Summary of Sunni concepts | 3- General concepts about polytheism to God Almighty

0:00 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

0:08 The definition of shirk (polytheism).

0:12 Shirk is the worship of other than Allah.

0:15 Even if it is performed alongside the worship of Allah the Exalted.

0:18 For this reason, it is more specific than kufr (disbelief).

0:21 Which is often used to denote rejection or denial.

0:24 Such as one who denies the existence of Allah the Exalted.

0:27 Or denies any matter that has come from Allah.

0:30 Or any of His rights, glory be to Him.

0:33 Thus, shirk is more specific than kufr.

0:36 And kufr is more general than it.

0:38 Every act of shirk is kufr.

0:40 But not every act of kufr is shirk.

0:43 Among the forms of shirk—

0:44 Indeed, it is its highest and greatest form—

0:46 Is for one of the created beings to claim divinity or lordship apart from Allah.

0:52 Or to claim to possess or be exclusively entitled to any of Allah’s rights.

0:58 Like the Nimrod when he said:

1:00 "I give life and cause death."

1:02 The Prophet of Allah, Ibrahim (peace be upon him), silenced him with something he could not do.

1:07 He said:

1:09 “Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.” (2:258)

1:12 "Bring it from the west."

1:14 So the one who disbelieved was confounded.

1:17 And like Pharaoh,

1:18 When he said:

1:20 “And Pharaoh said: O chiefs! I know not that ye have a god other than me, so kindle for me (a fire), O Haman, to bake the mud; and set up for me a lofty tower in order that I may survey the god of Moses; and lo! I deem him of the liars.” (28:38)

1:24 “And Pharaoh said: O chiefs! I know not that ye have a god other than me, so kindle for me (a fire), O Haman, to bake the mud; and set up for me a lofty tower in order that I may survey the god of Moses; and lo! I deem him of the liars.” (28:38)

1:28 "Perhaps I may look at the God of Musa."

1:31 “And Pharaoh said: O chiefs! I know not that ye have a god other than me, so kindle for me (a fire), O Haman, to bake the mud; and set up for me a lofty tower in order that I may survey the god of Moses; and lo! I deem him of the liars.” (28:38)

1:35 And he said:

1:36 “O my people! Yours is the kingdom to-day, ye being uppermost in the land. But who would save us from the wrath of Allah should it reach us? Pharaoh said: I do but show you what I think, and I do but guide you to wise policy.” (40:29)

1:39 "I show you only what I see, and I guide you only to the path of right conduct."

1:42 And he said:

1:44 "I am your lord, the most high."

1:46 He attributed divinity and lordship to himself.

1:50 Thus, he was among the most severe of those who associate partners with Allah the Exalted.

1:54 Sometimes, some claim lordship through their actions rather than their words.

1:59 Just as the popes of the Christians claim,

2:02 That they possess the right to declare things lawful and unlawful,

2:05 And the right to grant indulgences and entry into Paradise.

2:09 And like those who legislate today in tyrannical governments that which Allah has not permitted,

2:15 Making lawful what Allah has forbidden,

2:17 Or forbidding what Allah has made lawful.

2:20 Whether this legislator is an individual,

2:23 Or a legislative council,

2:25 Or a constitution,

2:27 And so on.

2:29 Shirk occurs in the fundamental pillars of worship.

2:35 Shirk occurs in the fundamental pillars of worship in its comprehensive sense:

2:41 Drawing near, directing oneself, and acts of devotion,

2:44 Obedience, following, and legislation,

2:47 Love, loyalty, and support.

2:50 As for the shirk of drawing near and devotion,

2:53 It is what the people of Nuh (peace be upon him) did,

2:56 By worshipping the statues that were made for the righteous among them after they died.

3:01 Allah the Exalted said regarding them:

3:04 “And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.” (71:23)

3:08 “And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.” (71:23)

3:13 “And they have said: Forsake not your gods. Forsake not Wadd, nor Suwa', nor Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.” (71:23)

3:19 In Sahih al-Bukhari,

3:23 It is stated that these were originally,

3:25 The names of righteous men from the people of Nuh.

3:28 When they perished,

3:30 Satan inspired their people,

3:32 "Set up monuments in the places where they used to sit,"

3:36 Meaning statues,

3:38 "And name them by their names."

3:40 So they did so.

3:42 They were not worshipped,

3:44 Until those people perished and knowledge was forgotten,

3:47 Then they were worshipped.

3:49 Narrated by al-Bukhari.

3:51 The worship of these idols persisted,

3:54 And was transferred to the Arabs before Islam.

3:57 Every tribe had an idol from among these idols,

4:00 Which they worshipped instead of Allah.

