rich
by Allah, precious by Allah, dependent on Allah, he
neither fears nor grieves, and he will not go astray
nor suffer.
Allah the Exalted said:
ي
هشش ٱلروهي ن
حشششد ب
يردر أم ن ٱلششنلششششش ب
ي
خ
مت ي ي
ن ي
فجرقبشششو ي
ب ي
﴿يءأ رريبشششا د
.[39 :﴾ ]یوسف٣٩ ق هن ابر
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
Meaning: …Are separate lords better or Allah,
the One, the Prevailing? Q12: V39. And He the
Exalted said:
شششير ي
مت ي هي
جدل نفيهن ب
جدل
ن ويير ب
سششو ي
مث يدل نر ب
ضير ي
﴿ ي
شك ن ب
كابء ب
ه ي
ب ٱل ل ن ب
ن
ج
دشش ل نلشش ههۦ يبشش لر
ل ي
حشش مر ب
مث ي ل ل ٱلر ي
ما لير ب
ي
ن ي
سششل ي د
هشش لر ي ي سرت ي ون ييا ن
جشش س
أي
ي
ي
ي
.[29 :﴾ ]الزمر٢٩ ن
مو
ل
ع
ر
ي
ل
م
ر
ه
ر
ث
ك
ر
ب ب
ب ي
ي
Meaning: Allah presents an example: a man [i.e,
slave] owned by quarreling partners and another
belonging exclusively to one man, are they equal in
comparison? Praise is to Allah! But most of them do
not know. Q39: V29. And He the Exalted said:
مششن نل
ٱل نلشششهنشش ي
مر ع يششن د بع يششائ نهن مر
عرد ي ا دء ويك يششابجنوا س
ي
ضشش ي
ن
مششن ييشش درع ب و ا س ن
ل ن
مششن ب
مشش نر أ ي
م ن
﴿وي ي
دو ن
ي
ي
هشش
ى ي ي ورم نشش
مششةن وي ب
ٱلر ن
جي ب
قششهييش ي
ب ل ب
ي ي سرت ي ن
ه ۥۦ إ نل ه
نششاس ك يششاجنوا س ل يهشش مر أ ي
ويإ ن ي٥ ن
ب
شير ٱل ن
ح ن
غ هي ن
ذا ب
فبلو ي
ب
ب
.[6-5:﴾ ]الحقاف٦ ن
ب نعنيباد يت نهن مر ك هي ن
ري ي
ف ن
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Meaning: And who is more astray than he who
invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to
him until the day of Resurrection, and they, of their
invocations are unaware. And when people are
gathered [i.e, in the Day of Judgment], they [who
were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they
will be deniers of their worship. Q46:V5 and 6. And
He the Exalted said:
من يبهم ب نظ ب ٱٱلرم س أ بوسل يهئ ن ي
ك
﴿ٱ ل ن ن
مبنوا س ويل ي ٱٱٱٱمر ي يلرٱٱب ن ب
س وي ا س نإي يه
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
ي
.[82 :﴾ ]الجنعام٨٢ ن
نشش وي ب
دو ي
م هرت ي ب
هم ي
ل يهب ب
م ٱلرأشش مر ب
Meaning: They who believe and do not mix their
belief with injustice, those will have security, and
they are rightly guided. Q6: V82.
And the prophet (S.A.W) has translated the word
Azzulm [injustice] in this verse to mean Ashshirk
[polytheism] and he made reference to the sayings
of Allah
ششش رر ي
ن ٱل ج
.[13 :﴾ ]لقمان١٣ظي دم
م عي ن
﴿إ ن ن
كشش ل يظ ب لر د
Meaning… Indeed, associating partners to Allah
is a great injustice. Q31: V13.
4- : Among the virtues of Attauheed [Islamic
monotheism], is that, it is the greatest cause of
Allah's love for a servant, in addition to numerous
kinds of blessings, such as, forgiveness of sins,
relief from agony, multiplication of good deeds,
promotion in ranks, protection from evils and
epidemics, repel of the enemies' plot, cessation of
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worry and grief, and acquisition of favors and
blessings, freedom from wraths and punishments
and liberation from slavery to the self, the devil and
other creatures. As well as taste of the flavor of
Iman [faith] and the pleasure of sincerity,
eagerness to meeting Allah, departure from
darkness to light. Thus, he departs from the
darkness of polytheism to the light of Islamic
monotheism, from the humiliation of wrong doing
to the glory of obedience, and from the darkness of
ignorance to the light of knowledge, from the
hesitation of doubts to the chilliness of certainty,
and from misguided ways to the straight path of
Allah.
Chapter: Muslims are of great differences (in
rank) in terms of their perfection of Attauhid. So,
whenever a servant is more sincere to Allah (the
Almighty), the more he will acquire from the virtues
of Attauhid. In other words, a person's share in the
virtues of Attauhid is in direct proportion to his
sincerity to Allah. And as such, his share in the
blessings of Allah will increase, likewise, the
custodianship of Allah, His favor, mercy,
benedictions, and rewards in the world and in the
hereafter will increase.
And the more loyal he is to Allah, the more he
will be saved from the devil and his harm. As Allah
the Exalted said when He Satan took oath to lead
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Mankind astray:
ي
ب
﴿يقشششا ي
ن ل يبهشششش مر نفشششي
ل ير ج
ب بن ي
مشششا أ غروي يرت ي نني يليزي جينششش ن
ي
ي
ب
عيبششاد ي ي
ك
ن
٣٩إ ننل ن
ضشش وييل غرٱٱٱٱون ي ين نهب مرٱٱٱٱ أ ٱجر ي
م عن يششش ي
ٱٱٱلرٱٱأششرر ٱٱ ن
صشششهير د
ن ٤٠قيشششا ي
ل ههيششش ي
ي
ذا ن
مشش خرل ي ن
ن
م ٱلر ب
م نربهششش ب
ط ع يل يششش ن
صشششي ي
س لي ي
ن إ ننل
ن ن
م سرت ي ن
م ٤١إ ن ن
ك ع يل ي يرهنشش مر ب
قي د
ب
عيباندي ل ي ير ي
سششش لرط هي د
ي
ن ] ﴾٤٢الحجر.[42-39 :
ن ٱت ن ب يعيك ن
ي
ن ٱلرغي ا نوي ي
م ي
م ن
Meaning: [The devil]said, My lord, because You
have put me in error, I will surely make
[disobedience] attractive to them[i.e, Mankind] on
earth, and I will mislead them all (39) Except
among them, Your chosen servants (40).
[Allah] said," This is a path [of return] to Me
[that is] straight (41). Indeed My servants- no
authority will you have over them, except those
who follow you of the deviators (42). Q15: V39-42.
And Allah the Exalted said:
﴿فيشششششإ ن ي
ٱسريتششششنعششش
ن يفشششششش
ت ٱلر ب
قشششششش رريء ا ي
ذا قيشششششير أر ي
هي
ن ٱل ن
هشش ۥ
هشش نۥ
جششيشش
ٱلششششنرشششششش
ن
نبشش ٱل ل ن هن ن
س لي ب
٩٨ن إ نجن ن ب
مشش ل ي ير ي
مشش ي
شششش يرط ن
ي
ن يءا ي س
ن ٩٩
ى يرب جنهشش مر ي يت يويك نل بششو ي
ب
ن ع ييل ى ٱل نششذ ن ي ي
س لرط هي د
مبنوا ويع يلشش ه
ن
ن
ي
ه
ي
ه ۥ
مشششششا ب
ن ي يت يويلشششششش ورجن ي ب
سشششششش لرط ن ب ب
إ نجن ن ي
ه ۥ ع يلششششش ى ٱلششششششذ ن ي ي
ن
ب
ن ] ﴾١٠٠النحل.[100-98 :
ن ب
و ي ٱل ن
م شررن كو ي
هم ب نهن ۦ ب
ذي ي
Meaning: So when you recite the Quran,
[first]seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the
expelled[from Allah's mercy] (98). Indeed, there is
for him, no authority over those who have believed
and rely upon their lord (99). His authority is only
over those who take him as an ally and those who
through him associate others with Allah (100). Q16:
ذر
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V98-100.
And whoever reaches the level of Ihsan in
Attauheed [i.e, the most perfect level of it], and
rescues (his faith) from the impurities of both major
and minor shirk, and he worships Allah as if he is
seeing Him, he will enter Paradise without any
accountability nor punishment, and he will attain a
high rank in Paradise. We seek Allah of His
bounties.
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Lesson five:
The meaning of Islamic Religion
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن ن
عند ي ٱل ل ن هن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱل د ج ي ي
م
ٱلرنإشش سرل هي ب
﴾ ]ال عمران.[19 :
Meaning: indeed, the religion in the sight of
Allah is Islam. Q3: V19. And He said:
ٱلرنإشش سرل هيششم ن ندين دششا فيل يششن ي ب قريبشش ي
ه
من ي ي برت ينغ غ ي يرير
ل ن
م نر ب
﴿وي ي
ي
عمران.[85 :
ن
﴾٨٥ن ]
خشششششش
ن
ٱلر هي
ويهبوي نفي ٱلرأ ن
خ ير ةن ن
ال ي ي
م ي
سششرن
Meaning: And whoever desires other than Islam
as religion- never will it be accepted from him, and
in the Hereafter, will be among the losers. Q3: V85.
And He (S.W.T) said:
ي
مو ها ا ويب ي ج
﴿فيشششإ نل هيهبك ب رم إ نهيلششش ده وهي ن
هششش ۥۦ أ سرل ن ب
حششش دد فيل ي ب
ششششرن
ن ] ﴾٣٤الحج.[34 :
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ب
مشش ٱٱب نخرت ني ي
Meaning… for your God [worthy of worship] is
]one God, so to Him submit. And [O Muhammad
give good tidings to who are humble [before their
Lord] Q22: V34. And He (S.W.T) said:
﴿وبقششششششششششل ل جل نششششششششششذي ب
ب
ن أوت بششششششششششوا س ٱلرك ن هيتشششششششششش ي
ن ي
بي
ي
هينشش يءأ ي
موا س
ي
ي
ي
ل
س
ر
أ
ن
ر
إ
فششش
م
ر
ۦ
تشش
م
ر
شش
ل
س
ر
م
ب
ب
وي ٱلرأ ج
ك ي
ن
مششا ع يل ي ير ي
ٱلريبششهيلشششش غت ه
ك
في ي
قششد ن ٱهريتشششد ي و اد ا وننإن ت يوينلششش ورا سشش فيإ نجن ن ي
ن
عمران.[20:
]اليبششا ندشش
﴾٢٠عنشششش
ٱلر
صي ترن نبششششش
ه بي ن
و ي ٱل ل ب
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Meaning:" And say to those who were given the
scripture, and [to] the unlearned, "Have you
submitted yourselves?" And if they submit [in
Islam], they are rightly guided; but if they turn
away- then upon you is only the [duty of]
notification. And Allah is All-seeing of [His]
servants. Q3: V20. And He (S.W.T) also said:
ي
ي
م نر أ حر ي
م وي جرهي ب
م نر أ سرل ي ي
م ن
ن نديدنا ج
﴿وي ي
ه ۥ ل نل نششهن ويهبششوي
س ب
.[125 :سش دن﴾ ]النساء
م ر
ح ن
ب
Meaning: "And who is better in religion than who
submits himself to Allah while being a doer of
good…" Q4: V125.
So, the meaning of Islam is to be sincere to Allah
the Almighty in religion and to submit to His
commands and rules.
And it is a creed and a law. The creed is built
upon authentic knowledge, and the [Islamic] laws,
are rules which are obligatory upon a servant to
comply with.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ب
نششششش
ه
م خرل ن ن
ما أ ن
ٱلششششششش ج
مبرويا س إ ننل ل ني ي عرب ب ب
ن ل يشش ب
ه ب
دوا س ٱل ل نششش ي
﴿وي ي
دشششششششششيشش ي
صششي ي
صشششل يوه ة ي ويي ب ؤرت بشششو ا س ٱل نزشش ي
كششوه ة ۦة ويذ هينلشش ي
ن
حن ي ي
فششايء ويي ب ن
ب
قي ب
مششوا س ٱل ن
ك نديشش ب
.[5:﴾ ]البینة٥ م ةن
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ق يج ي
Meaning: And they were not commanded except
to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion,
inclining to truth, and to establish salah [five daily
prayers] and to give Zakah [alms]. And that is the
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correct religion. Q98: V5.
Therefore, a servant will not become a Muslim
until he combines two things.
The first thing is sincerity to Almighty Allah in
religion by practicing Islamic monotheism and
shunning shirk [polytheism].
The second thing is submission to [the will] of
Allah by obeying His commands and avoiding
whatever He forbids.
So, whoever professes the unity of God and
complies with His orders is a Muslim.
And with this, you will understand that a
polytheist is not a Muslim, because he did not make
his religion sincere to Almighty Allah.
And he who disdains the worship of Allah is
[also] not a Muslim, because he has refrained (from
the worship of Allah) and has not submitted to
Allah's commands. Allah (the Exalted) said:
ف ٱلرمسششي ي
ة
مل يهئ نك يشش ب
ن ع ي بر د
ح أن ي يك بششو ي
﴿نلن ي يسريتنك ن ي ي ن ب
دا ل جل نششهن وييل ٱلر ي
سي يحر ب
شششبرهبمر
م ي
من ي يسريتنك نفر ع ينر ن
عب يششاد يت نهنۦ ويي ي ٱٱكت يسررٱٱٱب نرر في ي
قنرببو ةنۦ وي ي
ٱلر ب
ي
ت
ح ن
مبنششوا س ويع ي ن
مششا ٱنلشش ن
ج ن
صششل ن هي
إ نل ي يرهن ي
ن يءا ي
فيأ ن١٧٢ ميدعششا
مبلششوا س ٱل هن
ذي ي
ي
ب
فوا س
ن ٱسريتنك ي ب
زيد ب ب
ما ٱنلش ن
فيي بويجفيهنمر أ ب
من فيضرل نهنۦد ويأ ن
هم ج
ذي ي
جويرهبمر ويي ي ن
ي
ويٱسرت يكرب يبروا س فيي بعيذ جب بهبمر ع يشش ي
ن
مششن ب
دو ي
جشش ب
ن ل يهبششم ج
مششا وييل ي ي ن
ذادبا أنلي د
دو ن
.[173-172 :﴾ ]النساء١٧٣ صيدرا
ٱلل نهن ويل ندييا وييل جن ي ن
Meaning: Never would the messiah disdain to be
a servant of Allah, nor would the angels near [to
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Him]. And whoever disdains His worship and is
arrogant- he will gather them to Himself all
together (172) And as for those who believed and
did righteous deeds, He will give them in full their
rewards and grant them extra from His bounty. But
as for those who disdained and were arrogant, He
will punish them with a painful punishment, and
they will not find for themselves besides Allah any
protector or helper (173). Q4: 172 and 173.
Chapter: And Muslims are of different levels
with regards to the perfection of their Islam, based
on their differences in sincerity and submission.
Hence, they are categorized into the three levels of
faith as explained by the Prophet (SAW) in the
Hadith of Jibreel which are:
1-Level of Islam [submission]
2- Level of Al'iman
3- Level of Al'ihsan.
And the [arrangement of these levels according
to their] preference is; first the level of Ihsan then
the level of Iman then the level of Islam.
Therefore, every Mu'min is a Muslim but not
every Muslim is aMu'min.
And the pillars of Islam are five as in the two
[most] authentic books [of Hadith i.e, Bukhri and
Muslim] from the narration of Abdullah Ibn Umar
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(may Allah be pleased with them) that the Prophet
of Allah (S.A.W) said:
ل إإليققيه إإ و
الكم يعليقق ى يخنمقق ٍدس يشققيه ايدإة أينن ي
لنسقق ي
يوأيون كميحومققئدا، ل اولكققَمَف
»كبإنققيي ا إ
.«. يويصنهوإم يريميض اين، يوإإييت اإء الوزيك اإة يوانليححجَمَف، يوإإيق اإم الوصيالإةَمَف، يركسهوكل الإَمَف
Meaning: "Islam is built on five pillars: To testify
that "Laailaa ill-Allah, MuhammadurRasulullah"(none is worthy of worship except Allah
and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah), to
establish Salah [five daily prayers], to offer Zakah
[obligatory charity], to perform Hajj (pilgrimage to
Makah), and to fast the month of Ramadan. And the
Prophet (S.A.W) also said:
ن ني
يوإذنريوكة يسين اإمإه انلإجيه اكد إفي، صيالكةَمَف
يويعكمهوكدكه ال و، لنسيالكمَمَف
»يرأكس النمإر ا ن إ
.[ل
يسإبيإلا إ
معاذ ن بن ي
]رواه أحمد من حديث ب.«. ل
جب ي س
Meaning: The peak of the matter is Islam, and
its pillar is prayer, and its summit is jihad for the
sake of Allah. Reported by Ahmad from the
narration of Mu'adh Ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased
with him).
Chapter: And Mu'minun (the believers) vary in
their belief [in terms of perfection].Consequently,
some of them are more faithful than others,
because (Iman) faith means; belief in the heart,
utterance by tongue and action with organs, it is
subject to increase and decrease.
Whenever a servant's belief is more perfect, and
his words and deeds are better, his faith will be
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greater.
And when a servant commits a sin, his faith will
decrease. But if he repents and reforms, Allah will
accept his repentance.
And completion of Iman [faith] has been
described by the Prophet (S.A.W) in his sayings;
ي
.«. لييمقق اين
»يمنن أييحوب إولإ يوأينبيغ ي
ض إولإ يوأنعيط ى إولإ يويمينيع إولإ يفيقإد انسيتنكيميل ا إ
]رواه أبو ةداتوةد وغيتره من حدي ه
.[ث أبي تأمامة الةباههلههكي
Meaning: whoever loves for the sake of Allah,
hates for the sake of Allah, gives for the sake of
Allah, and refused to give for the sake of Allah, has
already completed Iman [faith]. Reported by Abu
Dawood and others from the narration of Abu
Umama al bahili(may Allah be pleased with him).
And loving for Allah is wider than loving for
Allah's sake, it comprises whatever is loved for the
sake of Allah (the Exalted) such as persons, actions,
utterances, aims, characters, places, periods and
so on.
Likewise, giving for the sake of Allah is more
encompassing in meaning than just donation of
wealth; rather, it comprises all what can be given,
Including; wealth, honor, knowledge, efforts, and
time.
Likewise, forbiddance.
Therefore, whoever makes his love for the sake
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of Allah, his hatred for the sake of Allah, his
donations for the sake of Allah, and his forbiddance
for the sake of Allah; he is a Mu'min who has met
all conditions of Iman [faith]
Chapter: the articles of faith are six as was
explained by the Prophet (S.A.W) in his sayings;
»أينن كتنؤإمين إب اولإ يويم ي
الإئيكإتإه يو ك كتإبإه يوكركسإلإه يوانلينهوإم الإخققإر يوكتققنؤإمين إب انليقققيدإر
.«. يخنيإرإه يويشحرإه
Meaning:"Iman [faith] is to believe in Allah, His
angels, His Books, His messengers, and the last day
and to believe in destiny- good and bad
It is obligatory upon every Muslim to believe in
these articles; whoever disbelieves in any one
among them is [considered] a pagan, i.e., nonMuslim.
And Iman [faith] has other [sub] branches which
are ramified from these [six] branches just as the
branches of a tree are ramified from it as well, and
the more a servant fulfils the properties [i.e, sub
branches] of Iman and its acts, the more he will be
perfect in his faith. Abu huraira (may Allah be
pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (S.A.W)
said:
ضلكيه ا يقققنهوكل ي
ضمع يويسنبكعهوين أينو إب ن
لييم اكن إب ن
ل إإليققيه
ضمع يوإسرتهوين كشنعيبئة يفيأنف ي
»ا إ
ي
ي
م
ك
و
ن
ك
ي
إإ و
«. لييمقق اإن
ل اولك يوأندين ايه ا إإيم اطققة اليذ ى يعققإن الطإريققإق يواليحيقق اكء شققنعيبة إمققين ا إ
.[]صحیح مسلم
Meaning: "Iman has a few above seventy or few
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above sixty branches, the superior is saying
La'ilaha- illa- llah, and the inferior is removing
harmful things from the path, and shyness is one of
the branches of faith." Reported by Muslim.
Hence, the branches of Iman are its attributes
and its parts, amongst them are cardiac, verbal and
active services, and the Prophet (S.A.W) has given
an example of each kind. Thus, his saying;
"La'ilahailla-llah" is a speech by tongue, and
removing harmful objects from the path is an active
practice, while shyness is cardiac [ i.e. the work of
the heart]
One may combine between the attributes of
faith and those of hypocrisy in him simultaneously.
Thus, there will be in him – at once- some habits of
faith and some of hypocrisy, and consequently he
will be characterized by nifaq [hypocrisy] until he
gives it up. As the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
إمنن أينريبيعقق ٍدة يكقق ايننت
يوإإيذا، يويعيد أينخليققيفَمَف
صليمة
أينو يك ايننت إفيإه يخ ن، »أينريبمع يمنن ك ون إفيإه يك اين كمين اإفئق اَمَف
يوإإيذا، إإيذا يحوديث يكيذيبَمَف: صليمة إمين الحنيف اإق يحوت ى ييديعيه ا
إفيإه يخ ن
.[ ]متفق عليه.«. صيم يفيجير
يوإإيذا يخ ا ي، يع ايهيد يغيديرَمَف
Meaning: Whoever has the following four
[characteristics] will be a pure hypocrite, and
whoever has one of it will have one characteristic of
hypocrisy until he gives it up; whenever he is
entrusted, he betrays, whenever he speaks, he lies,
whenever he makes a covenant, he proves
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treacherous, and whenever he quarrel, he behaves
in a very imprudent, evil and insulting manner.
Bukahri and Muslim.
Chapter: The Prophet (S.A.W) has explained the
meaning of Al'ihsan [perfection] in his saying;
Meaning: Ihsan means to worship Allah as if you
are seeing Him, and if you are not seeing him then,
he is seeing you.
And Allah has created us in order to test us as to
which of us is best in deed. And He had told us that
among the purposes of creating us is to test us,
who among us will be best in deed. As He said:
ي
ذي ي
سششت نةن
ضشش فنششي ن
م ويه ن
﴿ويهبوي ٱل ن ن
خل يقي ٱل ن
سشش هي
ت وي ٱلرأشش رر ي
ي
مشششا نء ل ني ي بربلششوي ك ب مر أ يي ي ب
ن ع ي رر ب
كشش مر
أي نششا مة ويك يششا ي
ه ۥ ع يل يشش ى ٱلر ي
ششش ب
ي
.[7 :م لل﴾ ]هود
أ حر ي
ن عي ي
س ب
Meaning: And it is He who created the heavens
and the earth in six days – and His thrown had been
upon water- that He might test you as to which of
you is best in deed. Q10: V7. And He (the Almighty)
said:
ح ييششوه ة ي ل ني يبر ٱبلششوي ك ب ٱٱٱٱ رم
ذي ي
﴿ٱ نلشش ن
تشش وي ٱ ٱٱلرٱٱٱ ي
مششش ورٱٱ ي
خل يششقي ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
ي
أ يي ي ب
فشششششو برشش
ٱلريغششش ب
ٱلريعششزن يششششبز
م لل وي ب
كشششش مر أ حر ي
ن عي ي
هشششوي
سشششش ب
.[2 :﴾ ]الملك٢
Meaning: And He who created death and life to
test you [as to] which of you is best in deed- and
He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving. Q67: V2.
Fudail the binIyad [one of the pious predecessors in
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Islam] said:
ي
.« مدل﴾ أي أخلصه وأصوبه
»﴿أ حر ي
ن عي ي
س ب
Meaning:"… Best in deed…" i.e, the most
sincere and most correct.
For, a work will not be good until it is done
sincerely for the sake of Allah (the Exalted) and
correct in accordance with the traditions of the
Prophet (S.A.W).
Following the guidance of the Prophet (S.A.W)
saves from extremism and negligence.
With this, you know that among the nullifiers of
Ihsan [perfection] is shirk [polytheism], bid'ah
[innovation], negligence and extremism.
Therefore, a polytheist is an evil doer not a
Philanthropist, likewise the innovator and the
extremist.
Ihsan [perfection] is of two degrees;
The Ihsan which is wajib [compulsory] that is
performing obligations with sincerity [to Allah] and
according to the teachings of the Prophet (S.A.W),
without extremism or negligence.
And the Ihsan which is mustahabb [i.e,
desirable] that is; drawing closer to Allah by
performing Annawafil [supererogatory acts of
worship] and completing the non-compulsory parts
of Ibadah and its manners, and abstaining from
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ambiguities and undesirable acts, so that he
worships Allah as if he sees Him, and he strives in
performing acts of worship in its most perfect form,
within his capacities. So, he should not charge
himself with what is beyond his capacity and he
should not be negligent by leaving what he can
afford to do from the acts of worship which will
bring him closer to Almighty Allah.
And Ihsan [perfection] in every act of worship
depends on its kind, and all that is determined by
the strength of his sincerity [to Allah] and following
the guidance of prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) in that
particular act of worship.
[For instance], perfection in wudoo [ablution] is
achieved by doing it properly, completing its
compulsory acts and ethics, without exceeding the
legitimate boundaries in washing.
And perfection in Salah [Prayer] is achieved by
establishing it humbly and serenely with the
presence of mind, at the beginning of its time, and
that he establishes it as a farewell prayer in such a
way that he fulfills its necessary and
supererogatory acts perfectly as if he is seeing
Allah (the Almighty).
And perfection in Zakah [charity] and sadaqah
[non-compulsory charity]-is achieved- by giving out
charity while seeking for Allah's pleasure, hopping
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for His mercy and fearing His punishment, wishing
no reward or gratitude from whom he gave the
charity, and he should not follow up what he has
spent with a remind of it or other injury, he should
also give it out from the pleasant among his wealth,
not the defected or detestable ones, and without
delaying the charity [from its right time] or causing
difficulties for the needy in receiving it, and he
should not behave arrogantly to him, [more over],
he should not [give it] for Riya'a or sum'ah [i.e, for
people to see or hear].
Likewise other acts of worship, a servant ought
to try to be perfect in it to the best of his ability,
and he should follow the guidance of the Prophet
(S.A.W) in that.
And whoever desires perfection and pray to
Allah to assist him in achieving it, there is hope for
him to be granted with success in achieving it. AbuDardaa (may Allah be pleased with him) said;"
verily, knowledge is – only acquired- by learning,
and patience is acquired by struggle, and whoever
struggle for good will be granted success in it, and
whoever takes precaution against evil would be
protected from it".
