The Impact of Shirk on Prior Deeds
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Question:
If one says shirk (associating partners with Allah) or acts upon it, are all his previous acts of worship invalidated?
Answer:
Yes, the one who commits major shirk (associating partners with Allah), major shirk, which is the exit from the religion, such as calling upon other than Allah, seeking aid from the dead and the absent, slaughtering for other than Allah, or making a vow for other than Allah at graves and shrines, or at trees and stones, then all of his deeds are invalidated from the first to the last, as Allah the Exalted said:[Az-Zumar 39:65] the Exalted [Al-Furqan 25:23] and He the Exalted said: [Al-Kahf 18:110] As for minor shirk, it does not invalidate the deeds, but it is a great sin that is not forgiven except through repentance; however, it does not invalidate the deeds, nor does it cause one to exit the religion, but it is among the greatest of sins and among the greatest of major sins. That is what it is. Yes, the one who commits major shirk becomes a disbeliever. Go back and sit in front of you.
Yes, even if he is ignorant, because shirk does not accept any deed with it; shirk does not accept any deed with it. If one commits shirk while in an ignorant environment, not knowing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and having no one to teach him, we treat him in this world as a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). As for what is between him and Allah, Allah knows best about that. This is up to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. But we treat him as a mushrik. And what does that mean, young man? If the mushrik returns to his firmness.
If one says shirk (associating partners with Allah) or acts upon it, are all his previous acts of worship invalidated?
Answer:
Yes, the one who commits major shirk (associating partners with Allah), major shirk, which is the exit from the religion, such as calling upon other than Allah, seeking aid from the dead and the absent, slaughtering for other than Allah, or making a vow for other than Allah at graves and shrines, or at trees and stones, then all of his deeds are invalidated from the first to the last, as Allah the Exalted said:
And it was already revealed to you and to those before you that if you should associate [anything] with Allah, your work would surely become worthless, and you would surely be among the losers."
وَلَقَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَئِنْ أَشْرَكْتَ لَيَحْبَطَنَّ عَمَلُكَ وَلَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَAnd We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَّنثُورًاSo whoever would hope for the meeting with his Lord - let him do righteous work and not associate in the worship of his Lord anyone."
فَمَن كَانَ يَرْجُو لِقَاءَ رَبِّهِ فَلْيَعْمَلْ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا وَلَا يُشْرِكْ بِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّهِ أَحَدًاYes, even if he is ignorant, because shirk does not accept any deed with it; shirk does not accept any deed with it. If one commits shirk while in an ignorant environment, not knowing tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and having no one to teach him, we treat him in this world as a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). As for what is between him and Allah, Allah knows best about that. This is up to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. But we treat him as a mushrik. And what does that mean, young man? If the mushrik returns to his firmness.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة التوحيد - ٠١ — archive.org (1:30:32)
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