4:03 And 'Amr ibn Luhayy al-Khuza'i added to them,

4:06 Other idols,

4:08 Such as al-Lat, al-'Uzza, Manat, and Hubal.

4:11 This shirk still exists in our modern era.

4:15 Buddhists worship the statue of Buddha,

4:18 And draw near to it.

4:20 Hindus and Sikhs have multiple gods.

4:24 Sufism is steeped in this type of shirk of worship,

4:28 Directed toward many saints and righteous figures,

4:31 By circumambulating their graves and slaughtering animals for them.

4:34 And there are many others among the misguided nations.

4:38 As for the shirk of obedience, following, and legislation,

4:43 Humanity has fallen into this since ancient times as well.

4:47 In the Hadith Qudsi:

4:49 "I created My servants as monotheists (hunafa'), all of them."

4:53 "Then the devils came to them,"

4:55 "And diverted them from their religion,"

4:58 "And forbade for them what I had made lawful for them,"

5:01 "And commanded them to associate with Me that for which I had sent down no authority."

5:07 Narrated by Muslim.

5:09 The People of the Book also fell into this shirk,

5:12 By following their rabbis in declaring things lawful and unlawful.

5:16 As Allah the Exalted said about them:

5:19 “They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!” (9:31)

5:24 “They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!” (9:31)

5:29 “They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!” (9:31)

5:35 "There is no god but He,"

5:38 "Exalted is He above what they associate with Him."

5:44 'Adi ibn Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) was surprised by this verse,

5:49 For he was a Christian before his Islam.

5:52 He said, "O Messenger of Allah,"

5:55 "They did not worship them."

5:58 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

6:01 "Indeed,"

6:02 "But they make lawful for them what Allah has forbidden,"

6:05 "So they consider it lawful,"

6:07 "And they forbid for them what Allah has made lawful, so they consider it forbidden."

6:11 "That is their worship of them."

6:14 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi,

6:16 And classified as hasan by al-Albani.

6:18 The Arabs also fell into this before Islam,

6:21 As mentioned regarding them in Surah al-Ma'idah,

6:24 By their designation of the Bahirah, Sa'ibah, Wasilah, and Hami.

6:29 Allah the Exalted said:

6:31 “Allah hath not appointed anything in the nature of a Bahirah or a Sa'ibah or a Wasilah or a Hami, but those who disbelieve invent a lie against Allah. Most of them have no sense.” (5:103)

6:39 “Allah hath not appointed anything in the nature of a Bahirah or a Sa'ibah or a Wasilah or a Hami, but those who disbelieve invent a lie against Allah. Most of them have no sense.” (5:103)

6:45 "Nor a Hami,"

6:48 "Nor a Hami."

6:50 “Allah hath not appointed anything in the nature of a Bahirah or a Sa'ibah or a Wasilah or a Hami, but those who disbelieve invent a lie against Allah. Most of them have no sense.” (5:103)

6:57 "But most of them do not use their reason."

7:01 And just as they argued with the Muslims regarding the ruling on eating carrion by saying:

7:07 "What Allah has slaughtered, do not eat,"

7:10 "But what you have slaughtered, you eat."

7:13 Narrated by al-Nasa'i and Abu Dawud,

7:16 And authenticated by al-Albani and Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut.

7:19 That is the saying of Allah the Exalted:

7:22 “And eat not of that whereon Allah's name hath not been mentioned, for lo! it is abomination. Lo! the devils do inspire their minions to dispute with you. But if ye obey them, ye will be in truth idolaters.” (6:121)

7:31 “And eat not of that whereon Allah's name hath not been mentioned, for lo! it is abomination. Lo! the devils do inspire their minions to dispute with you. But if ye obey them, ye will be in truth idolaters.” (6:121)

7:39 Where Persia prompted the Quraysh,

7:42 To argue with the Messenger (peace be upon him) regarding the ruling on eating carrion.

7:48 The verse stated that obeying the disbelievers of Quraysh in that is shirk.

7:53 In our contemporary reality,

7:55 Many people fall into the shirk of obedience and following,

7:59 By seeking judgment from other than the law of Allah knowingly and by choice.

8:04 The saying of Allah the Exalted applies to them:

8:07 “Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

8:12 “Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

8:19 “Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

8:24 “Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

8:28 "And Satan wants to lead them far astray."

8:36 Western civilization takes human desire as a god,

8:42 Worshipping it instead of Allah and following it in the name of freedom,

8:46 Or human rights, and so on.

8:50 As for the shirk of love, loyalty, and support,

8:54 It is what we see today of the zeal of the Age of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah) for earthly ties,

8:59 Upon which love, loyalty, and disavowal are based,

9:03 Such as zeal for the homeland, race, or ethnicity.