The doors of Ihsan are many, in the authentic
book of Imam Muslim from the narration of
Shaddad Ibn Aws bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased
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with them) that the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
وإذا، »إون الي كيتيب الحس اين عل ى كحل شي ٍدء ؛ فإذا يقيتنلكتم يفيأحسإسكنهوا الإقنتليةَمَف
.«. يونلكيإحود أحكدككم يشنفيريتكه يونلكيإرنح يذبييحيتكه، يذيبنحكتم فيأنحإسنهوا الحذنبحيةَمَف
Meaning: "Verily Allah has prescribed proficiency
in all things. Thus, if you kill, kill well; and if you
slaughter, slaughter well. Let each one of you
sharpen his blade and let him spare the animal he
slaughters from suffering."
Thus, perfection is prescribed in all things, and
perfection in everything depends on it. The Prophet
(S.A.W) explained here perfection in slaughtering.
So, he who diverts from his guidance by not
sharpening the blade and does not spare the
animal he slaughters from suffering, would not
have practiced perfection in his slaughter.
And this shows the importance of knowledge in
the religion, because with it, a seeker of Ihsan will
knows the guidance of the Prophet (S.A.W) in the
acts of worship. Thus, he knows his guidance in
Wudoo [ablution], prayer, charity, fasting, jihad,
transactions, eating and drinking, sleeping,
marriage, social relations, charity, relations and
treating people with their individual differences,
and so on.
A servant will not reach the degree of perfection
except by Allah's assistance and success. That is
why it is legislated- at the end of every salah
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[prayer] -for one to supplicate with
.«. »اللوكهوم أيإعحنني يعيل ى إذنكإريك يوكشنكإريك يوكحنسإن إعيب ايدإتيك
Meaning: O Allah, help me remember You,
express
Gratitude to You and worship You in the best
.manner
Therefore, the servant's need for Allah's help in
achieving Ihsan [perfection] is continuous and
frequent.
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Lesson six:
The meaning of Ibadah
Al'ibabah [Worship] means servility, submission
and compliance, with utmost love and glorification.
And every act that brings (one) nearer to a deity
is Ibadah.
Therefore, al-Ibadah (worship) in Islam is a
comprehensive term for everything that Allah loves
and is pleased with, in terms of speech and actions,
inwardly and outwardly.
Ibadah is categorized into the worship of the
heart, tongue, and organs.
Allah has ordered (mankind) to sincerely worship
Him alone, without [associating] partners [to Him].
Allah the Most high said:
ه
ه إ ننل هبوي يفشششششششش
ٱدر ب
م خرل ن ن
﴿هبوي ٱلر ي
ن يلشش ب
هششششش ب
عشششششوشش ب
ي يل إ نل هي ي
صششي ي
ح ي
ن
ب
مر
ٱٱٱٱٱٱلر ةنهٱٱٱٱ
لشششششششششششششد ج ي
ٱٱٱٱ
ٱ
دششش ل ن
لشششششششششششششهن ير ج
حشششش ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ب
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ي
.[65:﴾ ]المؤمن٦٥ ن
ٱٱٱٱٱلرعهي ل ي ن
مي ي
Meaning: "He is the Ever- living; there is no deity
except Him, so call upon Him, [being] sincere to
Him in religion. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the
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worlds". Q40: V65. And He said:
ه
صششا ل نشش ب
هششش ب
ٱلششنلشششش ي
م خرل ن د
ي
ي
ب
يأ ن
تشش أ نر أ عرببششد ي
مشش رر ب
﴿بقشش لر إ نجن جشش ي
.[11 :﴾ ]الزمر١١ ن
ٱ ل دج ي ي
Meaning: "Say, [O Muhammad], "Indeed, I have
been commanded to worship Allah, [being] sincere
to Him in religion". Q39: V11.
Allah has also ordered (mankind) to follow the
prophet's guidance in Ibadah, and that all forms of
Ibadah should be done inconformity with his
traditions. Allah the Most high said:
﴿وييأجنيز لرينششا إ نل ي ري ي
مششا بجنششجز ي
ك ٱلششش ج
ل
س ي
ذشش كريرشش ل نت بب يجيشش ي
ن نللننششا ن
.[44 :إ نل ي يرهنشش مر﴾ ]النحل
Meaning: "And we revealed to you the message
[i.e., the Quran] that you may make clear to the
people what was sent down to them…" Q16: V44.
And He said:
مششا يءات يى ه ب
سششو ب
خشش ب
ه
ل في ب
م ٱل نر ب
مششا جن يهيى هك بششش مر ع ي نر ب
ذوه ب وي ي
كشش ب
﴿وي ي
.[7 :في ٱجن ت يبهوا س ﴾ ]الحشر
Meaning: "And whatever the Messenger has
given you- take it and whatever he has forbidden
you- refrain from(it) …" (Q59:V7)
Allah –the Most high- does not accept any act of
worship from anybody unless it fulfills two
conditions; sincerity and concordance with the
practice of the Prophet (S.A.W). A servant will not
be a Muslim until he is sincere to Allah in religion,
and follows the [teachings of] the Prophet (S.A.W).
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Therefore, whoever performs [his] Ibadah sincerely
to Allah, and correctly according to the tradition of
the Prophet (S.A.W) then it is [considered] correct
and a righteous deed.
Allah has made it clear for us in His book that He
created us to a great purpose, and that is
worshiping Him alone without associating partner
to Him. Allah the Exalted said:
سششش إ ننل
ٱلرإ نشششجنششششششش ي
نشش ويشششش
ٱلر ن
جششششششش ن
خل ي
مشششششششا ي
﴿وي ي
.[56 :﴾ ]الذاریات٥٦ ن
ل ني ي عرب ب ب
دو ن
تشش
قر ب
Meaning: And I did not create the Jinn and
Mankind except to worship Me [alone]. Q51: V56.
And Allah the Most high said:
ب
نششششش
ه
م خرل ن ن
ما أ ن
ٱلششششششش ج
مبرويا س إ ننل ل ني ي عرب ب ب
ن ل يشش ب
ه ب
دوا س ٱل ل نششش ي
﴿وي ي
دشششششششششيشش ي
صششي ي
س
ي
س
ي
ي
ن
حن ي ي
فششايء ويي ب ن
ب
قي ب
مششوا ٱل ن
صشششل وه ة ي ويي ب ؤرت بشششو ا ٱل نزششكششوه ة ۦة ويذ هينلششك نديشش ب
.[5 :﴾ ]البینة٥ م ةن
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ق يج ي
Meaning: And they were not commanded except
to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion,
inclining to truth, and to establish salah [five daily
prayers] and to give Zakah [alms]. And that is the
correct religion. Q98: V5.
Therefore, he who shuns shirk [polytheism],
become sincere to Allah in religion, and follows the
Prophet's [traditions] (S.A.W), is a Muslim and has
been promised admittance into paradise and
salvation from Hell Fire.
Whoever performs the obligatory acts of worship
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and obeys Allah in what He has made obligatory,
and shun what He Has made forbidden, he is
among the pious and faithful servants of Allah for
whom Allah decreed safety from punishment and
promised great favor in this world and the
hereafter.
And whoever fulfills the compulsory and
supererogatory acts ,and keeps away from
forbidden and detested acts, and worships Allah as
though he is seeing Him, then he is among the
servants of Allah who have attain the level of
"Ihsan", and Allah has prepared for them higher
ranks in Paradise.
With this you will understand that the things
which affect the servitude of a servant to his lord –
the almighty- are of three categories:
The first category is Major Shirk. That is
worshiping other deity besides Allah- the almighty.
So, whoever directs any act of worship to any deity
besides Allah is a Mushrik [polytheist] Kafir [pagan]
and neither compulsory nor supererogatory acts
would be accepted from him. Like those who invoke
Idols, pious people, trees, and stones in such a way
that they slaughter for their sake, ask them
satisfaction of needs and pushing away adversity.
These [kind of people] are pagans, polytheists,
withdrawn from the religion of Islam, and whoever
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dies among them without repentance will eternally
dwell in Hell Fire. We seek refuge with Allah from
that.
The second category is Minor Shirk. Among its
[examples] are; Arriya'a and Assum'ah in such a
way that he beautifies his acts of worship, like
prayer, charity and so on for people to see or hear
and praise him. Whoever does that is not sincere to
Allah- the kind of sincerity which rescues from the
punishment (of the hereafter). So, such a person,
although has not actually worshiped other than
Allah physically, but by seeking people's praise and
commendation [for his acts], he has requested
reward from other than Allah. Hence, he is a
polytheist who has committed a minor shirk which
spoils the particular act in which it occurred. The
Prophet (S.A.W) said – from what he narrated from
his lord- almighty-, "Almighty Allah Said, I am the
One Who is most free from the need of partners. He
who does a thing and associate-in it- someone else
with Me, I discard him and his polytheism..''
reported by Imam Muslim from the narration of Abu
Huraira [may the blessings of Allah be upon him].
And among the [examples] of minor shirk is
sticking of a person's heart to worldly [materials]
and making it his utmost interest in such a way that
he abandons obligatory acts and commits
forbidden acts. Thus, in his heart is servitude to this
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world. The Prophet (S.A.W) said:
ضققيي
صققإة إإنن أكنعإطققيي ير إ
»يتإعيس يعنبكد الحديين اإر يويعنبكد الحدنريهإم يويعنبققكد انليخإمي ي
ال ا ن يتيق ي
يوإإيذا إشنييك يف ي، يوإإنن لينم كينعيط يسإخيط يتإعيس يوا ن يتيكيسَمَف
«]رواه البخششاريي. ش
.[هريرة ي
ث أبي ب
من حدي ن
Meaning: "May he be miserable, the worshiper
of the dinar [Gold currency] and the worshiper of
dirham [silver currency], and the worshiper of the
striped silk cloak. If he is given [something] he
approves but if he is not given he becomes angry.
He is miserable and relapse, if he steps on a thorn
let it be irremovable. Reported by Bukhari from the
narration of Abu huraira.
This is an invocation from the Prophet (S.A.W)
upon him with misery and relapsing, whenever he
rises from a fall, he falls again, and whenever he is
befallen by an affliction, he is not guided to the way
out of it, and the reason behind that is his servitude
to this world and his careless [attitude
towards]Almighty Allah.
The Prophet (S.A.W) has explained the criterion
in that where he said: If he is given anything, he is
satisfied, but if not, he is discontented. So when a
person makes this world his utmost aim, in such a
way that he is pleased when he is given, and when
he is not given he is continuously discontented with
Allah’s divine decree, weary of Him and his heart is
not free for Almighty Allah.
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This is among the characteristics of the
hypocrites as said by Allah- the Exalted- concerning
them:
طششو ا س
ت فيششإ نر أ ب عر ب
م بز ي
صشششد ي قهي ن
من ي ي لر ن
﴿وي ن
م نرهب م ن
ك فنششي ٱل ن
ن
س
ي
ن
س
م نريهشششا إ ن ي
ذا هبشششش مر
ضشششوا وينإن لشششش مر ي ب عرطشششش وراشش ن
ن
م نريهشششا ير ب
ب
.[58 :﴾ ]التوبة٥٨ ن
ي ي سر ي
خ طو ي
Meaning: "And among them are some who
criticize you concerning the [distribution of]
charities. If they are given from it, they approve;
but if they are not given from it, suddenly they
become angry". Q9: V58.
So, whoever is of this nature, is [actually] not
sincere to Allah in his acts of worship. Rather, in his
heart is servitude to other than Allah – the Exaltedand the effects of this are witnessed in anyone
whose heart sticks to wealth or leadership or
someone he loves, to the extent that he offends
Allah for his sake. Thus, there will be in his heart,
slavery to that which he loves and sticks to and
offends Allah for his sake. Whoever sticks to
anything besides Allah is punished with it.
The third category is Committing sins by doing
some things that are forbidden, or by neglecting
some obligations. Whenever a servant offends his
Lord there will be decrease in his servitude to Allah
–the exalted.
And the most perfect of servants in servitude to
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Allah, is the one who is straightforward on Allah's
commands. Allah –the Most high- said:
فشش
م ٱسرت ي هي
موا س فييل ي
خشش ور د
ن ٱل ن ن
﴿إ ن ن
ق ب
ه ث بشش ن
ن يقابلوا س يرب ين يششا ٱل نلشش ب
ذي ي
ي
ب
ي
ه
ي
ي
ب
ع يل ي يرهنششش مر ويل ب
جششن نشششةن
ٱلر ي
ح ب
ن ١٣أوسلئ نششك أ صر هي
هشش مر ي ي حريز بجنششو ي
ما ي
ن ] ﴾١٤الحقاف.[14-13:
هي
خل ن ن
م بلو ي
ن نفييها ي
كابجنوا س ي ي عر ي
جيزا ةءن ب ن ي
دي ي
Meaning: "Indeed, those who have said, our Lord
is Allah," and then remain on a right course- there
will be no fear concerning them, nor will they
grieve. Those are the companions of Paradise,
abiding eternally therein as reward for what they
used to do". Q46: V13and 14. And Allah –the
Exalted said:
موا س ت يت ين يششنز ب
ل
م ٱسرت ي هي
ن ٱل ن ن
﴿إ ن ن
ق ب
ه ث بشش ن
ن قيششابلوا س يرب ين يششا ٱل نلشش ب
ذي ي
ي
ي
ششششبروا س
ة أنل ت ي ي
م ل يه ئ نك يششش ب
خششابفوا س وييل ت ي حريز جن بشششوا س ويأ بر ن
م ٱلر ي
ع يل ي يرهنششش ب
ج ن ن ةن ٱل نششششششنتششيششش ب
ن أ ي ورل ن ييششا ؤ بك ب مر
٣٠
دو جن ي ي
كنبتشش مر بتوع يشش ب
ب ن ٱلر ي
ن حر ب
ي
خششير هةد ويل ي ب
مششا
ح ي يوه ةن ٱل د يشش نري ي ا ويفنششي ٱلرأ ن
نفي ٱلر ي
كشش مر نفيهيششا ي
ي
د
ي
ب
ب
مشش نر
ي أجن ب
ما ت يششد ن ب
عو ي
ف ب
ن ٣١جن بششبزل ج
سك مر ويلك مر نفييها ي
ت ي شرت ي هن ي
ي
ي
د
مششن د يع يششا إ نلشش ى
غي ب
فو ةر نر ن
م نر أ حر ي
م ن
ن يقشش ورلشش ج
حي مة ٣٢وي ي
س ب
حا وييقشا ي
م ي
ن ﴾٣٣
مشش ٱٱٱٱل ن سر ن
ل إ نجن نننشي ن
ٱ ل ل ن هن ويع ي ن
صل ن د
ن ٱٱٱلر ٱٱ ب
ل هي
مي ي
مش ي
]فصلت.[33-30 :
Meaning: "Indeed, those who have said, our Lord
is Allah," and then remain on a right course- the
angels will descend upon them, [saying],"Do not
fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of
Paradise, which you were promised (30) We
][angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so
in the Hereafter. And you will have therein
whatever your souls desire, and you will have
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therein whatever you request [or wish] (31) As
accommodation from a[Lord who is] Forgiving and
merciful (32) And who is better in speech than one
who invites to Allah and do righteousness and says,
"Indeed I am of the Muslims (33). Q41: V30-33.
The servitude of the heart is [based on]
three great things: They are: love, fear and
hope. It is obligatory upon a servant to be sincere
to Allah in these great acts of worship Thus, he
loves Allah with the most magnificent [kind of] love,
and does not associate any partner to Allah among
His creatures in this utmost love. As Allah- the Most
high- said:
من بويا س أ ي ي
.[165 :حديبا ل جل نهن﴾ ]البقرة
﴿وي ٱل ن ن
شد ي ب
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
Meaning:" But those who believe are stronger in
love for Allah". Q2: V165.
And he fears the anger of Allah and His
punishment such that he abstains from offending
Allah as a result of his fear for Allah. And he hopes
for Allah's mercy, forgiveness, favor and charity.
Whoever becomes so, does not despair of relief
from Allah, and does not feel secure from the plan
of Allah. Rather, he remains in a state of
combination between hope and fear as Allah- the
Exalted- ordered His servants in His sayings:
ت
ي
مدعشششششش اۦ إ ن ن
مشششششش ي
ن ير حر ي
خ وردفششششششا ويط ي ي
.[56شش:]العراف
ن
سحر
﴾٥٦ مشششششش
ٱٱٱٱٱ ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلر
ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ب
شششن نششي ي
﴿وي ٱدرع بشششششششو ه ب
ن
ب ٱٱٱ ج
م ي
ٱ ل ل ن هن قي ن
ري د
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Meaning: "And invoke Him in fear and aspiration.
Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of
good". Q7: V56.
So, invocation here includes du'aamas'ala [I.e,
supplications of request] and du,aa ibada [i.e.,
supplications of worship]
And the servant's love for his Lord will push him
towards getting closer to Him, yearning to meet
Him, feeling pleasure in remembering Him, and it
will cause him to love what Allah loves and hate
what He hates. Thus, he will fulfill the worship of
Alwalaa wa-Albaraa [i.e, Loyalty and Enmity] as a
result of his sincere love for Allah-The Most High.
And his fear of Allah will make him abstain from
doing the unlawful and neglecting obligatory
duties. Hence, he will be of the pious servants of
Allah who avoided the causes of Allah's anger and
punishment, as a result of their fear of Him.
And his hope in Allah will motivate him to do
good things because of what he hopes from its
great reward and the pleasure of Allah's blessings
for the obedient servants.
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Lesson Seven:
Explanation of the Meaning of
Alkufru bi-ttaghut [i.e, Rejection of
false deities].
Allah (the Most high) said:
ٱلشششششيرششششششششش
ن
﴿يل إ ن كرير ا ه ي نفششي ٱلششش ج
دشي هند يقششد ت نب ينيشش ي
مشش ٱٱٱٱ نن
مششن كري يٱٱ ٱٱ ب
ت ويي بشششؤر ٱٱ ن
فششش ررٱٱٱٱ نبششششٱٱٱٱلششط هنشششغب و ن
ٱٱٱٱٱيۦ في ي
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱغيشششش ه ك
سششششششش ي
ٱلرعبششششش رريوششةنششش
ك ب نشششششششششششش
نبشششششش ٱل ل ن هن يف ي
قششششششد ن ٱسريتشش مر ي
مششش ل ييهشششششششششششششش ٱٱٱ اه
ى يل ٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱثروبشش ٱٱ ي
ٱٱلر
ٱ
صششششششششششششششششا ي
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱجنششششنفششششش ي
ق ه
م ] ﴾٢٥٦البقرة.[256 :
س ن
ه ي
ميعد ع ينلي د
و ي ٱل ل ن ب
ن
شرد بششششش ن
مشش ي
Meaning: "There shall be no compulsion in
[acceptance of] the religion. The right course has
become distinct from the wrong. So whoever
disbelieves in taghut [false objects of worship] and
believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy
handhold with no break in it. And Allah is Hearing
and Knowing". Q2: V256. And [Allah] the Most high
said:
ي
كشش ج ب
قششش در ب يعي ثرن يشششا نفششي ب
ن
﴿ويل ي ي
مششش ةة نر ب
لأ ن
سششودل أ ن
]النحل:شش.[36
ت
لششش هن ﴾
ه ويٱٱٱجر ٱٱت ي ن نببوا س ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ٱٱٱ
طششششششغبششو ي
ٱ للن ي
ٱعرب بششششد ب و ا س
Meaning:" And We certainly sent into every
nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and
avoid taghut [false objects of worship]". Q16: V36.
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And [Allah] the Most high said:
ي
ها ويأ يجن يشششاب بويا س
ن ٱجرت ي ن يب بشششوا س ٱلششش هن
دو ي
﴿وي ٱنلششش ن
تشش أن ي ي عرببششش ب
طششششششغبششششو ي
ذي ي
[17 :ر ىهشش ﴾ ]الزمر
إ نيل ى ٱل ل ن هن ل يهب ب
م ٱلرببشش شر ي
Meaning:" And those who have avoided taghut,
lest they worship it, and turned back to Allah, for
them are good tidings. So give good tidings to My
servants". Q39: V17.
Thus, rejection of false deities and servitude
to Allah with sincerity and without associating any
partner to Him is the [real] meaning of Attauheed
[Islamic monotheism]. A servant will not be a
Muslim who practices Monotheism until he
disbelieves in Attaghut [false deities].The word
Attaghut refers to any deity worshiped besides
Allah, whether by invoking him, seeking help from
him, relying on him, slaughtering for his sake [i.e,
to offer sacrifices with the intention of worship to
anyone other than Allah] and making vows to him
or following him in legalizing what is unlawful and
prohibiting the lawful or by referring legislation to
him and being satisfied with his judgment.
Ibn Jareer (may Allah have mercy on him) said:"
the right [opinion] to me concerning the [meaning
of] Attaghut is that, it is a [general term that could
be applied to] any oppressor [who claims to be
deity], and is worshiped besides Him [i.e, Allah]
whether by compulsion from him on the worshiper,
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or by compliance from the worshiper himself, be it
Mankind or Devil or an idol or whatever the deity
may be".
Attaghut is one who reaches the greatest extent
in tyranny, and averts from the way of Allah
frequently and lead astray to a great extent.
There are many false dieties worshiped besides
Allah. The most famous and worst among the
categories of false deities are three; the accursed
Satan, the idols which are worshiped besides Allah
and those who prefer to legislate with other than
what Allah has revealed.
The first category is; the accursed Satan.
He is the source of All acts of shirk and Tyranny. In
fact, all acts of worship devoted to deities other
than Allah are [in reality] the worship of Satan
because he is the source and cause of it. Allah the
Exalted said:
كششش ٱٱٱٱمر يبن نششي يءاد ي
دوا س
ٱٱٱٱ إ نلي يرٱٱٱ ب
﴿۞أ ييلشش ٱٱٱمر أ يعر ٱهيششش درٱٱ
م أن نل ت ي ٱٱعرببشش ب
ي ي
هي ي ي
ي
ششش ٱٱ ل ي ب
ٱل ن
ن
منبيششش ٱٱٱ دن
هۥٱٱ
ٱٱٱٱ
كششش مرٱٱٱٱ ي
ششششيرٱٱط هيشش ة
عششد ب دكوٱٱٱ ي
ند إ نجن ن ب
ويأ ن٦٠
ٱٱٱعرٱٱب ب د ب و جن ن يۦٱٱٱٱ ههي ي
-60 :﴾ ]یس٦١
قي ٱٱٱٱ دم
مسر ٱٱت ي ن
ذا ن
صهير دطٱٱٱٱ ي
.[61
Meaning: "Did I not enjoin upon you, O children
of Adam, that you not worship Satan – for indeed,
he is to you a clear enemy- And that you worship
[only] Me? This is a straight path". Q36: V60 and
61.
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And [He] the Exalted said:
ف بر يأن ي ب شرير ي
ن
ك ب نهنشش ۦ ويي ي غر ن
ه يل ي ي غر ن
دو ي
مششا ب
﴿إ ن ن
فششبر ي
ن ٱل ل ن ي
ذ هيل نشش ي
ضشش ن
مششن ي ي ي
ل
رشش كر نبششش ٱل نلششهنشش في ي
قشش در ي
شششا تءۦ وي ي
ك لن ي
مششن ي ب شر ن
هشش ۦۦ إ ننل إ نجن هيدثششا وينإن
دوجن ن ن
ن ن
مششن ب
دا ١١٦نإن ي يششش درع ب و ي
ضششل هي نل ةا ب ينعيشش د
ي
ي
ي
ن
ن
ه
ي
ن
ي
ي
ي
ي
ن
ه ٱل لششش ت هه ويقششال لت ن ن
خششذ ن
ري د
ي ي درع ب و ي
دا ١١٧لعين ي ب
ن إ نل ش يرط دنا ن
م ن
ب
ب
ي
ن
ي
ي
من جي ين نهبششش مر
م نر ن
ضا ١١٨ويل ن
عيباد نك جن ي ن
ن
م فربر و د
ضلن نهب مر ويل ي
صيدبا ن
ي
ي
ي
ي
ي
ي
ي
ن يءا ي
ن
ميرجن نهبششش مر فيلي بغيجيششبر ن
ذا ي
ن ٱلرأشش نرعهي م ن ويل ب
ويل ب
ميرجن نهب مر فيلي بب يت جك ب ن
ششششششششششش ير هي
ٱلششششش ن
ن
ي
من ي يت ن ن
خششذن
مششن ب
نشش ويل ني ديششا ج
خ لرقي ٱل نلشش ههۦ وي ي
دو ن
طششش ي
مششا
في ي
سير ب
ق در ي
خ ن
مجنينهششش مرد وي ي
منبيدنا ١١٩ي يعند بهب مر ويي ب ي
خ سرير ا دجنا ي
ب
ن إ ننل غ ببرودرا ١٢٠أوسل يهئ ن ي
م ٱل ن
م
م أروي ى ههب مر ي
جهين نشش ب
ك ي
ي يعند بهب ب
ششش يرط هي ب
صا ] ﴾١٢١النساء.[121-116 :
م ن
دو ي
ج ب
ن ع ي نرهي ا ي
وييل ي ي ن
حي د
Meaning: "Indeed Allah does not forgive
association with Him, but He forgives what is less
than that for whom He wills. And he who associates
others with Allah has certainly gone far astray
(116) They call upon instead of Him none but
female [deities], and they [actually] call upon none
but a rebellious Satan (117), Whom Allah has
cursed. For he had said, "I will surely take from
among Your servants a specific portion(118) And I
will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will
command them so they will split the ears of cattle,
and I will command them so they will change the
creation of Allah." And whoever takes Satan as ally
instead of Allah certainly sustained a clear
loss(119) He [i.e, Satan] promises them and
arouses desire in them. But Satan does not promise
them except delusion(120) The refuge of those will
ٱلششش
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95
be Hell, and they will not find from it an
escape(121). Q4: V16-21.
