Defining worship as that which is commanded by the Shari'ah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, some people defined worship by saying: that which is commanded by the Shari'ah, without any customary necessity or rational requirement.
Answer:
This is correct. This is the definition of that which is commanded by the Shari'ah, meaning that worship is based on divine revelation (taqdiri). It is that which is commanded by the Shari'ah without any rational requirement. The intellect has no role in it; it has no role. What the intellect approves of does not become worship unless the Shari'ah indicates it. Nor is it based on customary necessity, such as the burdensome habits of people, or what people and societies are accustomed to. It is established only from the Book and the Sunnah, not from customs and traditions, and not from intellects, but only from revelation. The definition is correct.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, some people defined worship by saying: that which is commanded by the Shari'ah, without any customary necessity or rational requirement.
Answer:
This is correct. This is the definition of that which is commanded by the Shari'ah, meaning that worship is based on divine revelation (taqdiri). It is that which is commanded by the Shari'ah without any rational requirement. The intellect has no role in it; it has no role. What the intellect approves of does not become worship unless the Shari'ah indicates it. Nor is it based on customary necessity, such as the burdensome habits of people, or what people and societies are accustomed to. It is established only from the Book and the Sunnah, not from customs and traditions, and not from intellects, but only from revelation. The definition is correct.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : فالله عندهم هو الخلاق والرزاق مولى الفضل والإحسان — islamhouse.com (33:51)
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