9:08 Allah the Exalted has said:

9:10 “Say: Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who feedeth and is never fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender (unto Him). And be not thou (O Muhammad) of the idolaters.” (6:14)

9:14 Shirk contradicts the glorification of Allah the Almighty.

9:19 Satan plays with the polytheists,

9:22 Portraying their shirk to them,

9:25 As a form of glorifying Him, glory be to Him, and seeking nearness to Him.

9:29 Because, according to their claim, Allah,

9:31 Is too great for them to turn to Him directly with worship and supplication.

9:36 So they place intermediaries between themselves and Him,

9:39 To bring them closer to Him, glory be to Him.

9:42 As Allah the Exalted said about them:

9:44 “They worship beside Allah that which neither hurteth them nor profiteth them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Would ye inform Allah of (something) that He knoweth not in the heavens or in the earth? Praised be He and High Exalted above all that ye associate (with Him)!” (10:18)

9:56 “They worship beside Allah that which neither hurteth them nor profiteth them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Would ye inform Allah of (something) that He knoweth not in the heavens or in the earth? Praised be He and High Exalted above all that ye associate (with Him)!” (10:18)

10:10 “They worship beside Allah that which neither hurteth them nor profiteth them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Would ye inform Allah of (something) that He knoweth not in the heavens or in the earth? Praised be He and High Exalted above all that ye associate (with Him)!” (10:18)

10:18 "Exalted and high is He above what they associate with Him."

10:25 Allah the Almighty called their action shirk,

10:30 And Allah the Exalted said:

10:32 “Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.” (39:3)

10:35 “Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.” (39:3)

10:46 “Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.” (39:3)

10:53 “Surely pure religion is for Allah only. And those who choose protecting friends beside Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near unto Allah. Lo! Allah will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Lo! Allah guideth not him who is a liar, an ingrate.” (39:3)

11:01 So Allah belied them and branded them with kufr.

11:05 Whoever relies on his own desire in the matter of glorification without guidance from Allah,

11:10 Slips and goes far astray.

11:13 Allah the Almighty has commanded us to draw near to Him directly without intermediaries.

11:19 Allah the Exalted said:

11:21 “And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led aright.” (2:186)

11:29 “And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led aright.” (2:186)

11:35 “And when My servants question thee concerning Me, then surely I am nigh. I answer the prayer of the suppliant when he crieth unto Me. So let them hear My call and let them trust in Me, in order that they may be led aright.” (2:186)

11:42 Shirk nullifies deeds,

11:46 Contradicts the glorification of Allah the Exalted,

11:49 And indicates a failure to estimate Allah with His true estimation.

11:53 Allah the Exalted said:

11:56 “And verily it hath been revealed unto thee as unto those before thee (saying): If thou ascribe a partner to Allah thy work will fail and thou indeed wilt be among the losers.” (39:65)

12:02 "If you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless,"

12:11 "And you would surely be among the losers."

12:17 "Rather, worship Allah and be among the grateful."

12:23 "And they have not appraised Allah with His true appraisal."

12:26 “And they esteem not Allah as He hath the right to be esteemed, when the whole earth is His handful on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens are rolled in His right hand. Glorified is He and High Exalted from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him).” (39:67)

12:36 "And the heavens will be folded in His right hand."

12:42 "Exalted and high is He above what they associate with Him."

12:52 Shirk is the greatest injustice.

12:54 Allah the Exalted said: "Indeed, shirk is a great injustice."

13:00 On the authority of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), he said:

13:04 "I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, which sin is the greatest?'"

13:08 "He said, 'That you set up a rival to Allah, while He created you.'"

13:14 Agreed upon.

13:16 Shirk is the greatest injustice,

13:18 Because it is the placement of worship in other than its intended purpose,

13:22 And diverting it, or any part of it, away from Allah the Almighty,

13:26 The Creator, the Disposer of affairs, the Lord of the worlds, and their Provider,

13:31 Who alone deserves all worship,

13:35 To a weak creature,

13:37 Who possesses neither benefit nor harm for himself,

13:40 Nor death, nor life, nor resurrection.

13:43 The essence of shirk,

13:45 Is the belittling of the Lord of the worlds, glory be to Him,

13:48 Diverting His exclusive right to another,

13:51 And equating others with Him.

13:53 As Allah the Exalted said:

13:55 “Praise be to Allah, Who hath created the heavens and the earth, and hath appointed darkness and light. Yet those who disbelieve ascribe rivals unto their Lord.” (6:1)

14:00 "And He created the darkness and the light."

14:04 “Praise be to Allah, Who hath created the heavens and the earth, and hath appointed darkness and light. Yet those who disbelieve ascribe rivals unto their Lord.” (6:1)

14:10 It is contradictory to the purpose of creation and command,

14:15 Opposing it in every aspect.