Allah the (Almighty) has already decreed that
the punishment of those who turn away from His
remembrance is the domination of devils over
them. Allah (the Most high) said:
هشش ۥ
ن جن ب ي
قجيشش ضر ل ي ب
ش ع يششن ذ ن كررنشش ٱل نرشش حر هي
﴿وي ي
مششن ي ي عر ب
مششش ن
ي
ي
ي
ن
صشش ي
ش يرط هي دنا فيهبششوي ل ب
ويإ نجن نبهشش مر لي ي ب٣٦ ريشش دن
هشش ۥ قي ين
دوجن يهب مر ع يشش ن
ى إ ن ي
جايءجن يششا
ذا ي
ي٣٧ ن
دو ي
م هٱٱرٱٱت ي ب
س ببو ي
ل ويي ي ٱحر ي
ٱل ن
ن أجن نبهم ي
س نبي ن
حت نشش يه
ت ب ي يرننشششي ويب ي يرينششش ي
يقشششا ي
نشش
ك ب ب عرد ي
ٱلر ي
ل ي هيل ي ير ي
مششش شر ن
رشقيشش ير ن
مشش نإذ
ويل يشششن يين ي٣٨ ن
س ٱلر ي
م ٱلرييشششش ور ي
فعيك بششش ب
فيب ن ئر ي
ق رن يششش ب
ي
م شرت ي رن ب
ظ نل ي مرت بشششش مر أجن ن ب
﴾٣٩ ن
كششش مر نفششي
كو ي
ب ب
ٱلريعششششذ ي ا ن
.[39-36:]الزخرف
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of
the most merciful- We appoint for him a devil, and
he is to him a companion(36) And indeed, they [i.e,
the devils] avert them from the way [of guidance]
while they think that they are [rightly] guided(37)
Until, when he comes to Us [at judgment], he says
[to his companion], how I wish there was between
me and you the distance between the east and
west; and what a wretched companion(38) And
never will it benefit you that Day, when you have
wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the
punishment (39). Q43: V36-39.
And keeping away from this Attaghut is achieved
by seeking refuge with Allah from him [i.e, devil]
and taking precaution from his deception, and
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abstention from following his steps, because he is
an enemy who clearly misleads.
ي
ي
ي
ى
ه ۥ يب ن
﴿ك بت ن ي
ضل ي ب
من ت يوينله ب فيأجن ن ب
هۥ ي
ب ع يل ي يرهن أجن ن ب
ه ۥ ويي ي هرد ن ي هن إ نل ه
عي ي
.[4 :﴾ ]الحج٤ س نعيرن
ب ٱل ن
ذا ن
It has been decreed for him [i.e, every devil]
that whoever turns to him- will misguide him to the
punishment of the blaze. Q21: V4.
Being an ally to the devil is by following his
steps believing in his promises and looking up to
his desideratum and committing what he decorates
among the evil deeds and turning away from Allah's
guidance. So, whoever does that has become an
ally to the devil.
And the devil attends to Mankind in all of his
affairs, just as in an authentic tradition from the
Prophet (S.A.W) reported by Muslim in [his book]
Assaheeh from the narration of Jabir the son of
Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them).
prevention from the devil is achieved by a
sincere resort to Allah (the Exalted), and following
the guidance of Allah Who protects from the evil of
Satan and his polytheism.
And among the things that Allah guided us to,
with which we will be protected from the evil of
Satan, is by frequently seeking refuge with Allah
from him[i.e, Satan], believing in Allah, relying on
Him, sincerity to Him, frequent remembrance of
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Allah and the legislated incantations.
Allah has warned us from following the tracks of
Satan, and from committing things with which
Satan prevails over, which are contrary to the
above mentioned. Thus, weakness in faith,
weakness in reliance and sincerity, being heedless
of the remembrance of Allah (the Exalted) and
negligence of legislated incantations, all these are
causes of the prevalence of the devil over a person.
Likewise, that with which Satan gets an inlet into
over powering a person, like intense anger,
Extreme joy, poring over desires, deviation from
the community, solitary, most especially on
journey, Gossiping between people, seclusion of
man with a woman, evil assumption and frequent
visits to suspicious places must all be avoided.
It is legislated for a person to say Bismillah [i.e,
in the name of Allah] in every aspect of his life in
order to gain blessing and protection from the
deception of Satan. So, a servant should say
Bismillah when he eats, drinks, enters or leaves his
house, when he wakes up in the morning, when he
reaches evening, when he rides, when he has
sexual intercourse, when he enters into the toilet,
and when he intends to sleep.
In saheeh Muslim from the narration of Abu Sa'id
Alkhudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that
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verily, the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
.«. »إذا يتيث ايءيب أيحكدكنم يفنلينكإيظنم م ا انسيتيط ايع ؛ فإون الوشنيط اين ييندكخكل في إفيإه
Meaning: "If one of you yawns, he should inhibit
as much as possible, because the devil enters into
his mouth.
In another narration of Ahmad and Abdurrazzak:
يفققإإون الوشققنييط اين يققندكخكل يمققيع، ضنع يققيدكه يعليقق ى إفيققإهَمَف
يفنلي ي، »إإيذا يتيث ايءيب أييحكد ك نمَمَف
.«. الوتيث اكؤإب
Meaning: "If one of you yawns, he should put his
hand over his mouth, because the devil enters
along with the yawning.
So whoever follows Allah's directives from the
guidance, he will be in a fortresses, secured from
the evils of Satan, and whoever neglects (the
guidance), will not be saved from being affected by
some evils , harm and seduction of Satan, due to
his negligence.
The second category: the idols that are
worshiped besides Allah the (Almighty). These
false deities are of different kinds:
Among them are; the idols and statues that are
sculptured in the form of images, either images of
men or animals, or other things. Among the
polytheist are those who claim that these things
can benefit and harm, and among them are those
who claim that they can intercede for whoever calls
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on them and seeks closeness to them through
sacrifices, vows and ask for the fulfillment of their
needs. Allah (the Exalted) said:
﴿يقا ي ي
ما
خل ي ي
ه ي
ما ت ي نر ن
ح بتو ي
دو ي
ل أت ي عرب ب ب
قك ب مر وي ي
ن ٩٥وي ٱل ل ن ب
ن ي
ن ﴾٩٦
م بلو ي
ت ي عر ي
الصافات.[96-95 :
Meaning: "Do you worship that which you
[yourselves] carved. While Allah created you and
that which you do? Q37: V95 and 96.
And (the Most high) said:
ي
م ٦٩إ ن ذر قيششا ي
﴿وي ٱتر ب
ل نل يب نيششهن
لشش ع يل ي يرهنششش مر جن يب يششأ إ ن برهير ه نيشش ي
ي
ما فين يظ ي ي
ل ل ييهششا
ويقي ور ن
دو ي
ما ت ي عرب ب ب
ن ٧٠يقابلوا س جن ي عرب بد ب أ صرن ي ا د
م هن ۦ ي
ي
ن ٧١يقا ي
ن ٧٢أ ور
ع هيك ن ن
م بعو جن يك ب مر إ ن ذر ت يششش درع ب و ي
ل هي لر ي ي سر ي
في ي
ي
س
ب
جشش درجن ي ا يءايبايءجن يششا
يين ي
ن ٧٣قيششالوا يبشش لر وي ي
ضششيرو ي
فعبششوجن يك ب مر أ ور ي ي ب
ي
ما ب
ك يذ هيل ن ي
ن ٧٤يقا ي
ن ٧٥
دو ي
كنبتشش مر ت ي عرببشش ب
ك ي ي فرعي بلو ي
ل أفييريء يرت بم ن
ي
ي
ي إ ننل
مو ي
م ٱلرأشش قرد ي ب
أجنت ب مر وييءايباؤ بك ب ب
ن ٧٦فيششإ نجن نهب مر ع يششد ب دكو ل جشش ي
ن ٧٨
خل ي ي
ذي ي
ن ٧٧ٱنلششش ن
ب ٱلرعهي ل ي ن
ير ن
ميشش ي
قننششي فيبهششوي ي ي هرد ن ي ن
ن ٧٩ويإ ن ي
م نني ويي ي سر ن
و ي ٱل ن ن
مرن ضر ب
ذا ي
ذي هبوي ي ب طرعن ب
تشش فيهبششوي
قي ن
ذي ي ب ن
ن ٨٠وي ٱنلشش ن
ي ي شر ن
ميت بن نششي ث بشش ن
ن ٨١وي ٱنلششذ نيي
م ي ب حري نيشش ن
في ن
ي
ي
شش﴾ ]الشششعراء:
٨٢
ن
ف ير نلي ي
م عب أن ي ي غر ن
خط ني ينتي ي ي ور ي
أ طر ي
مشش ٱلشششد جشششي ن
.[82-69
Meaning: "And recite to them the news of
Abraham(69),
When he said to his father and his people, what
)do you worship?(70
They said, we worship idols and remain to them
)devoted(71
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He said, "Do they hear you when you
supplicate?(72)
Or do they benefit you, or do they harm?(73)
They said, "But we found our fathers doing that.
(74)"
He said, "Then do you see what you have been
worshiping,(75) You and your ancient fore fathers?
(76)
Indeed they are enemies to me except the Lord
of the worlds(77) Who created me and [it is He]
who guides me(78)
And it is He who feeds me and gives me
drink(79)
And when I am ill, it is He who cures me(80)
And who cause me to die and then bring me to
life(81)
And who I aspire that He will forgive me my seen
on the day of Recompense (82). Q26: V69-82.
And (the Most high) said:
من قي برٱ ب
ل ويك بننا ب نهنۦٱٱٱ
﴿۞ويل ي ي
م بر ٱٱشرد ي ه بۥٱٱٱٱ ن
ق ٱٱٱدر يءاتي يرٱٱٱن يا إ ن بر هير ن
هي ي
ي
م ا ث نيشش ب
إ ن ذر قيششا ي٥١ ن
ل
ل نلب نيششهن وييقشش ور ن
ع هيل ن ن
مششا ههيششذ نهن ٱل نتشش ي
م هن ۦ ي
ميشش ي
ي
جشش درجن ي ا يءايبايءجن يششا ل يهيششا
ي أجنبتشش ٱٱٱٱ ل يمرهيششا ع هيك ن ب
قيششابلوا س وي ي٥٢ ن
فششو ي
ٱ لن تن ي
ي
ق در ب
يقا ي٥٣ ن
ل
ل لي ي
ع هيب ن ن
كنت ب مر أجنت ب مر وييءايباؤ بك ب مر نفششي ي
دي ي
ضششل هي ة
ي
ي
ي
س
ب
ن
ت ن
ج ئرت يينشششا نبششش ٱلر ي
قش أ مر أجنششش ي
ح ج
قيشششالويا أ ن٥٤ منبيششش ةن
ي
مششش ي
ي
ه
ن
ب
ي
ي
ضشش
ر
ر
شش
أ
ل
ر
ٱ
و
ت
و
م
س
ل
ٱ
ب
ر
م
ر
ك
ب
ر
بل
ل
قا
٥٥
ن
بي
ع
ل
ل
ٱ
ي ي
ي ن ي
ن هي هي ن ي
ن ن ي
ن
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101
ى ذ هيل ن ب
ن
ن ويأ يجن يشششششش ٱٱٱ ااع ييلششششش
ذي فيط يير ب
ٱ نلشششششش ن
كشششششم ج
مششششش ي
هششششش ن
ه
ي
ي
ي
كم ب ي عرد ي أن ت بويل يششوا س
م ب
ٱ ل هن
ش هن ن
ويت ي ٱل ل ن هن يلك نيششد ي ن٥٦ ن
ن أ صرن هي ي
دي ي
.[57-51 :﴾ ]الجنبیاء٥٧ ن
ب
ري ي
م درب ن ن
Meaning: "And We had certainly given Abraham
his sound judgment, before, and We were of him
well- knowing (51)
When he said to his father and his people, "What
are these statues to which you are devoted?" (52)
They said, "We found our fathers worshipers of
them (53)
He said, "You were certainly, you and your
fathers, in manifest error (54)
They said "Have you come to us with truth, or
are you of those who jest?" (55)
He said, "No, rather, your Lord is the Lord of the
heavens and the earth who created them, and I, to
that, am of those who testify (56)
And [I swear] by Allah, I will surely plan against
your Idols after you have turned and gone away"
(57) Q21: V51-57.
And among [the examples of] idols, are some
trees and stones that are dignified, in which some
polytheists have Infidel beliefs. Thus, they believe
that it [possesses] benefit and harm, and that they
intercede with God almighty for those who invokes
them and draw near to them.
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Indeed the idols, trees and stones that were
worshiped in the pre-Islamic era were too many,
even around the Kaaba alone; there were three
hundred and sixty idols, which were destroyed by
the Prophet (S.A.W) on the conquest of Makah.
There were in some Arab neighborhoods, trees and
many stones that are glorified and worshiped
besides Allah Almighty.
And among [the examples of] idols, are the
graves, scenes, sepulchers and shrines that are
worshiped besides Allah Almighty. Thus, they
circumambulate around it, for the sake of worship,
they offer sacrifices to them, offering vows and
wealth to them. On some of them were custodians
and male servants keeping (people) away from the
path of Allah, and eating their wealth unlawfully,
and decorating for them, the act of seeking
fulfillment of needs from the dead and repulsion of
afflictions.
The Prophet (S.A.W) has already said:
.[« ]رواه مالك. »اللوكهوم يل يتنجيعنل يقنبإر ي يويثئن ا كينعيبكد
Meaning:" O God, do not make my grave an idol
that is worshiped. Reported by Malik.
In fact, the Prophet (S.A.W) forbade taking
graves for mosques, to avoid worshiping the
deceased buried there in.
Jundubu the son of Abdullah (may Allah be
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103
pleased with him) narrated: verily the Prophet
(S.A.W) said:
، صقق اإلإحيإهنم يميسقق اإجيدَمَف
»إإون يمنن يك اين يقنبلي ك نم يك اكنهوا يوتإخكذوين كقكبهوير أينإبيقق اإئإهنم يو ي
ل يف ي
أي ي
.[« ]رواه مسلم. إإحني أينيه اكنم يعنن يذإليك، ال يتوتإخكذوا انلكقكبهوير يميس اإجيدَمَف
Meaning: "verily, those who preceded you used
to take the graves of their prophets and righteous
men as places of worship, but you must not take
graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that. Reported
by Muslim.
And Abu Ubaidah Amir the son of Aljarrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) said:
أينن أينخإركجقهوا يكهقهويد انلإحيجقق اإز إمققنن: »يك اين آإخكر يم ا يتيكلوققيم إبقإه ينإبققري الإقق
«. يوانعليكمهوا أيون إشيراير الون اإس اولإذيين يوتإخققكذوين انلكقكبققهوير يميسقق اإجيد، يجإزييرإة انليعيرإبَمَف
.[]مسند أحمد
Meaning:" The last statement spoken by the
prophet of Allah was; expel the Jews of Hijaz from
the Arabian Peninsula, and know that the evil
people are those who take graves as places of
worship. Reported by Ahmad.
Taking graves as places of worship means to
pray on it, or towards it, or to build mosque on it.
Whoever does one of these three has fallen into a
forbidden act.
And among idols are; those things that
symbolize shirk and worship of [deities] besides
Almighty Allah, such as slogans and suspensions.
As in sunan Attirmidhy, the Prophet (S.A.W) saw on
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the neck of Adyy the son of Hatim (may Allah be
pleased with him) a cross made of gold, he said to
him:
.«. »يي ا يعإدر ي انطيرنح يع ن يك يهيذا اليهويثين
Meaning: "O Adyy! Throw away from you this
idol.
The point is that whatever is worshiped besides
Allah is a taghut, be it an idol, stone, grave or
anything else. Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased
with him) narrated that the Prophet (S.A.W) has
indeed said:
يفينتيبكع، يمنن يك اين ينعكبكد يشنيئئ ا يفنليوتإبنعكهَمَف: »ينجيمكع اولك الون ايس ينهويم انلإقيي ايمإة يفيكقهوكل
يوينتيبكع يمنن، يوينتيبكع يمنن يك اين ينعكبكد انليقيمير انليقيميرَمَف، يمنن يك اين ينعكبكد الوشنميس الوشنميسَمَف
.[« ]متفق عليه. يك اين ينعكبكد الوطيهواإغييت الوطيهواإغييت
Meaning:" On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will
gather all the people and say, 'Whoever used to
worship anything should follow that thing. So, he
who used to worship the sun will follow it, and he
who used to worship the moon will follow it, and he
who used to worship false deities will follow them.
(Agreed upon).
This followership will be to the Hell fire, as Allah
(the Exalted) said:
﴿إ نجن ن ب
م
ن ن
ب ي
صشش ب
ن ٱل نلشششهنشش ي
مششن ب
دو ي
مششا ت ي عرببشش ب
جهين نشش ي
كشش مر وي ي
ح ي
دو ن
ي
هشش اد
دو ي
ن هيهششؤ بيلءن يءال نهيشش د
مششا ويير ب
ل ي ور ك يششا ي٩٨ ن
دو ي
أجنت ب مر ل ييها وهيرن ب
ة ن
هشش مر نفيهيششا يل
ويك ب دكل نفييها هي
ل يبهشش مر نفيهيششا يزنفيشش در وي ب٩٩ ن
دو ي
خنلش ب
.[100-98 :﴾ ]الجنبیاء١٠٠ ن
م بعو ي
ي ي سر ي
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105
Meaning: "Indeed, you [disbelievers] and what
you worship other than Allah are the firewood of
Hell. You will be coming to [enter] it (98) Had these
[false deities] been [actually] gods, they would not
have come to it, but all are eternal therein (99) For
them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will
not hear (100). Q21: V 98-100.
These verses indicate that these idols will not
benefit its worshipers [with anything] rather; it will
be thrown into the [Hell] fire on the Day of
Judgment together with those who worship it
besides Almighty Allah severely.
But he who is worshiped besides Allah while he
is not pleased with it is not a taghut. On the
contrary, it is the polytheists that have taken him
as deity, Lord, and taghut thereby exaggerating in
his rights because of their belief in him. Allah (the
Exalted) said:
ي
ن
حرب يا ير هب مرٱٱ
خ ذ بويا س أ ي ٱ
﴿ٱ ت ن ي
ٱٱٱٱ ويبرهر ٱٱب هي ن يبهشش مرٱٱٱٱ أ ٱٱررب يا ب دششا جمششن بدو ن
ب
ه
ي
س
ن
س
مبرويا إ نل ل ني ي ٱٱعرب بد بويا إ نلدها
ما أ ن
م ن
سي ي
م وي ي
م ررٱٱي ي ي
نشش ي
ٱ ل ل ن هن وي ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
ح ٱٱٱبرٱٱٱ ي
مششا ي ب شررن ب
:﴾ ]التوبششة٣١ ن
وهي ن
كو ي
سشش بر هي
ه إ ننل هب ةوۦ ب
ه ۥ عي ن
ح ني ب
حد د اد نل إ نل هي ي
.[31
Meaning: "They have taken their scholars and
monks as lords besides Allah, and [also] the
Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not
commanded except to worship one God; there is no
deity except Him. Exalted is He above whatever
they associate with Him. Q9: V31. And (the Most
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
106
high) said:
ىشششش أ بوسل يهئ نشش ي
ك
سرينششش يه
حشششششششش
من نششا
سب ي ي
ن ٱل ن ن
ٱلر ب
﴿إ ن ن
ن ي
ق تر ل يبهم ج
ذي ي
هشش مر فنششي
سهي اد وي ب
ح ن
ن ي
م بعو ي
دو ي
م برعي ب
سي ي
يل ي ي سر ي١٠١ ن
ع ي نرهي ا ب
ي
ي
م
ٱشرت ي هيشش تر أجن ب
مششا
سششهب مر هي
دو ي
خنلشش ب
ف ب
ل ي ي حربز جن بهبششش ب١٠٢ ن
ي
ي
ي
م
بششششششششششششششبرشش ويت يت يل ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱأشششش ٱٱٱٱ يكر
فشششششششششششششيز ع ب ٱ ٱٱٱٱٱٱلر
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱ ي
قى هبهششششششششششششش ب
ن
ي
ه
ب
ي
هششششششششش ي
ذشششششيشششششش
ٱ
م ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ل
ذا ي ور
ة هي
م ل ئ نكششششششششش ب
شششششششششششششششششششششششش ن
مك ب
يشششششششششش ٱٱ ب
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
ب
.[103-101:﴾ ]الجنبیاء١٠٣ ن
دو ي
كنت ب مر بتوع ي ب
Meaning: "Indeed, those for whom the best
[reward] has preceded from Us- they from it [i.e,
hell fire] far removed (101) They will not hear its
sound, while they are, in that which their souls
desire, abiding eternally (102) They will not be
grieved by the greatest terror, and the angels will
meet them, [saying],"This is your day which you
have been promised"- (103). Q21: V101-103.
Likewise, the pious servants of Allah that are
worshiped by the polytheists unjustly and falsely
are innocent of this polytheism. But he who agreed
to be worshiped besides Allah, or called people to
worship him, no doubt is [among the] False deities,
as Pharaoh said to his companions:
تشش ل ي ب
.[38 :م نر إ نل يههس غ ي يررن ي ﴾ ]القصص
كم ج
ما ع يل ن مر ب
﴿ ي
Meaning: "I have not known you to have a god
other than me,"
The third category: Those who legislate
with other than Allah's revelation.
Whoever has authority over people in a
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107
[particular] city among the cities, and turns away
from referring legislation to the laws of Allah in
them, and rule them with his own legislations,
thereby legalizing for them what Allah prohibited
and prohibiting for them what Allah legalized, then
he is a taghut, who wishes to be worshiped besides
Almighty Allah, and worshiping him means obeying
him in legalizing the unlawful and prohibiting the
lawful.
The proof for that is an authentic narration from
Addy the son of Hatim Atta'iyya (may Allah be
pleased with him) that he heard the Prophet
(S.A.W) reciting the sayings of Allah (the exalted):
ٱٱٱٱ ورهر ٱٱب ن ه مر ي
ن
خ ذ بويا س أ ي ٱ
﴿ٱ ت ن ي
من ب
ٱٱٱٱ أ ٱٱررب يا دبا ج
حرب يا ير هب مرٱٱ ي ب هي ي ب
دو ن
.[31 :ٱ ل ل ن هن ﴾ ]التوبة
Meaning: "They have taken their scholars and
monks as Lords besides Allah. Q9: V31.
He said; I then said, truly we do not worship
them. He [the Prophet] then said:
وكيإحرلهوين م ا يحوريم الك، »ألييس كييححرمهوين م ا أيحول الك فكتيححركمهوينهَمَف
«. فيتنسيتإحرلهوينه ؟
Meaning:" do they not forbid what Allah
legalized and you accept it forbidden? And legalize
what Allah prohibited and you accept it lawful? I
said: indeed.
والجترمششذ نيي، ر
خ الكششبي ن
]رواه البخششاريي فششي التاريشش ن
.«. »يفإتنلققيك إعيبقق ادكتهم
ف ب
[ظ له
والل س، ي
والط نيبراجن ن ي
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He said: 'that is [what is meant by] worshiping
them". Narrated by Albukhari in [his book] tarikhul
kabir, and Attirmidhy and Attabarany and these
wordings are his.
And Hudhaifah the son of Al-Yamaan (may Allah
be pleased with them) said:
ي
ي
م ي
م
ما أ ي
حيلوا ل يهب س
كابجنوا ي
ويل يك نن نهب س، م
صيلوا ل يهب س
م لي س
ما إ نجن نهب س
»أ ي
م يب ي
ل
م ن
ن
ن ال س ي
ما ي
ست ي ي
ن ي
حيرام س ا س
موا ع يل يي سهن س
حنر ب
وي ي، ه
حيلو ب
حل ي ن
م ي
م س
س
ي
ي
[منصوسر
ي
ن ي
ه ؛ فت نلك برببوب ني نت بهب س
مو ب
حنر ب
]رواه سعيد ب ب ب.« م
Meaning: "Certainly, they have not prayed to
them, but they are compliant to what they legalize
for them from the unlawful, and what they forbid on
them from the lawful they accept it unlawful.
Hence, that is Deism".
And among the False deities are the
Soothsayers, fortune tellers and the magicians, who
claim to have knowledge of the unseen, and the
ignorant and misguided are referring legislation to
them. Allah the Exalted said:
ي
﴿أ ييلشش مر ت يششير إ نل ي
مششا
مششو ي
من بششوا س ب ن ي
ن أجن نبهشش ي مر يءا ي
ن ي ي زرع ب ب
شش ى ٱنلشششذ ن ي ي
مويا س
مششن قي برنلشش ي
ل إ نل ي ير ي
ما أ بجنششزن ي
بأجنزن ي
ك و
ل ن
ن أن ي يت ي ي
دو ي
ك ي برنيشش ب
حششاك ي ب
ي
ي
ب
مششبرويا س يأن ي ي كر ب
ت ويقيششش در أ ن
إ نيلشش ى ٱل ط هن بغششو ن
ريششد ب
فششبروا س ب نهنششش ۦد ويي ب ن
ي
ٱل ن
.[60 :﴾ ]النساء٦٠ دا
ضل نهب مر
ن أن ي ب ن
ضل هي ٱٱلن ةا ب ينعي د
ٱٱٱٱ ي
شششيرٱٱط هي ب
Meaning: "Have you not seen those who claim to
have believed in what was revealed to you, [O
Muhammad], and what was revealed before you?
They wish to refer legislation to taghut while they
were commanded to reject it, and Satan wishes to
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lead them far astray. Q4: V60.
The Prophet (S.A.W) forbids going to the fortunetellers and magicians.
Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
narrated: Indeed, the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
-- يفيقند يكيفير إبيم ا أكن إزيل يعليقق ى كميحومقق ٍدد، صوديقكه إبيم ا يكقهوكلَمَف
»يمنن أييت ى يك اإهئن ا يف ي
.[هريرة ي
ث أبي ب
م أحمد من حدي ن
]رواه الما ب.«.
Meaning: "Whoever goes to a soothsayer or
fortune-teller, and believed him in what he says,
has indeed, disbelieved with what is revealed to
Muhammad (S.A.W). Reported by Ahmad from the
narration of Abu huraira (may Allah be pleased with
him).
Ibnu Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)
said:
صودقه بم ا يقهوكل فقد يكيفققير بمقق ا أكنققإزيل علقق ى
»يمن أت ى ك اإهئن ا أو يس اإحئرا ف ي
.«. كميحوم ٍدد
.[]رواه الب ينزابر
Meaning: "Whoever goes to a soothsayer or
magician, and believed him in what he says, has
indeed, disbelieved with what is revealed to
Muhammad (S.A.W). Reported by Al-Bazzar.
