The Effect of Shirk on the Acceptance of Prayer, Zakah, and Deeds
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Question:
The questioner says: If there are people who seek nearness to them and love them, and do not commit any other type of shirk, will their prayers, zakah, and other righteous deeds be accepted?
Answer:
Never. A person who directs any type of worship to other than Allah is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and his deed is invalid. Even if he limits it to one type, such as dhikr (remembrance) of them, making vows to them, or supplicating to them and calling upon them for aid, yes, one type and many types are all the same.
The questioner says: If there are people who seek nearness to them and love them, and do not commit any other type of shirk, will their prayers, zakah, and other righteous deeds be accepted?
Answer:
Never. A person who directs any type of worship to other than Allah is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), and his deed is invalid. Even if he limits it to one type, such as dhikr (remembrance) of them, making vows to them, or supplicating to them and calling upon them for aid, yes, one type and many types are all the same.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2 — youtube.com (1:10:32)
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