The Ruling on an Actress Saying That Her Work Is Worship
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Question:
The questioner says: One of the actresses who plays wicked roles was asked about this wicked work of hers in films, and she said, "The work is worship." Is her statement correct? Also, some people trade in what is forbidden, such as selling video tapes or singing, or opening a cafe, and they say, "The work is worship." How should one respond to them?
Answer:
Yes, working in obedience is worship, but working in disobedience is worship of Satan. Working in obedience is worship of the Most Merciful (Glorified and Exalted is He), while working in sins is worship of Satan. A person must worship either Allah or Satan.[Ya-Sin 36:60-61].
So whoever refuses to worship Allah becomes a slave of Satan, and that is inevitable. For this reason, the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim says, "Flee from the slavery for which you were created, lest you be enslaved by the self and Satan." A person is either a slave of Allah or a slave of Satan. The actress who works in forbidden acting, and everyone who engages in sins, as long as he remains in that state, is worshipping Satan.
The questioner says: One of the actresses who plays wicked roles was asked about this wicked work of hers in films, and she said, "The work is worship." Is her statement correct? Also, some people trade in what is forbidden, such as selling video tapes or singing, or opening a cafe, and they say, "The work is worship." How should one respond to them?
Answer:
Yes, working in obedience is worship, but working in disobedience is worship of Satan. Working in obedience is worship of the Most Merciful (Glorified and Exalted is He), while working in sins is worship of Satan. A person must worship either Allah or Satan.
(60) Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy - (61) And that you worship [only] Me? This is a straight path.
أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطَانَ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ وَأَنِ اعْبُدُونِي هَٰذَا صِرَاطٌ مُّسْتَقِيمٌSo whoever refuses to worship Allah becomes a slave of Satan, and that is inevitable. For this reason, the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim says, "Flee from the slavery for which you were created, lest you be enslaved by the self and Satan." A person is either a slave of Allah or a slave of Satan. The actress who works in forbidden acting, and everyone who engages in sins, as long as he remains in that state, is worshipping Satan.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-088-مفهود العبادة في الإسلام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (58:09)
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