And turning away from the Rules of Allah and
referring to His legislation, and requesting for the
laws of taghuts is among the acts of Hypocrites
which Allah dispraised in His Holy book. Thus, Allah
said:
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110
ي
ن
ى
﴿ويي ي ب
قوبلو ي
مننا ب ن ٱل ل ن هن ويب ن ٱل نر ب
ل ويأط ي عرن يا ث ب ن
ن يءا ي
سو ن
م ي بييتششويل ه
مشششا أوسل يهنئششش ي
ك
مشششش نن ب ي عرد ن ذ هينلشششش ة ۦ
ك وي ي
م نرهبششششم ج
ريشششش دق ج
في ن
ن
ي
س
ن ٤٧ويإ ن ي
سشششول نهن ۦ
مشش ؤر ن
ذا د بع بشششويا إ نلششش ى ٱل لشششهن ويير ب
نبششش ٱلر ب
م ن ني ي
م ب ي يرن يهب مر إ ن ي
ن ٤٨وينإن
ضششو ي
م عررن ب
م نربهششم ي
ريشش دق ج
ل ني ي حرك ب ي
ذا في ن
ي
يي ب
ن ٤٩أفنششي قبل بششوب ننهم
مشش ذر ن
م ٱلر ي
ح قي ي ي أرت بوي ا س إ نل ي يرهن ب
كن ل نهب ب
ع نني ي
ٱلشششششششششل نششششششششششششششششششه
ف
ض أ يم ن ٱررت يششششا ب بوي ا س أ ي مر ي ي ي
حيششش ي
ن يأن ي ي ن
خشششابفو ي
ن
مشششير د
ب
ه
ن
ي
ه
ب
ي
ي
مششا
ن
مششو ي
ع يل يرهنشش مر ويير ب
٥٠إ نجن ن ي
م ٱلششظشششل ن ب
ه ۥۦ ب ي لر أوسلئ نك هبشش ب
سول ب
ن
ي
س
ي
ن قي ور ي
ن إن ي
سششو
ذا د بع بويا إ نل ى
ٱلششششششششلشششششششششششششش ن
مشش ؤر ن
كا ي
هشششششششششش ويير ب
لشش ٱلر ب
م ن ني ي
م عرن يا ويأ يط ي عرن يششش اۦ ويأ بوسل يهئ نشش ي
ك
م ب ي يرن يهب مر يأن ي ي ب
سشش ن
قول بششوا س ي
ل ني ي حرك ب ي
هۥ
ب
مششن ي ب ن
حشششو ي
مشش فرل ن ب
ه ويير ب
سششول ي ب
طششنع ٱل نلششش ي
ن ٥١وي ي
م ٱلر ب
هشش ب
ب
ي
ه
ن
قرهنشش فيأوسلنئششششششش ي
م
ك ب
ه ويي يت ن
ويي ي
هششششششش ب
ش ٱل لشششششششش ي
خر ي
ن ] ﴾٥٢النور.[52-47 :
ٱٱٱٱٱلر ي
ف ا ئ نبزو ي
Meaning: "But they [i.e, the Hypocrites] say, "We
have believed in Allah and in the Messenger, and
we obey"; then a party of them turns away after
that. And those are not believers (47) And when
they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge
between them, at once a party of them turns aside
[in refusal] (48) But if the right is theirs, they come
to him in prompt obedience (49) Is there disease in
their hearts? Or have they doubted? Or do they fear
?that Allah will be unjust to them, or His Messenger
Rather, it is they who are the wrong doers [i.e, the
]unjust] (50) The only statement of the [true
believers when they are called to Allah and His
Messenger to judge between them is that they say,
"We hear and we obey." And those are the
successful (51) And whoever obeys Allah and His
Messenger and fears Allah and is conscious of Him-
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it is those who are the attainers (52). Q24: V47-52.
Chapter: And whoever follow False deities, his
followership will only increase him in misguidance,
losses and darkness. However, whoever disbelieves
in taghut and believed in Allah and follow His
guidance, verily Allah will take him out of darkness
to light, and guide him to the ways of peace and
admit him into His mercy and grace.
Allah the Exalted said:
ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششششششش ٱ ي
مشششش
ي ٱ لن ن
مبنشوا س ي ب خر رن ب
ظشششششششششششششل بششششش هي
ج هبششم ج
ن يءا ي
﴿ٱ ل ل ن ب
مش ي
ذي ي
ه ويل ن ي
ي
ٱلشششششششط هنشششششششششششششش
م
نشش ك ي ي
إ نل يششش ى ٱل ينشششو هرد ويشششش ٱنلششششششش ن
فشششبرويا س أ ورل ن ييشششا ؤ بهب ب
ذششي ي
ته أ بول يهئ نشش ي ي
ب
ح ب
ك أ صر هي
ي ب خررن ب
ن ٱل ن يشششو رن إ نل يشش ى ٱل ظ ي ل ب هي
جوجن يبهم ج
مشش ه س
مشش ي
.[257 :﴾ ]البقرة٢٥٧ ن
ٱ ل ن ن ا هرد
ٱٱٱٱ هب ٱٱٱٱ مرنفييها هي
دو ي
خل ن ب
Meaning: "And Allah is the ally of those who
believe. He brings them out from darkness into the
light. And those who disbelieve – their allies are
taghut. They take them out of the light into
darkness. Those are the companions of the Fire;
they will abide eternally therein. Q2: V257.
Hence, those false deities will be thrown
together with their allies into the darkness of
polytheism, ignorance, misguidance, puzzled
doubt, depressed life and bad [condition] in the
present [life] and the end (hereafter).
Whereas those who believe in Allah, the
Almighty Allah is their ally that will drive them out
of darkness to the light. Thus, He will drive them
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out of the darkness of polytheism to the light of
monotheism, and from humiliation of sin to the
glory of obedience, and from aberration of
innovations to the way of Sunnah, and from
puzzlement of doubt to the coolness of certainty.
And He will drive them out of narrowness and
straits to affluence and comfort, and from worry,
fear and sadness to tranquility, peace and
calmness. Allah increases those who are guided, in
guidance. Thus, every day they are in [a
continuous] increment in good and guidance, their
stages are [always] in advance and their rewards
are duplicated.
﴿ذ هينلششششش ي
ك يفضلششششش ب
مشششششن ي ي ي
بلء
ششششششاء
ضؤ ء
لضٱؤ ءءلنلشششششهن بيشششششؤلنتيهن ي
.[4 :]الجمعة
لضل
﴾٤ٱل
ل
ٱلضلل ي
ه بذو
للعي ن
ويٱلل ن ب
فضل ن
ظيم ن
This is the bounty of Allah, which He gives to
whom He wills, and Allah is the possessor of great
bounty. Q62:V4
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Lesson Eight:
]Warning against Shirk [Polytheism
and explanation of its classification.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ه وييل ت ب ٱٱٱٱشررن ب
ۦٱٱٱٱ
كو ا س ب نهنشش
﴿۞وي ٱٱٱ ٱٱعرب ب ب
دو ا سٱٱٱ ٱٱل ل نشش ي
.[36
ي
ششش يرل ا﴾ ]النسششاء:
Meaning: "Worship Allah and associate nothing
with Him, Q4: V36. And Allah (the exalted) said:
ششش رر ي
ن ٱل ج
ظي دم] ﴾١٣لقمان.[13 :
م عي ن
﴿إ ن ن
كشش ل يظ ب لر د
Meaning: "Indeed, Polytheism [associating
partner with Allah] is great injustice. Q31: V13.
And Allah (the Exalted) said:
هش في ي
هشششششش ع يل ي يرهن
رشش رك نبشش ٱل نلشش ن
ق در ي
حنر ي
م ي ٱلشششششنلشششششششش ب
هۥ ي
﴿إ نجن ن ب
من ي ب شر ن
ه
ن
صا ٱٱٱةرٱٱ
ج نن ي
ن ن
ما نللظل ن ن
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ي
هٱ ٱٱل ن نششا تردٱٱٱٱ وي ي
م أرٱٱوي ى ه ب
ة وي ي
م نرٱٱٱ أجن ي
مي ي
] ﴾٧٢المائدة.[72 :
Meaning: "Indeed, he who associates others with
Allah- Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his
refuge is Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers
any helpers". Q5: V72. And Allah (the Exalted) said:
ف بر يأن ي ب شرير ي
ن
ك ب نهن ۦ ويي ي غر ن
ه يل ي ي غر ن
دو ي
ما ب
﴿إ ن ن
ف بر ي
ن ٱل ل ن ي
ن
ذ هيل ن ي
ي
ضلن
من ي ي ي
رشش كر نبشش ٱل لششهنشش ف ي
ق در ي
شا تءۦ وي ي
ك لن ي
من ي ب شر ن
دا ] ﴾١١٦النساء.[116 :
ضل هي نل ةا ب ينعي د
ي
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115
Meaning: "Indeed, Allah does not forgive
association with Him, but He forgives what is less
than that for whom He wills. And he who associates
others with Allah has gone far astray. Q4: V116.
Abdullahi bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: "I asked the Prophet, "Which is the
greatest sin in the Sight of Allah?" He said,"
.[]متفق عليه
«. »أينن يتنجيعيل إولإ إنددا يونهيهو يخيليقيك
Meaning: "That you set up a rival unto Allah
though He alone created you." (Agreed upon).
Jabir the son of Abdullah (may Allah be pleased
with him) Narrated that the Messenger of Allah
said:
»يمنن يلإقي ى اولي ي
ل كينشإركك إبإه يشنيئئ ا يديخيل انليجونية يويمنن يلإقيكه كينشإركك إب إه يديخقيل
.[م
]رواه مسل د.«. الون اإر
Meaning:" The Messenger of Allah (May peace
be upon him) said: He who meets Allah without
associating anything with Him will enter Paradise
and he who meets Him associating [anything] with
Him will enter Hell Fire. Reported by Muslim.
And shirk means, to worship [any deity] besides
Allah (the exalted). So, whoever invokes any one
with Allah, whether invocation of request or
invocation of worship, is a polytheist, pagan. He
has indeed joined a partner and a rival to Allah in
his worship, and Allah (the Exalted) does not agree
to be joined with other [deities] in worship, neither
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a sent apostle nor a close angel [to Allah] or
anyone other than them. Thus, Ibadah [worship] is
the right of Allah alone. Allah (the Exalted) said:
:إ ني نششاه ب﴾ ]یوسششف
ي
مير أ ينل ت ي عرببششد بوي ا س إ ننل
ن ٱلر ب
مشش إ ننل ل نل نهن أ ي
حشش كر ب
﴿إ ن ن
.[40
Meaning: "Legislation is but for Allah, He has
commanded that you worship not except Him. Q12:
V40.
And Allah the Exalted said:
شششير ي
﴿قبششش لر أ ييريء يربتششش مر ب
مششن
ن ن
ن ت يششش درع ب و ي
كايءك ب ب
م ٱنلششششذ ن يي ي
ي
مششا ي
:ضشش ﴾ ]فششاطر
خل ي ب
ذا ي
قششوا س ن
ب
ن ٱل نلششهن أبروجن نششي ي
مشش ي
دو ن
ن ٱلرأشش رر ن
.[40
Meaning: "Say, "Have you considered your
partners whom you invoke besides Allah? Show me
what they have created from the earth.
And Allah the Exalted said:
هشش ۥ ب نهنشش ۦ
معي ٱل ل ن هن إ نل هيهدششا يءا ي
خشير يل ب ب رر هي
ن لي ب
من ي ي درع بشش ي
﴿وي ي
هشش ي
ي
ه
ي
ن
هۥ ن
ما ن
ح ٱلركشش ن
عنششد ي يرب ج ن
فششبرو ي
هشش ۥ ل ي ب فرنلشش ب
ح ي
هشش ۦۦ إ نجن ن ب
سششاب ب ب
فيإ نجن ن ي
.[117 :﴾ ]المؤمنون١١٧
Meaning: "And whoever invokes besides Allah
another deity for which he has no proof- then his
account is only with his Lord. Indeed, the
disbelievers will not succeed. Q23: V117.
Therefore, whoever invokes besides Allah any
rival, he is a mushrik [i.e. polytheist].
And polytheism is the greatest sin which Allah
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117
was offended with, and it is the worst of all things
which Allah forbids; it is the greatest sin, the
greatest injustice. It is a revocation of Allah's
promise and His covenant, a treason to the
greatest probity and the biggest right. That is, the
right of Allah (the great and almighty) for which He
created the creatures. That is, worshiping Him
alone without [associating] partner with Him.
No wonder, its punishment is the worst
punishment in the world and in the hereafter.
As for this world, its (punishment) is hatred of
Allah and His anger, as Allah (the Exalted) said:
هششششششششششش أ ي ك
تشش
ن كي ي
ٱلشششششششششنلشششششششششششششششش ن
ن ٱل ن ن
فبروا س ي بيناد ي ور ي
﴿إ ن ن
م قر ب
نشش ل ي ي
ذي ي
ي
ن
نشش إ نل يششش ى
م قرت ن ك بشششش مر أجن ب
سشششك ب مر إ ن ذر بتششش درع يشش رو ي
ف ي
ٱلرإ نشششي هي
ن
مشششش ن
.[10 :﴾ ]المؤمن١٠ ن
فيت ي كر ب
ف برو ي
Meaning: "Indeed, those who disbelieve will be
addressed, "The hatred of Allah for you were [even]
greater than your hatred of yourselves [this day in
Hell] when you were invited to faith, but you
disbelieved [i.e, refused] Q40: V10.
In addition to what will befall them in this world
from the penalty of what their hands acquired, as a
result of their turning away from the guidance of
Allah, [as such they will be befallen by] delusion,
misery, fear, sadness, hesitation, doubt, disorder,
and miserable life. Even if they are made to enjoy
in this world a little enjoyment to a limited time, it
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is indeed a punishment on them and bad
consequence. Allah the (Exalted) said:
﴿يل ي يغبنرجن ن ي
مهيتششش دع
ن كي ي
ك تي ي
ب ٱل ن ن
قل ي ب
ي١٩٦ فبروا س نفي ٱلرب ن ل هي د ن
ذي ي
﴾ ]ال١٩٧
س
ٱلر ن
مششيهشششا د ب
م أروي ى ههب مر ي
م ي
قينلي دل ث ب ن
جهين ن تمد ويب ن رئ ي
.[197-196 :عمران
Meaning: "Be not deceived by the [uninhibited]
movement of the disbelievers throughout the land.
[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final]
refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.
Q3: V196 and 197.
And [Allah] the Most high said:
فششششير فييل ي ي حربز جنشششش ي
ك ك ب فربر هبششششش ۥۦ إ نل ي يرينششششا
مششششن ك ي ي
﴿وي ي
ن
ب
هشش ع ينليششش تنم
مششا ع ي ن
ملششوي اۦ ا إ ن ن
ن ٱل لشششش ي
ج عب بهششش مر فين بن يب جئ ببهششم ب ن ي
م رر ن
ي
ي
ي
د
بن ي
ى
ذا ن
ص ب
مت جعبهب مر قينليل ث ب ن
جن ب ي٢٣ دورن
ت ٱل ي
م جن ي ضرط ير هب مر إ نل ه
عي ي
.[24-23 :﴾ ]لقمان٢٤ ب غ ينلي ةظ
ذا س
Meaning: "And whoever has disbelieved –let not
his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and
We will inform them on what they did. Indeed, Allah
is Omniscient of [all private thoughts and feelings
that are reposited] in the bosoms. We will grant
them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them
to a massive punishment. Q31: V23 and 24.
And [Allah] the Most high said:
يفششأ بمتعه ۥ قينليدل بثشش ي
ي
ي
عشش ي
ب
ى ي
ن
ي جب ب
ذا ن
م أ ضرط ير ه ب ۦۥ إ نلشش ه
صشششي برششش
١٢٦
مششششش
ٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلر﴾ ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ي
فششير
مششن ك ي ي
﴿وي ي
س
ٱ ل ن ن ا ٱٱٱئرٱهرد ويب ن ٱ ي
.[126 :]البقرة
Meaning:"…And whoever disbelieves- I will grant
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119
him enjoyment for a little; then I will force him to
the punishment of the Fire, and wretched is the
destination." Q2: V126.
And as for the hereafter, they will be in an
intense and successive punishment, right from
when their souls are plucked because of the curse
of Allah upon them. Their souls will be plucked
intensively [while] they will be punished with it, and
they will be punished with the fright of
commencement (of the Day of Judgment), and by
the sight of angels assigned with punishment. They
will be punished in their graves severely. They will
be punished when they are resurrected with the
fright of the Judgment Day and by the greatest
fright. They will be punished with the long standing
in the courtyard [of the Judgment Day], and they
will be punished with the nearness of the sun to
them in a day the extent of which is fifty thousand
years, and they will be punished in the courtyard
[of the Judgment Day], and afterwards, their final
abode will be the Hell Fire abiding therein forever,
neither will its torment be lightened for them, nor
shall they be removed from it. Allah (the Exalted)
said:
فادر أ بوسل يهئ ن ي
كم
همل ك ب ن
ن كي ي
مابتوا س وي ب
نٱمل ن ن
﴿إ ن ن
فبروا س وي ي
ذي ي
مل يهئ نك ية
ع ييليلنهمل يلعلن ي ب
يمعلن
ة يمعٱلل نهن ويٱللل ي
ي
من
خ ن
ف ي
ن نفييها يل ي ب ي
هي١٦١ نج
ف ب
خل ن ن
عنلهب ب
س أجل ي
دي ي
منعي ي
وي
ٱجلننا ن
Meaning: "Indeed, those who disbelieve and die
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while they are disbelievers- upon them will be the
curse of Allah and the angels and of the people, all
together (161).
Abiding eternally therein, the punishment will
not be lightened for them, nor will they be
reprieved (162). Q2: V161 and 162. And He (the
Exalted) said:
ى ع يل ي يرهنششش رم
ن كي ي
﴿وي ٱل ن ن
م يل ي ب قر ي
فبروا س ل يهب مر يجنابر ي
جهين ن ي
ذي ي
ض ه
ذاب نهي اۦ ك يششذ هيل ن ي
مشش نر ع يشش ي
ك جن ي جرزن ي
خ ن
موبتوا س وييل ي ب ي
ف ب
ف ع ي نرهب م ج
فيي ي ب
ي
كب ن
ن نفيهيششا يرب نن يششا أ خررن جرينششا
ل كي ب
هشش مر ي ي صرط ي رن ب
وي ب٣٦ فو ةر
خو ي
ل أ يوي يلششش رم
مشششش ت ۦ
صشششل ن د
حا غ ي يرير ٱنلشششششذ ن يشش ك بن نشششا جن ي عر ي
جن ي عر ي
مشششش لر هي
م ٱل ننشششذ ن ي ت در
مششن يتششذ يك نير وي ي
جششايءك ب ب
مششا ي ييتششذ يك نبر نفيششهن ي
م ررك بشششم ن
جن بعي ج
ه
ن
س
في ب
.[37-36 :﴾ ]فاطر٣٧ صيرس
من جن ن ن
ن ن
ما نللظل ن ن
ذوبقوا في ي
مي ي
Meaning: "And for those who disbelieve will be
the Fire of Hell. [Death] is not decreed for them so
they may die, nor will its torment be lightened for
them. Thus, do We recompense every ungrateful
one (36). And they will cry out therein, "Our Lord,
remove us; we will do righteousness- other than
what we were doing!" But did We not grant you life
enough for whoever would remember therein to
remember, and the Warner had come to you? So
test the [punishment], for there is not for the wrong
doers any helper (37). Q35: V36 and 37.
And He (the Exalted) said:
ي
٦٤ سششنعيدرا
ٱلرك هي ن
ن ويأع يششد ن ل يبهشش مر ي
ف رن يشش ي
ب
مشش ت ب ي
ن ويل ندييا وييل جن ي ن
قل نشش ب
دو ي
ج ب
ي ي ور ي٦٥ صيدرا
يي ن
ن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱل نلشش ي
ه ل يعيشش ي
ن نفييها أ يب يد د اد لن
هي
خل ن ن
دي ي
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ن ي هيل ي يرت يينششششا أ يط ي عرينششششا
جششششوهبهب مر نفششششي ٱل ننشششششا رن ي ي ب
قوبلششششو ي
وب ب
ي
ي
سششاد يت يينا
قابلو
س
٦٦ ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششش ن
ط ي ٱٱن يا ٱٱٱ
ه ويأ عر
شششوا س يرٱٱب نل ةينا إ ننجنا أط ي عرن يا ي
رشششششششوي ي ب
ٱ للن ي
ي
ن
ضشش عر ي
نشش ن
يرب نينا يءات ننهشش مر ن٦٧ س نبيل ة
ويك بب ييرايءيجنا فيأ ي
ضيلويجنا ٱل ن
مشش ي
ف ير ن
-64 :﴾ ]الحشششزاب٦٨
ٱٱٱٱٱ ل ي ٱٱعرن دا ك ينبيدرا
ب وي ٱٱٱلرٱٱعينرشش ٱٱبهشش مر
ٱٱٱلرٱٱعي ذ ي ا ن
.[68
Meaning: "Indeed, Allah has cursed the
disbelievers and prepared for them a Blaze (64).
Abiding therein forever, they will not find a
protector or a helper (65). The day their faces will
be turned about in the Fire, they will say, "How we
wished we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the
Messenger." (66) And they will say, "Our Lord,
indeed we obeyed our masters and our dignitaries,
and they led us astray from the [right] way.(67) Our
Lord, give them double the punishment and curse
them with a great curse (68). Q33: V64-68.
And among the evidences that indicate the
great danger of shirk and the necessity of being
cautious of it is that, whoever associates partner
with Allah after being a Muslim, then his deeds will
be in vain, and he will be among the pagans, the
losers. As if he has not done anything in the past,
for Allah does not accept any deed from a
polytheist. Allah (the Exalted) said:
ٱلرنإشش سرل هيششم ن ندين دششا فيل يششن ي ب قريبشش ي
ه
من ي ي برت ينغ غ ي يرير
ل ن
م نر ب
﴿وي ي
ي
.[85 :عمران
ن
خشششششش
ن
ٱلر هي
ويهبوي نفي ٱلرأ ن
﴾ن٨٥
خ ير ةن ن
]ال ي ي
م ي
سششرن
Meaning: "And whoever desires other than Islam
as religion- never will it be accepted from him, and
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he, in the hereafter, will be among the losers. Q3:
V85.
And He [Allah] (the Exalted) said:
من يقبلل ن ي
ي إ نيليل ي
ديبن
ك ل ينئنل
﴿ويل ي ي
قدل بأو ن
ن ن
ك ويإ نيل ىديٱبنل ن ن
ذي ي
ح ي
ي
ك ويل يت ي ب
مل ب ي
ن
شكح
ن ن
ن عي ي
أشليركل ي
م ي
كوجن ي ن
ت ل يييحلب يط ي ن
ٱعدعلببدل وي ب
ه في
عد
ن
ٱللل هي
خ ن
كن ج
ل ٱلل ن ي
م ي
ب ي ن٦٥ ن ل
ري ي
س ن
ٱل هن
﴾٦٦ ن
ري ي
شك ن ن
Meaning: "And it was already revealed to you
and to those before you that if you should associate
[anything] with Allah, your work would surely
become worthless, and you will surely become
among the losers (65). Rather, worship [only] Allah
and be among the grateful (66). Q39: V65-66.
And He [Allah] (the Exalted) said, after
mentioning the Prophets in chapter 6 suratuAl'an'am and praising them:
خروهي جن نهنشش
﴿وي ن
مشششششش نر يءايبشششششائ نهن مر ويذ بجري هنت ننهشششششش مر ويإ ن
ي
م سرت ي ن
ى ن
صهير ةط ي
قي مة
وي ٱجرت ي ب ي يرن هي هب مر ويهيد ي يرن هي هب مر إ نل ه
ذ هيل ن ي٨٧
من ي ي ي
عب يششاد نهن ۦۦ
مشش نر ن
شششابء ن
ك هب ي
د ى ٱل ل ن هن ي ي هرد ن ي ب نهن ۦ ي
ي
حب نشش ي
وييلشش ور أ شرير ب
﴾٨٨ ن
م بلششو ي
كو ا س ل ي ي
مششا ك يششابجنوا س ي ي عر ي
ط ع ي نربهششم ن
.[88-87 :]الجنعام
مرد
Meaning: "And [some] among their fathers and
their descendants and their brothers- and We chose
them and We guided them to a straight path. That
is the guidance of Allah by which He guides
whoever He wills of His servants. But if they had
associated others with Allah, then worthless for
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123
them would be what they were doing. Q6: V87 and
88.
Thus, the Prophets- in spite of their
righteousness, honor and their closeness to Allah
(the Exalted) and His great love for them- will not
be forgiven for associating partner with Allah if they
had done that. And we all know that Allah (the Most
high) has preserved them from polytheism. Hence,
those who are not Prophets are more entitled to
this rule, for Allah has retained this statement to be
recited on us to ponder over and look attentively at
it, and understand from it the greatness of the
crime of polytheism.
Ashshirk [polytheism] is classified into two:
One of it is the major shirk, and it occurs in
Arrububiyyah [i.e, the works of Allah] and
Al'uluhiyyah [i.e, the acts of worship from the
slaves which no one deserves except Allah].
As to the major shirk in Arrububiyyah, it means
to believe that there is a partner to Allah in His
works such as creation, sustenance, ownership and
planning.
And as for the major shirk in Al'uluhiyyah, it
means invoking other than Allah, be it an
invocation of request or invocation of worship, and
major shirk could be done by heart, by speech and
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by action.
Example of major shirk which is done by
heart is believing that idols have power or authority
to dispose in this cosmos, and they have the
knowledge of the unseen, they can harms and
benefits. Likewise, loving idols, relying on them,
and seeking assistance from them. All these are
among the acts of worship done by the heart which
is forbidden to be devoted to any one besides Allah
(the Almighty). Therefore, whoever devotes these
acts to any one besides Allah (the Exalted), is a
polytheist, a pagan.
And the example of major shirk which is done by
utterance is invoking idols besides Allah, and the
blasphemous words which are said in glorifying
idols and praising them, and fabricating falsehood
against Allah.
And the example of shirk which is done with the
organs is offering sacrifices to [anything] other than
Allah, making vows to it and prostrating to it.
Major shirk withdraws from the religion of Islam,
and whoever dies without repenting from it will not
be forgiven by Allah, In fact, it necessitates the
anger of Allah and eternity in the Hell Fire, we seek
refuge with Allah.
The second category is the Minor shirk
which is [anything] that leads to the major shirk,
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125
and is called shirk in the texts [Quran and Hadith]
without comprising any performance of worship to
[any one] other than Allah the (Almighty).
And it may be done by heart by utterance and
by actions,
Thus, an example of minor shirk which is done
by heart is believing in the causality of something
Allah has not made a cause neither by law nor by
destiny. Like believing that charms are beneficial in
repelling calamity and believing in evil omen.
An example of minor shirk which has to do with
actions is Arriya [i.e., doing things for others to see
so that they can praise you] by beautifying the
prayers in other to gain people's praise and
admiration while worshiping Allah (the Almighty)
Thus, he prayed for Allah but he wanted people
to praise him for the beauty of his salah
[prayer].Perhaps he beautifies it more for people to
praise him more. This is a minor shirk because he
has not been sincere to Almighty Allah in his aim,
and it is not major shirk because he has not
worshiped other than Allah.
Examples of minor shirk in terms of
utterances include; to tell somebody that whatever
you and Allah will, to swear by other than Allah,
and to say (during rain fall) this rain is from so and
so star. Minor shirk does not take one out of Islam
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neither does it necessitates eternity in Hell Fire.
However, it is a great sin and it is obligatory on
whoever falls into it to repent. If he does not repent
then he has made himself liable to the anger of
Allah and His severe punishment.
Chapter: shirk (polytheism) can be obvious
and hidden.
An obvious shirk is that which is clear and open
such as calling on (a deity) other than Allah,
making sacrifices to idols, and other actions and
statements of shirk that are open and clear.
As for the hidden shirk, it can be major or minor.
The hidden and major shirk are the actions of major
shirk that are hidden, such as relying on other than
Allah to a large extent by resorting to other than
Allah, depending on him and believing that he can
benefit and harm.
The example of minor and hidden shirk is
for the heart to be attached to this world to the
extent that it affects it (negatively) in terms of its
obligatory acts or committing some forbidden acts
because of it. The Prophet indeed said:
.«. »يتإعيس يعنبكد الحديين اإر يويعنبكد الحدنريهإم
Meaning :"the servant of Dinar will be miserable,
the servant of Dirham will be miserable". Thus, he
referred attachment to wealth as worshiping it. And
among hidden shirk are things like preferring
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127
obedience of other than Allah to obedience of Allah
without intending worship of other than Allah or
being attached to other than Him and this is the
most delicate form of hidden shirk and nearly no
one is free from it.
Narrated from Ma'qal bn Yasaar- may Allah be
pleased with him- he said:
I went together with Abubakar Assideeq to the
Prophet (SAW) so he said:
.«. يللحشنرككإفي ك نمأينخيف ىإمننيدإبيإبالوننمإل، »يي ا أييب ا يبنكرَمَف
Meaning:" O Abubakar, verily shirk among you is
more hidden than the creeping of the Ant". So,
Abubakar said: is there any shirk other than
associating partners with Allah in worship? So, the
Prophet (SAW) said:
أييل يأكدرلقيك يعليقق ى، يللحشنركك أينخيفقق ى إمقنن يدإبيقإب الوننمقإلَمَف، »يواولإذ ي يننفإسي إبييإدإهَمَف
.«. يشني ٍدء إإيذا كقنليتكه يذيهيب يعنيك يقإليلككه يويكإثيكركه ؟
Meaning:" by the one in whose hands is my life,
verily shirk is more hidden than the creeping of the
Ant. Shall I not direct you to something that if you
say it shirk will go away from you both the little and
plenty of it. The Prophet said:
يوأينسققيتنغإفكريك إليمقق ا يل، »اللوكهوم إإحني أيكعهوكذ إبيك أينن أكنشإريك إبيك يوأيين ا أينعيلققكمَمَف: كقإل
.[ ]رواه البخاري في الدب المفرد.«أينعيلكم
Say: O Allah I seek refuge with you from
associating partners with you knowingly and I ask
your forgiveness for that which I do not know".
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Reported by Albukhari in his book Adabul mufrad.
Hence, as for the hidden shirk, nearly no one
can escape from it except who ever Allah protects
because it includes preferring your heart desires to
obedience of Allah, and obeying some creatures by
disobeying Allah through major or minor sins. And
this prophetic prayer is a great way to gain freedom
from it, take away its effect, and win Allah's
forgiveness.
Therefore, establishing Attauheed (Islamic
Monotheism) is through submission of the heart
and face to Allah. Thus, his obedience, love, hate,
donation, and forbiddance will be for Allah's sake.
With this a person will be a believer with complete
faith. We ask Allah for His bounties.
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Lesson nine:
Warning against hypocrisy. (1\3)
Hypocrisy is the contradiction of external to the
internal and it is of two types:
Major hypocrisy which withdraws from Islam.
And the Minor hypocrisy which does not
withdraws from the Religion.
As for the Major hypocrisy, it means the
manifestation of Islam and the concealment of
infidelity.
Whereas the Minor hypocrisy means to have
some hypocritical characters in a servant, which do
not withdraw from Religion on its own, such as
lying, breach of promise, and betrayal of trust,
immorality in violence, and treachery of covenant.
These characters have been called hypocrisy
because of what it carries of deception and
inconsistency between the external and the internal
of a person.
The companions of major hypocrisy which
withdraws from Religion are of two
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categories:
The first category: He who does not actually
embraced Islam rather; he pretends to be a Muslim
deceptively and tries to plot against Islam and its
followers, in order to secure himself from being
killed, or rebuked by Muslims, while he is internally
a disbeliever in Allah and the last day.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن
قششو ب
مشش
مششن ي ي ب
﴿وي ن
ل يءا ي
س ي
م ي
من نششا نبشش ٱل ل هن وينبشش ٱلري يشش ور ن
ن ٱل ننششا ن
ي
ن
خششد ن ب
ي ب هي٨ ن
ما ب
ٱٱٱلرٱٱأ ن
ه وي ٱنلشش ن
مشش ٱٱؤر ن
عو ي
ن ٱل نلشش ي
هم ب ن ب
خ رن وي ي
ذي ي
م نني ي
﴾٩ ن
ن إ ننل يأجن ب
مششا ي ي خرد ي ب
مششا ي ي شرعب برو ي
عو ي
ف ي
سششهب مر وي ي
من بششوا س وي ي
يءا ي
.[9-8 :]البقرة
Meaning: "And of the people are some who say,
"We believe in Allah and the Last Day, "but they are
not believers.
They [think to] deceive Allah and those who
believe, but they deceive not except themselves
and perceive [it] not Q2: V8-9.
And [Allah] (the Exalted) said:
ن قيششابلوا س جن ي شرهي د ب إ نجن نشش ي
جايء ي
سششو ب
﴿إ ن ي
ل
ف ب
م ن هي ن
قو ي
ذا ي
ك ل يير ب
ك ٱلر ب
ب
ي
ي
ن
م إ ننجنشششششش ي
ه ٱٱۥ
ٱ ل نلششششششش ههه
ك لير ب
سششششششول ب
هششش ي ي عرٱٱلششششششش ب
ٱٱٱٱ يوششش ٱٱٱٱٱلششلششششششششش ب
كششذ بذ نوي با س
خ هي
ن
ششش
١ق ي
ن
نت ن ل يي
فشش ن
مشششششهينشششش ن
بو ي
ه ي ي شرهي د ب إ ن ن
ٱلر ب
وي ٱل ل نششش ب
ششش ٱ ي
ي
مششا
جن ن د
ص ي
م ن يهب مر ب
ل ٱل نلششش ههۦ إ نجن نبهشش مر ي
دوا س ع يششن ي
سششايء ي
أ ير هي
ة في ي
سششنبي ن
ي
.[2-1 :﴾ ]المنافقون٢ ن
م بلو ي
كابجنوا س ي ي عر ي
Meaning: "When the hypocrites come to you, [O
Muhammad], they say, "We testify that you are the
Messenger of Allah." And Allah knows that you are
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His Messenger, and Allah testifies that the
hypocrites are liars. They have taken their oaths as
a cover, so they averted [people] from the way of
Allah. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.
Q63:V1-2
The second category: He who apostates after
his submission to Islam by committing what
violates Islam and withdraws from Religion
although he pretends to be Muslim, and among
them are those who may be detected with their
infidelity and withdrawal from Religion, and among
them are those who think they are doing well.
And there is too much of hesitation, waver and
doubt in the companions of this category, they
carry out some acts of Muslims and they fall into
some acts of infidelity and denial.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن
خششششششششد ن ب
ن ي ب هي
هششششششش وي ب
م ن هي ن
عو ي
﴿إ ن ن
ٱلششششششنلششششششششششششششششش ي
ن ٱلر ب
هششششششششوي
ف نقيشششششششش ي
موا س ك ب ي ي
خششد نع بهب مر ويإ ن ي
ن
هي
ى ي بششيرابءو ي
صشششل يوه ةن قيششا ب
ذا قيششا ب
مويا س إ نل يشش ى ٱل ن
سششال ه
ن ذ هيل ن ي
مذ ي برذ ي
ك
شششششششش نإ
١٤٢ ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلششششششٱ ن
س ويذريل ي ي ٱٱك ببرو ي
هي
لشششششششششش ي
ٱ ل ن نا ي
ن قيب ينلييردل ي
بي ننل ي
ي ي
ي
ي ي
جششد ي
هشش فيل يششن ت ي ن
ل ٱلششل نشششش ب
ى هيهششؤ بيل هءۦ وي ي
مششن ي ب ضرل ن ن
ى هيهؤ بلنء ويل إ نلشش ه
ل إ نل ه
.[143-142 :﴾ ]النساء١٤٣ سنبيدل
هۥ ي
لي ب
Meaning: "Indeed, the hypocrites [think to]
deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when
they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing
[themselves to] the people and not remembering
Allah except a little (142). Wavering between them,
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[belonging] neither to these [i.e, the believers] nor
to those [i.e, the disbelievers]. And whoever Allah
sends astray- never will you find for him a way
(143). Q4:V142-143
And [Allah] (the Exalted) said:
من يعيهب مر يأن ت ب قريبشش ي
قت ببهشش مر إ ننل أ يجن نبهشش رم
ف هي
م نرهبششش مر جن ي ي
ل ن
ما ي
﴿وي ي
هش
ن
كي ي
ةششش إ ننل وي ب
صششششششششششششششيلششششوهششش ي
سول نهن ۦ وييل ييشش أرت بو ي
فبروا س ب ن ٱل ل ن هن ويب نير ب
ٱلشششششششش ن
كب ي ي
.[54 :﴾ ]التوبة٥٤ ن
ف ب
ن إ ننل ويهب مر ك هيرن ب
ى وييل بين ن
هو ي
قو ي
سال ه
Meaning:" And nothing prevents their
contributions from being accepted from them
except that they disbelieved in Allah and in His
Messenger (Muhammad SAW); and that they came
not to As- Salat (the prayer) except in a lazy state;
and that they offer not contributions but
unwillingly." Q9:V54
Thus, their falling into acts of disbelief in Allah
and His Messenger prevents their deeds from being
accepted, because Allah (the exalted) does not
accept any deed from an unbeliever.
Furthermore, their laziness in going to prayer
and hatred for giving out charity for the sake of
Allah is an indication of their disbelief in the
promise of Allah and that they are not looking
forward to meeting Him.
The reason behind their shortage in
remembering Allah is that they remember Allah
with their tongues hypocritically and for the sake of
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riyaa [show off] while their hearts do not love the
Religion of Allah (the exalted).
With that, they are offenders although they are
not [exactly] as pagans outwardly and inwardly,
and not believers outwardly and inwardly.
يفيتقق ايرئة يإميققكل إإيلقق ى يهققكؤيلإء يويتقق ايرئة، »يوإمنكهنم يمنن ينعيتإريإه الوشققركَمَف: ق ال ابن كثير
ششش ورا سشش فيششه وإ ي ي
ي
م ي
م
ما أ ي
ذا أ ظريلشش ي
ضايء ل يهبششم ن
﴿ك بل ن ي.يإميققكل إإيلقق ى كأويلإئققيك
ن ن ين
.«. [ الية20 :موا س﴾ ]البقرة
ع يل ي يرهنشش مر يقا ب
Bin Kathir said: And among them is one, who is
attacked by doubt, thus at times he inclined to
these and at times to those like Allah said: "
Whenever it lights [the way] for them, they walk
therein, and when it darkens upon them they stand
[still]. Q2: V2O.
Abdullah the son of Umar said: "I heard the
Prophet (S.A.W) as saying:
»يميثكل انلكمين اإفإق يكيميثإل الوش اإة انليعقق اإئيرإة يبنيققين انليغينيمنيققإن يتإعيققكر إإليقق ى يهقإذإه يمققورئة
[م
]رواه مسل د.«. يوإإيل ى يهإذإه يمورئة
Meaning: "The similitude of a hypocrite is that of
a sheep which roams aimlessly between two flocks.
She goes to one at one time and to the other at
another time.
، ة
منر د
مسند ن المام ن أحم ي
وفي روايةس في ب
»ت ينعيبر إ نيل ى هيذ نهن ي:د
ي
ي
.« ه
منر د
م هيذ ن ن
يل ت يد سنري أهيذ نهن ت يت سب ي ب، ة
أ س، ع
ويإ نيل ى هيذ نهن ي
And in another narration as in Musnad of Imam
Ahmad: "She goes to one at one time and to the
other at another time. She does not know which
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one to follow, this or that.
Allah (the exalted) has explained in His Holy
book and the Prophet (S.A.W) has explained in his
authentic tradition the works of hypocrites, their
characters, signs, punishments in the world and in
the hereafter and the rulings concerning
relationship with them and the necessity for a
believer to be cautious of hypocrisy and hypocrites,
because they are bitter enemies and the worst of
them in danger. For Allah (the Exalted) has said
concerning them:
م ٱلرعي د ب وي في ٱحر ي
.[4 :هشش مر﴾ ]المنافقون
ذشش رر ب
﴿هب ب
Meaning: "They are the enemies, so be cautious
of them. Q63: V4.
Therefore, it is obligatory for a believer to be
cautious of their deception and artifice, and he
should beware of being deceived by what they
decorates of the acts of infidelity, immorality and
disobedience, and he should be cautious of
imitating them in their behaviors, and appearing in
their appearance.
Chapter: The hypocrites in these two
categories differ in degree of hypocrisy, some
of them are worse in their hypocrisy and infidelity
than others. Thus, among them are those who are
mutinous in hypocrisy and they are the worst in
deception and in their enmity to Islam and Muslims.
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They await the misfortune of Muslims, strive
towards creating trials among them, weakening
them and broadening the affairs of pagans and
their capability. That is why they spread rumors,
fibs and disquieting news, exciting suspicions,
decorating eroticism, spreading fornications,
harming the Muslims in their bodies and their
honors, in different foxy and contemptible ways,
and constricting them in their worldly and religious
affairs to the best of their ability. They drive
[people] away from jihad for the sake of Allah and
from commanding good deeds and prohibiting bad
deeds, and they claim reformation in what they
undergo of corruption and vitiation, while they
describe the believers with foolishness, ignorance
and unawareness.
And they drive (people) away from referring
legislation to the Islamic law; they wish to offer
legislation to taghut and they hate those who
struggle in the cause of Allah, those who assist
Islam and Muslim. The Prophet (S.A.W) said:
ضاي
»آيكة الييم اإن كحرب ا ي
ص اإر يوآيققكة الحنيفقق اإق كبنغقق ك
]متفق.«. صقق اإر
لن ي
لن ي
.[علیه
Meaning:" "Love for the Ansar (helpers)is a sign
of faith and hatred for the Ansar (helpers) is a sign
of hypocrisy." Reported by Bukhari and Muslim form
the narration of Anas the son of Malik (may Allah be
pleased with him)
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This is because the Ansar had helped the
religion. So, the hatred of whoever hates them is a
sign of hypocrisy.
A general characteristic of the works of
hypocrites is that, they enjoin what is wrong and
forbid what is right and close their hands (i.e., they
are stingy).
And among the signs of these people is that,
when an adversity or tribulation befalls a Muslim,
they are pleased and happy about it. But when they
[are blessed with] good, victory and superiority, it
grieves them.
That is why their major and the most attached
character happen to be taking disbelievers as allies
instead of believers, and they disclose the secrets
of Muslims to them, they instigate them
[disbelievers] to lunch war against them [believers]
and to have domination over them, and they seek
their assistance on that. Allah (the Exalted) said:
ي
ي
ن ل يهب مر ع ي ي
﴿ب ي ج
ن
ٱنلشش ن١٣٨ مششا
ف ن
م ن هي ن
ن ب نأ ن
ذادبا أنلي د
شرن ٱلر ب
ذي ي
قي ي
ي
ه
ي
خششش ب
م ن ني ة ۦ
ن
ي يت ن ن
مشششش ؤر ن
ن أ ورل ن ييشششا يء ن
ن ٱلرك ن
مشششن ب
ذو ي
ن ٱلر ب
دو ن
ف رن يششش ي
ي
ن
ن ن
ٱلرنعشششششششنزشششةيششش ل نل نششششهن
م ٱلرنعششششنز ة ي فيششششإ ن ن
أي ي برت يغبششششو ي
عنششششد يهب ب
ويقي در جن ينز ي١٣٩ ميدعا
ب أ ي نر إ ن ي
ذا
ل ع يل ي يرك بشش مر نفششي
ج ن
ي
ٱلرك نششت هيششش ن
ب
فششبر ب نهيششا ويي ب سرت يشش هريز أ ب نهيششا فيلي
ن
ت ٱل لشششهنشش ي ب كر ي
م عرت بشش مر يءاي هيشش ن
سشش ن
ي
س
س
ث غ ي يررن هن ۦۦ إ نجن ن ب
كششش مر
دي
ح
في
ا
ضو
خو
ي
ى
ت
ح
م
ر
ه
ع
م
ا
دو
ع
ق
ر
ي ن س
ن
ي ن ه ي ب ب
تي ب ب
ي ي ب
إن د
ن
م ن هي ن
جششششششا ن
ه ي
م ثرل ببهششششششش مره إ ن ن
معب ٱلر ب
ن ٱل نلششششششش ي
ذا ج
ف نقيشششششش ي
ن
ن
ٱلششش ن١٤٠ ميدعششا
ج ن
وي ٱلرك هي ن
صششو ي
م ي
ن نفششي ي
جهيننشش ي
ن ي يت ييرب ن ب
ذي ي
ريشش ي
ف ن
138
MA'ALIMU-DEEN
ن لي ب
بن ب
كشش مر في
هشش قيششال بويا س أ ييلشش مر
ن ٱلششل نشششش ن
كشش مر فيششنإن ك يششا ي
تردح ج
مشش ي
ي
معي ب
ب قيششال بويا س أيلشش مر
ن جن ي ن
ن ل ن لرك هي ن
كشش مر وينإن ك يششا ي
جن يك بششن ن
ف رنيشش ي
صششي د
كشششششششش مر ويجن ي مرن ي عر ب
سرت يشش حرونشش ذر ع يل ي ير ب
ن
جن ي
كشششششششم ج
مششششششش ي
م يب يرٱٱٱٱٱن ي ب
مشش
م ن ني ةنۦ
مشششؤر ٱٱ ن
كششش ٱٱٱٱمر ي يششش ٱٱور ي
هشش ي ي ٱحرك بششش ب
ٱٱٱٱ فيششششٱٱٱٱٱل نلشش ب
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ب
ٱٱٱٱ وي ي
لشششششششششن ي ي ٱعيشششششششششش ي
هششششششششش
جر
مشششششششششش ةه
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱ ن
ل ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششششششٱٱٱٱل نششششششششششششششششششششش ب
ق ي هي ي
د
ي
-138:﴾ ]النسششاء١٤١ بيل
مششش ؤر ن
ل ن لرك هي ن
ن ي
سشش ن
ن ع يلشش ى ٱلر ب
م ن ني ي
ف رنيشش ي
.[141
Meaning: "Give tidings to the hypocrites that
there is for them a painful punishment. (138)
Those who take disbelievers as allies instead of
believers Do they seek with them honor [through
power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely
(139).
And it has already been revealed to you in the
book [i.e, the Qur'an] that when you hear the
verses of Allah [recited], they are denied [by them]
and ridiculed; so do not sit with them until they
enter into another conversation. Indeed, you would
then be like them. Indeed Allah will gather the
hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together
(140).
Those who wait [and watch] you. Then if you
gain a victory from Allah, they say, "Were we not
with you?" But if the disbelievers have a success,
they say [to them], "Did we not gain the advantage
over you, but we protected you from the believers?
Allah will judge between you on the Day of
Resurrection, and never will Allah give the
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 139
disbelievers over the believers a way [to overcome
them](141). Q4:V138- 141.
The afore mentioned deeds are of a category of
hypocrites. Among them are those who fall into
more than that and among them are those who fall
into some of it, and whoever manifests Islam and
commits that which withdraws from Islam, is then a
hypocrite, [and a] pagan.
And among the hypocrites is one who wavers
between Islam and paganism. Sometimes he does
the deeds of Muslims externally and internally, and
sometimes he does that which takes him out of
Islam. Hence, he is indecisive. He did not purify his
religion to Allah neither is his foot firmly established
in Islam and he did not believe in the promise of
Allah.
These are the people whose nature are exposed by
tribulation, and disclose their nakedness and
hypocrisy. They will be punished by a seal on their
hearts, and with doubts, suspicion, and hesitation
in their characters and actions. That is because,
they know the truth and they refused to follow it,
and Allah has admonished them but they did not
accept His admonition and they did not follow His
guidance. They do not have certainty in the
truthfulness of the promise of Allah and His
Messenger, and feign blindness, preference of this
world to the hereafter and following self-desires
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
have dominated their hearts from the guidance of
Allah.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
﴿ذ هيل ي ي
ي
ب
س
ى قببلشوب نهن مر
م كي ي
ن
مبنشوا س بثش ن
ك ب نأجن نهب مر يءا ي
فشبروا فيطنبشعي ع يلشش ه
﴾٣ ن
فيهب مر يل ي ي فر ي
ق بهو ي
.[3 :]المنافقون
That is because they believed, and then
disbelieved; so their hearts were sealed over, and
they do not understand. Q63: V3. And (the Exalted)
said:
م
م كي ي
م كي ي
ن ٱل ن ن
﴿إ ن ن
فششبروا س ث بشش ن
من بششوا س ث بشش ن
م يءا ي
فبروا س ث ب ن
مبنوا س ث ب ن
ن يءا ي
ذي ي
فششير ل يبهشش ٱٱٱٱ مرويلي
ن
ن
س
ب
ب
هشش ل ني يغرٱٱ ن
ٱٱٱزرٱٱٱد ي ا ب
ن ٱٱٱلششلششش ب
دو ا كفر ٱٱدر ا لشش مرٱٱٱٱ ي يكشش ن
ي
ن ل يهب مر ع ي ي
ب ي ج١٣٧ سنبي نل ةا
ذادبا
ف ن
م ن هي ن
ن ب نأ ن
ل ني ي هرد ن ي يهب مر ي
شرن ٱلر ب
قي ي
ي
.[138-137 :﴾ ]النساء١٣٨ ما
أنلي د
Meaning: "Indeed, those who believed and then
disbelieved, then believed and then disbelieved,
and then increase in disbelief – never will Allah
forgive them, and nor will He guide them to a way
(137).
Give tidings to the hypocrites that there is for
them a painful punishment-(138) Q4: V37-38.
And the companions of this category among the
hypocrites fall in to some acts of paganism, which
withdraw from Religion, such as loyalty to pagans in
times of trails and hardship, mockery of Religion,
abusing Allah and His Messenger, disinclination
from legislating the Laws [of Allah] and willingness
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 141
to refer legislation to taghut, disbelieving in the
promise of Allah and His Messenger, and similar
things among actions, utterances and creeds, that
withdraw its companion from the Religion of Islam.
A servant may become a disbeliever because of
a word he utters as Allah (the Exalted) said
regarding the hypocrites:
ة
مششا يقششابلوا س ويل ي ي
﴿ي ي حرل ن ب
مشش ي
فشششو ي
قششش در يقششابلوا س ك يل ن ي
ن نبششش ٱل ل ن هن ي
ٱٱٱلرٱٱ ب
﴾ م هن ٱٱٱٱ مرٱٱ
رشش ويك ي ي
فبروا س ب ي عرٱٱد ي إ نسرٱٱل هي ن
كشش فرٱٱ ن
.[74:]التوبة
Meaning: "They swear by Allah that they did not
say [anything against the Prophet (S.A.W)] while they
had said the word of disbelief and disbelieved after
their submission. Q9: V74.
So, these [people] have disbelieved by the word
they uttered after they had become Muslims.
Huzaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
"A person may utter a word in the period of the
Prophet (S.A.W) and become a hypocrite, and
indeed I hear it from one of you in one position four
times. Verily, you must order good and forbid bad,
and you must exhort in good things, otherwise
Allah will exterminate you all with punishment, or
he appoint over you the evil ones among you, then
the pious ones among you will supplicate [to Allah]
but you will not be answered. Reported by Ahmad, and
Ibn Abi Shaibah.
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
narrated that the Prophet of Allah (S.A.W) said:
ل كينلإقي لييهقق ا يبقق ا ئ
ضيهواإن الإ ي
»إإون انليعنبيد ليييتيكلوكم إب انليكإليمإة إمنن إر ن
ل ينريفققكع اولكقق
ل كينلإقي يليه ا يب ا ئ
إبيه ا يديريج ا ٍدت يوإإون انليعنبيد يلييتيكلوكم إب انليكإليمإة إمنن يسيخإط الإ ي
ل ينهققإهو ي
.[ي
« ]رواه البخار ي. إبيه ا إفي يجيهونيم
Meaning:" A slave (of Allah) may utter a word
which pleases Allah without giving it much
importance, and because of that Allah will raise him
to degrees (of reward) and a slave (of Allah) may
utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah
without thinking of its gravity and because of that
he will be thrown into the Hell-Fire." Reported by AlBukhari.
Alqamah bin Waqqas Allithy narrated from Bilal
bin Al-Hrith Al- Muzani (may Allah be pleased with
Him) that verily the Messenger of Allah had said:
»إإون الوركجيل ليييتيكلوكم إب انليكإليمإة إمنن إر ن
يمق ا يكيظقرن أينن، لق يعقوز يويجقولَمَف
ضقيهواإن ا إ
ينككتكب الك يعوز يويجول يلكه إبيه ا إر ن، يتنبلكيغ يم ا يبيليغنتَمَف
يوإإون، ضيهواينكه إإيل ى يققنهوإم انلإقيي ايمققإةَمَف
، يم ا يكيظرن أينن يتنبلكيغ يم ا يبلييغققنتَمَف، الوركجيل ليييتيكلوكم إب انليكإليمإة إمنن يسيخإط الإ يعوز يويجولَمَف
في ي:ل
يقا ي.«. ينككتكب الك يعوز يويجول إبيه ا يعلينيققإه يسققيخيطكه إإيلقق ى ييققنهوإم انلإقيي ايمققإة
ن
كا ي
قششو ب
ن
ة يي ب
ع يل س ي
دي ب
مشش ب
حشش ن
م ن
من يعين نيششهن ي
ن ك ييلم س قيششد س ي
ك يشش س:ل
ق ي
ث ب نيل ن
مشش س
ل ب سشش ن
.ث
حارن ن
ال س ي
Meaning: "Indeed, a person may utter a word
which pleases Allah without expecting it to reach
the extent it reaches, but because of it Allah will
write for him His pleasure to the Day he will meet
Him, and verily, a person may utter a word which
displeases Allah without expecting it to reach the
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 143
extent it reaches, but because of it Allah will write
for him His anger to the Day he will meet Him.
