Is worship the name for everything by which one draws near, whether it is valid or not?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that worship is the name for everything by which one draws near, whether it is valid or corrupt.
Answer:
Whether it is valid—this is from you. Whether it is Islam. Worship is the name for everything by which one draws near to Allah from what Allah has prescribed, from what Allah loves and is pleased with. I said this, and Allah does not love shirk (associating partners with Allah) and does not accept shirk. Yes, correct your words. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that worship is the name for everything by which one draws near, whether it is valid or corrupt.
Answer:
Whether it is valid—this is from you. Whether it is Islam. Worship is the name for everything by which one draws near to Allah from what Allah has prescribed, from what Allah loves and is pleased with. I said this, and Allah does not love shirk (associating partners with Allah) and does not accept shirk. Yes, correct your words. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل العبادة اسم لكل ما يُتقرّب به سواءً كان صحيحًا أو غير صحيح؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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