The Meaning of Shirk in Love and the Difference Between It and the Passion for Images
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Ahmad ibn Salim asks: What is the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in love? What is the difference between it and the passion for beautiful images? And what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Shirk in love is loving something alongside Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), because the love that is accompanied by humility and submission is exclusive to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So, if a person loves something and humbles himself before it and submits to it, that is major shirk. Those who love idols, submit to them, and fear them are committing major shirk. As for the love of desire that is not accompanied by humility or submission, it is forbidden; if the desire is forbidden, then the love of it is forbidden.
As for the love of things in which there is no sin, such as the love of food, drink, children, or one’s homeland, this is a natural love. It is a natural, permissible love; there is no sin in it, and there is no reward in it; it is a permissible love. As for the love of passion, if it involves looking at a forbidden image, it is forbidden.
Because love is a desire, and desire is forbidden. Looking at a forbidden image is forbidden. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: “Say to the believing men that they cast down their gazes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. And indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.” Casting down the gaze is not only regarding women, but also regarding images, whether they are on paper, or on paper, or on paper, or in judicial matters, or in broadcasting, or on the screen. All of this is from the prohibited and is forbidden. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Ahmad ibn Salim asks: What is the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in love? What is the difference between it and the passion for beautiful images? And what is the ruling on that?
Answer:
Shirk in love is loving something alongside Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), because the love that is accompanied by humility and submission is exclusive to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So, if a person loves something and humbles himself before it and submits to it, that is major shirk. Those who love idols, submit to them, and fear them are committing major shirk. As for the love of desire that is not accompanied by humility or submission, it is forbidden; if the desire is forbidden, then the love of it is forbidden.
As for the love of things in which there is no sin, such as the love of food, drink, children, or one’s homeland, this is a natural love. It is a natural, permissible love; there is no sin in it, and there is no reward in it; it is a permissible love. As for the love of passion, if it involves looking at a forbidden image, it is forbidden.
Because love is a desire, and desire is forbidden. Looking at a forbidden image is forbidden. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: “Say to the believing men that they cast down their gazes and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. And indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.” Casting down the gaze is not only regarding women, but also regarding images, whether they are on paper, or on paper, or on paper, or in judicial matters, or in broadcasting, or on the screen. All of this is from the prohibited and is forbidden. Yes.
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