Reported by Malik in [his book] Al- Muwatta, and
Ahmad in [his book] Musnad and he adds [on the
narration of Malik] that Alqama normally says: How
many words has the hadith of Bilal the son of
Alharith stopped me from uttering?.
Albaihaki narrated on the authority of
Muhammad bin Amr bin Alkamata bin Waqqas that
he said: there was a jobless man who visits the
emirs and makes them laugh, so my grandfather
said to him: Woe to you O so-and-so, why do you
visit these people and make them laugh? For I have
heard Bilal the son of Alharith the Muzanian
-companion of the prophet (S.A.W) – he then
mentioned the hadith.
Thus, the danger of the tongue is great and the
matter of speech is magnificent. He who considers
his speech as part of his deeds will be cautious of
his speech, and the sign of piety will be shown on
him, because if a servant is careless in his speech
while he is flimsy in Religion, he may not be safe
from speaking the word which will necessitate the
wrath of Allah and His abhorrence on him, or he
may speak a word with which he will become a
disbeliever, and withdrawn from the Religion of
Islam. We seek refuge with Allah.
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These issues frequently occur at periods of
sedition, particularly in the last days [of the world],
as [was reported] in the Sahih of Al-Bukhari and
Muslim on the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah
be pleased with him) that the Prophet (S.A.W) has
indeed said:
»يبقق اإدكروا إب ا ي
صققإبكح الوركجققكل كمنؤإمئنقق ا
لنعيمقق اإل إفيتئنقق ا يكإقيطققإع اللونيققإل انلكمنيظإلققإم كي ن
ض إمققين
يوكينمإسققني يكقق اإفئرا أينو كينمإسققني كمنؤإمئنقق ا يوكي ن
صققإبكح يكقق اإفئرا يإبيققكع إديينققكه إبيعققير ٍد
.«. الرد ن يي ا
Meaning:" Be prompt in doing good deeds
(before you are overtaken) by turbulence which
would be like a part of the dark night during that
stormy period. A man would be a Muslim in the
morning and an unbeliever in the evening or he
would be a believer in the evening and an
unbeliever in the morning, and would sell his faith
for worldly goods.
We seek from Allah safety and protection from
the causes of His wrath and His abhorrence.
That was why the fear of the companions of the
Prophet (S.A.W) and their subsequent followers
from falling in any of the acts of hypocrites became
intensified.
Bukahri has said in his [book] Assahih:
Ibnu Abi Mulaika has said: I met thirty from the
companions of the prophet (S.A.W) each one of
them was afraid of being among the hypocrites,
Lesson nine: Warning against hypocrisy (1\3) 145
none of them said that he was on a degree of faith
as that of [angel] Gabriel and [angel] Mika'il.
And it is reported that Alhasan usually say: no
one fears it [i.e, hypocrisy] except a believer and
no one feels safe from it except a hypocrite.
Zaid bin Wahab said:" a man among the
hypocrites died, so Huzaifa did not pray on [his]
corpse, so Umar said to him, is he among the
people? [i.e, hypocrites] he said: yes. Umar then
said to him: please am I among them? He said: no,
and I will never inform anyone of it after you.
Reported by Ibn Abi Shaibah.
Huzaifa ibnul Yaman (may Allah be pleased with
him) has been informed secretly of the names of
the hypocrites by the Prophet (S.A.W). Thus, he is
the most knowledgeable of this nation concerning
the characters of hypocrites, their rules and
hypocritical acts. The companions of the Prophet
(S.A.W) know his position in that respect, because
of that Umar normally observe him when a funeral
is forwarded, if he does not see Huzaifa [among
those who come to] pray on the copes he does not
pray on it, and he deputizes one to pray on it so
that he may not disclose the secrete of the Prophet
(S.A.W)
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Lesson ten:
)Warning against hypocrisy (2\3
The way to integrity and freedom from hypocrisy
is by following the guidance of Allah (the Almighty
and the Exalted) as Allah (the Most high) said
concerning the hypocrites:
ي
ي
ي
ٱقربتششل بشششوي ا س يأجن ب
ن
ف ي
﴿ويل ي ور أنجنا ك يت ي برن يا ع يل ي يرهنشش مر أ ن
سششك ب مر أون
من د ني هيرن ب
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ويل ي ٱٱٱ ور
م ٱبهشش مرد
ما فيعيبلوه ب إ ننل قينلي دٱٱ
ج وا س ن
ٱٱٱخرٱٱبر ب
لٱنرٱٱ ج
كم ن
ي
ن
ي
ب
س
ب
ي
خ يردر ا لبهشش مر ويأ ي
أ يجن نهب مر فيعيلوا
ن ي
شششد ن
ن ب نهنشش ۦ لكششا ي
ما بيوع يظو ي
ي
ي
ت ي ثرب ي ت دشششا ٦٦وإ د ي
مششا ٦٧
مششن نلششد بنجنا أ جردر ا ع ي ن
ظي د
ذا نلت ي يرن هي هبشششم ج
ن
ين
ن
د
ه
مششن ي ب ن
م سرت ي ن
ويل ييهششد ي يرن هي هب مر ب ن
طششنع ٱل لششش ي
ما ٦٨وي ي
قي د
صششهيرطا ي
ي
ل فيأوسل يهئ ن ي
سو ي
ن
م
معي ٱل ن ن
وي ٱل نر ب
هششششش ع يل ي يرنهششم ج
ٱلششششل نشششششششش ب
ن أ نرعي ي
ك ي
مشش ي
ذي ي
ي
حي ٱٱٱ ةنۦ
ٱ ل ن ن ب ن هيك
صششششل ن ن
دي ن
ن وي ٱ ل شششششهي ي
صشششش ج
دانء وي ٱ ل هن
ن ب وي ٱ ل ج
قي ي
ٱٱٱٱٱٱ ي
ي
ه
ي
ي
ب
ه
ي
ن ٱلشنلشششش ه ۦه
مشش
لشش
ض
ر
فشش
ي
ل
ر
ٱ
ك
لشش
ذ
٦٩
قششا
د
في
ر
ك
ئشش
ل
و
أ
ن
ن
سشش ي س ن
ي ن
وي ي
ح ب
ن ي
ما ] ﴾٧٠النساء.[70-66 :
ويك ي ي
ى ب ن ٱل ل ن هن ع ينلي د
ف ه
Meaning:"… But if they had done what they were
instructed, it would have been better for them and a
firmer position for them in faith (66). And then We
would have given them from Us a great reward (67).
And We would have guided them to a straight path
(68). And whoever obeys Allah and His Messengerthose will be with the ones upon whom Allah bestows
favor, among the Prophets, the steadfast affirmers of
truth, the martyrs and the righteous. And excellent
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
are those as companions (69). That is the bounty from
Allah, and sufficient is Allah as knower (70). Q4: V6670.
And it is with this you will know that the hypocrites
actually suffered a great loss as a result of their
turning away from the guidance of Allah, for they
have certainly missed the gratification of Allah, His
favor, mercy, great reward and the companionship of
His Prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the
martyrs and the righteous. And they fell into their evil
deeds such as their disproof of Allah and His
Messenger, their evil assumption about Allah, and
their followership of what angers Allah, and their
dislike for what He loves and pleases, and their effort
towards fighting against the Religion of Allah with
their sayings and actions, and their alliance with the
unbelievers from the people of the Book and the
polytheists and their patronage for them against
Muslims, and their harm to the believers. So, they
deserved an intense punishment for the consequence
of their crime. Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن
رششك ن ي ي
شر ن
ت يوششششش
ف هي
ن يوششششش
ق ن
مشششن هيششش ن
ف ن
م ن هي ن
﴿ويي بعيذ ج ي
ٱلر ب
ب ٱلر ب
قي ي
ن ب نششش ٱل ل ن هن ي
سشششش ور ه ۦء
مشش شررن ك هي ن
ن ٱل ن
وي ٱلر ب
ظشش ن
ت ٱل ظ نششششا ججني ي
ي
ن
هشش ع يل يرهنشششش رم
سششششش
ور هءد ويغ ي ن
ضششش ي
ع يل ي يرهنشششش مر ي
دائ نشششيرة ب ٱل ن
ب ٱل لشششش ب
ي
:﴾ ]الفتششح٦ را
م ن
ويل يعين يهب مر ويأع يد ن ل يهب مر ي
جهيننشش ةمد وي ي
سششايء تر ي
صششي د
.[6
مشششش
ٱلر ب
Meaning: "And that He may punish the
hypocrites, men and women, and the polytheist,
men and women- those who assume about Allah an
Lesson ten: Warning against hypocrisy (2\3)
149
assumption of evil nature. Upon them is a
misfortune of evil nature; and Allah has become
angry with them and has cursed them and
prepared for them Hell, and evil it is as a
destination. Q48: V6.
And (the Exalted) said:
ه ۥ
هششششششش ويك يرن ب
هوا س رن ضرويه جن ي ب
ٱلششششششنلششششششششش ي
﴿ذ هيل ي ي
خ ي
ط
ما أ ي سر ي
ن
م ٱت ن ب يبعوا س ي
ك ب نأجن نهب ب
ي
ط أي
ي
﴾٢٨ م ل يهب مر
ع
ر
فيأ حرب ي
هي
.[28 :]محمد
Meaning: "That is because they followed what
angered Allah and disliked His pleasure, so He
rendered worthless their deeds. Q47: V28.
And because of the contradiction between their
external and their internal, they fell into hideous
and dispraise acts of lying, deception, treason,
immorality and breach of promise. These have
been their characters with which they are detected.
The acts of hypocrites are of two categories;
The first category: acts of paganism;
whoever commits them is a disbeliever in Allah (the
Almighty), out of the Religion of Islam even if he
prayed and fast and claim to be a Muslim.
An example of that includes: disproving Allah
and His Messenger, hatred, blasphemy, mockery of
Allah and His signs and His Prophet, forming
alliance with the unbelievers and supporting them
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MA'ALIMU-DEEN
against the Muslims.
Thus, these acts and the likes of it are among
the violators of Islam, so whoever falls into them is
a disbeliever in Allah (the almighty and the
exalted). In fact, he is a pagan, out of the Religion
of Islam, but if he manifests Islam, then he is a
hypocrite with major hypocrisy.
This category is termed by some scholars
as creedal hypocrisy and that is because of the
introversion of the heart on infidelity, because
these kinds of acts and speeches of infidelity do not
emanate from a faithful heart. However, their aim
(i.e. the scholars) is not to restrict hypocritical acts
to issues of creed.
The second category: Dispraised acts and
characters, these acts even though they do not
withdraw from [Islam] on their own, only that it is
not found except in a pure hypocrite. So, it is
necessary for a believer to abstain from it so that
there will not be a character among the
characteristics of hypocrisy in him. These
characters are the ones explained by the Prophet
(S.A.W) in his saying:
»آيكة انلكمينقق اإفإق يث ي
يوإإيذا انؤكتإمققين، يوإإيذا يويعققيد أينخليققيفَمَف، إإيذا يحققوديث يكققيذيبَمَف: المث
.[ ]متفق عليه.«. يخ اين
Meaning:" there are three signs of a hypocrite:
when he speaks he lies, when he makes a promise
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he fails, and when he is trusted he betrays.
Transmitted by Bukari and Muslim on the authority
of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him)
and, in another narration by Muslim [he said]:
»آيكة انلكمين اإفإق يث ي
.«. صول ى يويزيعيم أيونكه كمنسإلمم
ص ايم يو ي
المث يوإإنن ي
Meaning:" there are three signs of a hypocrite,
even if he observed fast and prayed and asserted
that he was a Muslim". In the transmission of
Ahmad the Prophet said:
« ...ص
منافنقب ال ي
»ثل د
ن في الر ي
ل فهو ال ب
خال ن ب
ج ن
ث إذا ك ب ن
وه
الحدي ي
بنح ن، ث
Meaning:" Three signs if they are found in a
man, he is then a pure hypocrite… to the end of the
hadith with an approximate wordings. And in Sahih
of Al- Bukhari and Muslim on the authority of
Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Al'as (may Allah be pleased
with them) he said: the Prophet (S.A.W) has said:
إمنكهققون
يحقوديث
صققليمة
يويمنن يك ايننت إفيققإه يخ ن، ص اَمَف
»أينريبمع يمنن ك ون إفيإه يك اين كمين اإفئق ا يخ اإل ئ
يوإإيذا، إإيذا انؤكتإمقين يخق اينَمَف: صقليمة إمقين الحنيفق اإق يحوتق ى ي يديعيه ا
يك ايننت إفيقإه يخ ن
.«. صيم يفيجر
يوإإيذا يخ ا ي، يوإإيذا يع ايهيد يغيديرَمَف، يكيذيبَمَف
Meaning:" Four characteristics anyone who
possessed them is a pure hypocrite and anyone
who possessed one of them possessed a
characteristic of hypocrisy till he abandons it: when
he talks he lies, when he makes a covenant he
acted treacherously, and when he quarreled he
deviated from the truth.
Therefore, whoever has the habit of lying in his
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speech, betrayal when he promises, and when he is
trusted he acts treacherously, he is then a pure
hypocrite. And [the word] ([ )إذاi.e, (if)] which is not
used to mean extent, implies repetition and
numerousness, and this will exclude a person from
whom these acts occurs in rarity and negligibly.
Thus, he has committed a sinful act and an act
from the acts of the hypocrites, but he will not
become a hypocrite or someone with a character of
hypocrisy, until he becomes used to it or is
popularly known with it.
Chapter: concerning someone in whose
heart is faith and hypocrisy.
As for the Major hypocrisy, it cannot be
combined together with faith [in ones heart at the
same time] rather; its companion is a disbeliever in
Allah (the Almighty and the Exalted), even if he
observed fast and prayed and asserted that he was
a Muslim, because infidelity destroys the whole
acts, and faith and infidelity do not join together in
a heart. Allah the Exalted said:
حب ن ي
ن في ي
من ي ي كر ب
ق در ي
مل ب ب
ط عي ي
فشش رر ب نشش ٱلرإ نششي هي
﴿وي ي
ه ۥ ويهبوي
م ن
ي
.[5ن
سششرن ي
٥ خ
ن
ٱلر هي
نفي ٱلرأ ن
شششششش﴾ ن
خ ير ةن ن
ي:]المائدة
م ي
Meaning: "And whoever denies the faith- his
work has become worthless, and he, in the
Hereafter, will be among the losers. Q5: V5.
But as to the Minor hypocrisy which does not
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withdraws from the Religion, there may be in the
heart of a Muslim some of its characters, as
indicated by the above hadith of Abdullah ibn Amr
bin Al'as. And in Sahih of [Imam Muslim] on the
authority of Abu Hurairah, (may Allah be pleased
with him) that the Prophet (S.A.W) said:
«. »يمنن يم ايت يويلنم ينغكز يويلنم كييححدنث إبإه يننفيسكه يم ايت يعليقق ى كشققنعيب ٍدة إمققنن إنيفقق ا ٍدق
.[]رواه مسلم
Meaning: “whoever dies without fighting in the
way of Allah, nor did he express any desire for
Jihad, died on a branch of hypocrisy".
Huzaifa bin Alyaman (may Allah be pleased with
them) said: hearts are of four [different] types;
- A Laminated heart and that is the heart of
hypocrite.
- An uncircumcised heart and that is the heart of
a disbeliever.
- A hairless heart as if in it is a lamp which
blooms and that is the heart of a believer.
- And a heart in which there is hypocrisy and
faith, its example is like an ulcer which is supplied
with pus and blood, and similar to a tree which is
irrigated by pernicious and nice water, whatever
prevails on it dominates.
Reported by Ibn Abi Shaibah in his
[book]Musannaf and in the book of Iman, and
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Albaniy authenticated it. However, it is considered
weak by some scholars because of a cut in its chain
of narration but its meaning is authentic.
A laminated heart is the inclined heart.
Aliyu bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with
him) said: Faith begins in the heart [in the form of]
a white dot, whenever it increases, the brightness
increases until the heart becomes fully brighten.
While hypocrisy begins in the heart [in the form of]
a black dot, whenever it increases, the darkness
increases until the heart becomes dark totally.
Reported by Ibn Abi Shaibah in the book of Iman,
and Albayhaqy in [his book] Shu'abul Iman, [i.e, the
branches of faith].
The essence of this is that, a Muslim may have
hypocrisy in him and it may be much or less
depending on the level of his faith and his
obedience to Allah (the great and the Exalted).
Thus, among them is one who may have in him
attitudes of hypocrisy. Hence, he lies ones or twice,
and he sometimes breaches promise and so on.
And among them is one who frequently falls into
such acts together with less remembrance of Allah
and exceeding the limits of Allah on many
occasions by violating the sanctities of (Allah) and
negligence in the obligatory acts, and poring over
desires and being deceived by ambiguities. Thus,
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there will be in his heart to much of hypocrisy and
little faith. There is among the Muslims one who
almost all the time prays in a hurry and delays it
out of its fixed time and performs it in a bad way as
in the Sahih of Muslim on the authority of Anas bin
Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) he said; I
heard the Prophet (S.A.W) saying:
صي
الكة انلكمين اإفإق ينجإلكس ينركقكب الوشنميس يحوت ى إإيذا يكقق ايننت يبنيققين يقنرينققإ ى
»إتنليك ي
ل يقإلي ئ
ل ينذ ك كر اولي إفييه ا إإ و
الوشنييط اإن يق ايم يفينيقيريه ا أينريبئع ا ي
.[« ]رواه مسلم. ال
Meaning: "that is the Prayer of the hypocrite, he
sits watching the Son until when it is between the
two hones of the Devil then, he stands up and
pecks it four times, he does not remember Allah in
it except a little". Reported by Muslim.
Hence, such a person is among those whose
heart has been over powered by hypocrisy to the
extent that he deserved to be named hypocrite if
not for the faith in his heart which prevented him
from leaving prayer totally.
The companions of this category often fall into
committing minor Riyaa , doing acts to please
listeners and what invalidates acts such as
reminder of it, injury in charity and seeking the
world with the acts of the hereafter.
The companions of this category are on a great
danger such that this negligence lead them into
committing apostasy from the Religion of Allah (the
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Almighty) and whoever dies among them in
hypocrisy while having faith in his heart, then he
will be among the companions of grave offense
who were promised intense punishment, but he will
not remain eternally in the Hell because of the
existence of his Islam. The Prophet (S.A.W) has
certainly said:
»ييندكخكل أينهكل انليجونإة انليجونية يوأينهكل الون اإر الون اير كثوم يكقهوكل اولك يتيع ايل ى أينخإركجهوا
يمنن يك اين إفي يقنلإبإه إمنثيقق اكل يحوبق ٍدة إمقنن يخقنريد ٍدل إمقنن إإييمق ا ٍدن يفكينخيركجقهوين إمنيهق ا يققإد
يفينكبكتققهوين يكيمقق ا يتنكبققكت- أيإو انليحيي اإة يشققوك يم اإلققمك، انسيهوردوا يفكينليقنهوين إفي ينيهإر انليحي اَمَف
« ]رواه. صققنفيرايء كمنليتإهويققئة
انلإحوبققكة إفققي يجقق اإنإب الوسققنيإل أيليققنم يتققير أيونيهقق ا يتنخققكركج ي
.[دريج
سنعيد س ال ب
البخاريي من حدي ن
خ س
ث أبي ي
Meaning:" The people of Paradise will enter
Paradise and the people of Hell will go to Hell.
Then, Allah will say (to the Angels around Hell):
bring out whoever has in his heart faith equal to
the weight of a grain of mustard seed. So, they will
be taken out but (by then) they had already
become blackened (charred). Then they will be put
in the river of Hayat [i.e., life] and they will revive
like a grain that grows near the bank of a flood
channel. Don't you see that it comes out yellow and
twisted?" Reported by Albukhari from the narration
of Abu Sa'id Alkhudri (may Allah be pleased with
him)
But he who commits a violator among the
violators of Islam, such as mockery of the Religion,
abusing the Prophet (S.A.W) and supporting the
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disbelievers against Muslims is then a disbeliever,
withdrawn from Islam and, faith has been detached
from his heart, we seek refuge with Allah.
Chapter: the repentance of a hypocrite.
If a hypocrite repents from hypocrisy before his
death and he corrects his deed, and he resort to
Allah and become sincere to Him (the great and the
exalted) in Religion, then his repentance is
authentic and accepted. Allah (the Exalted) said:
كششششش
ن نفششششششششششششي
دشششششششش رر ن
ٱلشششششششششششششششش ن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱلر ب
م ن هي نف نقيشششششششششششش ي
ي
ي
ي
جشششششد ي لبهشششششش ٱٱٱٱ مر
ن ٱٱٱٱ
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششششننشششششششششششششاششرنششششش ويلشششششن ت ي ن
ل نمششششش ي
ٱٱٱلر ٱٱأشش سرٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱيف ن
ي
مششو ساشش نبششششش ٱ
حو ا س يوششششششششش
إ ننل ٱل ن ن١٤٥ صيدرا
جن ي ن
ن يتاببوا س ويأ صرل ي ب
صششش ب
ٱعرت يشششششش ي
ذي ي
ب
ي
صو ا س ندين يهب مر ل نل نهن فيأوسل يهئ نشش ي
فشش
مششش ؤرنم ن ن ي ة د
سشش ور ي
ن وي ي
ك يمششعي ٱلر ب
ويأ خرل ي ب
ي
نما ي ي فرعي ب١٤٦
ل ٱل ل نشششبه
ما
ن أ جردر ا ع ي ن
ي ب ؤر ن
ظي د
تشش ٱل ل نششبه ٱلر ب
مشش ؤرنم ن ني ي
شششك ي ررت بشش مر وييءايمنبتششش مرۦ وي ي
ن ٱلششنلششششبهشش ي
ذاب نك ب مر نإن ي
ب نيعشش ي
شششاك ندرا
كششا ي
.[147-145 :﴾ ]النساء١٤٧ ما
ع ينلي د
Meaning: "indeed, the hypocrites will be in the
lowest depth of the Fire- and never will you find for
them a helper (145). Except for those who repent,
correct themselves, hold fast to Allah, and are
sincere in their Religion for Allah, for those will be
with the believers. Allah is going to give the
believers a great reward (146). What would Allah
do with [i.e, gain from] your punishment if you are
grateful and believe? And ever is Allah Appreciative
and knowing (147). Q4: V145-147.
Likewise, the Muslim in whom is an attitude of
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hypocrisy, if he repents from it and forsakes that
attitude Allah will forgive him, and he will become
free from hypocrisy.
There is in regards to this issue a funny riddle
forwarded by Huzafa ibn Yaman (may Allah be
pleased with them) to the students of Abdullah bin
Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), for he
stood over them in the presence of Abdullahi bin
Mas'ud saluted them and said: verily, hypocrisy has
been revealed on some people that were more
pious than you, Abdullah bin Mas'ud –on hearing
that - smiled because he got what he meant. The
companions of ibn Mas'ud then said; glory be to
Allah!! Allah has indeed said:
كششششش
دشششششششش رر ن
ٱلششششششششششششششش ن
ن نفشششششششششششي
م ن هي ن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱلر ب
ف نق يششششششششششش ي
ششششش
.[145
:]النساء
ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ﴾ٱ
ٱٱٱلرٱٱسريأشش ٱٱ ي
لشششششٱٱٱ ن
ل ن
م ي
ف ن
نششششششششاششرن
Meaning:" Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the
lowest depth of the Fire. Q4: V145.
Then, after the dispersal of the council, Huzaifa
said to Aswad bin Yazid Annakha'i- one of the
copanions of Ibn Mas'ud: verily, hypocrisy has been
revealed on some people that were more pious
than you and they repented and Allah accept their
repentance.
In another narration he said: And they, when
they repented became better than you.
And he mean by them, some of those whom
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were hypocrites during the time of the Prophet
(S.A.W) and then repented, corrected (their deeds)
and perfected their Islam. Thus, they became
better than those who came after them from the
Tabiu'n, because of their companionship [with the
Prophet (S.A.W)] and their jihad with him. (This
narration has been transmitted by Albukhari in his
Sahih).
Chapter: It is necessary for the believers to
practice what will save them from hypocritical
attitudes and the acts of hypocrites. Among that is
the repetition of repentance and seeking for
[Allah's] forgiveness, and being cautious of the
limits of Allah and glorifying His commands and
disassociation from polytheism and its companions,
observing prayers, giving out charities, sincerity to
Allah, His Messenger, His Book and to the leaders
and the general Muslims.
And among that is love for jihad in the cause of
Allah and expressing desire for that.
Among that also is enjoining what is right and
forbidding what is wrong and advising each other
on truth, and advising each other on patience and
encouraging one another on feeding the poor and
disbursement for the sake of Allah faithfully and
hoping to attain Allah's rewards.
For whoever does that is saved from hypocrisy.
It is transmitted in Almusnad and other hadith
books from the narration of Umar bin Alkhattab
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(may Allah be pleased with him) he said; that the
Prophet (S.A.W) has indeed, said:
.«. »يمنن يسورنتإه يحيسينكتكه يويس ايءنتكه يسحييئكتكه يفكهيهو كمنؤإممن
Meaning:" whoever is pleased with his good
deed and sad with his bad deed is a believer.
Thus, whoever falls into sin and his sin grieved
him that is an example of good faith in him and a
hope for his repentance, seeking of forgiveness and
conciliation. And whoever is pleased with his sin,
and is gladden by his evil deed, that is a sign of
hypocrisy in his heart.
It is reported in the [book of] Sunan of
Attirmidhy on the authority of Abu Huraira (may
Allah be pleased with him) he said; the Prophet
(S.A.W) said:
.«. يويل إفنقمه إفي الحديإن، كحنسكن يسنم ٍدتَمَف، صلييت اإن يل يتنجيتإميع اإن إفي كمين اإف ٍدقَمَف
»يخ ن
.[ي
]صححه اللباجن ي
Meaning: "Two characters can never be joined
together in the heart of a hypocrite, good will and
understanding in Religion. Authenticate by Albany.
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Lesson eleven:
warning against hypocrisy (3\3)
The punishment of a hypocrite:
Allah the (Exalted) has made the punishment of
the hypocrites to be among the worst of
punishments in this world and in the hereafter
(and) an appropriate recompense to their deeds.