14:17 That is the ultimate defiance of the Lord of the worlds,

14:21 And arrogance against His obedience,

14:23 And against submitting to His commands, without which there is no righteousness for the world.

14:29 The trial of shirk and its harm.

14:32 Since shirk with Allah is the greatest injustice,

14:36 The following results from it:

14:38 First: The nullification of deeds.

14:41 Allah the Exalted said:

14:43 “And verily it hath been revealed unto thee as unto those before thee (saying): If thou ascribe a partner to Allah thy work will fail and thou indeed wilt be among the losers.” (39:65)

14:48 "If you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless,"

14:57 "And you would surely be among the losers."

15:03 And Allah the Exalted said:

15:06 “And We shall turn unto the work they did and make it scattered motes.” (25:23)

15:10 "And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed."

15:16 Second:

15:19 The prevention of His forgiveness except through repentance.

15:22 Allah the Almighty says:

15:24 "Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him in worship,

15:28 but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills."

15:34 And whoever associates partners with Allah,

15:37 “Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him. He forgiveth (all) save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, he hath indeed invented a tremendous sin.” (4:48)

15:41 Third:

15:43 The necessity of eternal abode in the Fire.

15:45 Allah the Almighty says regarding the polytheists:

15:47 Those who take others as equals to Allah,

15:49 loving them as they should love Allah.

15:51 And those who followed will say:

15:54 "If only we had another chance,

15:58 we would disown them,

16:03 just as they have disowned us."

16:06 “And those who were but followers will say: If a return were possible for us, we would disown them even as they have disowned us. Thus will Allah show them their own deeds as anguish for them, and they will not emerge from the Fire.” (2:167)

16:12 “And those who were but followers will say: If a return were possible for us, we would disown them even as they have disowned us. Thus will Allah show them their own deeds as anguish for them, and they will not emerge from the Fire.” (2:167)

16:19 Intercession (Tawassul).

16:22 The intercession commanded in the words of Allah the Almighty:

16:27 "O you who have believed, fear Allah

16:30 and seek the means [of approach] to Him."

16:32 “O ye who believe! Be mindful of your duty to Allah, and seek the way of approach unto Him, and strive in His way in order that ye may succeed.” (5:35)

16:36 It is that which draws one closer to Allah the Almighty through prescribed acts of worship.

16:41 Tawassul is of three types:

16:44 First: Permissible Tawassul.

16:47 This is seeking nearness to Allah the Almighty through His Most Beautiful Names and Lofty Attributes,

16:52 or through a righteous deed performed by the one seeking nearness,

16:55 or through the supplication of a living, righteous person.

16:58 Just as 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) requested

17:01 from al-'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him),

17:03 the uncle of the Prophet (peace be upon him),

17:06 to supplicate to Allah for the Muslims for rain.

17:10 This indicates that it was an intercession through the supplication of a living person,

17:14 not through the person's own essence.

17:16 It is noted that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him)

17:18 mentioned that they used to seek nearness to Allah for rain during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him) through his supplication,

17:27 and his prayer for rain (istisqa').

17:29 When the Prophet (peace be upon him) passed away,

17:32 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not seek intercession through his (the Prophet's) essence,

17:37 but rather turned to his uncle al-'Abbas to supplicate for them.

17:42 Second: Innovated Tawassul.

17:45 This is seeking nearness to Allah the Almighty through means not established in the Shari'ah,

17:50 such as seeking intercession through the essence of prophets and righteous people,

17:53 or their status, honor, and the like.

17:57 Third: Polytheistic Tawassul (Shirk).

18:01 This is taking the dead and idols as intermediaries in worship,

18:06 supplicating to them, and asking them for needs,

18:09 seeking their aid, and offering sacrifices and vows to them,

18:13 and the like.

18:15 The Taghut (false deity/tyrant).

18:17 The word Taghut is derived from tughyan (transgression),

18:21 which means exceeding the limits.

18:24 You say, "The water has reached a state of tugh,"

18:26 meaning it has overflowed and exceeded the limit.

18:29 And, "The sea has reached a state of tugh,"

18:30 meaning its waves have surged.

18:32 And when a person reaches a state of tugh,

18:34 it means he has been excessive and exceeded the limits in disobedience,

18:37 or in oppression and arrogance,

18:39 or in disbelief.

18:41 Taghut, in the terminology of the Shari'ah,

18:43 is everything through which the servant exceeds his limits, whether it be an object of worship, a leader, or one who is obeyed.

