When is a deed pure for Allah the Exalted, in secret and in public?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks in a question of his and says: How is a deed pure for the Face of Allah the Exalted, whether in secret or in public?
The Shaykh:
It is pure for Allah Mighty and Majestic by avoiding shirk (associating partners with Allah), by avoiding shirk in all its types. So one does not associate anyone with Allah, does not call upon anyone besides Allah, does not slaughter for anyone other than Allah, does not make vows for anyone other than Allah, and does not perform any type of worship for anyone other than Allah Mighty and Majestic. One does not circumambulate graves, rub against shrines, hope for their blessing, call upon the dead, or seek aid from them. Rather, one calls upon no one but Allah, slaughters for no one but Allah, makes vows for no one but Allah, and does not perform any act of worship that Allah has prescribed except for the Face of Allah Mighty and Majestic. Likewise, one does not perform deeds out of riya' (showing off) or seeking fame, because this invalidates the deed. Major shirk nullifies all deeds, while minor shirk, which is riya', nullifies the specific deed in which it occurred. So the deed is pure for Allah if its owner avoids all of this and purifies his intention for Allah Mighty and Majestic, such that he has no aim other than the pleasure of Allah Mighty and Majestic and obedience to Allah Mighty and Majestic. This is the deed pure for the Face of Allah Mighty and Majestic. This requires the Muslim to learn, to learn the creed, to know tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the reality of tawhid, and to know the types of shirk in order to avoid it and stay away from it. The rest of the question?
The questioner:
Yes, he says: whether that is in secret or in public.
The Shaykh:
Yes. The secret is the riya' that is in the heart, which one avoids, and the public is the apparent shirk. The scholar Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And shirk, so beware of it. For shirk, the apparent type, is not acceptable of forgiveness. It is taking a partner with the Most Merciful, whoever he may be, from before or from idols, whom he calls upon or hopes for, then fears him and loves him like the love of the Lord." Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks in a question of his and says: How is a deed pure for the Face of Allah the Exalted, whether in secret or in public?
The Shaykh:
It is pure for Allah Mighty and Majestic by avoiding shirk (associating partners with Allah), by avoiding shirk in all its types. So one does not associate anyone with Allah, does not call upon anyone besides Allah, does not slaughter for anyone other than Allah, does not make vows for anyone other than Allah, and does not perform any type of worship for anyone other than Allah Mighty and Majestic. One does not circumambulate graves, rub against shrines, hope for their blessing, call upon the dead, or seek aid from them. Rather, one calls upon no one but Allah, slaughters for no one but Allah, makes vows for no one but Allah, and does not perform any act of worship that Allah has prescribed except for the Face of Allah Mighty and Majestic. Likewise, one does not perform deeds out of riya' (showing off) or seeking fame, because this invalidates the deed. Major shirk nullifies all deeds, while minor shirk, which is riya', nullifies the specific deed in which it occurred. So the deed is pure for Allah if its owner avoids all of this and purifies his intention for Allah Mighty and Majestic, such that he has no aim other than the pleasure of Allah Mighty and Majestic and obedience to Allah Mighty and Majestic. This is the deed pure for the Face of Allah Mighty and Majestic. This requires the Muslim to learn, to learn the creed, to know tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the reality of tawhid, and to know the types of shirk in order to avoid it and stay away from it. The rest of the question?
The questioner:
Yes, he says: whether that is in secret or in public.
The Shaykh:
Yes. The secret is the riya' that is in the heart, which one avoids, and the public is the apparent shirk. The scholar Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And shirk, so beware of it. For shirk, the apparent type, is not acceptable of forgiveness. It is taking a partner with the Most Merciful, whoever he may be, from before or from idols, whom he calls upon or hopes for, then fears him and loves him like the love of the Lord." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6289- متى يكون العمل خالصاً لله تعالى في السر والعلن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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