As for this world, they will be punished by a
seal on their hearts and deprivation from
understanding knowledge and guidance. Besides
that, Allah will put in their hearts, doubts and
suspicions that will not be detached from them
forever. As such, they are among the most
confused and hesitant people, and that is because
they wanted to deceive Allah and the believers and
their deception reversed unto them so they
suffered bad consequences of their deceptions and
the outcome of their tricks. So, whenever they
make any plan against Islam and Muslims, Allah
makes its consequence worst on them from where
they are not conscious of. Thus, they increase in
the acts of infidelity and hypocrisy, and their
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163
punishments will be in multiple, one after the other.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
:﴾ ]المنشششافقون٣
ي
ب
ن
ى قببلوب نهن مر فيهب رم يل ي ي فر ي
ق بهو ي
﴿فيطب نعي ع يل ه
.[3
Meaning: "So their hearts were sealed over, and
they do not understand. Q63: V3.
And (the Exalted) said:
نٱششلت ييروبا س
﴿أ بوسل يهئ ن ي
شل
ما
ضل هيل ي ي
ك ٱل ن ن
ٱل ن
ة ب نٱلللهبد ي ىه في ي
ذي ي
ما ي
لم
مهلت ي ن
حت ت ج هي
يرب ن ي
مث يل ببهمل ك ي ي
ي١٦نمه
كابجنوا س ب
جيرت ببهمل وي ي
مث ي ن
دي ي
ي
سوتل ن
سوتو
ب
ٱٱ ن
هل ذ يهي ي
ما ي
ما أ ي
حولل ي ب
ضايءتل ي
ذي وسليتولقيد ي يجنادرا فيل ي ن
ممتب
ن
ٱ
متل نل بيبل ن
ه ب نبنورن ن
صبرو ي
همل ويت ييرك يبهمل نفي ظ بل ب هي
ممتبلل ن ب
:﴾ ]البقرة١٨كميمر
ن
م ب
جبعو ي
عمليل فيبهمل يل ييرل م ن
مل ببكل د
ص ي
ب١٧
.[18-16
Meaning: "Those are the ones who purchased
error [in exchange] for guidance, so their
transaction has brought no profit, nor were they
guided (16).Their example is that of one who
kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was
around him, Allah took away their light and left
them in darkness [so] they could not see (17).
Deaf, dumb and blind- so they will not return [to
the right path](18). Q2: V16-18.
And the (exalted) said:
هششششششش
ٱلششششششنلشششششششششششششششششششش ي
ن
خشششششششششششد ن ب
ن ي ب هي
م ن هي ن
عو ي
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱلر ب
ف نق يششششششششششش ي
.[142 :خد نع بهب مر﴾ ]النساء
ويهبوي هي
Meaning: "Indeed, the hypocrites (think to)
deceive Allah, but he is deceiving them. Q4: V142.
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The deception of Allah to them means punishing
them with the kind of their deeds, and that is a
punishment on them because of the ugliness of
their speeches and actions and their bad
assumption of Allah (the Almighty and the Exalted)
and their deception to Allah and to the believers
and their opposition to Allah and fight against His
Religion with cunning and deception.
Hence, by indulging in these acts, they are only
deceiving themselves as Allah (the Exalted) said:
ن إ ننل
ما ي ي خرد ي ب
خد ن ب
﴿ي ب هي
ه و ي ٱل ن ن
عو ي
عو ي
مبنوا س وي ي
ن يءا ي
ن ٱل ل ن ي
ذي ي
.[9 :﴾ ]البقرة٩ ن
يأجن ب
ما ي ي شرعب برو ي
ف ي
سهب مر وي ي
Meaning: "They [think] to deceive Allah and
those who believe, but they deceive not except
themselves and perceive [it] not. Q2: V9
For they do not perceive that they are only
deceiving themselves. Rather, they wish for
themselves an untrue desideratum and they rush
after it to the extent that it inveigled and fascinated
them. And they increase in sin, disbelief,
disobedience, offence and misguidance (through
their deeds) while they think they are doing good
deeds.
And they, in all that, have only harmed
themselves; they have not harmed Allah with
anything neither have they harm the Prophet, nor
the believers and followers of the guidance of Allah
(the Almighty and the Exalted).
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Among what they will be punished with in this
world is their wealth and children until the
departure of their souls, as Allah (the Exalted) Said:
ج بر ي
كشش أ ي مروهي ل بهب مر ويأ ي ورل هيشششد ب ب
ريششد ب
هشش مرۦ إ نجن ن ي
﴿وييل ت ب عر ن
مششا ي ب ن
ي
سششهب ٱٱٱٱ مر
هششقي أجن ب
ه يأن ي بعيذ جب يبهم ب نيها فنششي ٱ لششد يشش ٱٱنري ي ا ويت يزر ٱٱ ي
ف ب
ٱ للن ب
.[85 :﴾ ]التوبة٨٥ ن
ويهب مر ك هي ن
فبرو ي
Meaning: "And let not their wealth and children
impress you. Allah only intends to punish them
through them in this world and that their souls
should depart [at death] while they are
disbelievers. Q9: V85.
Among what they will be punished with also is
what Allah will put in people's heart of hatred
towards them no matter how they show love or
affection to them, and that is because they seek
people's pleasure in exchange for Allah's
discontentment, and they prefer this world to the
hereafter, and they follow what angered Allah and
hate His pleasure and they turn away from
following the guidance of Allah. Thus, they
subjected themselves to different kinds of fear,
sadness, misguidance, and misfortune, which Allah
decreed on whoever turned away from following His
guidance.
Allah (the Exalted) said concerning a group
among them:
﴿يل ي ييزا ب
ة نفششي قببلششوب نهن مر إ ننل يأن
ذي ب ين ي ورا سشش نريب ي د
م ٱل نشش ن
ل ب ب نري هي ن بهب ب
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.[110 :﴾ ]التوبة١١٠م
ح ن
م ي
كي د
ه ع ينلي د
مره وي ٱل ل ن ب
قط نعي قببلوب بهبشش
تي ي
Meaning: "Their building which they build will
not cease to be a [cause of] scepticism in their
hearts until their hearts are cut [i.e, they died]. And
Allah is Knowing and wise. Q9: V110.
Some scholars of tafsir [commentary of the
Qur'an] said: this exception, [i.e, until their hearts
are cut] is an ironical exception that is a mockery
from Allah of them.
It is an appropriate recompense for their plan
against the believers, their mockery of them and
their machination against them in order to make
things ambiguous to them and mislead them form
the way of Allah. As a result of that, they are
afflicted with suspicion in their hearts as a
punishment for them and it will never be detached
from their heart until they meet Allah (the Almighty
and the Exalted).
This is besides what will befall them of special
punishments as consequence of their deeds, for
indeed, Allah (the Exalted) has fixed for some sins
special punishments, to serve as rewards
commensurate to deeds as Allah (the Exalted) said
regarding a group of them.
لللؤ
ت
م
م
نٱ
م
م
﴿ل
لط نوج ن
صششد يقهي ن
ل ن
ن ن
ن ييل ن
ٱل ن ن
لبزو ي
لؤل ب
ن لٱل ب
ن فنششي لٱ ن
ششؤلنني ي
مشش ي
عي ي
ذي ي
ن
ن
ي
ل ب في
هششمل
همسنمنم
منل
منل
خ
همل ي ي
س ن
ٱهمسنمٱنل ن ن
يسلبرو ي
جهد ي
ن إ نل ب
دو ي
ج ب
همل ي
خير مللشش ب
ن ل يي ن
ه ن ب
ن ن ب
ذي ي
وي
ي
عي ي
.[79 :﴾ ]التوبة٧٩مم
ويل يبهمل
ذا د
ب أنلي د
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167
Meaning: "Those who criticize the contributors
among the believers concerning [their] charities
and criticize the ones who find nothing [to spend]
except their effort, so they ridicule them- Allah will
ridicule them, and they will find a painful
punishment. Q9: V79.
Thus, their punishment for ridiculing the
believers was the ridicule of Allah of them as an
equivalent reward.
And the hypocrites frequently fall into sins that
have punishment commensurate to the deed in this
world before the hereafter, as stated in the
tradition [of the Prophet (S.A.W)] that indeed,
whoever searches for the defects of a Muslim, Allah
will search for his defects, whoever harmed a
Muslim, Allah will harm him and whoever causes
difficulty upon a Muslim, Allah will cause difficulty
upon him and whoever forsake a Muslim, Allah will
forsake him and whoever exert pressure on a
Muslim, Allah will exert pressure on him.
The hypocrites are people of evil plots. Allah
(the Exalted) has said:
ي
:]فششاطر
ب نشش﴾أ هرل ن هن ۦ
ئشش إ ننل
سشششششششي جششش ب
ٱلششش ن
مشش كربرشش
﴿وييل ي ي ن
حيقب ٱلر ي
.[43
Meaning:"…but the evil plot does not
encompass except its own people. Q35: V43
This is the explanation of some of the
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punishments that will befall them in this world.
As for the life after death, verily they, when they
die and entered into their graves, they will certainly
be in a great punishment, permanent wretchedness
and an Uninterrupted heartbreak. Anas bin Malik
(may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the
Prophet (S.A.W) said:
صيح اكبكه يوإإونققكه يلينسققيمكع يقققنريع
»إإون انليعنبيد إإيذا كو إ
ضيع إفي يقنبإرإه يويتيهوول ى يعنكه أي ن
إنيع اإلإهنم أييت اكه يميليك اإن يفكينقإعيداإنإه يفيكقهو ي
لإن يم ا كنيت يتكقهوكل إفي الوركجإل إلكميحوم ٍددل يفيأومقق ا
انلكمنؤإمكن يفيكقهوكل أينشيهكد أيونكه يعنبكد الإ يويركسهولككه يفكييق اكل ليكه ا ن كيظنر إإليقق ى يمنقيعققإديك إمققين
يوكذإكققير يلينقق ا: الون اإر يقند أينبيديليك اولك إبإه يمنقيعئدا إمين انليجونإة يفييراكهيم ا يجإميئع ا يق ايل يقيت ايدكة
يوأيومقق ا انلكمينقق اإفكق يوانليكقق اإفكر: أيونكه كينفيسكح إفي يقنبإرإه كثوم يريجيع إإيل ى يحققإديإث أيينقق ٍدس يققق ايل
يفكييق اكل ليكه يم ا ك ن يت يتكقهوكل إفي يهيذا الوركجإل يفيكقهوكل ي
ل يأندإر ي ك ن كت أيكقهوكل يم ا يكقهوكل
يو ي، ل يديرنيقيتَمَف
الون اكس يفكييقق اكل ي
ل يتلينيققيت يوكي ن
ضققنريبئة
ضقيركب إبيميطقق اإريق إمقنن يحإديقق ٍدد ي
.[« ]متفق علیه. صنييحئة ينسيمكعيه ا يمنن يإليإه يغنيير الوثيقيلنيإن
يفي إ
صيكح ي
Meaning:" When the servant is placed in his
grave and his companions retrace their steps, he
hears the noise of their footsteps, then two angels
come to him and sit him and say to him: What do
you have to say about this person (the Holy
Prophet) ? As for the believer, he would say: I bear
testimony to the fact that he is a servant of Allah
and His Messenger. Then it would be said to him:
Look at your seat in the Hell- Fire, for Allah has
substituted (your seat) with a seat in Paradise.
Allah's Messenger (May peace be upon him) said:
He would be shown both seats. But as for the
hypocrite and non-believer, he will say to the
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169
angels, 'I do not know, but I used to say what the
people used to say! It will be said to him, 'Neither
did you know nor did you take the guidance (by
reciting the Quran).' Then he will be hit with an iron
hammer between his two ears, and he will cry and
that cry will be heard by whatever approaches him
except human beings and jinns." Reported by
Bukhari and Muslim.
In addition to what will befall them of a special
punishment due to some of their sins, as it was
authentic in the [Prophetic] tradition that he who
recites Qur'an and rejects it, and sleeps without
observing congregational prayers will be punished
in his grave. Likewise, the fornicators, those who
consume usury, the backbiters, the talebearers, the
false talkers, those who hindered zakah [i.e,
charity] and those who break their fast before time,
all of these [people] authentic traditions have
stated that they will be punished in their graves,
and the hypocrites commit most of these acts.
But as for the hereafter, authentic traditions
of the Prophet (S.A.W) have indicated that when it
is Judgment Day, and Allah assembled people in
one place for judgment and then ordered that the
unbelievers [be thrown] into the Hell Fire, there will
be left in the [courtyard] the believers, the
hypocrites and the remnant of the people of the
book in the courtyard. The Prophet (S.A.W) said:
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»فكينكيشكف عن يس ا ٍدق فال ينبيق ى أيحمد ك اين ينسكجكد يط اإئئع ا في الدني ا إل كأإذين
صقق اير يظنهقكره
ول ينبيق ى أيحمد ك اين ينسقكجكد إريقق ائء أو إنف ائقق ا إل ي، له في الرسجهوإدَمَف
وذلققك، »ويذإلققيك الكمنقق اإفكقَمَف.«. ...يطيبيقئة يواإحيدئة ك لومقق ا أرايد أن ينسققكجيد يخققور إليقيفقق اكه
ث أبششي
ص ن
والحدي ب.«. الذ ي ينسيخكط الك عليه
مسلم س من حششدي ن
حينح ب
ث في ي
.ه عنه
هبيريرة ي ر ن
ضي الل ب
Meaning: "And the [Sa’aq] Leg would be laid
bare. Those who used to prostrate themselves
before God obediently would be permitted by God
to prostrate themselves. But there would remain
one who used to prostrate out of fear (of people)
and ostentation, Allah would make his back as one
piece, and whenever he attempts to prostrate, he
would fall on his back.
And during accountability [on Judgment Day] a
hypocrite would be brought and Allah will remind
him of His blessings, the hypocrite would then say:
O, my Lord, I affirmed my faith in Thee and in Thy
Book and in Thy Messenger and I observed prayer
and fasts and gave charity, and he would speak in
good terms like this as he would be able to do. And
He [Allah] would say: Well, We will bring our
witnesses to you. And the man would think in his
mind who would bear witness upon him and then
his mouth would be sealed and it would be said to
his thighs, flesh and bones, speak! And his thighs,
flesh and bones would bear witness to his deeds
and it would be done so that he should not be able
to make any excuse for himself. And such is the
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171
hypocrite; such is he with whom Allah is annoyed.
(This narration is in the Sahih of Imam Muslim from the
narration of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him).
And when the bridge is set over the Hell and an
order is given to cross over it, those in the
courtyard will be given light in proportion to their
deeds. The hypocrites will be given light similar to
them as a trial to them, until when they are on the
bridge the light of the hypocrites goes off and the
light of the believers become full as Allah (the
Exalted) said:
لل ي
ي
لٱٱلرض ب
للرضك بشش ء ج
ل
حت
ت
ض بل
ت وي ء أ
ملل
ي لويي ب ب ن
موهي ن
كحتل ن
س هي
﴿ لي ب
ىض
هل ب ض
يحل ن
ميلويهبششوي ع يلشش ه
رل ن
ي
ي
شيل قي
ط نلويهبششوي ب نك بشش ء ج
للون ب
ي
لللن
ل
ن
خ بر وي نلظ هنهن بر وي ء ل ب
ل وي ل أ
ٱلٱلٱٱ أ
ديدر
لل ن
ءل ن
ل يا ب
يء ٢هبششوي
ي
ي
ي
ن
ي
ششامل
سشت نةن أي نلرم
ت وي م أ
ذي ي
ضنفي ن
موهي ن
ٱٱٱلل ن
خلقي رل ن
س هي
شيلسءع ينلي د
للرل ي ي
مي ٣هبوي
ي
ي
ها
علرخن
رل
نأ
ج نفي
ش يل
ل
م
ج ن
عٱلرس ت ي
سلرشب
ما ي يل ن ب
لوي ىه ع يل ى خل عي
ضوي ي
م ي
يعلل ب
ٱسٱلرش ث ب ن
منل ي
ما ييخلبرض
ض
رل ن
لل ن
ي
ب
ب
ب
تملل
عاميم
كن
مششا
ن
أيل
مل
ك
ع
م
و
ه
و
ال
ه
في
ج
ر
عل
ي
ما
و
ن
ء
ما
س
ل
ٱعاميم
ن
م
ل
ز
ين
ما
و
ب
ب
ن ي ي ي ي ب ب ن ي ي ي ي ي
ي ي
ن ي
ي ي ي ن
ي
ي
ن
ب
ب
شش ى
للرض
ضويإ
ت وي ض أ
ملل ك
عر
صششي
موهي ن
ن بي ن
ملو ي
لٱٱلرضل ن
س هي
هل ب
رل ٤ل ب
ما ت ي عل ي
ه بن ي
ٱعرلل ن ب
ل نل ض
وي
للرل ن
ب
ن
ن
ن
ٱليل ي
لل
يل
ٱيٱٱٱ
ج
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلرل
ٱ
مر٥أ بيول ن
لنفي يلن نيهارن ويبيول ن ب
لل ب
جعب
رللهن بترل ي
ج للن نيهاير نفي ضل ض
وب
ييل ن
ي
س
ن
س
لن ي
ما
ف ب
ملي ب
ويهبوي ع ي بن
قوا ن
هل ويأجن ن
سول ن ن
دورنءم ٦يءا ن
ذا ن
صب
مبنوا ب نٱللهن ويير ب
م ن
ت ءمٱل ي
ي
ي
ي
س
س
ن
ي
جعيل ي ب
فيلفي
أجلرل
ضممجر
مل
سخه
ف ب
منك ب ملويأجن ي
ن
مبنوا ن
سخههن
مسلت ي خلل ن
ي
ن يءا ي
كم ي
قششوا لهب
ضٱممجرذ نيل ي
في ي
مؤدمؤا س
ن
ي
ي
ب
ب
ي
ب
من ب و
تؤل
مل
ل
ك
عو
دل
ي
ل
سشو
ر
ل
ؤ
و
ه
ل
ل
مؤٱٱدم
ب
ن
و
ن
م
تؤل
ل
مل
ك
ل
ما
و
٧
رل
ر
بي
ك
ب
نب ن
ي
ن ي ن ب
ب نب ي ن
ي ي
ن
ي
ن
ب
ب
ب
ي
ذي ي بن يششجزلب
ه
ي
ن
ميث ي
ب نيرب جك ملويق
دلأ ي
مدمؤ ٨هبششوي ٱل ن
م ؤل ن
خذ ي ن
قك ملنإن كنت بششم ي
منني ي
ي
ي
ب
ج
ع يل ي
ب
تخررنل
ت إ نلشش ى ض
م
ن
مش
جك م جض
ت
ي
ى ي
ظ ن
ل ين
عبلد نهن
ءاي هيلب يي جن هيتللبيخلرن ي
تخٱٱرلل هي
بت ي
بت ضلن يوض
ه
مل ٩ومشا ل يك ب أ ي
لم
ف ب
مفم
حي
ه ب نك بل
ن
مل ييربءو فلنر ن
ملنل بتن ن
ويإ ن ن
قشوا س نفشي ي
ي ي
ٱمفم لل ن ي
س نبي ن
ي
ي
لرضششق
نلأجنض ي
ف
م
ت وين أ
ضل
ميهير ب
وي ن
موهي ن
ٱٱٱويل نل نهن ن
لرضل نهن
ث سل ن
سني
منك بششم ن
س هي
ضيلل ي ي سلت ي ن
للرل ن
ي
ي
ب
نيا سل
من يقبل نل
للأوسل يهئ ن ي
حويقهيت ي ي
منل
قو
ن ٱن أجن ي
بٱلتلعلل ي
ل
ج د
بلتل نعنذ ن
ن
م د يير ي
ة ج
ك أعلظ ي ب
ف ب ي
م ي
فتل ن
ب
ن
ن
د
ي
س
ب
ا
ا
ب
رل١٠
لسىعر
خنبي
ن ي
ملششوع ي
ه علل ب
يبعلد بويقهيت يلوالويكعل ويع يد ي
ما ت ي عل ي
هب ن ي
ل رل ب
ٱٱلسىٱلل ب
ىنليوي
حس ه
ي
ي
ي
ن
من ي
أجلرل
لقرجر
ه ي
ضشعن ي
ذا
ٱقٱرجل ن ن
سدنا فيي ب هي
ضا ي
ه يقرل د
ح ي
ه ل ويل ب
هل ل ب
ف ب
ض رلل ي
ن
ذي بيقلرن ب
ي
ن
ولؤلؤسي
بيل
هم
ر
ششو
جن
ى
ع
سل
ي
ت
ن
م
مؤل
ل
ل
ي
و
ن
ني
م
مؤل
ل
ل
وٱلؤٱلؤس
ر ى
شش
ت
م
ول
ي
١١
مل
م
ري
ك
ب
ن
ب
ن
ه
ي
ن
ن
ي
ي
ب
ب
ي ي
ب
ي ي
ي ي ي
ن
ي ه
لن
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172
تلتجل ري مششن ت يميمشلوتجحلن ر ه جنل أ ي
أ ي يلديه ي
م
من نهن ب
ي
ن ن
جن هن ي
مي
يميمشٱلوتجحي يللولي
مل بشليرى هك ب ب
ملويب نأ يل هي
ب يه
ن ن
ي
ب
ه
ي
ن
ول
ف ب
مي ي ب
ملل
فولبز ٱلي
اٱلولل ي
هي
من هي ن
خل ن ن
قششو ي
ظ نعي
١٢ي ي ول ي
قششولوٱللل ب
الول ب
ن نفييهالذل نك هبوي
دي ي
ب
س
ن
ب
ملقنيشش ي
لقسم
ل
مششن جن يششورنك
ف هي
من بششوا مجنظبروجن يششا يجنقلت يب ن سلن
ت ل نلشش ن
من هي ن
ن يءا ي
قشش ب
ٱلٱقسلل ب
ذي ي
وي
ن
س
س
ب
رملايربل
ششاب
ٱٱٱٱٱرل
لايرب
ٱ
ه ل ب ي بء
للن
جبعوا وييرايءكملفي ءت ي
ضر ن ي
سوا بجنودرالفي ب
ب يبيلن يهب م ب ن ب
م ب
سششورلل ب
رمٱ ن
ي
ي
ه
ي
مللل
مللمم
١٣ذ ي ي بيناعيبدوجن يهب أ
ب
حل
مب
من قنب يل نهن
هل ن
ٱلا ب
ة ويظهنبر ب
هل نفيهنٱحلنرحل ي
يباط نن ب ب
ي
ملل ب س ي
سششك ب
ى ويل هيك نن نك ب
معيك ب
جن ي ب
ي
رل
تمل
ممممصمربم
مل ب
ملفييتنت ب ملأجن ب
لت ي
ممممصمٱربم ب
ف ي
كن ن
ملويت ييرب ن صل ت بوي
قالوا ب يل ه
ي
ي
تلمل١٤
للغي بروبر
جايء أملبر ٱ ويغ ينرك بهنششم ب نٱلل نهنٱل ل
متٱلمأ
ى ي
ي ي
لل ي
ويغ ينرتلك ب ب
ماجن ن ي
حت ن ه
منك ب
ٱلوؤمدةٱا في
أربرل
نا
م
نك ي ي
ن
أٱل ي
ميل ي ب ؤل ي
لوؤمدةءال نء
ةلوييل ن
خذ ب ن
ملفن دلي ي
ل يول ي
م ألويى هك ب ب
فششبرواسل ي
يرذ نل ن ي
م ي
ومئل] ﴾١٥الحدید.[15-2 :
صيبر
م
س
لل ن
ومئٱل ي
ي ي
مللنبئل ي
م ولل يى هك بوي
هن ي
Meaning: "On the day you see the believing men
and believing women, their light proceeding before
them and on their right, [it will be said], and “Your
good tidings today are [of] gardens beneath which
rivers flow, wherein you will abide eternally, that is
the greatest success (12) On the [same] Day the
hypocrites, men and women will say to those who
believed, "Wait for us that we may acquire some of
your light." It will be said, "Go back behind you and
seek light." And a wall will be placed between them
with a door, its interior containing mercy, but on
the outside of it is torment (13) They [i.e, the
hypocrites] will call to them [i.e, the believers],
"Were we not with you?" they will say, "Yes, but you
]afflicted yourselves and awaited [misfortune for us
and doubted, and wishful thinking deluded you until
there came the command of Allah. And the
deceiver [i.e, Satan] deceived you concerning Allah
(14) So today no ransom will be taken from you or
from those who disbelieved. Your refuge is Fire. It is
most worthy of you, and wretched is the
destination (15)." Q57: V12-15.
لل
حل
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173
But as for their punishment in the Hell fire, that
is the degrading, painful, ruinous and a permanent
punishment. Allah has decreed for them the lowest
depth in it. Thus, they are among the worst of the
companions of the Hell in punishment.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
كششششش
ن نفشششششششششششي
م ن هي ن
دشششششششش رر ن
ٱلششششششششششششششش ن
﴿إ ن ن
ن ٱلر ب
ف نق يششششششششششش ي
ي
ي
جششششد ي لبهششششش ٱٱٱٱ رم
ن ٱٱٱٱ
ٱٱٱ رل ٱٱيأشش سرٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱ ي
ل ن
ٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱٱلشششششننششششششششششششاششنرششششش ويلششششن ت ي ن
مشششش ي
ف ن
﴾١٤٥ صيدرا
جن ي ن
.[145 :]النساء
Meaning: "Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the
lowest depth of the Fire- and never will you find for
them helper. Q4: V145.
And they, because of their hidden disbelief and
their ally to the unbelievers, Allah combined them
together with the unbelievers in the Hell Fire as
Allah the Exalted said:
ٱلر هي
ن
كشششش ن
ر يششششش ي
فشش ن
ٱلر ب
فششششا يرشش جن يششا
كششش ن
ن يوششششش
م ن هي ن
جشششششا ن
ه ي
﴿إ ن ن
معب ٱلر ب
ن ٱل نلششششش ي
ف نق يششششش ي
.[140 :﴾ ]النساء١٤٠ ميدعا
ج ن
م ي
نفي ي
جهين ن ي
Meaning: "Indeed, Allah will gather the
hypocrites and disbelievers in the Hell all together.
