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| The Authentic Creed and Invalidators of Islam Author:
Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz
(may Allaah have mercy on him)
Translator:
Abu Hamza
Introduction
All praise is due to Allah, and Allah's Peace and Blessings be upon His
Final Messenger, his pure family, his noble Companions, and all those who
follow them with righteousness until the Day of Judgment.
To proceed:
In view of the fact that the true 'Aqidah, or creed, is the foundation
of Islam, I have decided on ' The Authentic Creed and the Invalidators of Islam
as a title for the present treatise.
It is evident from texts of the Noble Qur’aan and the Sunnah that a
person's words and deeds will not be accepted unless they emanate from a true
creed.
If the creed is not authentic, all words and deeds emanating there from
are bound to be rejected.
The Qur'aan says:
"And whosoever disbelieves in Faith then, fruitless is his work and
in the Hereafter he will be among the losers." (Soorah 5:5)
"And indeed it has already been revealed to you, as it was to those
before you, that if you join others with Allah in worship, then surely all your
deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers."
(Soorah 39:65)
The Verses to this effect are numberless.
The Qur’aan and the Prophetic traditions clearly state that the true
creed is to believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last
Day, and Al-Qadar (Divine Destiny), the good of it and the bad of it.
These six articles constitute the basis of the true creed with which
Allah sent His Book and with which He sent His Messenger Muhammad?.
These articles also include all aspects of Al-Ghaib (Unseen World), or
in which a Muslim should believe.
They also include all that which Allah and His Messenger have informed
us thereof.
The evidence of these articles come from many Verses of the Qur’aan as
well as Prophetic traditions.
The following are but a few examples.
Allah says:
"It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards east or
west; but it is righteousness to believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the
Angels, the Book and the Messengers." (Soorah 2:177)
He also said:
"The Messenger believes in what has been revealed to him from his
Lord, as do the believers.
Each one (of them) believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His
Messengers. (They say) 'We make no distinction between one another of His
Messengers.' And they say, 'We hear and we obey.
We seek Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the end of all
journeys." (Soorah 2:285)
He further says:
"O you who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the
Scripture which He sent to His Messenger (i.e., the Qur’aan) and the Scripture
which He sent to those before (him) any who disbelieves in Allah, His Angels,
His Books, His Messengers and the Last Day has indeed gone far, far
astray." (Soorah 4:136)
"Know you not that Allah knows all that is in the heaven and on the
earth? Verily, it is (all) in the Book (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfaz), Verily, that is
easy for Allah." (Soorah 22:70)
The authentic Prophetic traditions clearly stating these articles are
also innumerable.
We cite the following tradition as an example.
Muslim reported in his Sahih on the authority of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab that
when Jibril asked the Prophet ? about Faith, he said:
"Iman or Faith, is to believe in Allah, His Angels, His Books, His
Messengers, the Last Day, and to believe in Destiny, the good of it and the bad
of it."
This tradition has also been reported by Al-Bukhari on the authority of
Abu Hurairah.
From these articles emanate all that a Muslim should believe with regard
to Allah's Right, the Day of Judgment and all matters pertaining to the Unseen
World.
Belief in Allah
Belief in Allah signifies that Allah is the true God Who Alone deserves
to be worshipped, as He is the Creator and the Sustainer of all human beings.
It also signifies that He is also fully aware of their secret and open
words and deeds and is Able to reward the righteous and punish the disobedient.
In fact, Allah created mankind and the jinn for the sole reason to
worship Him Alone.
As the Qur’aan says:
"And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except that they
should worship Me (Alone).
I seek not any provision from them (i.e., provision for themselves or
for My creatures) nor do I ask that they should feed Me (i.e., feed themselves
or My creatures).
Verily, Allah is the All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most
Strong." (Soorah 51 : 56-58)
And He said:
"O mankind! Worship your Lord, Who created you and those who came
before you that you may become righteous.
Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy,
and sent down rain from the sky, and brought forth therewith fruits as
provision for you.
Then do not set up rivals unto Allah (in worship) while you know that He
Alone has the right to be worshipped." (Soorah 2:21,22)
Allah sent the Messengers and sent down the Books to clarify this Truth,
call to it and warn against all that which contradicts it.
The Qur’aan says:
"And verily, we have sent among every Ummah a Messenger, (with the
command), 'Worship Allah (Alone) and avoid (or Keep away from) At-Taghut (i.e.,
all false deities)." (Soorah 16:36)
"And We did not send any Messenger before you but we revealed to
them (saying): La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I, So
worship Me." (Soorah 21:25)
"(This is) a Book, the Verses whereof are perfected and then
explained in detail from One (Allah), Who is All-Wise and Well-Acquainted (with
all things): (Saying) worship none but Allah. Verily, I (Muhammad) am unto you
from Him a warner and a bringer of glad tidings." (Soorah 11:1,2)
The reality of 'worship' mentioned in the above-mentioned Verses is to
direct all one s acts to Allah Alone.
These include, amongst other things, supplications, fear and hope,
prayers, fasting, making sacrifices and taking vows.
These should be done in total submission to His Will, fearing His chastisement
and hoping for His Mercy as well as displaying love for Him. Many Verses of the
Qur'aan clearly state this Islamic fundamental.
The Qur’aan says:
"Verily, We have sent down the Book to you in truth: so worship
Allah (Alone), offering Him sincere devotion. Surely, sincere devotion
(worship) is due to Allah Alone." (Soorah 39:2,3)
"And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him."
(Soorah 17:23)
“So, call upon Allah with sincere devotion, making your worship pure for
Him (Alone)” (Soorah 40:14)
Al-Bukhari and Muslim also report on the authority of Mu’adh who said,
that the Prophet said:
“Allah’s right upon His slaves is that they should worship Him Alone and
not to associate anyone with Him in worship.”
Belief in Allah also necessitates the belief in all the apparent
obligations including the five pillars of Islam, namely the declaration that
none is worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad ? is His Messenger,
performing prayers, paying Zakah, fasting during the month of Ramadan, and
performing pilgrimage to Ka’bah in Makkah, if one can afford it.
The mast important of all these pillars is the declaration of Faith,
That none has the right to he worshipped except Allah.
This declaration requires offering sincere devotion to Allah Alone.
Anyone who is worshipped besides Allah is but vain falsehood, as the Qur’aan
says:
"That is because Allah is the Only True God, and those besides Him
whom they invoke are but vain falsehood." (Soorah 22:62)
We have mentioned earlier that Allah created the jinn and men to worship
Him Alone and that He sent His Messengers and sent down His Books to explain
this fundamental to them.
Many Muslims nowadays have neglected this fundamental and have thus
fallen into ignorance and have, wittingly or unwittingly, worshipped others
besides Allah, hence violating this right of worship, which is His prerogative.
This belief also necessitates the belief that Allah is the Originator
and Creator of the creation and that He Alone is the Disposer of their affairs
with His Total Will and Absolute Knowledge.
He is also the Master of the present world and the Hereafter and the
Lord of the worlds.
There is no creator or lord but He.
He sent the Messengers and sent down the Books to call them to that
which will benefit them in this world and in the Hereafter.
The Qur’aan says:
"Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian and
Disposer of all affairs." (39: 62)
"Indeed your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth
in six days, then He rose over the Throne (in the manner that suits His
Majesty).
He covers the night with the day, seeking it rapidly, and (He created)
the sun, the moon, and the stars, (all) are subjected to His Commandment.
Surely, His is the creation and the commandment. Blessed be Allah, the
Lord of the worlds." (Soorah 7:54)
Belief in Allah also necessitates the belief in His Beautiful Names and
Lofty Attributes that are clearly stated in the Qur'aan and are authentically mentioned
by His Prophet Muhammad ?.
We should believe in all His Attributes without changing them,
completely ignoring them, twisting their meanings, or claiming that they
resemble human attributes.
Rather, we should believe in these Attributes and describe Allah in a
manner that suits His Majesty and Grandeur, for none of His creatures resembles
Him in any way.
The Qur’aan says:
"There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the
All-Seer." (Soorah 42: 11)
"Invent not similitudes for Allah. Truly, Allah knows and you know
not." (Soorah 16:74)
Such is the creed of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah, the Companions of the
Prophet and those who follow in their footsteps.