18:49 Thus, the Taghut of every people

18:51 is whoever they turn to for judgment other than Allah and His Messenger,

18:55 or whoever they worship besides Allah,

18:58 or whoever they follow without insight from Allah,

19:02 or whoever they obey in matters where they do not know it to be obedience to Allah.

19:07 The term Taghut has appeared in the Noble Qur'an in eight verses,

19:12 all of which convey the aforementioned meaning and definition of Taghut.

19:16 Among these is the saying of Allah the Almighty:

19:19 “There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower.” (2:256)

19:22 “There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower.” (2:256)

19:26 “There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from error. And he who rejecteth false deities and believeth in Allah hath grasped a firm handhold which will never break. Allah is Hearer, Knower.” (2:256)

19:32 "He has grasped the most trustworthy handhold

19:40 with no break in it.

19:43 And Allah is Hearing and Knowing."

19:48 And His saying:

19:51 “Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

19:56 “Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

20:03 “Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

20:08 “Hast thou not seen those who pretend that they believe in that which is revealed unto thee and that which was revealed before thee, how they would go for judgment (in their disputes) to false deities when they have been ordered to abjure them? Satan would mislead them far astray.” (4:60)

20:12 "And Satan wants to lead them far astray."

20:20 This verse indicates that whatever one turns to for judgment

20:24 that contradicts the Shari'ah of Allah, such as man-made constitutions and laws,

20:29 is among the Taghuts.

20:32 The Taghut may be a person,

20:35 such as Pharaoh and everyone who is worshipped besides Allah while being pleased with that.

20:40 It may be a grave, an idol, or a statue worshipped besides Allah.

20:45 It may also be something abstract,

20:48 such as ancient Greek philosophy,

20:51 or constitutions and rulings followed instead of Allah,

20:55 like the Yassa code established by Genghis Khan,

20:58 and contemporary man-made laws that contradict the Shari'ah of Allah.

21:03 Also included under this are contemporary slogans

21:08 upon which loyalty and enmity are based, instead of for Allah the Almighty,

21:12 such as nationalism, patriotism, and feminism,

21:16 democracy and the rule of the people,

21:19 international laws, and so on.

21:23 Satan is the chief of all Taghuts,

21:25 for his goal is to lead the children of Adam astray,

21:28 just as he swore—may he be cursed—to do so:

21:31 “He said: Then, by Thy might, I surely will beguile them every one,” (38:82)

21:35 "Except for Your chosen servants among them."

21:39 Allah the Almighty has warned us against obeying him,

21:42 and has termed that as worship of Satan.

21:45 Allah the Almighty says:

21:47 “Did I not charge you, O ye sons of Adam, that ye worship not the devil - Lo! he is your open foe! -” (36:60)

21:50 "Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan?

21:52 Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy."

21:56 Minor Shirk.

21:59 Minor Shirk

22:02 is what has been termed as shirk in the texts of the Shari'ah,

22:06 but has not reached the level of Major Shirk that expels one from the fold of Islam.

22:11 Among its examples:

22:13 Superstition (tatayyur) and swearing by other than Allah.

22:17 The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

22:20 "Whoever swears by other than Allah has committed shirk."

22:24 Narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and others,

22:27 and authenticated by al-Albani.

22:30 Also among Minor Shirk is saying:

22:33 "Were it not for Allah and so-and-so, such and such would have happened,"

22:37 and saying, "What Allah wills and you will."

22:41 For the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to someone who said that to him:

22:46 "Have you made me an equal to Allah?

22:49 Rather, [say:] 'What Allah alone wills.'"

22:52 Narrated by Ahmad and declared hasan by al-Arna'ut.

22:56 In another narration:

22:58 "Have you made me a rival to Allah?"

23:01 Instead of "equal,"

23:03 recorded by al-Bukhari in *al-Adab al-Mufrad*,

23:06 and authenticated by al-Albani.

23:08 Also among Minor Shirk is

23:11 showing off (riya').

23:13 The Prophet (peace be upon him) named it as such,

23:17 and warned us against it.

23:19 He (peace be upon him) said:

23:22 "The thing I fear most for you

23:24 is Minor Shirk."

23:26 They asked, "O Messenger of Allah,

23:29 what is Minor Shirk?"

23:31 He said, "Showing off (riya')."

23:34 The hadith,

23:35 narrated by Ahmad and al-Bayhaqi in *Shu'ab al-Iman*,

23:39 and al-Baghawi in *Sharh al-Sunnah*,

23:41 and declared hasan by al-Arna'ut.

23:44 He (peace be upon him) also named it:

23:47 Hidden Shirk.

23:49 Recorded by Ahmad and Ibn Majah,

23:52 and declared hasan by al-Albani.

23:54 Riya' is called hidden shirk

23:57 because a person may fall into it without realizing,

24:00 for it is more hidden than the crawling of a black ant

24:03 on a dark night.