Q4: V140. And Allah (the Exalted) said:
ت يوششششش
ف هي
ن يوششششش
ق ن
مشششن هيششش ن
ف ن
م ن هي ن
ٱلر ب
ه ٱلر ب
﴿ويع يد ي ٱل ل ن ب
قي ي
م ٱلششل نششششش تهد
م هي
ن نفيهيششش اۦ ن
خنلشش ن
ي ي
ي
ح سرب ب بهشش مرۦ ويل يعين يبهشش ب
جهيننشش ي
هشش ي
دي ي
ي
ويلهب مر ع ي ي
.[68 :﴾ ]التوبة٦٨ قي دم
م ن
ب ي
ذا د
Meaning: "And Allah has promised the
hypocrites, men and women and the disbelievers
the fire of Hell, wherein they will abide eternally. It
is sufficient for them. And Allah has coursed them,
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and for them is an enduring punishment. Q9: V68.
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Lesson twelve:
Nullifiers of Islam
If we have understood that a servant will never
be a Muslim until he testifies to the two
testimonies. That is, testifying that no deity is
worthy of worship except Allah and testifying that
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Thus, he
professes the unity of Allah and he follows the
Prophet (S.A.W) and by so [doing] he becomes a
Muslim.
And we have understood that the implication of
testifying that there is no deity worthy of worship
except Allah is sincerity to Allah alone in worship,
and that servitude is built upon love, glorification
and compliance.
And we understood that testifying that
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, implies
loving, believing and obeying him. Whoever
commits what violates these two testimonies is out
of the Religion of Islam. Hence, he is a disbeliever
in Allah (the Almighty and the Exalted) and [a
disbeliever in] His Messenger (S.A.W) even if he
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observed prayer, fasting and claimed to be Muslim.
That is why, whoever lacked one of these things:
sincerity to Allah in worship, love for Allah and
glorifying Him, submission to Him and loving the
Prophet (S.A.W), proving him and obeying him- is
not a Muslim. If this apostasy happens to be total,
that is, he has not establish the necessary rights of
the two testimonies from his initial stage, he is then
a pure unbeliever, and if he manifests Islam in that
manner, then, he is a hypocrite.
But as for one who was a Muslim carrying out all
necessary rights of the two testimonies, and after
then one of these things falls short in his affairs
after he has professed Islam, then, he is an
unbeliever who has turned away from the Religion
of Islam.
Apostasy can occur from anything whether
speech or action or creed which results to the
absence of the real [meaning of] testimony to the
oneness of Allah and to the prophet hood of
Muhammad (S.A.W).
And the types of nullifiers which withdraw
from the Religion of Islam are numerous and
unrestricted to a certain number, but it has
meeting roots which are:
The first nullifier: Atheism, this means
disproving the existence of Allah (the Exalted).
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Among its forms are:
Attributing creation to nature, and believing in
the pre-existence of the World. That is, to believe
that among creatures there is that which has no
beginning in eternity.
The second nullifier: major polytheism; that
is attributing partner to Allah (the Great and the
Exalted) and it is of different kinds:
The first kind: polytheism in worship, which
means performance of any act of worship to other
than Allah (the Great and the Exalted) such as
invocation or sacrifice or vow or seeking of help or
call for help or seeking of refuge or other than that.
Among its forms are:
1- What the worshipers of Idols, Prophets and
men of God do by invoking them and seeking
intercession from them, satisfaction of needs,
bringing benefits and protection from harm.
Whoever commits this is a polytheist, unbeliever
even if he claims to be a Muslim and utters [the
testimony] La'ilaha –illa-llah and he prays, gives
charity, fasts, goes for pilgrimage and performs all
kinds good. Thus, the major shirk destroys deeds
and nullifies the Religion of Islam.
2- What magicians do and some of those who go
to them such as slaughtering for the sake of
worship to other than Allah (the Almighty and the
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Great) and calling for help from the devils.
The second kind: The attribution of partner
to Allah in Deism, among its forms:
1- the believe of some polytheists in their gods
and their great men that they have the knowledge
of the unseen and they send down rain and they
[independently] possess wealth, they cure
diseases, they grant children, spouse, wealth and
they remove adversity, they eliminate affliction,
they satisfy needs and they answer the invocation
of their invocators.
2- The belief of the Majus (worshipers of fire)that
Being has two creators, light and darkness.
3- The belief of some extremist Sufis and Shiites
that some of their great men have the knowledge
of the unseen and they have power or authority to
dispose of this being and that they respond to
invocations and satisfy needs.
And among the [forms of] shirk in deism, is
referring legislation to other than what Allah
revealed, for whoever legislate with other than
Allah's revelation is a taghut [i.e, tyrant] who made
himself a partner to Allah in His legislation.
The third kind: polytheism in obedience:
that is, following dignified persons in legalizing the
unlawful and forbidding the lawful as the
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worshipers of taghuts do in obeying them and
following them in legalizing what Allah forbids and
forbidding what Allah legalized.
Among its forms are:
1- Referring legislation to taghut [false deities];
for whoever refer [legislation] to them willingly and
voluntarily is an infidel, unbeliever because of the
sayings of Allah (the Exalted):
ي
ي
مششا
مششو ي
من بششوا س ب ن ي
ن أجن نبهشش مر يءا ي
ن ي ي زرع ب ب
﴿أيلشش مر ت يششير إ نل يشش ى ٱنلشششذ ن ي ي
ك يريششدو ي
مويا س
ل إ نل ي ير ي
ما أ بجنششزن ي
بأجنزن ي
ل ن
ن أن ي يت ي ي
مششن قي برنلشش ي ب ن ب ي
حششاك ي ب
ك وي ي
ب
مششبرويا س يأن ي ي كر ب
ت ويقيششش در أ ن
إ نيلشش ى ٱل ط هن بغششو ن
ريششد ب
فششبروا س ب نهنششش ۦد ويي ب ن
ي
ٱل ن
.[60 :﴾ ]النساء٦٠ دا
ضل نهب مر
ن أن ي ب ن
ضل هي ٱٱلن ةا ب ينعي د
ٱٱٱٱ ي
شششيرٱٱط هي ب
Meaning: "Have you not seen those who claim to
have believed in what was revealed to you, [O
Muhammad], and what was revealed before you?
They wish to refer legislation to taghut, while they
were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to
lead them far astray. Q4: V60.
However, in the case of one who happens to be
in a country where legislation is not based on what
Allah revealed, and necessity warrants that he
refers (legislation) to someone who he believes
protects right and prevents injustice in other to
save him from injustice and enable him to attain his
right, then, he will not be an infidel, because of the
saying of the Prophet (S.A.W) to his companions
when he permitted them to migrate to Habasha
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[i.e, Ethiopia]:
شة مل نك دششا يل يظ سل يشش ي
قوا
ح ب
ن ب نأ يسر
حششد د ن
فيششال س ي، ه
مأ ي
ب
ض ال س ي
»إ ن ن
عن سششد ي ب
ب
حب ي ي ن ي
ن
ي
جع ي ي
.« ه
م س
م فنيشش ن
جششا ن
خير د
م فيير د
حنت ى ي ي س
ب نب نيلد نهن ي
مششا أجن ست بشش س
م ن
جا وي ي
ه ل يك ب س
ل الل ب
ب
.[ن
م ي
ي من حدي ن
]رواه ب الب يسيه ن
ةل بإسناد س ي
ثأ ج
ح ي
م ي
سل ي ي
ق ي
س س
Meaning: "Indeed, there is in the city of
Abyssinian, a king who no one is oppressed in his
land. Go to his country until God makes a way out
for you. Reported by Albaihaqy on the authority of
Ummu Salama with a good chain.
And [at that time] Najashi has not embraced
Islam yet. Had they been oppressed and necessity
demand that they refer to him for judgment; he
would have been just to them. This is an evidence
that it is permissible to refer a matter to one who is
known to be just, and does not allow injustice.
And in conditions of constraint and need which
may lead to difficulty, a Muslim who referred
legislation to taghut did not in real sense intend
that. Thus, he is not an unbeliever.
But as for the kind of litigation which implies
adoration to other than Allah, forwarding of
sacrifice and asking the fortune-tellers as is done
by some idolaters is not permissible under any
circumstances.
2- Obedience to evil scholars and tyrant rulers in
legalizing [things] that are clearly forbidden in
[Islamic] law, and forbidding [things] that are
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clearly permissible in [Islamic] law.
The third nullifier: Claiming any attribute
among the attributes of Allah, regarding His
Deism, Divinity, His names and qualities.
Among its forms are:
1- Invitation of some tyrants to the worship of
themselves.
2- Claiming the knowledge of the unseen.
3- Claiming the ability to resurrect the dead.
The forth nullifier: Claiming prophecy.
Claiming Prophecy is disbelief with the
consensus of Muslim legal scholars.
Among the things which are affiliated to it in
ruling:
He who claims rivalry to the Qur'an and that he
is able to reveal the same as what Allah revealed
unto His Messengers. Allah the exalted said:
ي
ن ٱٱٱٱٱٱت يفرير ىه ع ييل ى ٱ ل ل ن هن ك يذ ندبا أ ي رو يقا ي
ل
م
م ن
م ن
م نر أ ظرل ي ب
﴿وي ي
ن
ب
ي
ي
ي
سأجنزن ب
من يقا ي
ح إ نل يرهن ي
ل
بأو ن
ي ويل مر بيو ي
ل ي
ش يردء وي ي
ي إ نل ن
ح ي
ما يأجنيز ي
م ثر ي
.[93 :ل ٱ ل ل نشش ٱٱٱٱ ﴾ تهه]الجنعام
ن
ل ي
Meaning: "And who is more unjust than one who
invents a lie about Allah or says, "It has been
inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to
him, and one who says, "I will reveal [something]
like what Allah revealed." Q6: V93.
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The fifth nullifier: Disproving Almighty
Allah and disproving His Messenger (may
peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
For whoever disproves Allah and His Messenger,
he is then an infidel, and a non-Muslim by the
consensus of the entire Muslim jurists.
Among the forms of this nullifiers,
1- Denying things that are necessarily known in
Islam, such as denying the necessity of [five daily]
prayers or [compulsory] charity or denying the
prohibition of usury or adultery or eating pork.
2- Denying something from the attributes of
Allah (the exalted) and His qualities, without any
ambiguity due to ignorance, the kind of which he
may be excused and without interpretation.
3- Denying anything from the Glorious Qur'an.
4- Claiming contradiction and distortions in the
Glorious Qur'an.
5- Denying the traditions of the Prophet (S.A.W).
6- Denying Resurrection and reward.
7- Not considering those who believe in other
than Islam as Religion such as the Jews, the
Christians, the Magi, the Atheists and the idolaters
as unbelievers.
8- Believing that someone is excused from
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following the laws of Muhammad (.S.A.W) as
Alkhidir was excused from following the laws of
Moses (may the blessings of Allah be upon him).
9- Regarding the forbidden things whose
prohibition is backed by authentic evidence as
permissible, without any ambiguity or
interpretation.
10- Proving one who claims prophecy.
11- Claiming that the Message of the Prophet
(S.A.W) is just for the Arabs.
12- Claiming that Allah permits invocations to
anyone besides Him among the righteous people or
other than them.
13- Accusing the mother of the believers A'ishah
(Allah be pleased with her) of [adultery] from which
Allah has exonerated her, and accusing any of the
mothers of the believers as well.
Also, anything which implies disproving Allah
and His Messenger is a nullifier among the violators
of Islam. However, there is need to differentiate
between disproval of the tradition (of the Prophet)
that is based on ignorance of its proof or
unawareness of it or doubt in its authenticity or an
interpretation from he that disproves which will
prevent him from being a disbeliever, and the
disproval of that whose authentic meaning is
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185
known. The last one is a nullifier without any
dispute among the Islamic scholars. But as for the
afore-mentioned situations, its companion will not
be considered a disbeliever until an evidence is
established upon him, and the authenticity of the
tradition and its meaning was clear.
The sixed nullifier: Doubt
Doubt is contradictory to the obligatory
ratification. So, whoever doubt the veracity of
Allah's word and [doubt the veracity of] His
Prophet's narration, he is then an infidel,
unbeliever.
Among the forms of this nullifier:
1- Doubt in infidelity of one who does not
practice the Religion of Islam.
2- Doubt in the resurrection after death.
3- Doubt in the authenticity of the glorious
Qur'an, and its prevention from distortion and
alteration.
The seventh nullifier: hatred of Allah and
His Messenger, and hatred of the religion of
Islam
Hatred is contradictory to obligatory love. Thus,
whoever hates Allah and His Messenger or hates
the Religion of Islam is a disbeliever, out of the
Religion.
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Among the things which are affiliated to it:
1- Insulting Allah and His Messenger, and
insulting the religion of Islam, and disparaging the
holy self (of Allah) and disparaging the position of
the Prophet (S.A.W)
2- Hatred of the companions (may Allah be
pleased with them). Insulting them as a whole, and
regarding them as unbelievers unlike one who
insults a group of them as a result of ambiguity
which befalls him, with this, he has committed a
prohibited act but he is not regarded as a
disbeliever.
3- Hatred of the Imams of the Religion, narrators
of the traditions of the Prophet (S.A.W), bearers of
Islamic laws as a whole, and disproving them.
The eighth nullifier: Mockery of Allah, His
signs and His Messenger. This is disbelief
because it goes against an obligatory love and
veneration.
Among the things that will be affiliated to it:
1- To make contempt of the (Holy) Qur'an.
2- Disparagement of any rite among the rites of
Islam.
The ninth nullifier: taking disbelievers as
allies instead of the believers, this will include
two things:
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1- Loving them in their Religion and agreeing
with it and gratification in it.
2- Assisting the unbelievers against Muslims.
Among the forms of this nullifier:
1- Espionage of Muslims for the benefit of
unbelievers.
2- Congratulating the unbelievers on their
idolatrous festivals, contentment with what they do
of polytheism and disbelief in Allah (the Great and
Almighty). But as for one who joins them in order to
eat with them or to enjoy with them an unlawful
enjoyment in their lewdness and music, while in his
heart is hatred for their infidelity and polytheism, in
such case, he is on the edge of perdition, and it is
feared that when a penalty befalls them, it may
involve him.
3- Building places of worship in which other than
Allah (the Great and the Exalted) is worshiped, or
assisting in building it like the building of churches,
monasteries and synagogues. And the building of
sepulchers and sceneries in which invocation of
other than Allah (the Great and the Exalted) is
carried out.
4- Battling against the bearers of [the Islamic]
law, among the scholars and propagators [of
Islam], exerting pressure on them with the intention
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of oppressing the propagation of Islam.
5- Acting towards weakening the Muslims,
[causing] enfeeblement to them and enabling the
unbelievers to have domination over Muslims.
The tenth nullifier: Turning away from and
abandonment (of Islam).
Whoever turned away from obeying Allah and
His Messenger is an unbeliever, because he is
incompliant to the Religion of Allah (the Exalted)
because he neither observes the obligatory acts,
nor did he abstains from the unlawful except that
which pleases his wish.
Among the forms of this nullifier:
1- To consider obedience to Allah and His
Messenger unnecessary upon him, and that it is not
obligatory upon him to obey the commands of Allah
(the Exalted) and the commands of His Messenger
(S.A.W).
2- To turn away from the commands of Allah and
the commands of His Messenger totally, in such a
way that he does not learn the [jurisprudence of]
Religion, and he does not ask about what is
obligatory upon him of obedience to Allah and His
Messenger, and he neither carries out the
obligatory duties upon him nor does he abstains
from the unlawful in obedience to Allah and His
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Messenger. However, as for he who is obedient to
Allah and his Messenger, observing that with which
he will remain a Muslim but he often falls into some
wrongdoings, he does not become a disbeliever by
committing that sin.
Among the things that are affiliated to this
nullifier: Omission of Salah, because it is the pillar
of Religion, if a servant omits it totally, then, he has
turned away from the Religion of Allah (the Great
and the Mighty). Umar bin Alkhattab said: whoever
misplaces it [i.e, prayer] it is easier for him to
misplace other than it.
Chapter: And these nullifiers are in total
contradiction to the two testimonies [i.e, testifying
that no deity is worthy of worship except Allah and
testifying that Muhammad is the Messenger of
Allah] whoever falls into committing any one of
them after he has been a Muslim, while he is
sensible and matured not forced and having no
excuse due to ambiguity, he is then a disbeliever,
and an apostate from the Religion of Islam. If he
dies on that, he will abide eternally in the Hell Fire.
Allah (the Exalted) said:
م تر ويهبششوي ك يششافن در
منك ب مر ي
من ي ي ررت ي د ن در ن
عن ندين نهن ۦ فيي ي ب
﴿وي ي
ي
ي
فيأ بوسل يهنئشش ي
خشششير هةد
دششش نري ي اشش وي ٱلرأ ن
م ل ببهششش مر نفششي ٱلشششش ي
ك ي
حب نط يششش تر أ عر هي
وأ بول يهئ ن ي ي
:﴾ ]البقششرة٢١٧
ن
هشش مر نفيهيششا هي
ب ٱل ننشششا هرد ب
دو ي
خل نشش ب
ح ب
ك أ صر هي
ي س
.[217
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Meaning: "And whoever of you reverts from his
religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a
disbeliever- for those, their deeds have become
worthless in this world and the hereafter, and those
are the companions of the Fire; they will bide
therein eternally. Q2: V217.
And whoever falls into any of these nullifiers or a
part of it internally while he manifests Islam, he is
then a hypocrite with major hypocrisy. We will treat
him as a Muslim externally, and we will entrust his
secret to Allah (the Exalted) as far as an apparent
disbelief has not been clear to us from him.
Chapter: The nullifiers are of two levels:
The first level: a disclosed infidelity, this is the
kind in which there is no ambiguity and no
suspicion beside the disbelief of its companion and
he has no excuse of unawareness or interpretation
or compulsion.
Like one who is affiliated to [a religion] other
than Islam, or worships other than Allah (the Great
and the Almighty) and he who abuses Allah and His
Messenger and the one who mocks the Religion and
he who denies the Qur'an or the tradition of the
Prophet, or deny what is necessarily known in
Religion where as his knowledge about that is clear.
The companions of this level are considered to
be disbelievers and they are the dwellers of Hell
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Fire if we are sure that they had died on that. Allah
(the exalted) said:
ي
ف برو ا س
مششا ي
مبنششويا س أن ي ي سرت يشش غر ن
ي وي ٱنلششش ن
كششا ي
ن يءا ي
﴿ ي
ذي ي
ن نللن ننبشش ج
ب
ن ويل ي ور ي س
ن
ى ن
م نن ب ي عرد ن ي
ل ن لر ب
ما ت يب يي ن ي
مشش شررن ك ني ي
كاجن بويا أوسنلي قب ررب ي ه
ي
ي
.[113 :﴾ ]التوبة١١٣
ب
جشش ن
ٱلر ي
ح ب
ل يهب مر أجن نهب مر أ صر هي
ح يم ن
Meaning: "It is not for the Prophet and those
who have believed to ask forgiveness for the
polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has
become clear to them that they are companions of
Hell Fire.Q9: V113.
The second level: that which is not a clear
disbelief; this is of two types,
The first type: that which it is possible for its
companion to be excused of being forced or
madness or suspicion due to an interpretation or
ignorance which may be tenable as an excuse and
which may require establishing evidence upon him.
When the evidence reaches him and he understood
its meaning but still insists after the evidence has
been made clear to him, then, he will be judged
disbeliever. However, if the suspicion still remains
in him, he will not be regarded a disbeliever.
That is why the great scholars of Ahlu- ssunnah
[i.e, those who follow the exact teachings of the
Prophet (S.A.W)] abstained from judging the
companions of some misguided sects who deny
some names and attributes of Allah as unbelievers
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because of the ambiguity of interpretation, after
judging them innovators and that ambiguity will not
give them an excuse in their wrong doing, but it will
prevent them from being considered unbelievers.
It is in this form that a deed can be considered
disbelief, but the one who performs it would not be
judged as infidel until all conditions are fulfilled in
him and all of the interdictors are absent.
The second type: In the case where the
nullifier will be among the controversial nullifiers
and the researcher falls into a kind of confusion and
having no preponderance in it.
The Islamic scholars have disputed over some
nullifiers, among which are:
1- Abstention from observing Prayer due to
laziness and carelessness without denying its
obligation and not arrogant in observing it.
The right opinion is that whoever leaves it
totally, he is a disbeliever, and he who prays a
times and abstains from prayer at other times is a
dissolute, promised with a punishment due to his
negligence of the congregations but he will not be
judged a disbeliever. This is the intermediate
opinion between the two opinions.
The first opinion is that he will become an
unbeliever by leaving a single prayer.
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The second opinion is that he will not become a
disbeliever even if he abstains from prayer totally.
2- Magic, the scholars have disputed over the
infidelity of he who learns magic and he who works
with magic. The right opinion in this is that magic
can never be done except by the acts of disbelief
and major polytheism such as seeking assistance
from the devils, pleasing them by offering sacrifices
for their sake, vowing [to them] and scorning what
Allah ordered to be glorified. There is no dispute
between the scholars that whoever commits these
acts is a disbeliever.
But among the scholars are those who call
hidden tricks and visual artifice magic. And among
them are those who consider making tricks by
giving some syrup that functions against the sense
of a person, his life and his perception as magic.
That is why they do not absolutely judge a
magician as a disbeliever until they inquire about
the nature of his magic. If he does his magic by
seeking help from the devil and approaching them
they judge him a disbeliever, but if he does his
magic with other than that they decide punishment
on him.
3- Abandonment of Zakah [charity], fasting and
pilgrimage. Some scholars are of the opinion that
whoever leaves any of these obligations is a
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disbeliever even if he does not deny its obligation.
But the right opinion is that, he who abandons that
will not be considered a disbeliever except he
denied its obligation, then, he will be judged a
disbeliever because he has disproved Allah and His
Messenger.
Many authentic traditions have indicated that
one who abandons these obligations will be
punished in the hereafter. Then, he will be shown
his way either to Paradise or to Hell Fire, and this is
an evidence that he has not necessarily became a
disbeliever.
Chapter: Some acts that withdraw from the
Religion may contain more than one nullifier. Thus,
it is a disbelief in different ways.
Example of that is one who legislates with other
than what Allah revealed while considering that to
be lawful and preferring the legislation of tyrants to
the legislation of Allah (the Great and the
Almighty).
Hence, he is an unbeliever in different ways, He
is an unbeliever because of his legislation with
other than what Allah revealed and making himself
a partner to Allah in His legislation and he is an
unbeliever because of his legalization of what is
necessarily known to be unlawful in the Religion of
Islam.
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He is an unbeliever because of his disproof of
Allah and His Messenger as he regards the
legislation of tyrants to be better than the
legislation of Allah (the Great and the Almighty)
It is also worth noting that some unbelievers and
apostates fall into different forms of nullifiers. Thus,
some of them fall into major polytheism, disproving
Allah and His Messenger, hating the Religion of
Islam, alliance with the unbelievers and other
things among the nullifiers. The more a servant
falls into these nullifiers, the worse his disbelief will
be, and of course his punishment will be more
severe.
Chapter: And kufr [disbelief] is of two kinds,
external and internal disbelief.
As for the internal disbelief, it has to do with the
situation between him and Allah. He may be a
disbeliever internally because he has committed
that which nullifies Islam, but based on what people
see, he manifests Islam. Hence, he is a hypocrite
who should be treated as a Muslim externally but in
the hereafter he will be together with the
unbelievers in the Hell Fire abiding therein eternally.
Furthermore, among the people is one who may
commit a nullifier among the nullifiers of Islam from
what appeared to the people, but he may have
what will grant him excuse such as madness,
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excusable ignorance, or because he is new in Islam
such that some words of disbelief which he is used
to will be coming out of his tongue without him
believing in it. He may be judged a disbeliever
externally, but internally he may be having an
excuse.
And a person is resurrected on what he died
upon in terms of faith or disbelief.
Originally the proclamation of disbelief upon
someone is referred to the scholars and the rulers.
There could be an exception to this due to some
incidences which will necessitate that, or because a
work is related to that.
Among the things which must be noted, is
hastiness in judging a person as an infidel
while his infidelity has not been clearly
established, because of the sayings of the
Prophet (S.A.W):
ي
ييا ي:ه
ل الرج ب
ذا يقا ي
»إ ن ي
، ما
في ي.كافنبر
ل لي ن
خي ن
قد س ب يششايء ب نهيششا أ ي
حششد بهب ي
ن ي
ما يقا ي
ث
منتفقد عليششه مششن حششدي ن
ت ع يل يي س ن
ويإ نل ن ير ي، ل
كا ي
إن س
] ب.« ه
جعي س
ن كي ي
.[مير ب
ن عب ي
اب ن
Meaning:" When a man says to his brother, "O
unbeliever, one of them will certainly go with it, if it
was as he said (then, so be it) otherwise it (i.e the
word unbeliever) will return back to him. Reported
by Bukari and Muslim on the authority of Abdullah
bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them). Abu
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dharrin (may Allah be pleased with him) also
narrated that he heard the Messenger of Allah
saying:
»يمنن يديع ا يركج ئ
.«. يولينييس يكيذإليك إإول يح اير يعلينيإه.ل
ال إب انل ك نفإر أينو يق ايل يعكدوو ا وإ
.[]متفق عليه
Meaning:" He who labels anyone with unbelief or
calls him the enemy of Allah, and he was in fact not
so, it returns back to him. Bukhari and Muslim.
This warning is in regards to that which occurs in
the course of blaspheming, hastiness and judgment
without qualification, but as for a scholar who is
qualified, if he makes mistake in his judgment when
requested for that without being negligent or
following his wish, he will be rewarded for his effort
and his mistake is forgiven.
Chapter: The scholars unanimously agree to
the killing of the apostate because of the saying of
the Prophet (S.A.W):
.[سب
ن ع ينبا س
]رواه ب الببخاريي من حدي ن
ث اب ن
«. »يمنن يبوديل إديينكه يف انقكتكلهوكه
Meaning:" Whoever changes his religion, you
should kill him" reported by Albukhari on the
authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with
them).
And whoever died an apostate should not be
washed, enshrouded, prayed upon and should not
be buried in the cemetery of the Muslims. His
wealth will not be bequeathed and he should not be
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prayed for after his death.
As for [the issue of] asking him to repent before
killing him, that is based on the decision of the
leader. If he hopes in his return to Islam or there is
an incidental suspicion as a result of which he
apostate, he has the right to give him respite for
three days, presenting Islam to him. If he returns,
that is it, but if he refuses he should be killed as an
apostate.
If the leader observes that there is benefit to the
Muslims in hastening to killing, for example, one
who harms Muslims intensively after his apostate,
or one who spies on them or the leader fears
affliction and harm on the Muslims in delaying him,
he can hastens in killing him so long as he does not
repents before being caught.
O Allah, let us live as Muslims and cause us to
die as Muslims and join us with the righteous and
protect us from disgrace in this World and the
punishment in the hereafter our Lord, You are
indeed kind and merciful.
