The Conditions of Valid Worship and the Ruling on Directing It to Other Than Allah
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This is Tariq Muhammad from Riyadh, and he asks: What is the concept of valid worship? And what is the ruling on the acts of worship performed by an ignorant person for other than Allah the Exalted, such as vows, slaughtering, and circumambulating shrines, and the like?
The Shaykh:
Worship is not valid and is not accepted except with two conditions. The first condition is sincerity for Allah Mighty and Majestic, so that there is no shirk (associating partners with Allah) or riya' (showing off) in it. The second condition is that it be correct according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
So these are the conditions for the validity of worship and its acceptance by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): it must be free from shirk and free from bid'ah (religious innovation). It must be pure for the Face of Allah and correct according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:[Al-Baqarah 2:112] "He who submits his face" — this is the sincerity — "and he is a doer of good," meaning one who follows the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
As for supplicating to other than Allah, slaughtering for other than Allah, and making vows for other than Allah, these are types of worship directed to other than Allah, and this is shirk. If worship is directed to other than Allah, it becomes shirk, and its owner is punished for it instead of being rewarded. And if he does not repent, he will remain in the Fire eternally because he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and may Allah protect us from that. And Allah has forbidden Paradise for the mushrikin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
May Allah reward you. This is Tariq Muhammad from Riyadh, and he asks: What is the concept of valid worship? And what is the ruling on the acts of worship performed by an ignorant person for other than Allah the Exalted, such as vows, slaughtering, and circumambulating shrines, and the like?
The Shaykh:
Worship is not valid and is not accepted except with two conditions. The first condition is sincerity for Allah Mighty and Majestic, so that there is no shirk (associating partners with Allah) or riya' (showing off) in it. The second condition is that it be correct according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
So these are the conditions for the validity of worship and its acceptance by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): it must be free from shirk and free from bid'ah (religious innovation). It must be pure for the Face of Allah and correct according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
whoever submits his face in Islam to Allah while being a doer of good will have his reward with his Lord
مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
As for supplicating to other than Allah, slaughtering for other than Allah, and making vows for other than Allah, these are types of worship directed to other than Allah, and this is shirk. If worship is directed to other than Allah, it becomes shirk, and its owner is punished for it instead of being rewarded. And if he does not repent, he will remain in the Fire eternally because he is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and may Allah protect us from that. And Allah has forbidden Paradise for the mushrikin. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 28-10-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (9:48)
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