24:06 It is one of the dangerous diseases of the heart that nullifies deeds,

24:10 because it involves desiring the world

24:12 through the deeds of the Hereafter.

24:14 It has been mentioned in the hadith

24:16 that the first people to be fueled into

24:18 the Fire on the Day of Resurrection are three:

24:21 one of them is a reciter of the Qur'an,

24:23 the second is a fighter,

24:25 and the third is a generous spender.

24:28 They claimed to have done so for the sake of Allah,

24:31 but Allah will belie them,

24:33 and mention that they did so

24:35 so that it would be said: "He is a reciter," "He is brave," and "He is generous."

24:39 So they will be the first to be fueled into the Fire.

24:43 One should not underestimate

24:45 such sins

24:47 because they are described as Minor Shirk,

24:49 for they are only named as such

24:51 in comparison to Major Shirk,

24:53 which expels one from the fold of Islam.

24:55 Otherwise, they are among the major sins

24:58 that nullify deeds.

25:01 The error of claiming the disappearance of Shirk

25:04 and the establishment of Creed ('Aqidah).

25:06 Some imagine that

25:08 the mission of the Messenger (peace be upon him)

25:11 and the revelation of the Qur'an

25:13 caused shirk to disappear

25:15 and Tawhid to be established,

25:17 so there is no need, therefore, to begin

25:19 the call to Islam with the Creed,

25:21 as long as it is present and established.

25:23 The answer to this is

25:25 that what disappeared with the mission of

25:27 the Messenger (peace be upon him)

25:29 and the revelation of the Qur'an

25:31 was the total dominance of Jahiliyyah (ignorance)

25:33 across the globe,

25:35 in time and place.

25:37 The correct Creed will never vanish

25:39 in parts of the earth,

25:41 even if it is absent in other parts.

25:44 This does not contradict the appearance of shirk

25:46 and its spread in many places

25:48 on earth,

25:50 or even in some Muslim lands,

25:53 where it appears

25:55 in numerous fields,

25:57 such as the spread of circumambulating graves,

25:59 seeking aid from the saints (awliya'),

26:01 requesting their intercession,

26:03 and offering sacrifices and vows to them.

26:05 And like the belief in the infallibility of the saints

26:07 and the shaykhs,

26:09 their knowledge of the unseen,

26:11 and their fulfillment of needs.

26:13 And like people going

26:15 to soothsayers, magicians,

26:17 and practitioners of sorcery,

26:19 in pursuit of knowledge of the unseen and the breaking of spells,

26:21 and seeking their assistance

26:23 after complying with their

26:25 polytheistic, satanic demands.

26:27 It is like the sidelining of the law of Allah

26:29 from governance in most Muslim lands,

26:31 and people seeking judgment—

26:33 instead of that—

26:35 from the oppressive,

26:37 ignorant tyrant (taghut).

26:39 It is like the rising star of secular thought,

26:41 the so-called liberal [ideology],

26:43 and like the emergence of—and I will not mention—

26:45 most people today being based on something other than

26:47 the creed, such as

26:49 ethnicity, homeland, or nationalism,

26:51 and so on.

26:53 Rather, loyalties have been pledged to the enemies of

26:55 Allah, from among the Jews, the Christians,

26:57 and others among the people of polytheism,

26:59 and atheism.

27:02 The Qur'an itself affirms

27:04 the reality of the persistence of polytheism

27:06 and its spread among the general public,

27:08 despite the manifestation of the truth

27:10 and the abundance of its followers.

27:12 Allah the Exalted has said:

27:14 "And most of the people,

27:16 although you strive [for it], are not believers."

27:18 And He, the Exalted, said:

27:20 "And most of them believe not

27:22 in Allah except

27:24 while they associate others with Him."

27:26 And He, the Exalted, said:

27:28 “If thou obeyedst most of those on earth they would mislead thee far from Allah's way. They follow naught but an opinion, and they do but guess.” (6:116)

27:30 on earth, they will mislead you

27:32 away from the way of Allah.

27:34 So, after all of this, is there

27:36 any room for the claim of those who say

27:38 that the creed of the Ummah is fine,

27:40 and that the discussion regarding

27:42 matters of creed is something

27:44 exaggerated?

27:46 Concern for Antiquities:

27:48 Between Admonition and Polytheism.

27:50 States today pay

27:53 great attention to the antiquities of past nations,

27:55 with extreme care.

27:57 They glorify them, preserve them,

27:59 and turn them into a sphere

28:01 for tourism and visitation.

