Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((Say: "I have been commanded to worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion."))

Due to His saying: And this is just as Musa said to his people: .
Among its benefits is the virtue of patience, and that its owner is rewarded with a reward without reckoning, due to His saying: .
Among its benefits is the generosity of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), where He made the reward in the position of a wage, as if it were a transaction in which the transactor is compensated, due to His saying: .
Then He the Exalted said -at the beginning of today's lesson-: meaning, O Muhammad, that is, my Lord commanded me. This form comes in the passive voice because the doer is known. This resembles the hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: because the commander is known, and He is Allah. The word came to indicate the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and that he is a servant who is commanded and prohibited, and he has no share of the right of lordship. And he said: meaning, I humble myself to Him. Worship is used for two meanings: the first meaning is humility to Allah, which is the act of the worshipper; and the second is that which is worshipped, which are the acts of worship in all their types. Accordingly, the definition of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah of worship in his saying: "Worship is a comprehensive name for everything that Allah loves and is pleased with, of words and deeds, both hidden and apparent" is because worship, as I said, is used for two meanings. Muhammad?
The student: ... the act of the servant

The Shaykh : Yes, the act of worship, and what is it?
The student: Humility

The Shaykh : In two meanings, the first meaning?
The student: Humility to Allah (Mighty and Majestic)

The Shaykh : Meaning the act of worship which is the act of the servant, and the second?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : That which is worshipped, which are the acts of worship. And in this meaning, the interpretation of the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah in his saying, guidance from Allah! "Worship?
The student: A comprehensive name for everything that Allah loves and is pleased with, of words and deeds, both apparent and hidden.

The Shaykh : You have done well, perfect. And here includes the two meanings, meaning I worship, that I worship Him with worship. And His saying: is a state of the doer of , meaning the state of my being sincere to Allah. From what? From shirk (associating partners with Allah), because sincerity means purification, and it is purified from what? It is purified from shirk, because if an act is mixed with shirk, it corrupts and invalidates it. Allah the Exalted said in the Qudsi Hadith: