How tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is realized and the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and injustice
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Question:
What are the matters by which tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is realized? And what is the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and injustice?
Answer:
Tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is realized by making worship sincere for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and by believing that He alone is worthy of worship, that He is One in His lordship, One in His divinity, and One in His names and attributes, and that He (Glorified and Exalted is He) has no likeness and no partner, neither in His actions, nor in His words, nor in His attributes, and that He alone is worthy of worship, and no one else is worthy of it along with believing in everything that Allah and His Messenger have informed about, and by making lawful what Allah and His Messenger have made lawful, and by making forbidden what Allah and His Messenger have made forbidden; this is tawhid, this is faith, and this is the guidance by which the servant becomes a Muslim.
The Shaykh : Repeat the question.
Question: What are the matters by which tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is realized, and what is the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and injustice?
Answer: As for the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and injustice, shirk (associating partners with Allah) means: making a partner for Allah in worship, calling upon Him alongside Allah, whether a wali (close friend of Allah), a prophet, a tree, or an idol, calling upon him alongside Allah, seeking aid from him alongside Allah, making vows to him, and so on; this is the partner.
It is also used for minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), such as the one who worships Allah for the sake of the dirham or the dinar; woe to the slave of the dinar, woe to the slave of the dirham, and likewise riya' (showing off in worship) is a type of minor shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is also used for anyone who disbelieves; he is called a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). Anyone who disbelieves in Allah by denying what Allah has made lawful, or denying what Allah has made forbidden, or insulting Allah and His Messenger, is called a kafir (disbeliever).
He is called a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) because by this action he obeyed his desires and associated his desires in worship with Allah, and obeyed the commands of desire and Shaytan (Satan), and became a kafir (disbeliever) by denying what Allah has made obligatory, such as denying the obligation of prayer, or denying the obligation of fasting Ramadan while able to do so, or denying what Allah has permitted from camels, sheep, and cows, or the permitted grains like wheat and barley, and the like, or insulting Allah, or insulting the Messenger of Allah, or mocking the religion of Allah, or the like; these are types of kufr (disbelief) and shirk (associating partners with Allah).
What are the matters by which tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is realized? And what is the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and injustice?
Answer:
Tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is realized by making worship sincere for Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) and by believing that He alone is worthy of worship, that He is One in His lordship, One in His divinity, and One in His names and attributes, and that He (Glorified and Exalted is He) has no likeness and no partner, neither in His actions, nor in His words, nor in His attributes, and that He alone is worthy of worship, and no one else is worthy of it along with believing in everything that Allah and His Messenger have informed about, and by making lawful what Allah and His Messenger have made lawful, and by making forbidden what Allah and His Messenger have made forbidden; this is tawhid, this is faith, and this is the guidance by which the servant becomes a Muslim.
The Shaykh : Repeat the question.
Question: What are the matters by which tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is realized, and what is the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and injustice?
Answer: As for the meaning of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and injustice, shirk (associating partners with Allah) means: making a partner for Allah in worship, calling upon Him alongside Allah, whether a wali (close friend of Allah), a prophet, a tree, or an idol, calling upon him alongside Allah, seeking aid from him alongside Allah, making vows to him, and so on; this is the partner.
It is also used for minor shirk (associating partners with Allah), such as the one who worships Allah for the sake of the dirham or the dinar; woe to the slave of the dinar, woe to the slave of the dirham, and likewise riya' (showing off in worship) is a type of minor shirk (associating partners with Allah). It is also used for anyone who disbelieves; he is called a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). Anyone who disbelieves in Allah by denying what Allah has made lawful, or denying what Allah has made forbidden, or insulting Allah and His Messenger, is called a kafir (disbeliever).
He is called a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) because by this action he obeyed his desires and associated his desires in worship with Allah, and obeyed the commands of desire and Shaytan (Satan), and became a kafir (disbeliever) by denying what Allah has made obligatory, such as denying the obligation of prayer, or denying the obligation of fasting Ramadan while able to do so, or denying what Allah has permitted from camels, sheep, and cows, or the permitted grains like wheat and barley, and the like, or insulting Allah, or insulting the Messenger of Allah, or mocking the religion of Allah, or the like; these are types of kufr (disbelief) and shirk (associating partners with Allah).
Source
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