28:03 They dedicate museums to them,

28:05 and the UNESCO organization,

28:07 affiliated with the United Nations, classifies

28:09 many of the antiquities

28:11 of nations and their regions

28:13 as part of the world heritage

28:15 protected by what is called

28:17 international law.

28:19 So, what is the correct

28:21 stance regarding these antiquities?

28:23 First, one must know

28:25 that Allah the Exalted only

28:27 related to us the stories of those who passed

28:29 from among the nations,

28:31 and left the remains of some of them,

28:33 so that we may take a lesson from that,

28:35 so we do not disobey Allah nor deny

28:37 the messengers as these

28:39 nations did.

28:41 Allah the Exalted said:

28:43 “And how many a community have We destroyed that was thankless for its means of livelihood! And yonder are their dwellings, which have not been inhabited after them save a little. And We, even We, were the inheritors.” (28:58)

28:45 [and] were ungrateful for their livelihood.

28:47 So those are

28:49 their dwellings, which have not been inhabited

28:51 after them

28:53 except for a little.

28:55 And it was We

28:57 who were the inheritors.

28:59 And He,

29:01 the Exalted, said regarding the people of Salih:

29:03 When they conspired, they hamstrung

29:05 the she-camel. So look

29:07 at how was the outcome

29:09 of their conspiracy: that We

29:11 destroyed them

29:13 and their people, all together.

29:15 So those are their houses,

29:17 desolate

29:19 because of what they wronged.

29:21 Indeed,

29:23 in that is a sign

29:25 for a people

29:27 who know.

29:30 And Allah the Exalted said to Pharaoh

29:32 at the time of his destruction:

29:34 "So today We will save you in your body

29:36 that you may be to those

29:38 who succeed you a sign."

29:40 And indeed, many

29:42 of the people

29:44 of Our signs

29:46 are heedless.

29:48 As for taking

29:50 these houses, dwellings,

29:52 and antiquities as a place of visitation

29:54 and tourism for entertainment,

29:56 that is the trait of the heedless

29:58 and those who do not take a lesson

30:00 from events.

30:02 For the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) passed,

30:04 with his Companions,

30:06 by the dwellings of Salih

30:08 during the expedition of Tabuk,

30:10 and he said to them:

30:12 "Do not enter the dwellings of those who wronged

30:14 themselves,

30:16 unless you are weeping,

30:18 lest there befall you

30:20 what befell them."

30:22 Agreed upon.

30:24 And in a narration by al-Bukhari,

30:26 at the end of the hadith:

30:28 "Then he covered his head

30:30 and quickened his pace until

30:32 he crossed the valley."

30:35 As for what these antiquities may become—

30:37 a pretext for polytheism,

30:39 such as many of the remaining idols,

30:41 shrines, venerated graves,

30:43 mausoleums, and places of pilgrimage—

30:45 all of these are currently

30:47 taken as a means for polytheism

30:49 against Allah the Exalted.

30:51 Therefore, the duty is not

30:53 to celebrate them,

30:55 but rather to remove and destroy them,

30:57 to block the path to polytheism.

30:59 Let us follow in this

31:01 the Prophet of Allah, Ibrahim (peace be upon him),

31:03 whom Allah made

31:05 an Ummah, and commanded us

31:07 to follow him.

31:09 Allah the Exalted said:

31:11 "Indeed, Ibrahim

31:13 was an Ummah,

31:15 obedient to Allah,

31:17 inclining toward truth,

31:19 inclining toward truth,

31:21 and he was not of

31:23 the polytheists,

31:25 grateful

31:27 for His favors.

31:29 He chose him and guided him

31:31 to a straight

31:33 path."

31:35 Then He said

31:37 thereafter:

31:39 "Then We revealed to you,

31:41 [O Muhammad], to follow

31:43 the religion of Ibrahim,

31:45 inclining toward truth;

31:47 and he was not of the polytheists."

31:51 And Ibrahim (peace be upon him),

31:54 when he saw his people

31:56 worshipping idols,

31:58 he destroyed them, leaving them

32:00 in pieces—meaning small fragments.

32:02 Leveling

32:04 graves and destroying idols

32:06 is what the Messenger (peace be upon him)

32:08 commanded.

32:10 For Ali Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said

32:12 to Abu al-Hayyaj al-Asadi:

32:14 "Shall I not send you

32:16 on the mission that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)

32:18 sent me on?

32:20 Do not leave

32:22 any statue without effacing it,

32:24 and do not leave any elevated grave

32:26 without leveling it."

32:28 Narrated by Muslim,

32:30 Abu Dawud, Ahmad,

32:31 and others.

32:33 Therefore, it is the duty of the callers to Islam

32:35 to denounce the celebration

32:37 of antiquities

32:39 and to warn the Muslims of the danger of that.