Imam Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ash'arI mentioned this creed in his book 'A1-Maqalat
'an Ashabil-Hadithi wa Ahlis-Sunnah. '
Other leading scholars have also mentioned this true creed in their
works.
Imam A1-Awza said:
"Az-ZuhrI and Makhul were inquired about the Verses which talk
about Allah' s Attributes and they replied, 'Leave them as they are."
That is, do not interpret them.
Al-Walid bin Muslim said:
"Malik, A1-Awza'i, Al-Laith bin Sa'd, and Sufyan Ath-Thawri, may
Allah have mercy upon them, were asked about the narration concerning Allah's
Attributes, and they all said to believe in them all without interpreting their
meanings."
Al-Awza'i said:
"We used to say in the presence of At-Tabi'un, the successors of
the Prophet's Companions, that Allah is over His Throne, and we believed in all
the Prophetic traditions concerning Allah's Attributes."
When Rabi'ah bin Abu 'Abdur-Rahman, the teacher of Imam Malik, was asked
about the Verse, "Allah rose over His Throne." (Soorah 7:54), he
replied:
"Allah's rising over the Throne is not to be denied, to imagine the
manner in which this is done is impossible, the Message is from Allah, the
Prophet conveyed this Message, and we have to believe in it as it is."
When Imam Malik himself was inquired about the manner in which Allah
rose over the Throne, he replied: "Allah's action of rising over the
Throne is known, the manner in which this was done is not known, the belief in
this matter is obligatory, and inquiring about this manner is an innovation in
religion, or Bid'ah."
Then he addressed the inquirer thus, "You are but an evil
person." Then he asked people around him to send him out. Umm Salamah, the
Prophet's wife, is reported to have made the same statement.
Imam Abu 'Abdur-Rahman 'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak said in this connection:
"We know that our Lord, Glorious is He, is over His Throne and over His
heavens, distinct from His creation."
The religious scholars have written so much on this subject that it is
impossible to quote them all in this treatise.
Whoever is interested to find out more about this subject can refer to
works written by scholars of Sunnah in this regard.
These include, among other things, 'Abdullah bin Imam Ahmad's As-Sunnah,
Muhammad bin Khuzaimah's At-TawhId, Abul Qasim At-Tabari's As-Sunnah.
One can also refer to Imam Ibn Taimiyyah's reply to the people of Hamat, Syria,
in which he delineated the belief of Ahius-Sunnah.
He also included in this reply the statements of Ahlus-Sunnah as well as
logical and textual evidence from the Qur’aan and the Sunnah supporting their
position and exposing their opponents' opinions.
He also dealt with the subject in his treatise known as Ar-Risalatu
At-Tadmiriyyah in which he cited the belief of Ahlus-Sunnah along with logical
and textual evidence from the Qur'aan and the Sunnah, leaving no room for
argument for the objective seekers of Truth.
Whoever adopts other than the position of Ahius-Sunnah as to the issue
of Allah's Names and Attributes will certainly contravene massive logical and
textual evidence from the Qur’aan and the Sunnah.
Ahlus-Sunnah have confirmed all the Names and Attributes that Allah
confirmed for Himself either in the Qur'aan or through the authentic traditions
of the Prophet ?, without changing them completely, twisting their meaning,
ignoring them or likening them to those of His creatures.
They have taken into account all possible proofs and have thus avoided
falling into obvious contradictions.
It is Allah's Plan to make the argument of those objective and sincere
seekers of the Truth supreme:
"Nay, We hurl the Truth against falsehood, and it destroys it, and
behold, falsehood is vanished." (Soorah 21:18)
"And no question do they bring to you but We reveal to you the
Truth and the best explanation (thereof)." (Soorah 25:33)
Commenting on the Verse:
"Indeed your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth
in six days, then He rose over the Throne (in a manner that suits His
Majesty)." (Soorah 7:54)
The renowned exegete of the Qur’aan, or Mufassir, Al-Hafiz Ibn KathIr
said:
"People in this regard adopt far too many different opinions, which
are not possible to cite here.
