Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (304) | Worship should not be dropped from anyone, no matter how old he is
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Worship is not waived for anyone, no matter what affliction they face.
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Some extremist Sufis claim
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that worship is waived for the saints of Allah
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whom they claim have reached the degree of certainty.
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They derive this from a misinterpretation of Allah's statement:
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"And worship your Lord until certainty comes to you." (Qur'an 15:99)
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However, certainty here refers to death,
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according to the consensus of the exegetes.
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This is as stated in Allah's account of the disbelievers' words:
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“And we used to deny the Day of Judgment,” (74:46)
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"Until certainty came to us." (Qur'an 74:47)
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And is there anyone more certain in his faith than the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him?
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Yet he continued to worship Allah until his death.
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He even came out to the Companions during his final illness while they were praying,
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and he prayed with them.
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Thus, a servant never ceases to be in servitude to Allah
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as long as they are in the realm of accountability.