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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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The pairing of worship with reliance upon Allah and seeking His aid.

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Worship is frequently paired in the texts of the two revelations with reliance upon Allah and seeking His aid.

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As in the saying of Allah the Exalted:

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“Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.” (1:5)

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And His saying, the Exalted:

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"So worship Him and rely upon Him."

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This is only because the servant is in need of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,

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In His capacity as the One who is sought, the Beloved, and the Worshipped,

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And in His capacity as the One who is petitioned, the One whose aid is sought, and the One upon whom reliance is placed.

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Through worship, the divinity of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, is manifested.

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Through reliance upon Him and seeking His aid, His Lordship is manifested.

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Servitude is not complete except through these two aspects.

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Just as seeking aid from Allah applies to all matters,

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It applies, a fortiori, to the act of worship itself,

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As evidenced by its pairing with worship in the mention within the verse of Al-Fatihah.

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For seeking aid from Allah in worship

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Strengthens the servant in performing it,

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And protects him from vanity regarding his worship,

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And from thinking that it is by his own power and strength.

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It also prevents him from laziness and negligence in performing it.

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Whoever seeks the aid of Allah in his worship, Allah will aid him in it.

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And whoever neglects to seek His aid, Allah leaves him to his own self,

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Whereupon he is afflicted with weakness and laziness.

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In the precedence of worship over seeking aid in the mention within the verse of Surat Al-Fatihah,

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There are rhetorical subtleties, the most important of which is:

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That worship is the ultimate goal of the servants for which they were created,

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While seeking aid is a means toward it,

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And the goal takes precedence over the means.