However, we adopt in this regard the position of (the righteous
predecessors), As-Salaf-us-Salih, past and present, such as Malik, Al-Awza'i,
Ath-Thawri, Al-Laith bin Sa'd, Ash-Shafi'i, Ahmad and Ishaq bin Rahwaih.
They all believed in Allah's Attributes without twisting their meanings,
ignoring them completely, or likening them to those of His creatures."
And whatever image comes to our minds about Allah should be rejected,
for "there is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the
All-Seer." (Soorah 42:11) Nu'aim Al-Khuza'i, the teacher of Imam
A1-Bukhari, said:
Whoever likens Allah to His creatures is a disbeliever, and whoever
denies the Attributes that Allah ascribes to Himself is a disbeliever.
It is impossible to liken Allah to any of His Creatures.
Guided are those who confirm to Allah the Attributes, in a manner
suiting His Majesty, mentioned in the clear Qur’aanic Verses and authentic
Prophetic traditions and rejects all blemishes as to Allah's Attributes."
Belief in the Angels
A Muslim should believe in all Allah's angels, whom He created to
worship Him and whom He describes as "honored slaves." (Soorah 21
:26) and that:
"He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they
cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased.
And they stand in awe for fear of Him." (Soorah 21:28)
The angels fall into different categories and they are assigned
different duties.
There are, amongst others, those who bear the Throne of Allah (Soorah
40:7), those who guard Paradise and Hell, and those who record the slave's
deeds, to mention but a few.
A Muslim should believe in those whom Allah named such as Jibril
(Gabriel), Mika'il, Malik the Guardian of Hell-fire, and Israfil, who is in
charge of blowing in the Trumpet.
'Aishah reported that the Prophet said:
"The angels were created from light, the jinn were created from a
smokeless flame of fire, and Adam was created from what has been described to
you." (Muslim)
Belief in the Books
A Muslim should believe that Allah had sent down Books upon His Prophets
and Messengers to clarify His Right and to call to it, as the Qur’aan says:
"Indeed We have sent Messengers with clear proofs, and revealed
with them the Scripture and the Balance (Justice) that mankind may keep up
justice." (Soorah 57:25)
"Mankind were one community and Allah sent Prophets with glad
tidings and warnings, and with them He sent the Scripture in truth to judge
between people in matters wherein they differed." (Soorah 2:2 13)
A Muslim should also believe in the Revealed Books that Allah named,
such as the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms, and the Qur’aan.
The Glorious Qur’aan is the final and the best of all these Books.
It confirms the Scriptures that came before it and is a witness over it,
testifying the truth and falsifying the falsehood therein.
All Muslims should follow its commands, shun its prohibitions and refer
to its rulings to settle their differences.
They should also follow the authentic Sunnah of the Prophet ? because
Allah sent Muhammad ? to both the jinn and mankind and sent down the Noble
Qur’aan to judge between them.
He also made it a healing for the diseases, such as hypocrisy, ignorance
and doubt, an exposition of everything, and a guidance and mercy for those who
believe.
The Qur’aan says:
"And this is a Book (i.e., the Qur’aan) which We have sent down as
a blessing, so follow it and fear Allah, that you may receive mercy."
(Soorah 6: 155)
"And We have sent down to you the Book (i.e., the Qur’aan) as an
exposition of everything, a guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings to
Muslims." (Soorah 16:89)
"Say (O Muhammad): 'O mankind! I am sent to you all as the
Messenger of Allah, to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth
there is no God worthy of worship but He; it is He Who gives life and causes
death.
So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the Prophet who can neither read
nor write (i.e., Muhammad ?), who believes in Allah and His Words: follow him
that you may be guided." (Soorah 7:158)
The Qur’aanic Verses to this effect are many.
Belief in the Messengers
A Muslim should believe in all Allah's Messengers without exception. He
must believe that Allah sent mankind Messengers from amongst them as warners,
bearers of glad tidings, and callers to the Truth.
Whoever follows them will certainly attain bliss and happiness, and
whoever disobeys them will be doomed and disgraced. Muhammad ? was the best of
all these Messengers.
Allah says:
"And assuredly We have sent amongst every people a Messenger
(proclaiming), ' Worship Allah (Alone) and avoid the worship of Taghut (false
deities)." (Soorah 16:36)
"Messengers who gave good news as well as warning in order that
mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers." (Soorah
4:165)
"Muhammad is not the father of any man among you, but he is the
Messenger of Allah and the last of the Prophets." (Soorah 33:40)
A Muslim should also believe in those Prophets and Messengers that Allah
or His Messenger was authentically reported to have named, such as Nüh, Hud,
Salih, and Ibrahim – alaihum as-salaam
Belief in the Last Day
Belief in the Last Day includes the belief in all that which will happen
after death and about which Allah and his Messenger ? informed us.
This includes the trial in the grave, the torment or the bliss therein.
This also includes the belief in all that will be witnessed on the Day
of Judgment, such as the Bridge set over the Hell-fire, The Balance, Reckoning,
Reward and Punishment, the giving of the records, which the successful
believers will be given in their right hand while the wretched disbelievers
will be given in their left hand behind their back.
This also includes the belief in the River that will be given to Prophet
Muhammad ?, belief in Paradise and Hell-fire,
belief in the believers' looking at their Lord and His talking to them.
A Muslim should believe in all these facts and others that are clearly
mentioned in the Qur’aan and authentically reported to have been said by the
Prophet.
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| Belief in the Divine Destiny
Belief in the Qadar (Divine Destiny) comprises four things:
First, the belief that Allah knows what has been and what will be; He is
Aware of everything concerning His slaves, knows their provision and
sustenance, their appointed terms on earth, their deeds, and everything else
relating to them. Nothing is hidden from Him.
The Qur’aan says:
"Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of everything." (58:7)
"That you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that
Allah comprehends all things in (His) Knowledge." (Soorah 65:12)
Second, the belief that He keeps all that He decrees in a Clear Book, or
Al-Lauh-Al-Mahfuz, as the Qur’aan says:
"We know that which the earth takes of them (their dead bodies),
and with Us is a Book preserved (i.e., the Book of Decrees)." (Soorah
50:4)
"And all things We have recorded in a Clear Book." (Soorah
36:12)
He further says:
"Know you not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth?
Indeed, it is all in a Book (Al-Lauh-Al-Mahfuz), and that is easy for
Allah." (Soorah 22:70)
Third, the belief that His Will is absolute and powerful and that
whatever He decrees will be, and whatever He does not decree will never come to
pass:
"Verily, Allah does what He wills." (Soorah 22:18)
"Verily, when He intends a thing, His Command is, 'Be', and it
is." (Soorah 36:82)
"And you will not will except as Allah Wills, the Lord of the
worlds." (81:29)
Fourth, the belief that He is the Sole Creator of all things, as the Qur’aan
says:
"Allah is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian and
Disposer of all affairs." (39:62)
"O mankind! Remember the Grace of Allah Upon you! Is there a
creator other than Allah who provides for you from the sky and the earth?
There
is no God worthy of worship except He. How then are you turning away (from
Him)?" (Soorah 35:3)
Belief in the Divine Destiny, therefore, comprises all these four
categories.
This is the position of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah.
Only those who yield to innovations in religion deny some of these
categories.
The belief in Allah also includes the belief that Faith comprises both
words and deeds, that this Faith increases with acts of obedience and decreases
as a result of committing acts of disobedience, and that it is not permissible
to accuse a Muslim of disbelief, or Kufr, as a result of committing acts of
disobedience and major sins, such as adultery, stealing, usury, drinking
alcohol, and disobedience to parents, as long as he or she does not regard
these sins permissible.
The Qur’aan says:
"Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him
in worship, but He forgives anything else, to whom He pleases." (4:116)
Authentic Prophetic traditions also state that Allah will ultimately
take out of Hell-fire whoever has an atom's weight of Faith.
Belief in Allah also necessitates love for His sake, hate for His sake,
and making friends and enemies for His sake.
A true believer loves the believers and takes them for friends, and
shows hate towards the disbelievers and does not take them for friends.
The best of the believers one should love are the Companions of the
Prophet ?.
Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah love them and believe that they are the best of
mankind after the Prophets, as the Prophet said in the well-known authentic
tradition:
"The best of generations are my generation, then those who follow
them, then those who follow them."
They also believe that the best of them are in the following order: Abu
Bakr, then 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, then 'Uthman bin 'Affan, then 'Ali bin Abi
Talib.
Then there are those Companions who were given the glad tidings of
entering Paradise, then the rest of the
Companions.
They keep their tongue in check regarding the arguments that arose
amongst them and believe that they did their best to do only that which they
believed was right.
Whoever was right in his judgment would get a double reward, and whoever
was wrong in his judgment would get one reward.
They also love the believing members of the family of the Prophet and
his wives the Mothers of the Believers.
They free themselves from the position the Sheite Sect holds in this
regard.
They (the Sheites) hate the Prophet's Companions, blaspheme them, and
place the Prophet's family members in a position higher than that Allah chose
for them.
They also declare themselves free from the position held by An-Nawasib
who harm the Prophet's family members in word and deed.
What we have mentioned in this brief treatise on the true creed with
which Allah sent His Messenger ? represents the belief of the Saved Sect, that
of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama 'ah, about which the Prophet said:
"A group of my followers will continue to be given victory while
holding on to the Truth, no harm will be done to them by those who forsake them
until Allah's Command comes to pass."
He also said:
"The Jews were divided into seventy-one sects, the Christians were
divided into seventy-two sects, and my followers will be divided into
seventy-three sects which will all be (punished) in Hell-fire with the
exception of one."
When the Companions asked him to identify it, he replied:
"Those who are upon that which my Companions and I follow."
Indeed, this is the authentic creed one should follow.
Those who contradict and deviate from this belief fall into many
categories.
They include, among others, those who worship idols, angels, saints, the
jinn, trees, and stones.
These people have not followed the call of Allah's Messengers; rather
they stubbornly rejected their call.
This is exactly what the Quraish and some other Arab tribes did when
Prophet Muhammad ? came with the Truth from His Lord.
They used to beseech their false gods to fulfill their needs, heal their
sick, and grant them victory over their enemy.
They would also offer sacrifices to them and make vows in their names.
When the Prophet ? disapproved of their foolish beliefs and called them
to worship Allah Alone and not to associate any partner with Him in worship,
they replied:
"Has he made the gods (all) into one God? Truly this is a strange
thing!" (Soorah 38:5)
The Prophet did not yield to despair.
He continued calling them to worship Allah Alone, warning them against
associating others with Him in worship, and explaining to them the reality of
Islam.
His efforts eventually paid off when they entered Allah's religion in
crowds.
Islam then reigned supreme and prevailed over all religions due to the
huge efforts made by the Prophet, his Companions, and those who followed them
in righteousness.
The situation changed again after ignorance dominated and an
overwhelming majority of people reverted to their foolish, ignorant practices,
including the commission of all forms of Shirk.
This phenomenon is increasingly spreading in our present-day society
because of ignorance.
The argument these people put forward is not different from that of
their predecessors, namely:
"These are our intercessors with Allah." (Soorah 10:18)
And:
"We only worship them in order that they may bring us closer to
Allah." (39:3)
Allah refuted this false claim and made it clear to them that
worshipping any other person or thing other than Allah is blatant Shirk and
disbelief.The Qur’aan says:
"They worship, besides Allah, what can hurt them not nor profit
them, and they say: 'These are our intercessors with Allah." (Soorah
10:18)
Allah refuted this claim in the same Verse thus:
"Say: 'Do you indeed inform Allah of something He knows not, in the
heavens or on earth? Glory be to Him! And far is He above the partners they
ascribe to Him!” (Soorah 10:18)
These Verses clearly indicate that worshipping Prophets, saints and
others besides Him is a major form of Shirk, which is an unpardonable sin.
Only those who commit it have invented this name.
The Qur’aan says:
"We only worship them in order that they may bring us closer to
Allah." (Soorah 39:3)
Allah refuted their false claim thus:
"Truly Allah will judge between them in that wherein they differ.
But Allah guides not him who is a liar and a disbeliever." (Soorah 39:3)
In this Verse, therefore, Allah makes it crystal clear that the worship
they offer to other than Him, whether in the form of invocation, hope, fear or
otherwise, is blatant disbelief.