32:41 Even if those who object, object,

32:43 and even if what is called

32:45 the international community

32:47 stirs up a storm

32:49 in rejection of that,

32:51 there is no silence or tolerance,

32:53 not even a little, in matters of polytheism.

32:55 This has happened

32:57 before, at the beginning of this

32:59 Gregorian century,

33:01 when the Taliban movement ruled

33:03 Afghanistan for the first time,

33:05 At that time, they destroyed the idols

33:07 that were carved into the mountains,

33:09 and the world rose up

33:11 against them and did not settle.

33:13 The United Nations denounced

33:15 that action severely.

33:17 When a delegation of Muslim

33:19 scholars went there to investigate

33:21 the matters, the Taliban movement

33:23 clarified to them that these

33:25 idols were truly being worshipped

33:27 besides Allah by the common

33:29 people, who would seek

33:31 their needs from them

33:33 and hang amulets upon the trees.

33:35 At that point, the scholars did not

33:37 denounce them,

33:39 but rather supported their action.

33:41 We only denounce the veneration

33:43 of idols because it is

33:45 a gateway to shirk, as we have previously mentioned,

33:47 and for other reasons.

33:49 For example, firstly:

33:51 Worship is not

33:53 limited to bowing,

33:55 prostrating, and supplication.

33:57 Exalting that which deserves to be debased

33:59 is a form of worship.

34:01 And is the placement of idols

34:03 anything other than veneration

34:05 and exaltation of them?

34:08 Secondly:

34:10 Even if we were to concede that these statues

34:12 are human heritage,

34:14 not every heritage is to be respected

34:16 and exalted.

34:18 The disbelievers did not worship their idols

34:20 except because they were a heritage left behind

34:22 by their fathers and forefathers,

34:24 so they exalted and worshipped them.

34:26 Thirdly:

34:28 Exalting the means of shirk

34:30 and the remnants of perished nations

34:32 encourages visiting them

34:34 and tourism toward them.

34:36 We have been forbidden from entering

34:38 the places of those who were punished,

34:40 and we were commanded, if we are forced to enter them,

34:42 to pass through them weeping

34:44 and hastening,

34:46 for fear that what befell them might befall us,

34:48 as we have previously cited from the words

34:50 of the Messenger, peace be upon him.

34:52 Fourthly:

34:54 And finally,

34:56 we say to those who insist on exalting

34:58 this heritage

35:00 and claim it is a civilized act:

35:02 Are you more knowledgeable,

35:04 or is our Messenger, peace be upon him,

35:06 when he sent

35:08 Ali, may Allah be pleased with him,

35:10 to destroy all of that?

35:12 If they persist in this stubbornness

35:14 and label the refusal to venerate

35:16 these relics as cultural backwardness

35:18 and rigid thinking,

35:20 and insist on imitating

35:22 the West in this regard,

35:24 we refer them to what Austria did

35:26 when it demolished Hitler’s house

35:28 in July

35:30 2016 AD,

35:32 justifying it

35:34 by stating that the far-right

35:36 had made it a shrine

35:38 that inspired their ideologies.

35:40 Is Austria, then, Wahhabi

35:42 or terrorist?

35:44 Likewise, the Italians demolished

35:46 the home of Mussolini

35:48 to combat right-wing extremism

35:50 and its manifestations.

35:52 Are Muslims not more entitled

35:54 to adhere to the laws of their religion,

35:56 avoid shirk, and comply with the command of their Prophet?

35:58 O Allah,

36:00 guide the Ummah of Islam,

36:02 and remove from it the state of alienation

36:04 it has fallen into,

36:06 which has reached the point where some boast

36:08 of their affiliation with the jahiliyyah of their

36:10 early ancestors,

36:12 as some Egyptians do

36:14 by calling themselves Pharaohs

36:16 and taking pride in their civilization,

36:18 even though Pharaoh

36:20 was one of the greatest tyrants of the world.

36:22 And likewise,

36:24 some Palestinians

36:26 claim affiliation with the Amalekites,

36:28 or the people of 'Ad,

36:30 and say, "We are the people

36:32 of the giants,"

36:34 intending by that what was said about them

36:36 by the Children of Israel to Musa, peace be upon him,

36:38 when they were commanded to enter

36:40 Jerusalem:

36:42 “They said: O Moses! Lo! a giant people (dwell) therein and lo! we go not in till they go forth from thence. When they go forth from thence, then we will enter (not till then).” (5:22)

36:44 "a people of giants,

36:46 and we will never enter it

36:48 until they leave it;

36:50 if they leave it,

36:52 then we will enter."

Summary of Sunni concepts | 3- General concepts about polytheism to God Almighty | Concepts (28-37)

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