He also calls them liars when they claim that their false gods bring
them closer to Allah.
There are a number of ideologies and philosophies in our present time
which contradict this true belief in every detail.
The followers of these ideologies and philosophies, which were invented,
by Marx, Lenin and others who call to atheism and disbelief, give their beliefs
different names, such as socialism, communism, and Ba'thism.
These people are in essence disbelievers, because they do not believe in
the Last Day, Paradise and Hell.
They also reject all religions because they claim that there is no god
and that life is only matter.
Those who follow these ideologies and philosophies will certainly bear
the worst of consequences both in this life and in the Hereafter.
Other beliefs, which contradict the true belief, include AlBatinyyah and
Sufism whose followers believe that their so-called saints are Allah's partners
in His rule and disposition of the world's affairs.
They give them such names
as Aqtab, Awtad, and Aghwath.
Indeed, this is the worst form of Shirk with relation to Allah's
Lordship; it is even far worse than the form of Shirk which was prevalent in
Pre-Islamic Arabia, for the Arabs at that time joined partners with Allah only
in worship not in His Lordship.
As the Qur’aan says:
"And when they embark on a ship, they invoke Allah, making their
Faith pure for Him only: but when He brings them safely to land, behold, they
give a share of their worship to others.” (Soorah 29:65)
"If you ask them who created them, they will certainly say,
'Allah." (Soorah 43:87)
"Say: 'Who provides for you from the sky and from the earth? Or who
has power over hearing and sight?
And who brings out the living from the dead
and the dead from the living? And who rules and regulates all affairs?' They
will certainly say, 'Allah.' Say:
'Will you not then show piety (to Him)?" (Soorah 10:31)
Those who commit Shirk these days are worse than their predecessors in
that some of them join partners with Allah in Lordship and that they commit
Shirk in both times of ease and hardship.
This is quite obvious from their practices at the shrines of Al-Hussein,
Al-Badawi and others in Egypt, the shrine of Al-Eidarous in Aden, the shrine of
Al-Hadi in Yemen, the shrine of Ibn 'Arabi in Syria, the shrine of 'Abdul-Qadir
Al-Jilani in Iraq, and other well-known shrines across the Muslim World.
To make matters worse, there are only a few people who take great pains
to remind these ignorant people of the reality of TawhId with which Allah sent
His Messenger.
We pray to Allah Almighty to guide them to the Truth and to help Muslim
leaders combat and uproot this phenomenon.
Of the beliefs that contradict the true belief with regard to Allah's
Names and Attributes are the beliefs held by Al-Jahmiyah and Al-Mu'tazilah
sects and their likes.
These sects completely ignore Allah's Lofty, Perfect Attributes as
though He is non-existent or an inanimate being! Far is He above what they say
about Him!
Al-Asha'irah is another sect that deny some of the Attributes while
confirming others, thus contradicting clear logical as well as textual evidence
from the Qur’aan and authentic Prophetic traditions.
The correct and true belief is that of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah who
confirm all the Names and Attributes that Allah has confirmed for Himself in
the Qur'aan or through His Prophet.
They set Him far above His creation, as there is no one who bears
resemblance to Him in anything.
They refer to all proofs in the Qur'aan and the Sunnah without twisting
the meaning thereof in the least.
In this way they avoided confusion into which others have fallen.
This belief is the way to salvation and bliss in this life and in the
Hereafter.
It is the Straight Path, which was followed by the pious predecessors
and their leaders.
The condition of the present-day Muslims will not be rectified except by
following the same path of the predecessors who held tight to Allah's Book and
the Sunnah of His Messenger and shunned all that contradict them.
The Invalidators of Islam
You should know, dear Muslim brother, that Allah made it obligatory upon
all His slaves to enter Islam and hold on to it, and warned them against
following other than Islam.
He also sent His Prophet Muhammad to call mankind to it. Allah has
informed us in the Qur’aan that guided are those who follow the teachings of
Islam, and misguided are those who reject them.
He warned us in many Verses against the causes of apostasy and all forms
of Shirk and disbelief Religious scholars have mentioned that there are a
number of invalidators that are bound to take one out of the fold of Islam.
For the sake of attaining salvation in the Hereafter, I have briefly
cited in the following pages, with some explanation, the ten most critical of
these invalidators so that you will avoid them and make others aware of them.
1 . To associate others with Allah in worship.
The Qur’aan says:
"Allah forgives not (the sin of) setting up partners with Him in
worship, but He forgives whom He pleases other sins than this." (Soorah 4:
1 16)
"Whoever sets up partners with Allah in worship, Allah will forbid
him Paradise, and the Fire will be his abode.
For the wrongdoers there are no helpers." (Soorah 5:72)
Forms of worship include calling upon the dead, seeking their
assistance, offering sacrifices to them, and taking vows in their names.
2. To set up intermediaries between oneself and Allah, seeking their
intercession and putting absolute trust in them.
Those who do so are unanimously considered disbelievers.
3. Not to accuse polytheists and those who commit Shirk or disbelief, to
be in doubt as to their being disbelievers, or to approve of their beliefs.
4. To believe that the Prophet's guidance is not complete or perfect or
that other people's ruling and judgment is better than his.
Those who prefer the rule of false gods are blatant.
5 . Those who hate anything that the Prophet came with are also
disbelievers even if they act upon them.
The Qur’aan says:
"That is because they hate that which Allah sent down, so He has
made their deeds fruitless." (Soorah 47:9)
6. Those who ridicule anything that Islam came with, such as punishment
and reward in the Hereafter, are disbelievers.
The Qur’aan says:
"Say: 'Was it at Allah, and His Signs, and His Messenger, that you
were mocking? Make no excuse; you have rejected Faith after you had accepted
it." (9:65,66)
7. Magic in all its forms, including turning someone away from somebody
that he or she loves, and making someone love someone or something he or she
does not normally like.
Whoever practices magic or approves of it is a disbeliever, as evidenced
by the Qur’aanic Verse that says:
"But neither of these (two angels) taught anyone (such things)
without saying, We are only for trial, so disbelieve not (by learning this
magic from us)." (Soorah 2:102)
8. To take the disbelievers for friends, give them support and
assistance against the Muslims is an act of disbelief.
The Qur’aan says:
"And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them.
Verily Allah guides not a people unjust." (Soorah 5:51)
9. Those who believe that it is in their power or authority to forsake
the law of Islam are disbelievers.
The Qur’aan says:
"And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be
accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers."
(Soorah 3:85)
10. To turn away from Islam and to stubbornly refuse to learn its
teachings or act upon them.
The Qur’aan says:
"And who does more wrong than he who is reminded of the Signs of
his Lord, then he turns away there from? Verily from those who transgress We
shall exact (due) retribution." (Soorah 32:22)
In all of these invalidators, there is no difference between one who
does them jokingly, seriously, or in fear, except for one who is compelled
against his will.
All of these matters are most dangerous and most of them are occurring
(amongst the Muslims).
Therefore, it is necessary for the Muslim to beware of them and fear for
himself concerning them.
The fourth point mentioned above also includes those who believe that
man-made laws are better than the Islamic Law, that the Islamic Law is not
suitable to be implemented in the present century, that Islam is the reason
behind Muslims' backwardness in some spheres of life, or that it is not
applicable in other spheres of life apart from regulating one' s life with
one's Lord.
This point also includes those who believe that cutting off the thief's
hand is a backward law that should not be implemented in the present-day
society.
It also includes those who believe that it is permissible to dispense
with the Islamic Law in matters relating to the social life and the boundary
limits for the lawful and the unlawful even if they do not believe that other
laws are not better than the Islamic Law.
For this means that they have made lawful what Allah had already made
unlawful.
Whoever makes lawful what Allah has declared unlawful, things that are
known in religion by necessity such as adultery, drinking alcohol, usury and
ruling with other than Allah's Law, is a disbeliever with the unanimous
agreement of all Muslim scholars.
We seek Allah's refuge from His painful chastisement as well as from
those things that cause His wrath.
Allah's Peace and Blessing be upon His Messenger, his pure family and
noble Companions. |
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